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Sad news folks. At a grand old age of 10 and 185000 miles since her birth in Stratons of Knutsford I am sad to say that Tiny is being traded in. Nothing wrong with her (still) but time for a change of car after 8 happy years of ownership. If you live in the north west and see a gold XEDI for...

Hi all. Tiny needs your help!! Her brake servo has developed a leak which makes a lovely whistling noise once the engine is turned off. Checked the pipes and grommit and the noise appears to be comming from the back of the servo itself. Does anyone know if a rover 800 unit is the same part as...

:) Greetings Tractor drivers. Quick and easy question for you from a gaylander driver currently having an alcahol fueled "discussion" with a works tractor driver. The question is thus.. Defender 110 on an S reg; Does it run as 2WD for normal driving? Be as articulate and technical as you...

Hi folks Just a thought as there is a TD4 brake servo going cheap on fleabay at the moment ;) but can anyone see ony issues with replacing Tiny's old rusty twentieth century servo with a nice chunky twenty first century TD4 item and would there be any increase in braking with the TD4...

Hi folks... Tiny is back with a minor but irritating "feature". When cold she idles perfectly...starts fine etc. When warmed up the idle goes all chuggy and thrummy like she is hunting. Sat at lights and it sounds like she has a hot camshaft "Thrum, Thrum,Thrum,Thrum" No other symptoms...

Ok guys, the towbar is on, the tailgate is open... Where do i start and what do i do with these wires attached to the towbar socket?...C'mon class....hands up....

Hey all Anyone heard of the front prop joint (where it goes into the IRD) drying out and causing vibrations? :confused: Heard some mechanic in the pub going on about it and was just wondering if he was talking from the correct end :D

Hi all. Tiny is in need of your help as her owner does not have a clue when it comes to electrics! :confused: Dead easy (for some) - fuse blown on N/S headlamp. 10amp. No N/S sidelights front of rear. Replaced fuse - blown again. Checked bulbs - all ok. Disconnected wiring to front and rear...

Hi Folks. Tiny needs your help again. Her heater blower switch has done next to naff all on number 1 setting for years now, now number 2 has stopped working also. I noticed on a Rover forum this is quite common and eventually all the settings will be dead as the resistors eventually fail. Now...

Hi Folks. Tiny needs your help on something. Does anyone with an old L Series find that the heater takes an age to warm up? Tiny has always been a bit lacking on the heater side of things but its really starting to get on my nerves a bit now. The temp dial works fine - warms up fine but the...

Tiny and I hope you all had a great Christmas and wish you all the very best in the New Year.;) Tiny also wishes to extend her best wishes especially to Ming, Willo and the usual suspects. Keep clocking up the miles...catch me if you can.:D

Hey folks - time for a little team building event methinks. :D Ste (digitalman) was a little envious of the state of Tiny the other day after I took a short cut home accross some fields which gave me this idea; How about we spend a week seing how much mud we can get on our Hippo's - post the...

Hi folks Just thought I would let you know how Tiny and I got on this weekend with the gold plated, dimond encrusted pipe. After picking up the new pipe from the dealer (at the grand cost of £150) and trying all week to get the bolts on the sump pan off I noticed the bottom hose could be...

Right chaps...its easy - how Old ya hippo is, how many miles its done, how long you have had it and how much ya love it....:D Shall I be mother? Tiny is a white gold XEDI on an "S" plate, had her since she was a babby. Got her for £8500 and a knackered ford escort back in 2001. She...

Hi Guys. The pipe eventually started to go at the weekend in deepest darkest Wales. Tiny did her duty and got us home and is still on work - home - work duty until LR can get the flaming pipe in. Turns out its 4 coolant pipes + the fuel rail so a DIY job is out of the question. Gonna have to dig...

If I said I had managed to make some prop shaft support bearings with needle roller bearings instead of the "replace every year" standard ones do you think they would sell? ;)

Chaps. While having a moochie under the bonnet the other day my eye was caught by a coolant pipe which looked like it had been salvaged off the Titanic. Rusty is not the word. After a call to the main dealer it appears that this pipe is a rather expensive item (what a suprise!). Does anyone know...

Right folks - get your heads together on this one for me... For the last few months I have had an annoying squeak comming from my O/S/F wheel... it started when only turning left and then eventually it was there all the time once the car was warmed up. This weekend I have stripped the pads off...

Hi all - Just a top tip for you.... last summer i set about banishing all the nasty squeaks, rattles and vibrations in my L series Deisel. After lots of anti-drumming pads inside the doors and roof followed by a layer of felt the road noise was dramatically down, however the engine now seemed...

I have found from the start that my Freelander (mark 1) brakes have never inspired much confidence. I started by bleeding, changing the pads & shoes and then replacing the worn discs with some drilled and grooved items which do make a good difference to the overall "bite". Although the brakes...