1. mickobrien

    Rear diff oil Leak. oh eck!

    Mornin, had the car on the ramps at kwik fit today sorting out a rear hanger on the exhaust that had come loose, and low and behold the rear diff is leaking. its the passinger side where the drive shaft comes out.. i asume its a seal that has perrished? My mate who works there said it...
  2. mickobrien

    Camper Conversions

    that it the bee knees , £40k tho including the defender. way out of my price bracket.... i want a VW camper van... i know its not a landy , but ive always wanted one. even them no change out of £8k for a good one
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    whats th inside of ur landy look like?!

    the picture of sally on page 1, I think the misses borrowed that, " i had a small bump in the car while i was at tesco, it will polish out, don't be to mad with me !" along that type of conversation.......
  4. mickobrien

    P38 Sat Nav System

    ebay might , look in the landrover magazines classified adverts, breakers yards etc, wont be cheap tho.... £300 to £400 second hand.. might work out cheaper to to buy a alpine or kenwood double din unit and they are far better units IMO. Mick
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    how do you use the hill descent thingy

    and you need a hill to for it to work . don't engage it as my other half did while driving.... i have now unplugged mine just in case. i dont know if it damages it in anyway if you engage it while doing 50mph?
  6. mickobrien

    freelander feels slugish

    try thowing some carb cleaner in the air intake, remove the air box , and with the engine OFF open the throttle and give a right good spray , aslo give it a good clean arround the port to... do the air filter to. and fill the petrol tank to brim and put some fuel injector cleaner in. this may or...
  7. mickobrien

    Well the Network Q warranty plays its part again after CHG goes

    mmmm seems well worth it, i have just googled car warranty. it seems you can take one out even if you own the car. don't know how much yet. i shall let you know. Mick
  8. mickobrien

    Beware

    I have just cut and paste into my word....... Please point out the spelling mistakes as i can't find any and my mac hasn't flagged any? mick
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    Beware

    No!!!! the trouble is when im on line at work ( Very Bad ) the keyboard is not that good, and because i can type at 30 - 40 words a minute my big fat fingers offen hit the wrong keys. Also the spell check on my mac at home is on ms word . As far as i am aware the internet dos'nt have one...
  10. mickobrien

    whats it worth

    mmmm , i paid £3K for my 99 t plate 1.8 xei 2 door in purple, body kit etc 18months ago, offered £900 a couple of months ago as a trade in . i would not pay any more that £5 £6 hundred quid. and i would set about the same agian for head gasket and watch the ird. if i knew what i knew...
  11. mickobrien

    blackpool to portugal rally

    mornin all i have entered a charity rally in august 2008 which goes from france to portugal. held over 4 days .there are 4 of us going and i am wondering roughly how much its going to cost in fuel. its about 2400 miles in europe and about 600 miles in the uk round trip. were going in my 1,8...
  12. mickobrien

    Freelander headlight upgrade facelift

    Hi , all is not good at the mo.... had to cover extra shifts at work.... just done 12 on the run 10pm till 8am sleepin all day , im fooked... just need a good dry day to get it sorted.. i am gettin stick of her in doors as well as its in the spare bedroom... errrr its my house!!! i can put what...
  13. mickobrien

    1st day of my freelander ..not good , any advice ?

    i think now would be a great time to give trading standards a ring..... they hate people getting stung with dodgy cars. Give them a ring and see how you stand. read the small print on your recept for the car, also if the car is on fianance, call them and let them know you will not be paying...
  14. mickobrien

    The best way to sell on a Freelander

    im not gay...... just help them out when there busy!!!!!!
  15. mickobrien

    Beware

    good to here, need new tyres soon ( Again) How quite are they? had seen some hankook tyres resonably cheap £80 a corner..
  16. mickobrien

    iPod & Disco 3

    Harman kardon do the idrive which uses a fm modulator to listen to your ipod great bit of kit i have one in the wifes car.. Mick
  17. mickobrien

    The best way to sell on a Freelander

    and it also had the factory fitted hairdryer and curling tongues option!!!!!!!!
  18. mickobrien

    The best way to sell on a Freelander

    i would sellit private, put a ad in the landrover magazines, as this is the target people, unless you realy need the cash then the auction i saw a 2005 freelander go threw the block a couple of months ago for £1700. bargain or what, i looked to trade mine in 99t against another one and was...
  19. mickobrien

    Defending a Defender

    MK3 Limpet locks van security locks and commercial van limpet locks have a butchers at these...... might be a idea mate Mick
  20. mickobrien

    Beware

    with all due respect to you, just because you have had a mot 2 days ago , the mot if you read the small print means that you car has pass the minimum requirments on the day to be road worthy. the discs and pads may be worn but as its a 4x4 they cannot put it on the rollers to do a break test...