Any car 12V system is confusing with wires every where. Eating an elephant is done one bite at a time. Sorting the wiring is done one wire at a time and as they are all labelled it just takes time. ;)

How very dare you! I've only been towed home once! ☺️

Would love to see the AA person's face when you call them out and they open the bonnet !! 🫢 Great work.

So after a stupid number of hours working on the new improved HV and LV junction boxes and doing a brain transplant by installing a new VCU I still have a load of work to do but today I finally was able to take it out for a test drive. This is...

Drove it for the first time in over a month. :)

Few more and electric F1 is possible !!

Even my Freelander EV has ABS. :confused:

If you jack up both rear wheels they should spin fairly freely (in opposite directions). If not then the shoes might be too tight.

Have you checked the flexible hoses? They can bulge causing spongy brakes. You would know if the rears were wrong by the hand brake.

Don't be surprised if you have more than one issue. Maybe a bad connection AND a duff battery.

Had a local Land Rover group meetup today, followed by a little bit of light laning. That was all good apart from embarrasment before we even got going with the engine not turning over as we were about to set off. It appears I now have an...

Maybe this is more appropriate... https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/mercedes-benz/sl-350/listing/5295505905 or maybe this... https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/jaguar/xkr/listing/5389554474 Perfect cars for road trips now the kids...

How low can you stoop? Dashounds! :oops:

It looks like the paint might be a bit faded and maybe even need a respray. Otherwise it looks decent enough. Mid Life crisis little red sports car? Aren't you a bit old for that? :vb-good:

Yip, they look pretty bad. I had to patch up a hole in my wheel arch behind the arch liner. Mud and dirt gather then stay wet and salty from road salt causing rust.

I'm a little ashamed to admit I did a similar fix to my 2004 Freelander EV. You can buy kits for this off Amazon, screw in the button base and pop on the cover, then repeat 40 more times.

Finished the door panels this afternoon. Used this: https://ebay.us/m/h4Hdh4 1m at £14.95 will do 8 door panels. It is also such a close match to the original that if any are ok they can be left alone. LHS one is representative of the...

Blocks of wood are far more stable than axle stands, which is why I use them for supporting a lifted car.

Those numbers don't sound too terrible. I'd be OK with driving it for a while but the front Diff mount sounds like it needs replacing You will learn how heavy the VCU and propshaft are when it lands on your chest. :oops: Otherwise it's an easy...

Shush please ignore having a snooze

Step-1: Buy the DC Clamp meter recommended by Alibro above. Step-2: Don't try putting a multimeter in-line with the battery feed unless you know what you're doing. Use the clamp meter & note the value after the car is off & locked for at...

The anti-roll bar prevents axle articulation which is good on the road but bad off road. I wouldn't leave them off for long but it should be OK for a test. BTW you probably already know this having replaced so many but when changing drop links...

Lots of off roaders remove the drop links and anti-roll bar completely so why not? Remove the drop links and tie up the ends of the anti-roll bar and see how it is.

A decent FL1 should be between £1k and £2k for a low mileage example so the only reason to throw money at one is for the fun of doing it. I was talking to a guy yesterday who has bought a clean 2003 HSE with 70k for £1300

I had a rattle from a faulty shock absorber a few years ago. The cheapest way to confirm it was to buy a used strut complete from a breaker and swap it out.

Get yourself a DC Clamp meter and test the current draw at the battery, they are very useful tools to have anyway. Something like this one should be OK https://amzn.to/3GzvATs Be wary of using a standard multimeter as the current draw when...

Thanks to all who replied. Ali, I thought for the relatively small amount extra for the full regulator over the repair kit it was worth it. Obviously, in my case I'd have to go motor hunting now. Every day’s a learning day…👍🏻

Not from the water pump, it just drips out. I also had a leak from a plastic hose fitting that had me worried on one car.

Hopefully you have the coolant leak sorted but if still loosing a little, they also commonly loose coolant at the water pump so look out for leaks there.

Honestly, same goal over here, more for green-laning than "off roading" the freelander would not handle it, but if you're up to the task chuck in the same engine, you could probably get an early pre-2001 engine for cheaper, I've got a guide on...