full inspection

was recommended a garage by a mate of mine, just booked the freelander in for a full inspection, £40 happy with that, fingers crossed I will be after the inspection too (tuesday) I'll post the results if its a ****ter or not

£40 to pay them so they can then charge you some more to do some work on your motor

howardo said:

£40 to pay them so they can then charge you some more to do some work on your motor

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Always one :doh:

inspections are free up my way they think a free inspection leads to work not in my case but they can check for free all they want saves me the hassle lol

howardo said:

£40 to pay them so they can then charge you some more to do some work on your motor

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:hysterically_laughi:fish:

so, had the inspection today, and yes I have a list, and although the mechanic say's he can do these bits and pieces, his advice as I've only had the car a week, is to drive it and get used to it, nothing overly dangerous

so I'm sure I could replace/repair a few of the items mentioned, with a little help/pointers from forum members, and just get them to do the harder bits (if need be)

near side windscreen washer leaking (myself to fix)
both rear stop lights not working (oop's) (myself to fix)
gear change excessive play (he said the little pin??) (could I fix this)
couple of oil leaks (who hasn't)
one around the cam side (should I worry bout this fix)
one around the turbo (didn't even know I had a turbo) (no idea on fixing this)
offside front disc worn (told not to worry bout it)
excess play on nearside roll bar link (reckon with instruction I could fix this)
centre prop damper insecure/faulty (garage?)
diff mount broken (garage?)

so, come on you freelander lovers, what bits are easy for a non mechanic to fix

with a Haynes manual, Rave disc and other owners help all could be fixed by yourself

matt1295 said:

with a Haynes manual, Rave disc and other owners help all could be fixed by yourself

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I aggree,go and get your hands dirty!!!lol

essexpestcontrol said:

so, had the inspection today, and yes I have a list, and although the mechanic say's he can do these bits and pieces, his advice as I've only had the car a week, is to drive it and get used to it, nothing overly dangerous

so I'm sure I could replace/repair a few of the items mentioned, with a little help/pointers from forum members, and just get them to do the harder bits (if need be)

near side windscreen washer leaking (myself to fix)
both rear stop lights not working (oop's) (myself to fix)
gear change excessive play (he said the little pin??) (could I fix this)
couple of oil leaks (who hasn't)
one around the cam side (should I worry bout this fix)
one around the turbo (didn't even know I had a turbo) (no idea on fixing this)
offside front disc worn (told not to worry bout it)
excess play on nearside roll bar link (reckon with instruction I could fix this)
centre prop damper insecure/faulty (garage?)
diff mount broken (garage?)

so, come on you freelander lovers, what bits are easy for a non mechanic to fix

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Does it have front stop lights aswell then.

vangellis said:

Does it have front stop lights aswell then.

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no, but it has the center tyre stop light, I put "rear" in the wording to hopefully stop plonkers asking that question

seems I failed on that one:hysterically_laughi


checked earlier and all working ok?

vangellis said:

Does it have front stop lights aswell then.

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essexpestcontrol said:

no, but it has the center tyre stop light, I put "rear" in the wording to hopefully stop plonkers asking that question

seems I failed on that one:hysterically_laughi


checked earlier and all working ok?

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So is that one at the front then

vangellis said:

So is that one at the front then

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ok, my mistake, we have not a plonker, but a kno8 head, how many freelanders have you seen with tyres on bonnet

Prepare for the battle of the mid 40’s posters – I will get the popcorn

essexpestcontrol said:

ok, my mistake, we have not a plonker, but a kno8 head, how many freelanders have you seen with tyres on bonnet

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Bitchy fooooooooooooker or what

vangellis said:

Bitchy fooooooooooooker or what

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oh I'm soooooooooooooooooooorry, you wanted to make fun of my post, and for me to stay silent

essexpestcontrol said:

oh I'm soooooooooooooooooooorry, you wanted to make fun of my post, and for me to stay silent

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you are the one who has a gaylander after allSeeing if you spit your dummy or if you can play. Bitch slapping is for the gaylander section

Thor1950 said:

you are the one who has a gaylander after allSeeing if you spit your dummy or if you can play. Bitch slapping is for the gaylander section

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lol, love a bit of bitch slapping,
can you squeal like a pig boy....

essexpestcontrol said:

lol, love a bit of bitch slapping,
can you squeal like a pig boy....

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you will do ok here then......:tea: