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Hi Dangermike, Well i did mine a few months ago and had no problems, i soaked the bolts in penetrating fluid for a day and they came off ok with spanner and allen key, fitting was easy too as the ends are on joints that move to the correct position so the bolt goes thru the roll bar holes. So...

well dixie, there is on a 2002 td4 its yellow and glows for 2 seconds when ignition is turned on then goes out till its needed to show low fuel level .....it is located on the bottom of the fuel guage itself .

Hi Rhodie, I have done mine a few months ago , used Mintex and after the usual run in period they are far better than the old ones [ dont know what make they were] You can really tell the difference when the caravan was on the back too. Hope this helps .

Hi Fergusdaddy, Well i tow a caravan which is twice as heavy as your boat and i cant say ive ever felt what you describe, yes the ride height is higher and a bit of roll is to be expected . I too have 15" wheels and i inflate to exactly what you have stated so i think you are about right on...

Hi Richarduk, I have had my td4 [diesel with bmw engine in] for 2 years and it does everything i want in a car/towcar/van/and winter transport, i was really surprised on how good it was in the snow over the last 2 winters. My neighbour has a k series engine in his and as yet he has had at least...

Hi , well i changed my front sidelight w5w bulbs for leds with 6 leds on one bulb, they looked great but only lasted about a week before 2 or 3 of the little leds went down, i sent them back to supplier who exchanged them but you guessed it after a week they went down too. So its back to the old...

Hi , best thing [ and cheapest] i have tried and i've tried a lot to get my bumpers and trim including 3 dr hardtop is .......boiled linseed oil it works a treat and stays black for months , just dab a very small amount on a wash up sponge [ stolen from kitchen] and rub on the bumper .A bottle...

Hi bandit 600 , I guess i must be bandit 1200s then? ok i did my in tank pump a few months ago again the old pump was dead even tried it on another battery just to make sure and it was dead. so installed new pump and it ran when i turned ign on , did that without starting motor a few times just...

Hi , I have just changed the rear diff front mount as i had clunk when pulling off on steep hills but i believe it can happen if you change gear a bit on the fast side too. If you look at the diff there are 3 rubber mounting points and i bet the front one has gone[ the usual culprit] cost me £10...

Glad you treid the linseed , but i think you put too much on , mine does not leave a sticky residue at all but as i say one egg cup full will do the whole car 3 times .......and apparently boiled linseed is better as it dries quicker ? Alan

Hi To stop my black bumpers etc going grey i had tried everything , until i read on this forum about the use of.......linseed oil , cost me £3.60 from wilkinson hardware stores and its fantastic, keeps trim black and shiny for months just apply with a bit of sponge [ wash up sponge] and it...

Hi, I too have a td4 of the same vintage and over winter time have used it for shop and back and work and back with no long runs. I had to change the intank fuel pump and since then it started to run on sometimes when switching off ign.Also mil came on when decelerating never when engine revving...

Hi pete , Just done mine 2 weeks ago, easy enough to do just proceed with care, up with the rear seat and carpets,locking ring has a special landrover tool i used a big lump of wood and tapped around the ring at several points so as not to ruin the ring. Mark with tipex the point where the ring...

If you hitch is alko i have seem somewhere they do a handle especially for 4x4 s that have a lack of space due to the wheel on the rear door and in fact if you look in towsure catalogue item number aks50 it is an adaptor handle for rear door with spare wheel ....i still use the old and trusted...

Hi , As for the reversing lights mine didnt work when it came from the garage where it had a new clutch fitted , i noticed the rev lights not working [ they had been before it went in] the garage denied all responsibility so i looked into it myself and what they had done , when removing gearbox...