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gstuart said:
ur very welcome:D:D

ps, worked out the wire size for the boomslang , so it’s within the 3% drop i need to install 8 AWG cable to extend the loom by 10 x foot
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Cheers
 
Today I fixed the stuck cupholder in the rear arm rest, re-sealed the sun roofs, investigated the clutch switch, investigated the fuel leak (breather on the tank I think), investigated the non working heated front screen, investigated the oil pressure warning light wiring.

I also remembered that I need to get a new battery negative clamp and I tried (and failed) to summon up the enthusiasm for getting stuck into the glow plugs.

So lots of poking around but not a whole lot of action. I'll be ordering bits this week and making a start during the Christmas hols, the old girl has to be ship shape for a trip to the alps in the February half term, so all those jobs I've been putting off are suddenly very urgent. Plus of course it'll need a full service.
 
gstuart said:
funny enough i also had to buy the plus gas off line

noticed on further reading ref the rear wishbones in how the bolts seize solid inside the bushes , as they didn’t fit any cooperslip on them, involving either to cut the bolts or wishbones in half, won’t bother with bushes but buying the arms complete then get a hunter 4 x wheel alignment done

the struts drop out surprisingly easy , got the diagnostics so i can discharge the system

the famous lists, lol

mine has dramatically reduced since owning it , but still got a few items left

rear upper wishbones , all new bolts, nuts and washers
at the same time replace the 6 x rear brake hoses / pipes
trace slow 48hour leak on front struts or replace
fit set of silicone turbo intercooler hoses and T bolt
fit split charge system
all new brake discs/ pads and EPB shoes

drain and flush out zf gearbox

that should then get me onto the service items
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One of the things I love about the D2 is that it uses a conventional spring-shock-axle layout, rather than those damned wishbones that are so common these days; I can see why wishbones are used so extensively but, frankly, I don't think they're the right thing for vehicles that are supposed to be off-road-capable. Call me old-fashioned ;)

Hmm. Diagnostics. I'm currently looking at getting one of those tools; the D3 onwards are fully OBD2 compliant, not so the D2 and before, darnit :mad: Means that I'll have to pay well over the usual odds for a diagnostic tool that'll recognise the fault codes (active on a separate thread on here, on this). Oh well.

Jobs for next year are many and varied, but, In no particular order...
  • Procure and fit wheel spacers and extended brakelines. Wind lock stops back in.
    (Wagon has a nondescript 2-inch lift kit and 265/75R16 tyres already, requiring the stop locks be wound out to prevent the inside of the tyres from rubbing on the body and struts of the car for MoT purposes. Spacers should alleviate this failing, but will require extended brake lines at the rear. I'll take the opportunity to replace all four lines with steel braided lines, which should also improve braking response noticeably.)
  • Procure and fit front winch bumper (with headlight spray-washer fitment facility)
  • Procure and fit winch.
  • Procure and fit rear steel bumper (to be a dual lifting point bumper). Repair dent in lower nearside rear panel at the same time.
  • Procure and fit snorkle.
  • Replace failing headlining.
    (Darn thing's beginning to sag like a Bedouin's tent in places!)
  • Procure and fit beacons & PA system.
  • Construct and fit ancillary electrics control box on dash.
    (May use Mud Pod enclosure, not sure yet)
  • Treat body corrosion and repaint.
  • Replace existing antenna mounting on back door with through-body mounting on upper right rear side (NOTE VEHICLE HEIGHT!)
    (Folding antenna mount, so as to allow the wagon to get into some height-restricted places, such as multi-story car parks with 2.2m (-ish) clearance!)
  • Oh, and perform regular maintenance as well!

Wonder how much of this will actually get done...?!
 
RogerStenning said:
One of the things I love about the D2 is that it uses a conventional spring-shock-axle layout, rather than those damned wishbones that are so common these days; I can see why wishbones are used so extensively but, frankly, I don't think they're the right thing for vehicles that are supposed to be off-road-capable. Call me old-fashioned ;)

Hmm. Diagnostics. I'm currently looking at getting one of those tools; the D3 onwards are fully OBD2 compliant, not so the D2 and before, darnit :mad: Means that I'll have to pay well over the usual odds for a diagnostic tool that'll recognise the fault codes (active on a separate thread on here, on this). Oh well.

