PORTIMAO, THE ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
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Cast adrift by the MacDonalds |
Back to camp to make lunch and learnt that Brian & Sheena had succumbed to family pressure and leaving today to start their journey across into the bottom of Spain to join Brian's brother's family as they had intended to be with them for Christmas then New Year. Can't argue with that and it has been a wonderful six weeks with them. We are sad to see them go. Their daughter Mary has been a great friend to Audrey and I think has mostly enjoyed having a little brother, Roman. Brian and Sheena had been invigorating company and we will miss them. We are hoping to meet up with them again as we are both heading round the Med March-ish.
Returning to Roady with my Mum we were ushered straight in and a very competent technician got straight onto the job and diagnosed two faults.
- P023D - Overboost
- P045C - EGR Valve fault
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Kid avoiding chopper continues to be a hit |
Phew. Roady offered to remove the EGR valves and clean them for about a hundred and fifty euro but on talking to my colleague Mark in the UK this seldom works for long. EGR valves are a service item so the local JLR dealer at Faro should have them in stock as they fit the XJ, Rodney and Disco. Was hoping to delete the EGR valves and install blanking plates but my Disco is one year too new and would require a ECU remap. Might save that for back in NZ. Pretty confident that the occasional over boost fault is caused by the sticking EGR valves. The tech reset the fault codes and the light hasn't returned but am keen to get it sorted.
Back into Roady a nine in the morning, with a folding bike in the back of the Disco so that I am not stranded there.
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