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I have yet another central locking problem and this time it looks expensive. A couple of months back the drivers door suddenly stopped unlocking on the fob, but this wasn't a massive disaster as I could use the key on this door. I can hear the solenoid definately switching states but there is...

Does this affect LZ and if so has the server been patched yet?? BBC News - Firm scrambles to patch vBulletin software flaw

Today was Hippo day. Here's what I got up to and a few questions as well. Firstly I have had a problem with a severe rattle. It comes from the bulkhead area, its rev related and kicks in between 2100 and 2600 RPM, it doesn't occur when the engine is cold, only happens slightly when the...

Sorry, it is a tyre question but I'm not looking to change from the factory fitted 195/80R15, so no "what the biggest tyre...". Right, me Mich Synchrons are nearly at the end of their life. Started off as new all round. 35,000 miles later, front ones worn more as expected and started...

Well, got the opportunity last night to go and do an hours laning with three other offroaders. Included a bit of training for possible response work. We drove a lane near Biddistone. I guess it was about a mile long. Got to the end and drove back. The significants of this was this was the...

Well, I never would have believed it would come to this. Hippo was fitted with a Tunit box when I bought the car. Their kit is listed here Diesel Tuning by Tunit Diesel Performance With Over 2500 Applications This box, which is the size of a match box, with a 9 pin 'D' type connector at...

About a year ago I had a knocking from the front suspension. Investigation showed play in one of the drop link joints. Assumption was made that as the forces transmitted through one drop link joint, is transmitted through all four joints, then all joints are potentially worn. As a result I...

Following my excitement with the Air con pipe being sawn through by the aux belt I had more excitement on the way home. Stopped at the Little Thief in St Neots (Normally go into Tescos but their coffee shop is closed for a store expansion so had to change our plans). Any how, when we came out...

Another Freelander tale of woe!! :mad: Am over in the Lowestoft area for a few days. Was heading out of town and it was getting warm, so I switched on the Air conditioning. A few minutes later the power steering started to fade. Flipping drive belt I thought. I carried on. Now out of...

Just spotted this. BBC News - Appeal over theft of Land Rovers in Wiltshire

This has probably been covered before and I have searched, but as the search facility is as about as effective as a fart in a thunderstorm I have had to resort to a post. I'm in the process of constructing a complex lighting bar to go on the Hippo. The one problem I can not find a...

Oil change day for the Hippo. First removal of the under tray, which was last off when the timing belts were changed by the local independent. I would have very much appreciated it if he had not used the air wrench to do the bolts up. One of the M6 bolts was solid and I ended up rounding the...

Hi Chaps, Got a problem with the central locking. Occationally, when I open the car using the squeaker, I get the indicator flash but the doors don't unlock. The back door will open but the solenoids to mechanically unlock the side doors don't even click. If I unlock the drivers door with...

Right, I've had it to the teeth of these "burn it", "its crap" and most of all "its not a real 4x4" comments. This weather is yet again proving why we drive the cars we drive. Now try this one for size. I'm likely to get blasted but I don't care. The other day I'm out driving the Hippo...

Surfing about and found this. Maybe old news but interesting none the less. Welcome to BearingKits.co.uk

Well, wish me luck!! Hippo is going in for the yearly MOT next week. Also having a total belt change as the engine has got to that mileage again. Was going to do it myself but its a bugger of a job so I've got the Independent to do it for me. Gonna cost i know but its worth it in my view...

Hi chaps, A bit off the LR topic but I thought someone on here would be able to advise. Been checking a 95 Ford Fiesta 1.3 for a friend. Test drove it and all was well until I got back to base. After switching off, I opened the bonnet to check all was well and discovered that the coolant...

Theres been a few 'features' coming to light with my Hippo (2000, L series, 100K) recently. So today I wondered down the local independent to get some bits to start addressing the problems. I'm getting a lot of thumping and knocking from the front and back suspension. After a bit of...

Went out pikeying at the weekend. The campsite was at Orcheston, just by Shrewton at the south of the plain. When we rolled in through the gate we noticed that there was a byway sign pointing into the gateway. A bit later I did an explore to find out where it went. Assuming it was right...

Anyone have an idea what the boost pressure is on the L series diesel? At the weekend I noticed that the output pipe from the intercooler had slipped under the jubilee clip enough for few drops of oil to be dripping out. Reasoning that this would also lead to a loss of boost pressure, and...