RECOVERY KIT ESSENTIALS FOR BALKAN TRAILS
Off-RoadRecovery kit essentials for Balkan trails
A winch is not a recovery plan. The straps, shackles and boards that get you home when the trail turns to mud.
DKDimitar Kolev
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RANGE ROVER SPORT L320 TIMING CHAIN — WHAT TO WATCH
Model GuideRange Rover Sport L320 timing chain — what to watch
The 3.6 TDV8 is a brilliant engine with one expensive habit. The rattle to listen for and when to act on it.
IPIvan Petrov
WHERE A DEFENDER CHASSIS REALLY ROTS
WorkshopWhere a Defender chassis really rots
The outriggers get the blame, but the rot that ends a Defender usually starts somewhere you cannot see from the driveway.
IPIvan Petrov
FREELANDER 2 TD4: THE SENSIBLE ONE
Model GuideFreelander 2 TD4: the sensible one
The Land Rover nobody boasts about is also the one that quietly does 250,000 km. What to look for, and the two jobs to budget.
RWRam Parts Workshop
CHOOSING A WINCH YOU WILL ACTUALLY USE
Off-RoadChoosing a winch you will actually use
Line pull is the number everyone quotes and the least useful one. What actually decides whether a winch gets you home.
DKDimitar Kolev
GEARBOX AND TRANSFER BOX OIL: THE CHEAPEST INSURANCE THERE IS
WorkshopGearbox and transfer box oil: the cheapest insurance there is
Nobody sells a gearbox oil change and almost nobody does one. It is two hours and it decides whether second gear still exists at 200,000 km.
IPIvan Petrov