...a large price.
A few weeks back I bought a Range Rover EFi off ebay. It hadn't been on the road for a couple of years but ran well, needed an exhaust, the LPG system fixing, a few bits of trim here and there, in all a cheap but solid Rangie for a sensible price. Drove it home - 290 miles, that was interesting. Thank the lord for borrowed tradeplates... /ahem/
Gave it a good wash, checked everything was ok, oil was clean and to the right level, antifreeze was ok, no leaks!, took it for an MOT, which one set of wiper blades and a full exhaust later, it passed. Which was nice.
Taxed it on Tuesday morning, checked the levels again, all lovely, so I fitted it with the bits I need in daily life, radio, phone, that kind of stuff, found all the bits of trim - fuse box cover, door pocket, fixed the headlining droop, found a new top tailgate and a cheap way of fixing the central locking and happily mooched about all day.
Today I used it as my daily motor, drives well.. but tonight as I started it I heard something not so nice, something that reminded me that despite checking the oil daily I hadn't actually changed it yet, and that it used to be run on LPG... which doesn't leave much crap in the oil, which means the oil tends to stay clear for longer..... even when it's probably 3 years old.. in a 175k mile engine... which brings me in a long winded way to my point..
*the bit that matters is below this*It's now got a light bottom end growl when cold at around 2800 rpm. No sign of the oil pressure light coming on though, which I suspect means I've knackered the big end bearings at the very least.
Will I get away with an oil flush, and filter change using decent oil? All will be revealed later today.