I took mine on the Christmas laning trip, it did quite well and its just a bog standard hippo with all terrain tyres on. It got stuck a couple of times but overall I was quite proud of her and it was a great day with lovely people too. Cant say if I'm going on this one until I know dates as I'm...

I took mine on the Yorkshire Christmas laning trip and I found it very capable I only got stuck twice both down to ground clearance, one of the time a diff lock would have helped as the traction control struggled. To say its just a standard freelander with A/T tyres on I was very impressed!! :)

yes

definitely no need for a new maf, its got nothing to do with it and it normally enters the air intake system post maf anyway!

try fitting a fuel filter

would deffo agree with that, as someone who worked in the trade for many years I definitely don't believe in coincidences- "fault has just shown up" is definitely garage speak for we've broke something but want you to pay for it!!

I left the IRD completely in situ when I did my dads K series

yup! :( but if it starts ok I would guess that its fine

not really the case as the pulley could have moved on the pump as it has no keyway!

+1

sorted it now!! wooohoo :)

lol cars and bikes are insured to my mates address but weirdly my girlfriends bike is insured to the caravan and theyre fine with it!

I know its a bit random, but through one reason or another 5 years ago I ended up living in my caravan. All the **** weather has got me thinking about insurance. The problem is if your honest when filling in the forms nobody will insure me! Does anybody know of any insurance companies that will...

If the sunroof isn't rusty on removal then as mentioned I would hammerite it but I would lather the seal in Vaseline as this replenishes the seal, I have found in my experience that silicone doesn't tend to last very long on sunroofs as it doesn't cope well with the small twists and expanding...

your turbo already keeps spinning by using the wastegate in times of excess pressure which is fine for a relatively low pressure turbo on a diesel, for more high pressure stuff a dump valve should be used but it is better to dump it back into the intake before the turbo so it equals out the...

I always change my oil a few times a year generally around holiday time and depending on what we're doing. It normally costs me between 13-20 quid depending on which filters I change. Its not worth messing about for 20 quid!

The W doesn't mean weight it means winter and if you had a 50W oil then it would be very thick in cool weather

the oil is only thinner in cool temperatures as soon as the engine is upto to temp it goes up to the higher viscosity, the way the grading system works its possible that you could have an oil with a high 30's grading and one with a low 40's grading meaning they are actually not that far apart...

Your referring to its cold temperature viscosity here, I'm not sure what relevance it has to its cooling properties??

as long as the oil has an API or ACEA number and you get the correct petrol or diesel type you will be fine Ive noticed some of the really cheap oils (asda smartprice types) don't have these numbers so I would avoid. The 5w30 oils are for more modern engines not really anything to do with mpg...