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Just had the old girl out and about after doing head gasket...all good...till last night...been fine all day...parked up for 2 hrs. Came to start car...nothing...starter motor stuck..gave it a tap and it started to turn over but the battery was totally dead...nothing left on...managed to bump it...

Happy New year guys and gals...I have a slight problem...while changing the water pump,I have snapped the 13mm bolt that holds the tensioner. There is about 7/8 mm protruding from the block. Any ideas on how to remove this please. See the images below...thanks people

Hi... I've just acquired a set of bumper mounted spotlight pods... The ones the wrap over the nudge bars. Only thing is I can't figure out how to fit the bloody things. Apparently I m missing a bracket... The one that fits to the bumper not the lamps. Does anyone know a part number or have a...

I noticed oil in header tank Laat night and a nasty oil leak nr power steering pump. Now just been out for a drive and a lot of clunking and grinding from underneath.also water coming out of little breather pipe from transfer box.

Here's one for you to get your brain working. when starting the hippo, if it doesn't start on the first bite then it takes forever to get going. I usually have to bump it. The dizzy cap and ht leads are just under a year old and the plugs a reasonably new. Don't know how old the coil is. Any...

What sort of mileage is everyone getting. I have a 1.8 petrol and I'm getting around 270 miles to a full tank. Most of this is motorway miles. . Is this about right cos I think its high... And bloody expensive

My n/s front indicator has stopped working.. I have checked the fuses and the bulb all good...how is it wired up so I can check the wiring??. . Is it wired thru the main plug on the headlight?? .. If so what colour wire is it??

Done the head gasket.. Finally.. But now the hippo is still smoking..it smells like exhaust fumes.. Its white.. Could it be just the left over coolant in the exhaust.. Took it for a spin after h/g done.. Runs spot on. Not using coolant. Tick over is smooth like before. Just the smoke is worrying

ok well i tried to get someone to do an engine swap but nobody wants to earn some money ??? so i decided to remove the head on the replacement engine i have. (h/g went on my k series 1.8 and cracked the head)and put it on my block.the engine i removed it from recently had the h/g done as well as...

Just got a k series but it's out of an mgf.. The coil pack is on the back of the engine.. Not the front and there are two metal water pipes on the side.. On my hippo the pipes are different... Will this engine go in.. And will I have to modify a little

right guys.i have sourced a new engine.h/g done,timing done,new tensioner. all i have to do is fit it..dont suppose any of you mechanic types will give me a hand.i will pay you for your help obviously.im plannin g on getting an engine hoist next sat for the day.

Is there any tricks to getting this bloody tensioner to fit.. I know it has to be tight... I'm struggling to do it...

My cylinder head finally went for skimming today but its cracked... I need a head for my 1.8 k series non vvc this weekend to get the hippo mobile again... Otherwise I'm gonna have to scrap it... Which I really don't want to do... Help guys please.. Btw ill travel to collect

My hippo has lost her engine. Been on ebay and seen a couple of replacement engines. Will a 2004/5 engine fit my 1999 freelander 1 or will I have to mess about

Well the dreaded head gasket has gone.. Burst a pipe on way home. Bodged it today till I can get a new one.. Car missing then lots of white smoke... .... Didn't over heat at all so gonna try sort it this weekend. Seen this on fleabay 120326335590.. It's close to me but is it worth it.. Its...

On the three door, is it possible to put a motor on the rear windows. So I don't have to keep going into back to open/close them. Some different coupe cars have them eg bmw coupe. Has anyone done or thought of this.. Cheers nick

Will the door cards from a f/l model fit an early hippo. Im looking at a new interior and cards come with it. Mine is a 3 door. Another silly questin will the cards from 05 door fit on a 3 door...

Im looking to replace the engine in my hippo. I currently have the 1.8 k series. Im wanting more power as she is a bit on the slow side. I know there is a v6 but have been told they very underpowered. Im not bothered about the 4wd system. Any ideas on what i can drop under the bonnet. Or is it...

Oh it never ends.. I have an alpine dvd player which is wired to stock speakers plaus a boss 300w amp with 6x9 on a homemade shelf. My problem is when the volume is up slightly the power cuts out and turns it all off.. Do i need to get a more powerful alternator to add more power or do i have...

Got to do the dreaded lambda sensor. Had a go on ramps but it wont budge so gonna have to remove manifold.what i need to know is how do i get to the last bolt behind the alternator. Ive googled it and looked at several pages but noone seems to have the answer. I have the 1.8 1999 hippo. Anyone...