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that's what my Jaguar XJ is for.

I had a Peugeot 607 2.2 HDI auto that was like that. It only had four gears and first was very high. Pulling out on busy roundabouts was a nightmare. I would have to stay back from the line and anticipate a gap, floor it, and run up to the roundabout so that by the time I got there the turbo...

by the way, I bought a double DIN cage and a Freelander 1 adapter, but this didn't work well. It resulted in the headunit sticking out of the dash by about 14mm too much. What did work was drawing around the adapter onto a piece of scrap washing machine and cutting it out with an anglegrinder:-...

Hi I bought a Joying Android head unit a couple of years ago. I can find no indications of what exact model it is in the menus, it just says Android 10. There are two unused wires coming out of the back labelled "key1" and "key2" and my guess is that these are what need connecting to the...

It's not perfect, but I quite like it. i think that maybe the gearbox assumes that the engine has more torque than it does, so it does take a fair bit of accelerator depression before it "kicks down", but I actually quite like that. I can actually use what torque the engine does have without it...

I went for a bit of a drive with a friend this morning and got it warm. Went back to the garage and got it level (previously it was a bit nose up) and warm (previously I think it was cold) and I had to add a whole litre of ATF before it started coming out of the level plug. So either I have a...

The noise definitely varies with input revs, so it's something that's spinning at input speed. When I looked at this before I noticed that in D but stationary the noise is still there. The interesting thing about D and stationary is that in that scenario the input shaft is at 0rpm with full...

I removed both belts (PAS and alternator). The noise stays the same.

can anyone tell me what they think this noise is? doesn't do it when the drivetrain is cold:-

I have spent a few days playing with different types of solder. I got some 56% silver, and it is incredibly strong:- but, I had to get it very, very hot to make it work. An ordinary propane torch wasn't hot enough and I had to go to MAP X gas. I think it needs something like 650 deg C. The...

today went a bit better as I managed to dismantle the starter motor:- so I can just heat the bit that I need to silver solder it, not the whole thing:- the only part of this that seems plastic is the dust shield on that front bearing. I guess I'll have to put a wet rag over it or...

the results are in:- weld let go on the pinion. I think that I have been incredibly lucky. It that had fallen off and gone round the flex plate or torque converter I think that there's a real chance that it would have smashed it's way out of the bell housing. Everything looks okay on the...

I may have a resolution to my gearbox rattles. We shall see. Yesterday I went to visit an auto gearbox specialist for them to have a listen. They were adamant that the noise sounded like something outside of the gearbox, so inside the bell housing. They said it sounded like the flex plate, or...

not quite true. I haven't cracked the instrument cluster or the cruise control ECU yet

I found "PP-T40" inside the airbox, so it's Polypropylene, a type of thermoplastic. Apparently it's difficult to glue so I will need to weld it.

anyone know what kind of plastic a Freelander 1 air filter box is made from? I need to modify mine to clear a coolant pipe that I added for the transmission cooler.

If I knew which part is causing the noise, I would change it. It has to be either the oil pump or the torque converter. I don't really want a bad part to spread metal through an otherwise good gearbox.

First drive, and according to my friend who was driving (because he has trade insurance to drive anything), it drives very, very nicely:-

No, it was used parts Russian roulette

actually, I just tried it on our TD4, and Hill Descent is supposed to start flashing as soon as you press the button, and then it goes solid once either the 1st or R switches close. But I'm not longer even getting the flashing green Hill Descent light, so, either my Hill Descent button is no...