Paul, Im sorry if my postings seemed to insult your intelligence they were not meant to do so, my refference to the stupidity of running out of fuel was due to custumers at my place of employment who try to claim their mistakes under warranty case in point... a custumer complaints that his "trip computer says he has 60 miles to empty while the car wont star/ idle
road service added 5 gallons of fuel vehicle started"...
or the customer who came in and said "I just attempted a panic stop to avoid running a light and my wheels chirped and did not leave a mark also smells of something burnt"
it turned out to be that he locked the brakes abs kicked in wheels chirped and the stop was so harsh that he overheated the brakes.. go figure.
as for the postings seeming some what childdish in attitude..
I dont know you, I do not know your mechanical ability or knowledge so rater than to give you info, that may leave you scratching your head by assuming that you are a person who is quite knowledgeable about cars I give you a start step by step instruction as if you were a total amateur.
as for my name....
I have been on these threads before they were what they are now, up until a year ago I had about 5,000 postings under "carlosz" then the host changed servers and I lost contact, by the time I located these new pages my former screen name had been taken so I used the name I gave to one of my trucks which I saved from a serious under carriage fire while off roading. "Phoenix" because it arose from the ashes just like the myhtical bird.
this is a perfect example as to why I had lost contact whith the host when they changed servers and service, there is always someone who starts an argument with out provocation and insults are flung one way or another it is at that point when I have and will allways say "forget it it it not worth my time to sit here and argue".
at that point I simply move to other page, close my browser or just turn off my computer.
I simply tried to help you get to the bottom of your problem with out you getting ripped off by someone unscroupulos who may have attemped to replace a million parts with out success. mind you I am not insulting your mechanic Iam merely stating a fact that many shops call themselfs ROVER SPECIALISTS and dont have a clue about special diagnostics equip needed to service rovers or the little quirks that make a rover a LAND ROVER.
CARLOS ZARAGOZA.... formerly "carlosz" on these pages