Over here, its these that do all the damage... Kea, they are the most amazing animal. Not the most beautiful, but they are awesome and the world's only alpine Parrot.

This was 2 minutes ago. Such a temptation.

Found these. I took a 3 Door FL1 sill which I made some cross section photos from. Maybe useful for rust proofing and wax injection. Note that the grommet in the rear wheel arch covers the back end, the plastic door trim screw mounts get you...

Do they like skittles then? Not sure feeding them will help. 🤪

Find where the crows roost & knock a few branches down. Use long poles if you don’t/can’t use lead. They may move on if you do this a few times. Dangle a few CDs on string to see if that moves them on. Put a broom stick through the arms of a...

Oh yeah - I forgot we had to ignore this. Sorry. Will try harder.

How’s your ‘ignore’ thread going? 😁

Meyle heavy duty ARB links fitted today

I'm sure you enjoyed a cocker two.

That’ll be a great buy for someone 👍

As stated. Vehicle has had a replacement engine (112k) and new Borg & Beck clutch. Tyres are as new, well worth a look if you want a 5 door TD4. https://ebay.us/m/kSOZhc

You can legally take crow and magpie under General Licence. Just stick a bit of rape or some fruit trees next to it 😉

Good point. I always fill until the pump stops itself. If it leaks during a partial fill that might help narrow the search for the leak. I'll try that today.

Does it only happen as you brim it, or every time, even if not filled to maximum?

Have a chat with these guys - not too far from you. https://www.freelanderspecialist.com/category/freelander-2 You’d certainly be able to take it there and they would have a quick look and advise you if it’s worth doing. I’ve used them a couple...

Air lock?

If corrosion isn't an issue, why not keep it? It's normally better the devil you know. 165k is nothing for a well maintained FL2.

From a safety and elf perspective, wear some cushioning protective layer on your forehead. Cos when the diesel drops down into your eyes, your head will flinch up and hit the underbody. Alternatively, wear eye protection as that will have the...

Alright, I got it to run, so will leave this for future generations wasting a week just like me. Step 1. Key to pos 1. Step 2. Negative battery off for 5 mins. Step 3. Negative back on. Step 4. You will see it turning on the dash without asking...

Theres no chance of that dog getting through them gaps ;)

I wish, Got more painting to do while the weather's nice and we're out at Bury market tomorrow so that'll do the job. 30 miles of Motorway each way, Drained just over half a litre of oil out as it was reading too much after replacing the oil...

Yep - overfilled is not good. I aim to keep mine between half and three-quarters

Give it a good run - stick some tunes on and use the air-con. You’ll enjoy it and so will yer FL!

A (good) railway sleeper , cut into 4, works really well for some quick ground clearance. Just drive that baby right on up for an instant 4” lift … 😉 Of course, elf n safety dictates that I should say “place your axle stands when stopped, for...