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Land Rover Club of the Philippines
- For mission, objectives, membership, mailing list, and contact information, please visit the official website.
Suppliers/Services
- 5 R AGRO INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
- 334 E. Miranda St., Paso de Blas, Valenzuela City; Tel: 292-84-18; 292-60-10; 292-59-42; Fax: 292-59-92; email: v5r-agro@i-manila.com.ph; owned by Raul L. Rodriguez/Porfirio L. Rodriguez. they have good used Series parts.
- AUTOMARINE HANDLERS INC.
- 1 Maginhawa Street. UP Village Diliman, Quezon City; Tel / Fax: 4361029; email: automarinehandlers@yahoo.com; website: http://www.geocities.com/automarinehandlers/ ; owned and run by Ernie Santos, Eric Narciso and Paul Gruba. they service and supply land rover parts.
- Timmy Bernardino
- Xavierville, Quezon City; Tel 09163383100. he imports land rover parts.
- Joseph Steven Cu/ Joel Buse
- #4 Brixton St. Bo Kapitolyo , Pasig; Phone: 4974890; <uscu@i-manila.com.ph>. manufactures aftermarket Land Rover parts; does custom metal fabrication-machining; supplies thermal and acoustic insulation. Servicing : Land /Rover (rovacom equipped) , BMW , Audi
- RANGELAND
- office at 269 KATIPUNAN Ave., Quezon City; Tel 4341910; email: <garcon@edsamail.com.ph>; owned by Bobby E. Jose. they service and supply land rover parts.
- Bert Ilagan
- Miami Street, Cubao, Quezon City; tel 9210545. he imports land rover parts.
- Josue (Joey) P.Pasiona
- 49 Tagbilaran Street, Pael Subd., Culiat, Quezon City; Phone: 926-2496; Fax: 414-5623; he has good used Series parts.
- ROVER PARTS SALES & SERVICE CO. INC.
- 120 Visayas Avenue, Culiat, Quezon City; Tel: 9245972, 9245973, 9282208 ; email: <roverparts_ph@yahoo.com>; owned by Joe Garcia. they service and supply land rover parts.
- JACU AUTO RESTORATION & FIBERWORKS
- 9 Calixto Mariano St., Bgy Palingon-Tipas, Taguig City; Phone: 0922 8533120; email: <JACU.FIBERWORKS@gmail.com>, ; contact Alex Uy. does Auto Restoration (detailing, painting, upholstery etc) and custom Carbon/fiberglass products manufacturer.
- Paolo C. San Mateo
- British Petroleum dealer (BMW, Porsche, and Rover spec motor oil, GL-5 gear oil, hydraulic and ATF fluids, coolant, etc.), Armark Dealer (Warn winches, TJM supension systems and snorkels, etc.), Dunlop tires. Cell: 0919-5543111 adlin@pacific.net.ph
- Ladi
- Very competent rover mechanic in Alabang - 8004945
Pictures & Videos
- Club Meetings
- 4x4 Races
- 2001-07-21 3rd leg of the Philippine Elimination Series for the Rainforest Challenge ("RFC") [5]
- Hi-Peak, Zambales
- Mt. Pinatubo
- Tanay
- Mt. Pulag
- Car Shows
- Other Events
- 2001-06-15 Promotion of Tomb Raider Movie [14]
- 2002-11 C! Magazine Range Rover Feature Tagaytay [15]
- 2003-03 Lake Caliraya Crossing by Steven Cu [16]
- 2004 Cordilleras [17]
- 2006-10 Defender as a Bridal Car [18]
- 2007-08 School books for Dinapigue, Isabela and relief goods for Casiguran, Aurora [19][20]
- 2007-09 Isabela Trip for Kapuso Foundation [21]
Maintenance Tips
- Defender
- Corroded hood and side-door fasteners
- All Defenders suffer from corroded hood and side-door fasteners. The zinc-plated factory fasteners are just not up to resisting corrosion after years of exposure to the elements. These fasteners are unsightly, corrode in place and make maintenance more difficult, and also stain bodywork. Eliminate the corroded bolt heads and bodywork stains by replacing your Defender 90's factory hood and door fasteners with a MUD-UK Stainless Bolt Set. The MUD-UK Stainless Bolt Set its all 90, 110, 130, Station Wagon, Double Cab, and NAS Defenders, but the set is complete only for two-door Defenders. Each MUD-UK Stainless Fastener Set is made up of A2-grade stainless steel fasteners that will not corrode and will not stain the bodywork. [22]
- Clutch pedal, master and slave cylinders
- As per LR Publication No. LDASCEEN97, it is recommended that for all Defender95/96/97MY - All Models:
- 1. At 40,000 km (24k miles) intervals or every 2 years whichever is earlier, the hydraulic brake/clutch fluid should be completely renewed.
- 2. At 80,000 km (48k miles) intervals or every four years whichever is earlier, all hydraulic brake/clutch fluid seals, brake servo filter and flexible hoses should be renewed.
- Whenever you drain your fluids, make it a point to replace all rubber kits as well.
- As per LR Publication No. LDASCEEN97, it is recommended that for all Defender95/96/97MY - All Models:
- Engine Smoke
- If its a black cloud or puff upon starting, the D110 300Tdi engine is normal. Its not caused by your engine, but the poor quality diesel fuel locally available (barely Tier IV; versus the Tier I or II in europe or north america). Most of the 300Tdi engines have the same probem. If its constantly smoking, then it must be something to do with the air cleaner element, the fuel filter, sedimenter, EGR valve (if any), engine timing, injection pump, etc. .
