Recent content by matthewbyrom

Safe way to run Veg Oil in any car is Twin-Tank with heat exchangers etc, single tank conversion (upgrade bits of your engine) or run Biodiesel. I know the TD4 is not recommended to run on twin tank. Just too modern & sensitive, fuel pump-wise, I believe. Elsbett are a company that specialise...

Depends on what you want in terms of quality, really. Buy from Land Rover direct - Quality parts but cost a bomb. Buy Land Rover Parts from a dealer - I find Brookwells (Land Rover Parts, Accessories and Spares From Brookwells) to be very helpful over the phone & often the part you want may...

Well it's been a royal b@stard getting the pipe off, but it's done. Took me bl00dy ages. Had to drill out the studs & replaced with honest-to-goodness nuts & bolts. Hell of a lot easier to put back together. As it was, when I finally got the remaining bits of downpipe + gasket off the...

Sorry, should have asked this before. When you mean exhaust repair putty, would Holt's Gun Gum do the job to seal the joins? Just did a quick search on Halfords & that was what came up.

Please forgive my appalling habit of making up terms instead of looking up the correct ones. Just dug the packaging out to check. Liquid Gasket in my world = Granville Instant Gasket. RTV Silicone. Back of packet says it forms a tough rubber seal, resisting temperatures from -60 Centigrade to...

It's been a pig of a job, that's true. I've been at it with WD40 (did nothing as the bolts were too far gone), hacksaw & angle grinder. I still haven't got the bit that attaches to the manifold at top of engine yet, but now I've cut most of the pipe off I've got more room to get at the bolts at...

Hi there, amateur question, please correct me if I'm being daft. Model: Freelander Mark 1 1998 2.0 TD (Rover Engine) I'm replacing the exhaust downpipe after a leak developed in the concertina section. The exhaust bolts are rusted to hell & pretty much welded together now. (Bugger of a job...

I have a RAVE manual & it does cover the steps well. Just reads like brain surgery when all I'm used to is simple unbolt/replace jobs. Thanks for the encouraging words about Head removel in situ. Might take this opportunity to give the engine a sort out. Any suggestions of anything else to be...

Hi guys. Sorry to bother again, but you helped out last time & it's worth a shot. I'll try and be as detailed as I can. Vehicle: 1998 Freelander 2.0TD (L-Series Rover engine) A few months back I mashed the Oil Cooler, which resulted in coolant/oil mixing up. See thread...

Finally sorted, thank God! :D Rover 45 oil cooler was totally wrong size, judging by the dimensions the gent on the phone gave me. Much longer than a Freelander diesel engine. Shame as I thought that might have been a handy source of engine parts in future. Finally found a 2nd hand oil cooler...

You're right of course, Dave. That damage needs to be replaced & the oil cooled as the engineers intended. The wife said try sealing off the holes on the damaged side, but I doubt there's any hope of that. I'll have to get a second-hand unit as my local dealer quoted me over £450! :faint2: That...

Possibly the worst news I could have had. Appreciated, though. Saves me trying to refit the housing & wasting another 6 litres of oil! :) Looking online a new one costs a few hundred. I'll keep looking. I did see a 2nd hand oil cooler from eBay from a Rover 45TD. Bizarrely it looks exactly...

Trust me, that crossed my mind when I saw the oil coming out the expansion tank! :rolleyes: I'm trying to even work out how oil got into the system from this point in the first place. What I don't want to do is put all this back together, change oil & silicone it and then have all my brand new...

I'm posting 2 images of the oil cooler minus thermostat housing. I've ringed 3 areas that I damaged removing the housing. Would this damage be the reason why the oil is mixing with the water? Have I permanently damaged the oil cooler? Is there any chance I can repair this or would putting...

Rang all the local scrappers I could find. Not one of them were breaking a freelander, not even an accident/write off. Bought a new housing & O-Ring from a place called Brookwells. Had to ring them as the part was not listed on the website. Bloke on the phone was very good. Now I've got it it...