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So in a couple of weeks I'm going to have to ditch the freelander because buying first house and I don't want to run two cars for a while. I'll return eventually, probably with some horrendous V8 monstrosity over in the defender or diso camps. (Ew, I know.) This isn't an ad yet, I have a couple...

So about two months ago, I did a whip round and changed all the oils on the K powered freelander. The IRD I changed to the specified GL5 75W90 and thought nothing of it - it was squeaky clean inside, so much so that I thought it may have been a rebuilt unit. Fast forward a couple of months and...

If someone has a later 1.8, can you do me a favour please? I need a shot of how the heater hose from the front of the head is supposed to be routed, and what it attaches to. I think I've finally tracked down my ultra annoying rattle to this hose, as someone has mashed it into entirely the...

Hi guys, I have a question about how the actual gearbox works on a freelander 1. It looks like a standard PG1 box and is a standard PG1 externally - which means any PG1 box will bolt up, but my question is about the "diff" in the gearbox. Not the IRD and not the Rear Diff, this is...

Hi All, Can anyone with a canbus dash (post 2003 ish I guess?) do a visual check for me. I've just realised that my IRD has a speed sensor bolted into it - and my car has a canbus dash so no cables run to the sensor. Either a) the 2003 onwards models fitted with speed sensors even though...

So I'm a bit stuck, some advice wouldn't go amiss here. I'm having an issue where when I go over speed bump the front left corner is chassis slamming, something hard is contacting the body work. So far, I've changed: Suspension arm Drop links Shock absorber Anti roll bar bushes Engine steady...

Hey everyone, So it's time to sort out my banging suspension, and there are two types of drop links; Pre-2001: RBM100172 Post-2001: RBM100262 (10mm longer) All of the sets on ebay are the former 172 set, does anyone know if thre's actually a problem fitting the slightly shorter ones to a...

Hi All, Has gotten around to that point where I've killed off most of the other problems and starting to get to the smaller problems... like the drop links rattling. Question! I notice that on a lot of parts places there's a pre and post 2001 version of the drop links... with a 50% price...

Hi All, Gradually working down the list of things to tick off on das hippo. Next up, if I accelerate hard from a standing start while turning hard right I get a rotational noise coming into the cabin. Coming from mid-rear of vehicle, it's a BRR-RR-RR-RR-RR-RR noise that's not hard...

Noticed while out and about tonight that the back left corner of the car reeked of petrol, got under it and can smell it again. Nothing on the ground, think it's a vapour leak -do these tanks have a pressure relief valve? After all it was nearly 35C out there today so I wouldn't be surprised if...

Just discovered that the mechanical door lock in my drivers door doesn't work. It rotates quite happily and I can feel the shaft that goes into the lock unit rotate, but doesn't actually do anything lock/unlock wise. Does anyone know if this is a regular thing, or whether I'm just going to...

Hi All, Finished my Head gasket replacement with the SAIC model, pain in the arse job that was, especially when numpty boy here forgot to put the oil pickup back in the sump... Anyway, since then the cooling system will no pressurise, it's acting as normal, circulating coolant and the block is...

Thought I'd say hello, been scavenging information from here for a while and people like seeing things! (Before I begin, yes it's a K, yes it's a liability, yes the head gasket has gone and yes, shut up, I'm not setting it on fire and walking away. Yet.) Never one to run away from a challenge...