Well, I drove mine for the very first time!
MtD.
MtD.
saxavordian
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Admired from the window as the shower trickling down, over the curves and along the back.
Rank Amatuer
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Went for a drive for no other reason than to watch the odometer clock up 200,000 miles.
GrumpyGel
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That was a long 'trip' just to watch it click over 200,000
Nodge68
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Mines a relative youngster having only just clocked 120,000 mark.
kernowsvenski
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fealt that a snorkel might be a reasonable investment....
andyfreelandy
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Getting ready for further climate change eh??
My calcs say the TD4 F1 floats before air intake is breached!! But hey, the boating ability improves!!
Nodge68
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I love the look of a raised air intake, although from a practical point of view, they're pretty worthless on the Freelander.
GrumpyGel
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We get cat prints in the dust and pollen over our cars to!
Nodge68
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Today I started pulling the fuel and air intake path of my FL2 apart, so I can fit the low mileage replacement cylinder head this week, that I've had in my possession since April.
This is how the engine looked, once the cover was removed.
It took several hours to get to this stage, with plenty of distractions.
Although the vehicle is in the air, with the RH front wheel removed, and I'd got the starter out too.
It took some time to get the injectors out, as 2 were rusted in, with bright red rust.
So how did those injectors get wet, is the question?
This is how the engine looked, once the cover was removed.
It took several hours to get to this stage, with plenty of distractions.
Although the vehicle is in the air, with the RH front wheel removed, and I'd got the starter out too.
It took some time to get the injectors out, as 2 were rusted in, with bright red rust.
So how did those injectors get wet, is the question?
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rob_bell
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Crumbs - why a new cylinder head Nodge?
Nodge68
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Yes. It's still down on compression on cylinder 2, which is down to the fact that the valves are leaking slightly, as I couldn't cut the seats perfectly as the damage was too severe, so it's got to be replaced.
I'm hoping it'll make a huge difference, especially as the head came off an SD4, which I believe has better cams than the standard TD4.
It'll also be nice to get rid of the annoying tappet tick too, so it'll be nice to get the head fitted.
Nodge68
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And me.I always like a silver lining like this!
This is strange though.
I struggled to get 2 injectors free from the head.
(I removed them as a unit with the rail, as the injections shouldn't be allowed to drain.)
2 injectors were rusted in, which I can't understand.
Nodge68
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Continuing on with the cylinder head change.
Getting the crank pulley bolt out was a struggle, considering it'd only been in a year, I was shocked a just how tight the factory thread component had stuck.
Due to the position of the pulley bolt in the wheel arch, I had to get creative with a suitable breaker bar, and a 4ft extension to add some much needed leverage.
It was stiff the whole way out too, which was a pain, and due to the springy nature of the bolt, my Worx impact gun wouldn't touch it, so it was down to good old fashioned elbow grease.
Here's a strange one too. There's a witness mark on the belt cover, which shows back of the damper pulley has been dragging against it.
Odd.
Getting the crank pulley bolt out was a struggle, considering it'd only been in a year, I was shocked a just how tight the factory thread component had stuck.
Due to the position of the pulley bolt in the wheel arch, I had to get creative with a suitable breaker bar, and a 4ft extension to add some much needed leverage.
It was stiff the whole way out too, which was a pain, and due to the springy nature of the bolt, my Worx impact gun wouldn't touch it, so it was down to good old fashioned elbow grease.
Here's a strange one too. There's a witness mark on the belt cover, which shows back of the damper pulley has been dragging against it.
andyfreelandy
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Last time I saw a witness mark like that was behind the pulley on my failed crankshaft!!!
I'm sure that is just a badly fitting cover though!!
I'm sure that is just a badly fitting cover though!!
