K series reliability is ruined by the way the head is bolted to the block. The bolts go all the way through the block to the bottom of the engine, and are thin, far to thin. The second issue is that the head is seated (originally) using nylon dowels, this coupled with the poorly designed bolts...

Ah that's on old trick used on old mk2/1 golf trim which suffers the same. I wasn't sure if it would work or not, cheers for that chap! :) il try this tommorow.

Better bet than what the chap in the vid is doing. How wrong can you get, I have no doubt that it does clean them well, but at what expense.

Ah cool. Lets it down to be honest, it has nice smart black paint and grey plastic and hard back. I'l give that stuff a go when the whether gets better.

I would not recommend it, you can damage the injectors if you don't get the pulse range correct. A much safer an more thorough cleaning option for the home is to purchase is an ultrasonic bath off ebay, I think they are about £25. The cleaning solution is safe for electrics so the injector can...

I'm no stranger to diesel tuning, iv written a little guide on here to help others. I like the look of those box's. They look very well thought out. I'm more of a fan of the physical chip approach. I'd like a td4, sadly my hippo has no abs/TCS/hdc, which is a blessing and a curse lol Thanks...

Im quite chuffed to be honest, its my 1st land rover although I have grown up around them. I'd prefer something bigger like a disco but as its a daily and a workhorse it needs to get decent mpg too. Im not used to the sedate bumbling along and the lower cruising speeds, (im from the VAG camp)...

cheers dude:)

:p

It crossed my mind, but to be honest i wanted a good tow car for a trailer with about 500kg, It spends most of the time on road or grassy fields at events, and I wanted somthing with a degree of comfort, and if I am readIng all the banter on here correctly, the defender is deffinatly king of the...

Hi guys, I'm Aron, live in Salisbury. I have a V reg 3 door java black L series freelander, totally standard apart from a de-cat and a low mileage engine. :) I have another tatty 3 door with a very much modified L series lump that has been used as a test bed for all the various bits I have done...

Got a 2000 plate L series 3 door Hippo in java black :) My other black 3 door Hippo is in the process of being taken apart because its old and tired, and was a test bed for all my L series developments. Going to give me a shed load of spares for the future, and all the engine upgrades can be...

After studying the L series engine for its design faults and strengths, I have tried a few bits and bobs for relatively little cost, leading to more expensive, to try and pep up the performance and make it seem a little less lethargic. Most of my previous experience has been tuning VAG petrol...

ah I see what I put in the original post, I meant to say the are NOT looking for the fitment of a soot filter for the MOT. My bad :)

Yeah pretty much. The soot filter is not a requirement and can be removed. The new particulate filters (especially ones fed with the add-blue) are the ones that cant be removed. :) SS all the way! (Get a quote online with longlife, if you just ignore the quote price email and wait a week or so...

202863 miles on the original L series. Mileage was at 200k ish when I undertook a big rebuild and upgrade. so should be good for another 200k. Bodywork like new, chassis like new, plastic body mouldings only real tell tale sign its been about a bit :)

Its the soot filter they are looking for, to make sure the car is meet to euro 2 standards, but there is no physical check to emissions, only on particulate filters. SS system is the way to go, makes a nice difference, as long as the min 2.5 inch internal diameter is adhered to, and they use a...

I think you are missing the adapter plate. Engine wise, the rover cars with the L series engine had a different advance curve on the pump, giving slightly less low end torque but a more satisfying kick and lump of torque when you stamp on the gas higher up the revs. The freelander L series had a...

3 Door L series, Decat, reworked internal ecu map, larger airbox with pipercross filter, 2.5inch ss exhaust system, ported and polished exhaust elbow, internal polished turbo hot and cold side housing, port matched and polished inlet system, larger fmic, higher flow injector nozzles (pop...