Jobs for next year are many and varied, but, In no particular order...
  • Procure and fit wheel spacers and extended brakelines. Wind lock stops back in.
    (Wagon has a nondescript 2-inch lift kit and 265/75R16 tyres already, requiring the stop locks be wound out to prevent the inside of the tyres from rubbing on the body and struts of the car for MoT purposes. Spacers should alleviate this failing, but will require extended brake lines at the rear. I'll take the opportunity to replace all four lines with steel braided lines, which should also improve braking response noticeably.)
  • Procure and fit front winch bumper (with headlight spray-washer fitment facility)
  • Procure and fit winch.
  • Procure and fit rear steel bumper (to be a dual lifting point bumper). Repair dent in lower nearside rear panel at the same time.
  • Procure and fit snorkle.
  • Replace failing headlining.
    (Darn thing's beginning to sag like a Bedouin's tent in places!)
  • Procure and fit beacons & PA system.
  • Construct and fit ancillary electrics control box on dash.
    (May use Mud Pod enclosure, not sure yet)
  • Treat body corrosion and repaint.
  • Replace existing antenna mounting on back door with through-body mounting on upper right rear side (NOTE VEHICLE HEIGHT!)
    (Folding antenna mount, so as to allow the wagon to get into some height-restricted places, such as multi-story car parks with 2.2m (-ish) clearance!)
  • Oh, and perform regular maintenance as well!

Wonder how much of this will actually get done...?!
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must admit i do find the ride quality to be exceptional and agree each person to there own in what they prefer , i don’t know how they compare , ie axle vs wishbone

i bought a diagnostic reader that plugs into my OBD2 socket and then it’s bluetooth via my ipad

is made by gap and called an iid , they are around £420 and are second to none in its ability , ie being able to update al, the ecus, live data , reset faults, set up the entire suspension and adjust it mm by mm ,was recently able to reflash my ecu which updated everything, was nervous as hell doing it , lol

u can basically do the same diagnostics etc that u can with land rovers T4 at the dealership

it has paid for itself very quickly

looks like you’ve got a busy year with ur list
 
gstuart said:
must admit i do find the ride quality to be exceptional and agree each person to there own in what they prefer , i don’t know how they compare , ie axle vs wishbone

i bought a diagnostic reader that plugs into my OBD2 socket and then it’s bluetooth via my ipad

is made by gap and called an iid , they are around £420 and are second to none in its ability , ie being able to update al, the ecus, live data , reset faults, set up the entire suspension and adjust it mm by mm ,was recently able to reflash my ecu which updated everything, was nervous as hell doing it , lol

u can basically do the same diagnostics etc that u can with land rovers T4 at the dealership

it has paid for itself very quickly

looks like you’ve got a busy year with ur list
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On the road, yes, wishbones are excellent, and provide a much smoother ride, but I'm not convinced they're right for off-road use. I really have to look at that in more depth at some point, I suppose.

There are only a few diag tools that can cope with D2 fault codes, reset them, or even allow live data reading. This is due to L/R as a whole not being fully compliant with their setups prior to the Freelander and D3, as I understand it.

Yeah, gonna be an interesting (and ruddy expensive!) year ;)
 
RogerStenning said:
One of the things I love about the D2 is that it uses a conventional spring-shock-axle layout, rather than those damned wishbones that are so common these days; I can see why wishbones are used so extensively but, frankly, I don't think they're the right thing for vehicles that are supposed to be off-road-capable. Call me old-fashioned ;)

Hmm. Diagnostics. I'm currently looking at getting one of those tools; the D3 onwards are fully OBD2 compliant, not so the D2 and before, darnit :mad: Means that I'll have to pay well over the usual odds for a diagnostic tool that'll recognise the fault codes (active on a separate thread on here, on this). Oh well.

