Alibro
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I'm with Nodge on the pipe replacement/repair. I've replaced those pipes with silicone on three cars and never had a problem getting the old one off so no idea why he made such a big deal of it. He probably charged more for labour than the pipe would have cost, even in ROI as Freelanders are very common there.This 'owner' has, in the past not wanted to pay for 'genuine' parts...He still has to replace a weak battery that has been evident through several videos(filmed over several months)
'Bodges' are NEVER the ideal, if it was a sponsored channel whereby '****Part' or Bearmach were providing sponsorship sure I could understand that a brand new part would be used but as Leon(thats 'Bodgit and Legit BTW) has stated in most of his videos the client wants his vehicle back as soon as possible and doesn't want to pay through the nose for genuine parts(or wait for them to turn up) Whilst that garage isn't on the moon, it does serve a small community at the end of the earth in the Rep of Ireland...Now I would guess that genuine LR parts are 30 percent more there than they are in the UK and postage to the R of I is very expensive....you won't get many 'working' clients opting for a weeks delay in getting their car back nor paying a premium for parts. With regards to the 'right way' to change filter or access it I think you'll find that Leon used a lift....so why go through the wheel arch as a mere 'pleb' would. I would be a 'pleb' as I have a Halfords jack and some axle stands....That car was fixed...end of!!
As for going through the wheel arch the reason for doing that is it the correct way to do it. You have full access to the cradle that holds the pump and filter. I watched his video and copied his method the first time I replaced a filter and it was a pig of a job, second time I went through the wheel arch and it was 10 times easier and twice as quick.