I may have to give one of those kits a try.
I did make a trip across the border this week to pick up a set of 5mm wheel spacers.
I found a set out of the USA on E-bay for a decent price. Nicely made alloy with the proper center bore.
Apparently they were made for Acura but they are a perfect fit on the Hippo. Don't know if the 5mm will make a difference
but it can't hurt.
This week I also joined our local Land Rover club, The Roverlanders. I'm a bit worried as the club registrar said that mine is only the second
Freelander in the club, the last being several years ago. I know that most of the members drive Defenders and Discos and they get into some
pretty hard core off-roading (which really isn't my thing) so we'll see what the reception is like for me and my Freelander
At least the club sticker looks good on the Hippo!

(Don't mind the funky garage reflections!)

Today I fitted a remote to the FBH, so now I can preheat the engine in the winter

Connecting pins 1 and 4 on the FBH plug.
Next weekend I plan to hook the fan control (pin 4) to the interior fan, so I get a warm cabin too.

More info needed please........Fancy doing this myself

pardec said:

More info needed please........Fancy doing this myself

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It's easy enough to do. You need a way to control the FBH either remotely or with a timer. I used a cheap Chinese remote available for a few quid on evilbay. Both remote and timer methods simply apply +12 V to pin 1 on the X socket on the FBH.
The FBH has a built in output so that it can control a fan via a relay (pin 4) on the X socket. I'm going to use a change over relay hooked into the slow speed resistor in conjunction. The idea being, when the FBH reaches it's target temperature of ~70°C it drives the relay coil which will feed 12V from a permanent live, into the fan resistor, which will start the fan running at slow speed. I'll fit a 15amp diode into the switch feed from the ignition, this will be used to stop the relay back feeding the ignition circuits, through the fan switch. So in operation, when the remote is controlling the FBH, the fan will activate on slow when the FBH target temp is reached and warm up the cabin for me.

Did a little light rust treatment/prevention on Saturday afternoon.
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Fitted new fuel pressure sensor to the td4's fuel rail and wired in the new overlay harness to the ECU and wish I hadn't bothered pig to start after wards but it ran, then after switching off it didnt want to start again

fantastic...

LUKBENPHI said:

Fitted new fuel pressure sensor to the td4's fuel rail and wired in the new overlay harness to the ECU and wish I hadn't bothered pig to start after wards but it ran, then after switching off it didnt want to start again

fantastic...

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have you tried the o ring on the high pressure pump regulator?
might not sort it but could rule it out and its only £8, ive got one here to fit but havent got round to it.

atb

Gaj1612 said:

have you tried the o ring on the high pressure pump regulator?
might not sort it but could rule it out and its only £8, i've got one here to fit but haven't got round to it.

atb

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Ive got one 2 somewhere just haven't had the tools to do it else i would have changed it yesterday while it was in bits as you can see it when the inlet manifolds up

Annoying this is it started and ran fine that morning while i moved it about intop a better position to work on

LUKBENPHI said:

Ive got one 2 somewhere just haven't had the tools to do it else i would have changed it yesterday while it was in bits as you can see it when the inlet manifolds up

Annoying this is it started and ran fine that morning while i moved it about intop a better position to work on

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ah, fair enough. just reading your other thread about it now. can be a pain when you cant trace a fault. ive come close to setting mine alight a few times the last few weeks. its never ending, change one thing and another fails.
i bought the o ring just so i know its been replaced but its sat in my tool box gathering dust.
hope you get it sorted and hope it doesnt eat anymore of your tools haha

atb

Gaj1612 said:

ah, fair enough. just reading your other thread about it now. can be a pain when you cant trace a fault. ive come close to setting mine alight a few times the last few weeks. its never ending, change one thing and another fails.
i bought the o ring just so i know its been replaced but its sat in my tool box gathering dust.
hope you get it sorted and hope it doesnt eat anymore of your tools haha

atb

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Thanks Mate me to poxy sodding thing!

It better not snap-on gets expensive! lol

After damaging my new Avon Ranger A/T a month ago - I finally got it back from the Avon importer here in Portugal to the local dealer, it had an Xray / Utrasonic check and repair to the tread / shoulder / sidewall area. Amazing technology.. however
Local tyre place place has had it for around 2 weeks but have been two busy to collect it.
Went to have the wheel refitted and spare replaced on rear door... oops - no security key for the wheels... searched boot fish tank - everywhere. !
I definitely had it as I had to use it to replace the damn wheel on the farm.
Trip back to farm to search area where wheel was changed - no joy there either.
Went back to tell them at the tyre place I just could not find it... then noticed something 'silver' in the small trough of the plastic scuttle in front of the windscreen !!!!
Yup, it was my key socket. !
It had been there for a month !.. in that month the Hippo has covered around 2000 Km including some bumpy off road and tracks.
Lesson learnt - next time get the bride to change it...

At least the lads at the tyre place had a good chuckle... .. I just tried to look nonchalant

DOH !

I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that sort of thing Joe!

