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Hi guys, Any one know of a place in Swansea, Neath or surrounding areas that will take my propshaft off? Lack of tools, space and know how prevent me from doing it :(

Hi guys, I have a grinding noise coming from the rear of the hippo thats been getting worse over the last couple of weeks.. If you switch the engine off and coast down a hill in neutral, it starts about 5mph and stays through all speed ranges.. There is no difference if the engine is running...

Hi guys, Right, i love my 99 XEDi.. its been bulletproof during my 2 years of ownership.. At the time i bought it, i couldnt quite stretch to a TD4 auto, (as im running 2 cars and a horse lorry)and ive always preferred autos, so bought my L series.. Now howver, ive come across a lovely...

Anyone know if they are available or if they are, has anyone fitted one?

Hi guys, Hsd MOT last thursday, failed on centre exhause and back box :( However, only cost £38 for the silencer and £51 for the centre pipe :D When the garage owner rung me friday morning to pick it up he told me on the phone that my diff mounts had play and could do with changing.. but...

Hi guys, About to take the P38 plunge - youve all been great so far with advice in my previous post. Could all you diesel owners out there post on this thread letting me know about your average MPG? Before anyone starts, i know its going to be ****.. and i accept that.. But i want a RR so...

Hi guys, As per title really.. Last 2 weeks or so ive had a knocking noise coming from the left rear wheel area when on full lock to the right at speeds higher than about 5MPH. And im sure when it knocks you can actually "feel" the knock through the frame of the car.. My 4WD seems fine, no...

Hi guys, After having my freelander for 2 years now, I’ve chosen to upgrade to a P38 rangie.. Ive always wanted one, and im sick of either running out of space in the freelander, or running out of puff when towing. Ive been keeping my eye out for a 4.0 V8 to either convert to LPG myself, or if...

Any of you peeps on here colour coded your freelander 1 black (or grey:)) bumpers??? theres a hippo i see alll the time around my local area, its 51 plate, a sort of dark metallic maroon/red, but its had all of its plastic trim colour coded.. Ive got to be honest, it looks the dogs bollocks...

Hi guys, Any of you had the above done lately?? Just wondering how much it costs roughly.. Had my hippo for about 15 months now, so never had the 4 wheel tracking done before.. Every car i had before was 2 wheel drive and cost me a tenner to do, so was just wonderin what the hippo will cost...

Hi gang, About two weeks ago a drone started toward the rear (and i think drivers side) of the hippo.. Im starting to worry now, because its not completely constant noise wise - i hope its a wheel bearing, but the last time a bearing went in a car of mine, it was a constant drone that...

Hi guys, Had my hippo a year now - love it.. The chap i had it off had it from nearly new.. and at the end of the winter each year (sometime around march), he always took the prop off and left it off til about the end of october, and then refitted it for winter.. We was really into his...

Hi all, MAF advice please.. I have a suspect faulty MAF.. Running the original Bosch one now, and have been advised to shell out for a new replacement Bosch, so its “like for like” Wanted to know if any of you guys have replaced your original BOSCH MAF with a different one? I see lots of...

Hi all, Problems today.. Hippo has been fine for ages - drove 12 miles into town, hippo fine, on the way home i was accelerating through 3rd gear, and it felt like it stopped accelerating for a brief moment.. At first i hought it was in my head, but as i came down a hill off throttle...

Right ho - here goes Got a freelander at the moment (go on, abuse me:D), which we will never, ever get rid of (til it breaks again!) but we have been offfered a P38 off a friend for a very low price.. Heres the spec 4.0 HSE auto 94k Full history Multipoint LPG conversion 2 years ago, with...

Evening friends... Quick question on the cooling fan setup on the L series diesel engine in my 99 hippo. Testing earlier to make sure fans kick in with no problems (which they did :D)... Howevewr noticed that when i took the 40amp (i think) fuse out of slot 1 in the engine bay box, only 2...

Hi guys, Dashboard light bulbs behind the speedo/rev couter/fuel/temp gauges... I know they are 3.4w and capless.. i want to change them, but my local mortor factors want to know what they are ie T5, T10, 31mm, 36mm, 39mm etc etc.. I just told him they were for a freelander, and he said he...

Guys, Is my 99 L series XEDi OBD II compliant? Managed to get hold of a scanner of a mate to try and reset my ECU. Its says all cars from 2000 on, but many cars before this date are covered too? Any of you know?

Hi all, Started hippo just now to go and pick wife up and red engine management light is displayed on dash? When you start it, the revs blip up to about 1750-2000 for about half a second, then returns to normal idle.. Drives fine, doesnt miss, no smoke, but i only drove a mile and a half in...

Hi guys, Has anyone on here noticed a very small whistle noise when your air con is on? My hippo has done it ever since i had it (about 1 year ago).. My air con is ICE cold, but every say 90 seconds, you can hear a very faint whistle that lasts about 3-5 secs.. It sounds like an old...