Jobs for next year are many and varied, but, In no particular order...
  • Procure and fit wheel spacers and extended brakelines. Wind lock stops back in.
    (Wagon has a nondescript 2-inch lift kit and 265/75R16 tyres already, requiring the stop locks be wound out to prevent the inside of the tyres from rubbing on the body and struts of the car for MoT purposes. Spacers should alleviate this failing, but will require extended brake lines at the rear. I'll take the opportunity to replace all four lines with steel braided lines, which should also improve braking response noticeably.)
  • Procure and fit front winch bumper (with headlight spray-washer fitment facility)
  • Procure and fit winch.
  • Procure and fit rear steel bumper (to be a dual lifting point bumper). Repair dent in lower nearside rear panel at the same time.
  • Procure and fit snorkle.
  • Replace failing headlining.
    (Darn thing's beginning to sag like a Bedouin's tent in places!)
  • Procure and fit beacons & PA system.
  • Construct and fit ancillary electrics control box on dash.
    (May use Mud Pod enclosure, not sure yet)
  • Treat body corrosion and repaint.
  • Replace existing antenna mounting on back door with through-body mounting on upper right rear side (NOTE VEHICLE HEIGHT!)
    (Folding antenna mount, so as to allow the wagon to get into some height-restricted places, such as multi-story car parks with 2.2m (-ish) clearance!)
  • Oh, and perform regular maintenance as well!

Wonder how much of this will actually get done...?!
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That looks like a bit of work!

I can't comment on too many of those points for your future weekends, but regarding the winch, this bloke has done a very good looking job installing one on his D2 while still retaining his original front bumper:-
http://www.discovery2.co.uk/winch.html

On the beacon front, I'm unsure on this but you might run into some legal problems if you permanently fit one, regarding decorating the paintwork for use by recovery vehicles. The roof of the D2 is fortunately steel so you could go with temporary beacons with a magnetic base. I have one which is a modern looking thing with bright orange LEDs instead of the type with the spinning mirror:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30W-BRIG...894357&hash=item1a01ec47da:g:gysAAOSwYWdaBypU
 
RogerStenning said:
On the road, yes, wishbones are excellent, and provide a much smoother ride, but I'm not convinced they're right for off-road use. I really have to look at that in more depth at some point, I suppose.

There are only a few diag tools that can cope with D2 fault codes, reset them, or even allow live data reading. This is due to L/R as a whole not being fully compliant with their setups prior to the Freelander and D3, as I understand it.

Yeah, gonna be an interesting (and ruddy expensive!) year ;)
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will indeed be interesting in how they compare, with the wishbones at least they can completely react independently, think mine is just double wishbones

when i had my freelander i used a hawkeye , the guys here are very knowledgeable concerning what readers are good

yes obd2 came in 2004 for diesels
 
brian47 said:
That looks like a bit of work!

I can't comment on too many of those points for your future weekends, but regarding the winch, this bloke has done a very good looking job installing one on his D2 while still retaining his original front bumper:-
http://www.discovery2.co.uk/winch.html

On the beacon front, I'm unsure on this but you might run into some legal problems if you permanently fit one, regarding decorating the paintwork for use by recovery vehicles. The roof of the D2 is fortunately steel so you could go with temporary beacons with a magnetic base. I have one which is a modern looking thing with bright orange LEDs instead of the type with the spinning mirror:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30W-BRIG...894357&hash=item1a01ec47da:g:gysAAOSwYWdaBypU
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Interesting idea on the 'covert' winch; I'll look at that some more, thanks :)

Regarding beacons. yes, there is a legal format to be followed; the format will be light Escort/Recovery, primarily for use in Vintage Military Vehicle convoys and recovery (hence the bumpers and winch as well)!

gstuart said:
will indeed be interesting in how they compare, with the wishbones at least they can completely react independently, think mine is just double wishbones

when i had my freelander i used a hawkeye , the guys here are very knowledgeable concerning what readers are good

yes obd2 came in 2004 for diesels
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Yep, folks on here are a veritable goldmine of knowledge, hence my asking on one of the threads on here about this particular topic :)
 
RogerStenning said:
Interesting idea on the 'covert' winch; I'll look at that some more, thanks :)

Regarding beacons. yes, there is a legal format to be followed; the format will be light Escort/Recovery, primarily for use in Vintage Military Vehicle convoys and recovery (hence the bumpers and winch as well)!



Yep, folks on here are a veritable goldmine of knowledge, hence my asking on one of the threads on here about this particular topic :)
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i’ve done a new thread and will indeed be interesting in what all the counter arguments are between them, lol

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/wishbone-vs-live-axle-suspension.323746/
 
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