Joe_H said:

After damaging my new Avon Ranger A/T a month ago - I finally got it back from the Avon importer here in Portugal to the local dealer, it had an Xray / Utrasonic check and repair to the tread / shoulder / sidewall area. Amazing technology.. however
Local tyre place place has had it for around 2 weeks but have been two busy to collect it.
Went to have the wheel refitted and spare replaced on rear door... oops - no security key for the wheels... searched boot fish tank - everywhere. !
I definitely had it as I had to use it to replace the damn wheel on the farm.
Trip back to farm to search area where wheel was changed - no joy there either.
Went back to tell them at the tyre place I just could not find it... then noticed something 'silver' in the small trough of the plastic scuttle in front of the windscreen !!!!
Yup, it was my key socket. !
It had been there for a month !.. in that month the Hippo has covered around 2000 Km including some bumpy off road and tracks.
Lesson learnt - next time get the bride to change it...

At least the lads at the tyre place had a good chuckle... .. I just tried to look nonchalant

DOH !

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I can beat that

Serviced a mk1 ford focus when i was on the spanners and managed to leave a 10mm spanner where the bonnet seal is at the back

12 months later car comes back in and lo and behold in plain site is my spanner

Just proved that some people don't ever open their bonnets which is slightly worrying!

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Well after swapping the engines over last week, I just had some tidying and finishing to do so today the outside got a clean. tomorrow I'll clay bar and wax and Polish, maybe even a mop if I can get round to it. there are thousands of tiny scratches and marks all over the paint work and a few bad repairs.

Today, I refitted the anti twist bar fitted to the top engine mount, took the roof off to check it all still works and all seals are ok.
I removed all the lights and switches, fuses and relays from the old freelander. I also took the bottom sump guard off ready to fit on BT03 (still not got a name).
I booked the MOT for Friday as well!
Just waiting to fit the new wishbones and drop links when they turn up.

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Well after swapping the engines over last week, I just had some tidying and finishing to do so today the outside got a clean. tomorrow I'll clay bar and wax and Polish, maybe even a mop if I can get round to it. there are thousands of tiny scratches and marks all over the paint work and a few bad repairs.

Today, I refitted the anti twist bar fitted to the top engine mount, took the roof off to check it all still works and all seals are ok.
I removed all the lights and switches, fuses and relays from the old freelander. I also took the bottom sump guard off ready to fit on BT03 (still not got a name).
I booked the MOT for Friday as well!
Just waiting to fit the new wishbones and drop links when they turn up.

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Snap, I booked MOT for Bertie next Wed. Good work getting this far, I don't expect Bertie will see too much polish though, He was bought to be thrashed around off road..
As for a name it's obvious, it's got to be Beatie.

Alibro said:

Snap, I booked MOT for Bertie next Wed. Good work getting this far, I don't expect Bertie will see too much polish though, He was bought to be thrashed around off road..
As for a name it's obvious, it's got to be Beatie.

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I thought of that, then I remembered I used to work for a guy called beatie and he was a cock!
Maybe just Betty!

My wishbones and drop links have turned up today which means the last jobs before the MOT are done!

Maybe your car will behave like a cock too so the name would be appropriate .
It is a Landy after all.

Had the suspension angles all tested and where adjustable - done this morning on a 4 wheel laser unit.
What an amazing piece of kit. It shows everything, camber (f/r), castor (f), toe angles(f/r) - the works -
Was in excellent shape apart from a minor tweak needed to the toe in on the front.
The new boots (avon ranger a/t) made a huge difference to steering feel (and are superbly quiet on the road and even up to 140kph (I don't want to go any faster ) - but I always thought the Power steering was a tad on the heavy side. Having driven many FL's now (my mate has a specialist business with freelanders only) I thought the slight heaviness was simply down to the vehicle (they all felt about the same) - it also seemed to want to return to centre more than I expected.- again similar to the others - the thing in common was all high mileage and ages between 16 and 18 years old so some out of spec is expected.
The difference - and it was only a slight adjustment - is really night and day.
It now feels like the bride's late model fiat Panda which is a joy to drive. (that is electric PS)
So much nicer and lighter - no feeling of white lining on road camber changes. - this is a really noticeable area where many older vehicles seemed to have the issue. LR obviously did an amazing job of the suspension and static / dynamic reaction design. 5 stars to them.
Amazing piece of kit and well worth having done if your local place has the real McCoy.
Cost was nada as it was included in the 4 new Avon Rangers. I just needed to find the time to get it in to do it.
If you haven't seen on e on action (the setup) it is really geek stuff to observe.
Cannot recommend it highly enough. A real difference for so little a change and a full report of all static angles for later reference.

Also, the AVON Ranger A/T tyres get 10 out of 10 from me for quietness on road and superb off road.
Deep joy.. only need scratch proof paintwork now for the thorn bushes here - Jeeeez Chrizzzz - they are like a razor wire on a stick !. Not conducive to keeping the paintwork mint... my touch up kit has plenty of use.

A very productive morning.

Hmmmm, got me thinking about doing mine now!