- During change oil have the following checked/cleaned
- 1) check timing/valve clearances
- 2) have the intercooler cleaned
- 3) have engine breather cleaned
- 4) have exhaust pipe cleaned
- If all above fails, it would be probably somewhere else ie injectors / injection pump. Also, there was a thread on the list sometime ago about diesel fuels and i think shell was the one considered the cleanest so far.
- At 75KM, maybe there is need to look at the required service interval for the fuel injection pump. Is it also possible that your engine oil level is much on the high side mark. A little bit of "too high engine oil level" in the oil sump has propensity to get past the piston rings (assuming same ring and engine conditions)and result into more smoke in the exhaust.
- I asked a exhaust maker to weld a 1inch diameter X 3inch lenght galvanized tube with screwable cap(the one used in plumbing) on the exhaust pipe, under the manifold just when it bends down the lowest part. Having installed that you can now fill your whole exhaust system with soapy water. Close the end part using plastic wrap and tie with rubber band or something. After an hour or more( some do it overnight) open the end and run the engine until all of the water comes out. It will come out messy with really black water so you may need to prepare something to catch it. You can run fresh water from the hose while the engine is running until you can see clear water coming out from the tail pipe end. For the soapy water I think the stronger the better. I use Joy(brand) liquid soap with laundry powder. You may have to do some invention to help you if your going to do this from time to time. I do it once every 2 months. I bought a plastic funnel( bigger is better) and connect a hose, maybe 3 feet lenght and from the engine bay run the hose down to the tube opening. This will help you pour the soapy water because for the 110 it might need 3 gallons of it. Dont forget to close the tube cap. Some say this can destroy the internals of the muffler/silencer but Id rather than being flagged down for smoke belching.
- I have had my TDi's timing fine tuned at Rover Parts and Victor the mechanic does a good job. You can actually notice more smoke and no smoke from the exhaust as the timing is set and reset. However there's a trade-off. More smoke means less noisy engine and less smoke means noisier engine.
- Clutch Use and Maintenance
- Lesson: that clutch pedal in no-play position should have been checked early on, as this was not the result of a simple "comfort" setting but was symptomatic of a larger problem down below.
- Lesson: clutch-riding (perhaps the former user was guilty of this; I am, sometimes) is a very expensive bad habit.
- Why the scouring? Ladi thinks this is due to mixing up different types of clutch fluid. Manny G., to whose RR this also happened, says that the clutch fluid probably has a corrosive effect that is supported by lack of wear; a clear case of "if you don't use it, you'll lose it."
- Corollary lesson: Another defender's clutch, also replaced by Ladi, manifested another bad driving habit. The clutch disk's outer perimeter, the 2-in wide circumference to which the fiber clutch disk is bonded, was starting to get torn out of the central part of the plate, as the metal parts in between the slots were exhibiting cracks. Analysis is that the driver was almost always releasing the clutch too suddenly, placing too much shearing stress on that part of the plate.
- The Defender Workshop Manual provides the following key measurements:
- 1) edge of the clutch pedal to the floor of the footwell, without mat -- 140mm;
- 2) pushrod freeplay, between the pushrod and master cylinder -- 1.5mm
- 3) free movement of the clutch pedal at the pad -- 6mm.
- If done to spec, the clutch pedal is slightly lower than the brake pedal.
- Corroded hood and side-door fasteners
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GPS Information
- Metro Manila
- Makati Medical Hospital - N1433.609 E12101.000
- Shangri-La Hotel, Makati - N1433.163 E12101.606
- Manila Hotel - N1434.967 E12058.525
- Robinson's Galleria - N1434.452 E12059.058
- Insomnia Cafe - N1434.308 E12059.146
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport - N1430.732 E12100.161
- Aklan
- Caticlan Airport - 11.92513 121.95239
- Charles Bar, Boracay - 11.95719 121.92693
- Albay
- Aquinas University, Legazpi City - N1307.998 E12343.98
- Batangas
- Laurel - 14.05168 120.93347
- Punta Fuego - 14.13517 120.571
- Tali Beach - 14.12149 120.60542
- Taal Lake Yacht Club - 14.08756 121.00656
- Bataan
- Montemar Beach Club - 14.58502 120.39854
- Cavite
- Petron, South Expressway - 14.35484 121.04418
- Tagatay Rotonda - 14.11377 120.96077
- Tagaytay Market - 14.09731 120.91858
- Sonia's Garden - 14.08743 120.85075
- Ifugao
- Lamut - 16.6513 121.22013
- Lagawe - 16.79692 121.12448
- Banaue - 16.9245 121.05489
- Mountain Province
- Bontoc - 17.08997 120.9769
- Sagada - 17.08464 120.90192
- Nueva Ecija
- Cabanatuan - 15.48627 120.97301
- Munoz - 15.709 120.90488
- Talavera - 15.58522 120.9197
- San Jose - 15.7915 120.98948
- Dalton Pass - 16.13278 120.93222
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Sta. Fe - 16.16005 120.93819
- Bambang - 16.38884 121.10752
- Solano - 16.51682 121.17973
- Bagabag - 16.60499 121.25262
- Aritao - 16.29531 121.03332
- Bayombong - 16.48647 121.14463