What have you done to your Freelander today

Hi all, this is my first post on this site.
Today I replaced the crankcase breather filter on my 2006 TD4 with the bmw oil separator insert.
The intercooler hoses (and particularly the sensor coming from the top pipe) have all started to get oily. After some research on here I thought it would be a good idea to carry out this modification.
I will be replacing the original hoses with new silicone hoses in a few weeks.

A few weeks ago I replaced a window regulator after a window got stuck down. Bought the part on the net for £52 and did it myself - saving £256 on the main dealer quote of £308 for the job!

I'm no mechanic (office job) so I'm well chuffed with myself but I couldn't have done either of these jobs without this fantastic site. Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for this site.

Hello and welcome along mate.

Thanks.
My Freelander is 7 years old now and starting to get a few things going wrong. This site is invaluable.
The other little job I have done in the past was to repair the windscreen wipers that had stopped returning to the park position.
I drilled out the rivets and took the cover off the unit. I was expecting to have to solder a bit of copper onto the contact, but as soon as the cover was off I could see the problem - there was a big blob of grease on the contact. Wiped it off, re-fixed the cover with some little screw bolts and nuts and the job was done.
Hopefully this tip will save someone some money one day and I have given something back to the forum.

Fixed the locking cubby box in the boot,now working perfectly and gave the car a wash.

painted the fuel tank cradle .. and other assorted rusty bits underneath

sometime i aim to get a new cradle .. or have one made up ..
'n have it powdercoated ..

Fitted one of these to try out for a few weeks. Sounds nice and it definitely has more go above 4,500 rpm. If I like the performance gain I'll be looking at improving the breathing of the standard filter housing.

hd3 said:

painted the fuel tank cradle .. and other assorted rusty bits underneath

sometime i aim to get a new cradle .. or have one made up ..
'n have it powdercoated ..

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I did this to last weekend. It was still solid enough but paint was starting to flake. So wire brushed it and sprayed it with waxoyl. Then went about spraying it on other slightly rusty coloured parts, rear sub frame for a start.

freelandie71 said:

I did this to last weekend. It was still solid enough but paint was starting to flake. So wire brushed it and sprayed it with waxoyl. Then went about spraying it on other slightly rusty coloured parts, rear sub frame for a start.

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Mine is nearly rusted away, just the main bars left

Can't be.... Freelanders don't rust.

Mind yu say one today with a feckin big hole in rear door.

The bodys dont seem to rust, but every thing else attached seems too :hysterically_laughi


The top of my back box has rusted open.....MOT station not noticed this for years its held in place with wire coat hangers as the mounting brackets have rusted off

jedi said:

The bodys dont seem to rust, but every thing else attached seems too

The top of my back box has rusted open.....MOT station not noticed this for years its held in place with wire coat hangers as the mounting brackets have rusted off

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Eggsourse is allowed to rust. That's it's job.

I have put a cruise control on at last ! and it works

Drove it for the first time in over 2 weeks, it loved the torrential rain.......and doors still on.

I've just cleaned and disabled EGR valve,I did'nt have the time to do the inlet manifold though.

Got up early and fitted my sidesteps

I recommend not using a big professional rivnut tool for that job because there is limited room and you really break a sweat when shortening the handles

Should I ever have to add rivnuts to the underside of my Hippo I'm going to use this
Rivnut Rivetnut Nutsert Fitting tool M4 M5 M6 Kit car rivet nut special insert | eBay

Big Uli said:

Got up early and fitted my sidesteps

I recommend not using a big professional rivnut tool for that job because there is limited room and you really break a sweat when shortening the handles

Should I ever have to add rivnuts to the underside of my Hippo I'm going to use this
Rivnut Rivetnut Nutsert Fitting tool M4 M5 M6 Kit car rivet nut special insert | eBay

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Aren't the side steps held in place with M8 rivnuts? I had that issue when i fitted steps to my old Freelander. I have the same rivnut gun which didn't fit the rivnuts in the kit. I made a tool to fit them in the end.

The nuts are M8 but the thread inside is M6

I tried getting around using the big tool but couldn't get a tool made
Just didn't have the bits
If there is a next time I buy that tool of fleabay

Big Uli said:

Got up early and fitted my sidesteps

I recommend not using a big professional rivnut tool for that job because there is limited room and you really break a sweat when shortening the handles

Should I ever have to add rivnuts to the underside of my Hippo I'm going to use this
Rivnut Rivetnut Nutsert Fitting tool M4 M5 M6 Kit car rivet nut special insert | eBay

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I just used a stainless steel bolt an a couple of nuts together to fit the rivet nuts. Worked a treat.

Nowt! But I did a bit to me trailer

Did the interior clock fix today - lcd digits much better now