Recent content by NorthernHippo

Even after the coolant "blew" the thermostat barely went up. Is there a chance the HG's wouldn't have been affected if the temperature didn't spike?

My 2004 2.5L V6 Freelander SE had the water pump replaced in 2014. It would still drink coolant a little faster than I thought it should have after that, but it wasn't terrible. Then earlier this year I replaced my reservoir after a ton of micro cracks had it steaming up a storm. Then my new...

Hows your handling post the 50mm lift? I was considering doing one but I really like the stock handling and suspension setup of the Freelander1.

My Toyo R16 AT Tires (I'm Canadian. Apparently we spell tyres differently) are the best thing I've ever done for my hippo. I love them. Did over 2000km of off roading this summer and they didn't let me down once. My wishlist also includes: A slimmer side exhaust to allow for a little more...

LOL. Here's my 2 cents on the matter. 90 and freelander are too small for true expedition unless you are looking to equip a rooftop tent. My girlfriend and I just did a month long overland of the arctic in my Freelander. And size was definitely a bit of an issue. We had to tent camp the whole...

We have been looking at an OZtent actually! comparing it to perhaps doing a rooftop tent. The Toyos are still a constant delight for me. They held up INCREDIBLY well on the trip. just rotated them last week as they were starting to cup a little on the rear tires. They handled 2000+km of offroad...

That sounds like a great project! I just replaced my tyres (16"s) with chunky Toyo AT's and I'm in love with them. What sort of exhaust system are you looking at? I'm thinking about redoing mine as well. Would love some input from a fellow hippo owner.

We are incredibly lucky to have BC as our backyard. There is a lump of land in the centre of northern BC larger than the entire UK that isn't even road accessible. The wildlife and nature up there is too vast to comprehend. BC has 80% of the biodiversity found in North America, and after our...

It absolutely is Grizzly Bear territory. We encountered 11 black bears along our journey but didn't actually see any grizzlies. Apparently there was one wandering the streets of Inuvik the night before we got into town. And we swung by a very common grizzly site in Alaska along a river where the...

So my girlfriend, our dog, and I decided earlier this year that we wanted to set out to explore the north of our country (Canada) all the way up into the arctic. We own a 04 Freelander SE 2.5L Petrol and are based at the bottom of Vancouver Island BC. After months of planning and working on the...

Hey having just done a month long road trip in my Freelander with my dog and girlfriend, I can tell you that it can work! we had to tent camp each night as the Freelander doesn't afford enough space to sleep in. But its awd system is excellent for dirt and gravel roads, and its tiny size makes...

Been a big summer for work on my 04 hippo. Just rolled over to 100,000kms and I've replaced my timing belts, serpent belt, water pump and hosing, re welded the bracket and connection of my exhaust to my resonator. Replaced all 4 tires and upgraded to a full size spare. The new tires are Toyo AT...

Too funny. I just replaced all my belts and tensioners this week. It's an 04 KV6 SE. Only 85,000kms on her but she is 12 years old. Also threw on new toyo 18" AT Truck Tires. Getting her ready for the summer road trip.

Yeah after I replaced both units, on my first time using my right rear window the regulator busted again. .... This time I went with the cheap cable repair kit. Just ordered it. Sigh.

So I replaced the whole units for both. First time using the new one and the right rear regulator broke again. ..... needless to say I just ordered the cable kit. sigh.