1. Abe

    Steering wheel alignment

    Hiya Pish I did a steering-wheel change about 18 months ago on mine I found on E**Y a fantastic little steering wheel puller here the link still available Landrover special steering wheel tool/puller Land rover - eBay Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 14-Oct-07...
  2. Abe

    TD5 governer/limiter

    Morning Heiko why do you use a cheeper option an put a adjustable bolt under the throttle peddle. on one of your vehicle find out on the road what 110KPH reads on the tacho as what RPM let say 2200 RPM get the first vehicle back in the drill the floor install a bolt somthing 10cm long and...
  3. Abe

    Has anybody got ???

    Redhand That exactly what i do I also used to get the flat batery after 4-days. So i just switch it off at the battery cut-off switch and the battery is good for weeks & starts in most cases without heat. handy in town when you want to shut the whole thing down to stop the little elves...
  4. Abe

    interior light

    Ahoy Johnny What i did with my rag-top is install a flouresent type tube inspection lamp its clamped to a cross member with strong cable ties fed to a switch on the dash. I find its handy as its wether & bash proof and can be removed if in the ecvent of a mishap at night requireing a...
  5. Abe

    Running a 200tdi on biodiesel

    Here Here Charles youve hit the nail on the head
  6. Abe

    Side exit exhaust

    Hiya Pos I had one on mine looks really "cool" in the end took it off and put a std exhaust from a defender minus the back box (in my case i got rid of the cat too) so i used just the middle boy and ran a straght thru pipe that emerged at the rear of the vehicle to the left of the rear...
  7. Abe

    Running a 200tdi on biodiesel

    Yep Thats correct If you got a older vehicle older than about 10yrs watch your fuel lines as it seems that bio doesnt like older rubber composites on the 300tdi to make sure i ran a new run of top quality fuel line from the tank to the main filter ont to the pump & PS dont forget your...
  8. Abe

    audio issues

    Hiya Karl in my case i didnt cut any wires etc so the re-install was just a case of taking the old unit out and putting the old back in What i have found is that thr front right speaker cluster doesnt work at the moment & i suspect either the front door cross over / amplifier unit has gone...
  9. Abe

    2.5 DSE Auto Gearbox unresponsiveness problem ?

    On my 2001 I had a larger full-size Fern Intercooler & chip upgrade done on a recent trip over in june and yep the change is like driving another vehicle! the economy with mine is a lot better too with regard to the transmission, i was warned by the main local LR dealership if the vehicle...
  10. Abe

    Part No for front driver`s side In door Amp unit

    Just a quickie my front UK drivers side door speakers dont work testing the speakers individually the all function so it i put it down to either the cross over unit or the amp has gone is (the sound was pretty poor just before the sound went & having looked at all ther connections at both...
  11. Abe

    Td5 extra fuel filter (diesel)

    Hi Popopla you can put an addition in line filter (within reason) where you want) but if youre getting dubious fuel regularly, then place your filter in a postion thats easy to get at before the main filter & carry a spare so if you do get problems it can be changed in mins When i started...
  12. Abe

    hiclone any good???

    Jim Is right If they were that good iam sure they would ahve been fitted on south african landrovers! PS if you swallow one the you can down the Castle´s (beer) all that faster! cheers &
  13. Abe

    Some advice please...

    Hi Bellagio When I lived in the U.S I had a sucession of Local vehicles chev S10`s the full & compact sized ford bronco. - More recently where there on business in the winter it tends to be a ford explorer (for the minnesota winter) I agree with you in-so-far that the local fare in many...
  14. Abe

    Some advice please...

    Hi there Belagio I would have thought In your neck of the woods you might be better sourcing something more local from GM Or ford But if you did want a more exotic / reliable "sudo-european" - have you thought about a BMW X5 i would imagine the dealer / support network is better than LR in...
  15. Abe

    ex-militry

    Hiya Ian Have you thought about using a more practical car for the week & the 110 more for the weekend? We use a P38 2.5 for the week (lets not argue over its practicality) & my wife a Scenic 19. tdi For the weeknd I have the hybird - that way if something doesnt get done at the weekend on...
  16. Abe

    AH I cant breathe... where do my breather pipes go..

    Hiya animial Regarding the breathers I did mine about 18moths ago Ran feeds from both axles the main G/Box, bell housing, timing case on the front i ran them all along the chassis to meet up under into the engine compartment & fixed against the front bulkhead as high as is practicle...
  17. Abe

    audio issues

    Hiya karl In a word dont I went down this road about 2 months ago orded a JVC DVD player with all the whistles etc Bought all the connectors to use the steering controls etc In the end i removed it and put the original Alpine head unit system back in along with the original CD player...
  18. Abe

    is the new LR engine a ford cost cutter

    Ahoy there group The point i was hinting at is the fact LR product Particularly have in the past been the victims of "hobsons choice" many times with regard to power unit availability. What is done is done and one must live with it What is unacceptable is poor design - look at the oil...
  19. Abe

    is the new LR engine a ford cost cutter

    Hiya Bobby i dont know where you get the idea that LR are down-grading the engines they place in their products. It always been the same! The series ones `were very under powered & soursec what was available at the time. The series 2 & 2a`s had engines that put on ave about 60bhp having had...
  20. Abe

    Ugrading Brakes

    For whats its worth I agree with the brake lock up point . i have done it a few times until i learnt better. If anyone has driven a drum brake series - then any inprovement LR did on that is heaven-sent - the drum set-up was a real pain to keep up to optimal braking and anyone who has had to...