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Hi folks, my Dads got a 2012 Freelander 2 td4 GS, which needs a new subframe. It’s a later VIN model and I’ve managed to acquire the sub frame ok, now I need to source the arms. My question is, are the arms specific to the later sub frame or are they common across the model years. VIN a attached...

Hi all, last year the little filter on the end of my fuel sender fell off into the tank….Ive been running it this way with no problems at all. I’ve just changed the main fuel filter and I wonder just how important the filter at the sender end is ? If anyone knows where to get one of the little...

Can anyone tell me if the brake pressure actuator electrical connection forms part of the brake light circuit? I‘ve got no rear brakes or power at the brake pedal switch so am wondering if the actuator connection is knackered opening the circuit,. Fuses all fine.

I’ve got a new and much vexing conundrum…..the rods in the handbrake lever circled in red, have started popping out, there’s a wee metal plate not shown, with two holes to hold them in place. It can be manually fixed by twiddling the rods until they catch, buts it’s becoming a P In da A on hills...

Morning all, I've just put a new Canvas truck cab top on the series, comes from All wheel trim and I'm delighted with the quality. Question is, is it best to tension down the rear flap while it shrinks or leave it looser? Last one I put on was when I lived in the Canaries where rain wasn't a...

Hi All, I've never had any probs with the throttles on any of my rovers..until now! The throttle cable is periodically popping out of the small bearing.. As per the 2nd pic... and I can't figure out why! Anyone had a similar issue, is it just wear I wonder? 1976 lhd Series 3 diesel

hello peeps, have decided to bite the bullet and get one of those wee diesel heaters, I’d like to wire it all in myself and am thinking of using a standalone leisure battery. Is this a good idea? I dont want to add much more load to the main battery as I’ve got a heated screen running off that...

hi folks, my ratchet and pawl isn’t pulling on fully, if i stick my finger against the pawl, I can cause it to click into the ratchet, otherwise it goes a couple clicks but won’t pull on fully. So, am thinking either ratchet and pawl are worn or one or more of the springs in the handbrake lever...

Hi Wild Rovers.....I wondered if anyone had used door seal from Woolies and if so could you tell me which one, am having a job trying to work out which one might fit best....at the mo I’ve only got ****ty foam seals which are doing more harm than good. Thanks all https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/

hi folks, in the joys of pouring rain and howling winds that constitute ‘summer’ in Argyll, I’m having to use the Series as a daily driver as my other cars in the garage☹️ Have discovered an annoying leak through the clutch pedal (its an LHD) and I was wondering if there should be some sort...

hi all, am replacing the original pigtail glowplugs with new ones and am replacing the original 1970s wiring as well! Can I just check that I’m right in thinking that the glowplug wires are 60A so 6 mm sq. wire would be the right? Thanks all .

Hi Peeps, I need to replace a bit of my mid section exhaust with flexi pipe, the exisiting pipe has a dia of 45mm and the flexi I was thinking about using is 48mm dia, so, would it be ok if i clamped it up either end and sealed with exhaust gasket sealer? Or is 48 too wide? P.s havent got a welder☹️

Can ye put one shot grease into the steering box? Ep90’s leaking a wee bit. Thanx, J

I need to replace my non existent door seals and wondered if anyone had used this stuff from MM seems quite reasonably priced. Am assuming it rivets on, which is fine.

hello folks, I’ve got a hole in my mid section pipe and back box is knackered, as its mot exempt I’m not bothered about a new box but would like to replace with a straight through pipe and wondered about securing it with stainless cable ties....anyone done this or similar? ....thanx, J

Had a rare thing in Argyll....A Dry Day. So, armed with Paintman deep bronze green and an inch and a half brush, gave the old yin a new coat. Am very pleased, only took 2 hrs......

Having spent a long time in The Canaries....I’m not much used to all this cold! And we are moving further north in Scotland soon, where its even colder! So I wondered if I might pick your collective brains on cold weather precautions for my old series 3, ...I wondered about adding a bit of...

Alternators knacked ! Took it off and tested it with the drill and multimeter, not a volt oot it, so time for a new one, anyone have any experience with this one, seems like a good price and is a direct replacement fr the brackets, the old one is a Lucas 16 ACR. Thanks, John...

Ive got these door hinges on my series 3, would I be able to mount mirror arms on them? Was thinking about the britax arm as I have the heads already....thanks, John

Ive installed two new wheelboxes, and I dont know for sure whether the worm drive goes on the top Of the toothed wheel on both boxes? Ive got it going like that at the mo, but the wipers are going the same way on each screen, I thought they went opposite? I’ve read somewhere that the worm drive...