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Yes, I have looked at them in the past. Just had another look and they do certainly look a lot better than I remember them. I will prolly get one. Don't want to go through this hassle again. My hand pump, which is nigh on useless, takes forever...

Perfect will do just that.👍

Just call him and call him a *u*t anyway 🤔

...the 95YO MIL's loving son who can readily visit her at home to help empty her bank account unfortunately cannot go hold her hand in hospital because Hospitals upset him and make him feel bad. So my wife has been with her Mum since 10AM this...

Thanks. The gauge is a pukka LR one from Brookfields. My chum is taking the front end off on monday to check the wiring an fitting an earthing wire. Meanwhile I will drive around without looking at the Temp gauge.... Have checked the top hose...

Wash it down, run it and lay there watching for the trail to start. I'd go for crank seal but you need to verify that👍

I kinda wonder if the ‘new’ parts available today are decent quality enough though? Something like the 123 gets past that. The plugs are certainly showing the mixture to be rich at the moment, but perhaps that is unburnt fuel from the misfire...

You speak a lot of sense Marjon, simple systems which are fixable ‘in the field’ is indeed the way ahead for me. I’m just a bit frustrated with the misfire at the moment, but thinking the new distributor cap and rotor will sort this. Judging by...

sorry but I'm currently working very intensively on my car and that's why I have all these questions. There is an oil leak on the engine. Marked in red - it then spreads (marked in green). What could it be? I hope nothing complicated. Thank you!

Thank you! I bought deionised water - 5 liters 2 EUR. I filled it in, started the engine but not a drop of water is lost. There seems to be no leak, hmm...

No need to key the surface as it is a chemical reaction rather than needing to adhere to the surface like paint. This^^ I completely agree with. For the price and ease it is not worth the risk of not using it in my opinion. In terms of patio...

Having some overheating issues with the 300tdi on a recent ~200 mile run. Importantly, the fender has been stood in storage for around 8 months because I didn't have access to regularly drive (was overseas). Symptoms: 1. Getting up to temp much...

Ere’… I was talking to the guys that I go to when my Landy is broke and I don’t know what to do (read “generally an expensive trip out”)… but to be fair, what they don’t know / don’t have or can’t do on a Freelander can be written on the back of...

I did my full new galv chassis with patio cleaner in a kitchen spray. Washed it off and did it again Dulled the shine off it ready for paint Painted in black gutter paint and still good when I sold it years later

SOLVED The clunking was the o/s BRAND NEW Borg & Beck top mount bearing on the strut. Identified and switched out for a LR top mount bearing, no more clunking! The guys at https://www.freelanderspecialist.com/ found it inside 5 minutes. They...

I have a spare 200 tdi sump, not sure what yours is though obs not a 200 tdi soz :D

Done it , put address in, press ok then press destination Now to find out how to store 'Home' in the memory and delete all the destinations stored in there 🤔

Hi My wheels are in need of a refurb. I'm wondering if I should stick with the standard silver color or perhaps change the color to something slightly darker eg gun metal grey or similar. Has anyone done this? How does it look? Thank you...

Yep, been living near the seaside !! That's why it is donating its goodies before being recycled !! Not a single like for April 1st. ☹️

l've never heard of this issue over on the other forum for these vehicles, so l would say the chances of it happening again are almost zero. l've also spoken to my local LR specialist garage who sell a lot of Evoque's and they've never had that...

There should be a bleed hole on the thermostat - some patent parts don’t have it. It should sit at the top (12 o’clock position)

Some rust on that Andy?

Got a point there.

Just sent my forms off to Swansea as £180 for the year with my 50% PIP discount on a P38 diesel

And so the plot thickens 🤣 Thats not the first time I've heard patio cleaner (muriatic acid) be suggested. Can T wash be used on old galvanized steel though? I've read that it should only be used new shiny galv. What about keying the...

Hi Bob I am new to this so if I am coming across as a bit thick it’s probably because I am. I use a thermometer with a red dot and point it at various places: Low down on the engine block gets to 45-50 max, after an hour ticking over. The metal...

Oh dear, sorry to hear this. Have you tried the electric oil change pumps that work thru the dipstick hole? I have one but never actually used it, some folks swear by them, some at them. ;)

https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Seals-O-Ring-Seals-NITRILE-O-Rings/c19_4501_4705/index.html?page=11&selection=Nitrile+Rubber+Square-Rings It seems they do the square section ones, perhaps they can help you if you email them. Or these guys...

Thanks for the directions but as you noticed from the photos, these seals are square section, or even rectangular, they are 2mm high and 1mm thick and this is a problem, I don't know if a classic O-ring can fit. As material I will use EPDM since...