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Does anybody have any experience of good or places to avoid for reconditioned turbos? There seem to be several listed on eBay around the £200-£220 mark. Their origin looks to be China when you look at the seller details. Most UK suppliers seem to be in the £300-£400 range I think, and want the...

Looks like I need to spend some more time and money getting to the bottom of my smokey TD4. To cut a long story short, it sat unused for most of 2020 due to lockdown. It was working fine last February, but a year on it's a different story. Smoking like hell once revved or driven, and now a...

The quick backstory to this one is that the vehicle has been sat on the drive for a year, since the start of the first lockdown. It’s only been shunted about monthly to keep things moving and avoid flat spots on the tyres. Now, getting it ready for an MOT to get it back on the road again I’m...

Just about to fit a new rear box on the Freelander ahead of an MOT. The last two I’ve removed when they’ve rusted to the point of failing, where I’ve had to use a Dremel to separate from main pipe. Not a problem, when the rear box is headed for the tip. I’m going to have to spend a few summer...

So, I've embarked upon the right of passage in being showered by bits of flaking fuel tank cradle, and the odd bit of rear sub frame to replace the rotten carrier. Following the advice on here in several threads it was an ok-ish job. Just dirty with rust really. I've put a new Bearmach...

Has anyone else spotted the pink 3 door hippo stuck onto a disco and armed with a load of weaponry, that is doing the rounds on the promo material for the new show on Sky with Flintoff et-al? - a bit like a real life robot wars ...

I've seen some of you have mentioned in posts about using stonechip to spruce up tatty mirror covers and the spare wheel carrier. These are both jobs I want to do in the coming weeks, so was wondering if there were any comments on how these spray jobs have held up over time. Do they still look...

So with UK government publishing its paper on air pollution, and diesel drivers now being considered as something really dirty and harmful to society, the talk is of another scrappage scheme to get our vehicles off the road. hmmmm....

As the title says, just recently when starting from cold, I get a kind of medium pitched howling noise that is speed related for the first half a mile or so. Then it disappears until the. Ext time I start from cold. It's not engine related, as I can coast in neutral and hear the howl/whine...

After getting the hippo up on ramps, using a breaker bar and a hex socket, I was able to crack the fill plug on the rear of the IRD without too much drama. (still needed a good bit of persuasion, but thankfully I didn't have to deal with any of the horror stories - I've taken the advice on board...

Hi, With the finer weather and a bit of spare time, I've started work on changing over all the fluids in the drive train. My first job has been the rear diff. Cover is over, oil drained (relieved to see it looked quite clean - but would have expected a little more of it). Now, I have a quick...

Are these intended to be reusable, or are they just throwaway? No matter how careful I am, most of them end up getting chewed up as they are removed. Do plastic tools make them come out any easier, or are they supposed to just be expendable items? Many thanks, Jim.

The horn on my steering wheel has stopped working on both buttons whenever the wheel is anywhere off centre to the right. It works fine when the wheel is turned slightly left. I had a similar problem years ago on my original hippo. It needed a new rotary coupler. I think the copper on the...

Keeping with my tyre themed threads today, what do people do to try and even out the wear on their tyres to reduce the chances of having to replace too many tyres if one wheel goes fud on something nasty. Does anyone have 6 tyres they rotate on their hippo to try and even out wear and avoiding...

Given that problems with the tyres seem to be the weak link in destroying the drivetrain components, has anyone had any experience of using an aftermarket tyre pressure monitoring system on a hippo? Fleebay / Amazon seems to have several starting from around £50 - £60 that screw into the...

I've read various threads on here that says the LP fuel pump on the TD4, (under the rear wheel arch), should only run for a few seconds before switching off, when the ignition electrics are enabled. It would seem I have a problem with my fuel system, as mine runs for about 2 mins, before what I...

Hello, Against my better judgement I bought a three door hardback 2003 Freelander 1 TD4 in August. This is my second Freelander having owned a petrol 1.8 one back in 2003. Living up near Kendal, I wanted to again have something that helps cope with bad weather, and dirt tracks to supplement the...