What have you done to your Freelander today

Just re-tumbled the door lock....No more wiggling the key for five minutes to lock/ unlock it

I fitted some nice new aero wiper blades.

Washed it for the first time.
She's been in my garage since I bought her while fixing all the bits and bobs that needed doing. I had to power hose the moss and algae first but now at last I can see the car I bought, and guess what? I'm really pleased how rust free, dent free and clean she is.

Started getting my nudge bar ready to fit but as it was removed by a cack handed heathen all I've managed to do is repair the damaged fixings and order some new stainless bolts

Investigating the classic f4 fault with various lights being displayed on the dash, although the car drove perfectly. Reason, discharged battery! Gave it a good charge, drove it around, faults gone. Result.

Adding a voltmeter - straight from the battery (via a fuse) so that if car plays up I can instantly see if it is battery or a high resistance lead / contact somewhere !

These are cheap, cool (I think) and fit in the blanked hole on RHS of steering column (opposite side to headlight leveller). Photo when done, but here is link
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321638958...49&var=510533466605&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Not got shares or any interest in seller btw !!!

andyfreelandy said:

Adding a voltmeter - straight from the battery (via a fuse) so that if car plays up I can instantly see if it is battery or a high resistance lead / contact somewhere !

These are cheap, cool (I think) and fit in the blanked hole on RHS of steering column (opposite side to headlight leveller). Photo when done, but here is link
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321638958433?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&var=510533466605&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Not got shares or any interest in seller btw !!!

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keep yo jump leads connected for when you flatten the battery.

Meter only takes a couple of mA, but will add switch to save drain when car not used for a while. Good thinking !

Today I removed and cleaned my 'Engine Grunt Removal' valve and gave it a clean ( common title EGR valve). What a dirty little thing it was too. Need to do my inlet stranglehold ( oops, manifold) by the look of it soon too. Need to pop down to the local refinery to get bulk paraffin me thinks.
Wife didn't see me go on the test run, well she couldn't see me for the black smoke, realised I hadn't tightened the hose onto the EGR valve.
Test run 2 seamed to go OK.

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Wife didn't see me go on the test run, well she couldn't see me for the black smoke, realised I hadn't tightened the hose onto the EGR valve.
Test run 2 seamed to go OK.[/QUOTE]
Did exactly the same - loadsa black smoke and loss of power after manifold clean and EGR bypass fitted - shat myself - thought I'd buggered something - returned home and found the hose blown off the EGR bypass - Whew!!
I found 50/50 cellulose thinner and paraffin in the compressed air squirter thingy that came with my compressor was very effective on the manifold clean - alternating that with power washer got it sparkling inside.

dfossil said:

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Wife didn't see me go on the test run, well she couldn't see me for the black smoke, realised I hadn't tightened the hose onto the EGR valve.
Test run 2 seamed to go OK.

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Did exactly the same - loadsa black smoke and loss of power after manifold clean and EGR bypass fitted - shat myself - thought I'd buggered something - returned home and found the hose blown off the EGR bypass - Whew!!
I found 50/50 cellulose thinner and paraffin in the compressed air squirter thingy that came with my compressor was very effective on the manifold clean - alternating that with power washer got it sparkling inside.[/QUOTE]

Papabear said:

Did exactly the same - loadsa black smoke and loss of power after manifold clean and EGR bypass fitted - shat myself - thought I'd buggered something - returned home and found the hose blown off the EGR bypass - Whew!!
I found 50/50 cellulose thinner and paraffin in the compressed air squirter thingy that came with my compressor was very effective on the manifold clean - alternating that with power washer got it sparkling inside.

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Thanks dfossil for the thinners/paraffin idea, might give it a try int summer.

Looked at it longingly, as I walked past and got into the Transit to go to work. God I need a day off

Skinny Mike said:

Looked at it longingly, as I walked past and got into the Transit to go to work. God I need a day off

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I'm doing the same with my SE until the V5 arrives

Parked it up with an F4 code and no 4th gear

h4rri said:

Parked it up with an F4 code and no 4th gear

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Oh dear, is it the dreaded solenoids?

Skinny Mike said:

Oh dear, is it the dreaded solenoids?

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Looks that way. Time to grab a Hawk and a solenoid pack then get spannering

Fit a new window regulator, might get a repair kit, wire and plastic bits, and see how easy they are to fix.

longdog said:

Fit a new window regulator, might get a repair kit, wire and plastic bits, and see how easy they are to fix.

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Go for it, watch the video on Youtube and see how easy it should be then do it yourself and take 30 mins where he takes 5.
Still better than forking out 4 times the price for a whole regulator.

The V5 arrived yesterday so this morning, I taxed it