Appreciate the advice. As it is Saturday, I'll try it before the workshop opens on Monday so I can cancel the rebuild if it works. I did not proceed as I was worried if there is contamination in the steering rack or pump that I cannot drain out...

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Last Sunday, I bought my first Freelander 2 — and, in fact, my first Land Rover. After decades of G-Wagon ownership, this feels a bit like changing schools mid-term: familiar turf, but different uniform. Since 1996, I've owned a 1982 280 GE LWB —...

I bought my 2008 FL2 on Sunday, heavily discounted because it failed WOF (like MOT) on no power in the steering below 5-10 km/h. Power assist mostly works when driving very slow, and this failure is a known weakness in Ford era Freelanders. In...

While I presumed the only way to cure is to retrim, I bought this FL2 on Monday that came with a rather creative alternative. Not the best photo (it's night) and it looks like I need to clean a pizza stain, but it is interesting. Google...

I just stopped by Pickapart for a steering rack, and someone had removed the glove box timber trim and the centre console but then tossed them under the car so I can't advise how or what you need to do to remove the glove box (presume it is...

HI GrumpyGel, Colour: Yeah, I really wanted a forest green because all Alfa's should be red [tick] all Mercedes SLK's silver [tick], all G-wagons agave green [tick] and of course all LR's should be green, although Clarkson disagrees with the...

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Last week, I listed my 2004 Jag XJ6 on our NZ auction site and someone made an offer which I accepted. It's amazing how people buy cars without looking at them. I never met the guy - all done on the phone and electronic banking. And now, he is...