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Hello I have a defender 90 and earlier today was changing the seven bolts that hold the chrome swivel to The axle tube. Unfortunately one of the bolts sheared off. Is it possible to get access to the sheared Bolt by removing the other 6 bolts and separating the swivel assembly from the end of...

Hello I am hoping that someone can let me know if I doing things the right way on my wolf 90 300tdi. I am used to Series vehicles so having so much stuff under the bonnet is a bit daunting. It’s a FFR 24V vehicle with twin alternators, two vehicle batteries under the seats and a load of wiring...

Good evening. Have just noticed that when you press the brake pedal on my 110 that the rear tail light goes but the brake light does not illuminate. Checked the fuse box and found fuse number 4 blown. Fuse 4 also has the reversing lights on it. It an ex military 110. Without using the brake...

Hi I have recently purchased an ex military defender 110 with the 5 speed lt77 gearbox. I’m not sure if it has a problem or not with the gearbox. When going into first you have to be very precise otherwise you end up in 3rd or its won’t go in at all. Also the amount of movement on the stick...

Hello I have a Tithonus defender 110 project without any sort of top to it. Just the multi hoop roll cage. If you want to fit a soft top to it do you need still the front aluminium hoop that would be found On a civvy defender. I know the civvy aluminium hoops have brackets on to attach the...

Good afternoon I have just purchased a 1994 defender 110 project. It's completely open top apart from a roll cage and the Windscreen. As it is,it wil just, with a couple of inches to spare, make it into my garage. I am looking to fit a canvas top to it but think the hoops may just foul the top...

Hello My one a month list of problems continues. Today its the immobiliser. First of all I must say I have a new battery in my two button key fob and the hippo has a brand new battery As well. I have prised my key apart and it has a small microchip thingy inside. Its a y reg 2001 petrol model...

afternoon everybody. I am sure this has been covered before so please accept my apologies for going over old ground. It's been a month since anything has gone wrong with the freelander so I was kinda expecting something To happen. The plastic linkage from the clutch pedal to the master...

it's been bought to my attention that I may have been a bit lax with the routine maintenance on my freelander. Take a look at the photos......

i have a 2001 1.8 petrol freelander. S trim model so quite basic and no air con. the electric fan cradle in front on the radiator has only one fan in it. There is no second fan next to it. At idle the temp gauge sits at the half way mark but I have not seen the fan cut in. Should there be a...

Hello Found this decoration on my tree..... Looks like Santa has ditched his sleigh this year and is making deliveries by tratter and flying pigs. Whichever Land Rover you drive and whereever you are. Have a great Christmas and new year. Mark

Is it possible to remove the egr pipe (see photo of one that has been removed, sadly not mine!!) from the exhaust manifold without having to remove all the plastic air filter housing, Inlet manifold etc. Thought of dismantling all this fills me with dread! Mine is damaged, someone cut the end...

help! Picture taken through the opening that the track rod bar passes through under the wheel arch on the drivers side. The metal rod that appears from the bottom of the picture is pointing at what looks like a silver pipe with a Crushed flat end. Any offers on what this might be or where it...

hello I know I am new here and haven't spend a lot of time on the forum but I have come across the word "tratterer" on a few posts? What is a "tratterer"? Is it contagious ? Are they expensive? Should I be worried if I am not one? cheers Mark

Hello yet again Excuse my mechanical ignorance but can anyone tell me what this part is called. 2003 td4 freelander The piece in question is the round silver piece with the bolt/threaded rod through it. Cheers Mark

hello again Can I ask for some more help please. I need to remove the egr cooler pipe on my td4 freelander. It's the pipe that gets blanked off when you fit your egr bypass kit. Unfortunately the pipe has been damaged and needs to be replaced. I can see the pipe disappears round the back of the...

Evening all I was wondering how many people are driving the 1.8 k series petrol Hippo. Despite the head gasket problems I was wondering if it would be worth getting a well maintained one where the head gasket had been done. Prices seem so low I am very tempted to take a chance. Thanks Mark

hello First job on the project freelander and we run into a problem. I was going to replace the old rusty egr blanking pipe/fitting/thingy. Took the hoses off to get to the fitting and found that a previous owner had fitted the bypass pipe that doesn't have the little 90 degree side pipe with...

good evening. New member with my first post/cry for help. I have just purchased a project freelander 1, td4, 120k miles on the clock. Purchased from a local dealer who had taken it in as a px. Usual problem of rear propshaft being removed. Took it for a quick spin and there is a "worn wheel...