mzplcg wrote:

Erm, no. Those of us with the sense to have petrols will also apply the same common sense when selecting an attended service station.

Showing your age there with attended service stations as unless you have a blue badge your unlikely to get anything but 'what pump love?' From the attendants lol FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

I think the standard bottle is between 8-14litres iirc it takes its time to fill up once empty!! FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

That's the coolant capacity

I know that it's around the 5 ltrs mark, but I don't ever remember getting a full can in, however I will admit to never running the system dry, cos the death bong and screen of doom has started and driven me nuts

So I'll rephrase that, when the death bong tolls you can get 4-5 ltrs of screen wash in the system  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Correction the washer is 5litres on the 322 but there is a larger capacity one in the 405 for £30 as an optional extra...

Cooling system is a small 17litres!!! FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

£30 we must be talking Peugeot now Land Rover would stick a few more naughts on an upgrade  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Shock horror..... winter time is due at winter timer.

kingpleb wrote:

mzplcg wrote:

Erm, no. Those of us with the sense to have petrols will also apply the same common sense when selecting an attended service station.

Showing your age there with attended service stations as unless you have a blue badge your unlikely to get anything but 'what pump love?' From the attendants lol

kingpleb wrote:

Those with petrols will be colder due to hugging their local fuel pumps so much more

my petrol pre-heater worked this morning thanks

And petrol preheaters don't don't smell like and old Routemaster either do they  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

proser wrote:

Is there an alternative to LR antifreeze. I have some OAT in the garage but not sure if it's suitable.

I did check the condition of mine today with a tester and it read that it was good for -37 but not sure how long it's been in there.

For screen wash I get the 25l drums of concentrate off the usual auction site for £19 delivered and then dilute 50/50 into empty smaller 5l containers ready to top up the car each weekend. Works out less than 40p a litre.

I also have a small folding metal snow shovel in the boot as well just in case with a towing pole and a rolled up tow strap with U bolt shackles. Current Fleet:-
2018 Discovery 5 3.0 HSE
2021 Ford Ranger Wildtrack
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt 5.0 V8
1993 Defender 90 200TDI Pickup

Gone - not forgotten
2016 L405 4.4 SDV8 Vogue SE
2012 L322 4.4 Westminster
2004 L322 4.4 V8 Autobiography LE
2000 P38 RR 4.0 HSE (ex Clarkson test car)

Last year it was supposed to be the worst winter in 100 years.... Mmmm...
I heard this year is going to be the worst in 50 years.... Mmmmm...
Maybe we should just buy suntan lotion and take our chances...

Lots of good tips so far.  Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

Should I load up the boot with 3 days supply of canned sausage and beans? Just in case I get stuck?

I think I recovered 3 persons in normal cars last year, so have upgraded the tow strap this year. I might invest in a universal towing eye, as no one ever knows where theirs is! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
KIA E-Niro 4+
2021 Discovery 5 D300 MHEV commercial

I used to stop, when cars had towing eyes, but now it's all too much and the AA just love to tow people, so I tend to let them get on with it. Unless it's someone I know or I'm flagged down, I just keep on going. And in this time of injury ambulance chasing "lawyers", is it wort taking a risk in a possible suit for helping someone? Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!