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I still think it’s pointing towards your AC compressor or pressure switch. If it’s 22 degrees outside and you’ve just jumped in the car which the internal temp may well be warmer than 22 degrees ( possibly a lot warmer) If your AC is set to Auto and say 20 degrees it’s going to try and kick in pretty quickly on recirculating. If it’s an intermittent fault….. which could be mechanical…… or your low on gas and appears when your putting significant load through the compressor ( it’s hot in the cabin etc) As Linus has set out this can cause fluctuations in revs right through to a non start. If your local daytime temps are lately anywhere between 10 -16 degrees there will be no load on the compressor if your cabin temp is say 20 degrees. I have aftermarket LED bulbs and I’ve just completed my second battery change during ownership. When this battery started to go bad I didn’t experience any headlamp flicker or other signs it just became difficult to start. On the first battery going bad it was like a disco in the cabin with lights fading in and out and rev dip…,then climb….then dip….. but not a bounce like yours. Best of luck …,. Keep us informed …. These are always tricky. Phil

I think your on the right track… Looks like ac clutch is engaging and disengaging. Did your ac work ok before this issue…. Is it fully gassed? Does it work through the whole temp range? Compressor issues are also not unknown.

Check the fuel injectors fuse as well.

And just to confirm…. You don’t loose a lot of engine oil between servicing do you?

I have the unfortunate pleasure of going into several dealerships regularly. All of different marques and a couple that are at the very top end. Let me reassure everybody that without exception ( & with over 40 years in business dealing with the general public ) I’ve never met such a self serving, self righteous, narcissistic set of people in my life. Most sales people are no experience necessary types who think that the more they talk the more they convince. No listening skills whatsoever. It’s a volume game…. If your not listening they detach quickly as there’ll be another one along soon. The basic salary is pretty poor…. But I get a new car on the drive and the neighbours will think I’m doing ok. Senior management are normally journeymen/women whom have been around the block several times until they land somewhere and get the role of figuratively beating the sales targets out of the junior staff. Ive seen more non approaches of people clearly looking around a showroom for help than I can count. Can’t even put their hands on a brochure any more. Most give up and walk out. The sales team would rather work on their call sheets….. bought one once, fingers crossed we can snare them again….. they’re less than six months from finishing their PCP let’s try and get them in and do a deal. Trust me books and covers customer selection is alive and kicking in UK car dealerships. Sod the newbie to the brand walking through the door. Its in all of them….. it’s a UK culture thing & it’s definitely getting worse. Brand pride, minimum service standard for whomever walks through the door. Non existent. Service and parts departments should be about brand affirmation. Not battles over every nut and bolt. Approved Used which is sold at a premium in the market place should be prepped to within an inch of its life and handed over like it was brand spanking new. It is to someone. I wondered if the online market disrupters would start to make these people rethink their sales and customer service model. Car remotely selected and delivered to the door etc. Sadly it doesn’t feel like anything is nibbling at their heels. I have a couple of family members that have done this, I still struggle with it myself….. but they seem to be happy with their experience. My Lexus experience across the two dealerships I’ve used I would call it. 6/10. Ok, vanilla, certainly not legendary. One BMW dealer in the south I would give 8.5/10 and that’s why I would drive 123 miles each way to pick up our new / sometimes new to me car. With the far east electric car manufacturers coming like a steam train ( there’s an analogy of old and new) into the market (BYD etc) ….. Volkswagen looking to lay off workers in German factories. Mmm….. am I naive and idealistic around the big brands. Time will tell.

Correct No dash lights…ever. 👍 Mine is as box standard 250 as you can get early’sh car Nov 2005.

Nathaniel I hope you’re on the right track and this fixes your issue. I guess if you’re confident it will….. and you’re going to take the intake off. Are you due or close to a plug change, new intake seals and PCV….. while you’re in there? Just a thought, Best of luck.

It’s an absolute farce motor insurance in the uk. I moved house last year and duly informed my insurer. They told me that there would be an additional premium payment on my new post code….+15% on the original amount. Frustrating….but to be fair I wasn’t surprised as we are within an area popular with JLR workers and pensioners. Doesn’t seem to be a week goes by without another story of someones Land Rover being nicked. So when renewal came around a few weeks ago….. I already had gritted teeth and a head full of friends and family ( especially the young) getting eye watering renewal quotes. When mine came back from my current insurer at + 20% on last year I felt I should be biting there hand off!! But being the old miser I am I thought for the sake of a few minutes I’ll give it a wiz through the comparison site. Lo and behold….. with an additional £100 on excess and a small windscreen excess…. ( but still with no claims protection) I managed to better my renewal quote by nearly( -30%!!!) Ive checked and checked the policy as I felt I must be missing some howler that will have me weeping if I had a claim….. but I couldn’t see it. Gladly I’m on the right side of the current debacle….. but totally confused 🤷‍♂️ (.com) on how. P.S. As I’m married into a farming family who have used NFU for over a generation for everything….. I can confirm that they are generally very efficient and compassionate with claims…… but by god you pay for it.

Courtesy car Coffee Newspaper ?? 😁

Sadly…. I think this is probably best advice. But…. If you have the time to be off road and inclination. Fill the hole with penetrating fluid…. Literally fill it and soak for a couple of days minimum. Then learn or get someone to drill and tap it / or drill out completely + a bit of heat will help. No guarantees even then it’ll budge….. but potentially you learned a new trick and there’s a certain satisfaction of rescuing yourself. 😁 If that all seems a bit too much hassle…. Revert to line one. Good luck.

I’m also fighting rust in this location. At this age I can’t grumble too much. I found a half inch of crud ( dry to the touch) inside the wheel liner on the inside of the arch lip. Using an inhibitor at mo to stabilise. Waiting for better weather to tackle…. I’ll diy it for this location.

Looks like you’re going to need a new rear section. You may be able to bandage it temporarily to improve the sound if you’re not planning on replacing in the near future (& mot is not looming).

I once had a random conversation with an old boy who’d worked at Jag all his career and he told me that the back boxes on the the V8s and V12s were always drilled at the lowest point with a X’mm hole from factory to drain the condensation. Significantly increasing their life ( his words). It did make me think as when I lost my back box…. I was really surprised…I must have poured a litre of liquid out of it even though I’d been driving for 15 mins at least…. Before chucking it in the boot. Its been discussed lots of times that even when running hot how much condensation the exhaust seems to (smoke/steam) in the right cold weather conditions. I levelled back at him that would be a bit of an MOT issue nowadays…… He said…Rubber grommets would sort that. Just made me wonder…..???

In addition…. if you’re diy-ing or local garage, I also sourced new spring bolts, doughnut gaskets and rear box hangers. ( didn’t actually use the new hangers in the end as the original ones were/are still going strong) hope helps