… and I tidied up my ‘go to’ basic car tool corner in the garage 🤩 I give it 3 months till I can’t find anything again

I had 5mm spacers for the same issue but wasn't happy with them and replaced the rims. With the way tyre fitters and mechanics hammer in the wheel nuts you need every mm of thread to keep you and your family safe. The other issue with spacers is...

As above. The offset of post 2001 rims was changed to accommodate the larger brakes fitted to the later models. As suggested, it's best to get the correct rims. A 5mm spacer should move the rims out enough to clear the brakes, but the studs...

Ah, thanks. Unfortunately I shall be back in the Balkans or thereabouts in July thru' late September.

Thanks for all the info. As above, oil in bores puts compression back to where it should be so worn bores or broken and worn rings I guess. Today, loosened off all the bits to come off ready. Drained all fluids, removed everything that I could...

I need to contact seller for shipping. If that lucks out, I may save a lot of time. Good find, thank you! Merci!

Is the engine timing okay? Has the timing chain and its tension been compromised by the 140K oil change interval? My furtive imagination saying the crank is being sensed at a position such that the injected fuel is not being able to be...

OK. All bases covered then ! Could do an oil injection and test again to check rings. Only problem is the huge cavity shape on the piston crown will fill up first.

Overfill and borescope? The excess can be syringed out.

Maybe RAVE should state 1.2V??

OK it's official. Don't think vehicle has had an inlet clean, egr clean, oil change or filter change or air filter since it left LR all shiny new !! Have a look at these. The oil filter just fell apart. Wonder why it was overfuelling a bit...

@FrINlander - I just saw this driveshaft with attached VCU on Fleabay. In France showing 20€ delivery.

RAVE with TSB's Also available in my Google Drive. here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9ZzQjNXu5F4dmhyazZQM0xNRG8?resourcekey=0-B95w6tVVa9XUdcjyAqMZsA&usp=drive_link **** When you click the link, you will see an error !! **** ****...

TBH, there is always sludge on the drain plug, its a question of how much and whether there are any shards in it.

So I just got the IRD oil checked. Drain plug had some sludge on it, but no pieces or slivers. After refilling I drove a few km to feel it. It felt smoother and I had less judder in the acceleration. I was driving without the sump guard and I...

I don't know much about Autel, but there is a comparison of tools here https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/freelander-1-diagnostics-what-actually-works.378679/ Have you tested continuity from pin 7 of the diagnostic socket to the correct pin...

My experience of that vibration last year was a combination of propshaft AND VCU mount bearings. You may be able to detect which end of the propshafts, i.e. is it the VCU bearing(s) through the gear lever as you enter and pass through the rough...

UPDATE! Ok lads, great news! I managed to get the tachometer working as well as the temp gauge! This is how: After looking at C0932 (gearbox computer connector) I noticed two canbus lines (canbus low and canbus high) going into it. That got me...

Had to remove 4 x glowplugs from my TD4 2005 recently. None moved and I know, from a bench test of a broken one, that they snap at 30 ftlb. I didn't want to break them so trawled for techniques that might work. This one looked reasonable and it...

If its still got the original inlet manifold gasket, that can leak oil into water

That is how I rebuilt my IRD. I wasn't even keen to actually remove it, but I have an inspection pit in my garage which made the job so much easier. Having done it and put it back together again, I'm much more confident to take on other jobs...

I found nobody alas. I looked in France, Netherlands, Germany, Austria or Hungary last year. It seems that new is the only option. I can get GKN new and in some ways, this would be the only solution I would trust. Expensive, yes. Second hand...

Tested again today on a different make of charger. It took a bit of faffing about to get the app installed but eventually it worked. I plugged the car in, opened the app, told it to start, got in the car and pushed the button and a few seconds...

thank you, but I think I will be able to find one locally, so please don't worry.

I'll see if I can find something more out for you. I'll update here.

The disc you want is advertised for 50€ at this supplier site.

It's a few years since I put poly arb bushes on mine but I'm pretty sure I did it with the car on the gound, lying underneath without too much of a problem. I also fitted some split collars to the bar at the same time to stop it moving about.

The mobile tyre fitter said he thought the sidewalls were a bit softer than more offroad oriented makes. I don’t think he is a fibber, but he said balancing took him a bit more effort than usual because of the sidewall flexion, presumably the...

I had these exact tyres/size on my TD4 too. They lasted very well, not noisy and very economical. I used 2.1 bar on all tyres checking the pressure weekly.

The clip that hold the battery in the fob can break away from the PCB when you change the battery. Its happened to mine twice. Can result in a random connection of the battery, so sometimes will work, others not. Need to get the clip soldered...