:doh:I know that!! I was jesting... :D

Right thow is!! :D

Its saving it all up for when you're on holiday, then yer VCU will lock solid, yer IRD gonna explode and yer doors will fall off. :D Seriously, its good news to hear of a Freelander that hasn't gone wrong in some way. Wish mine would do that sometimes. :D

The Freelander 1 stopped production in 2006. After that its the Freelander 2. Yours is therefore a Freelander 1. Face lift. Look at the headlights. Are they boring rectangles or are the lights designer and integated? If the latter its the facelift.

I'm well understood on how the mechanism works and I can see there is wear in parts that dead lock the door. There is also a lot of slack on the pivots, more than the slack adjuster springs can compensate for. On this basis I have to write off the lock. It is all too clear to me that a...

Well, you've either got a lot of guts, or like me, you didn't realised what you're letting yourself in for. Me, I bought a Hippo and I've spent hundreds on it. Next thing is three out of four door locks are dead and have to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. If I knew all this...

I beg to differ. If you are driving the car then it must have an IRD. Without the IRD you have no front differential or rear power transfer gear train. The front drive shafts would have nothing to connect to, oh and all the oil would fall out of the main gearbox. Nothing too drastic really...

That comment probably is true for most of us.... :mad: BTW, TheTakman, can you possibly reduce the size of your picture. Its about three screens wide on my little screen. :(

I have yet another central locking problem and this time it looks expensive. A couple of months back the drivers door suddenly stopped unlocking on the fob, but this wasn't a massive disaster as I could use the key on this door. I can hear the solenoid definately switching states but there is...

If the drivers door will not unlock then get them to replace the lock. I'm suffering this problem and it is new lock time. They're not cheap so if you can get them to do this FOC then you're laughing. After switching on the ignition and waiting for at least 10 seconds you should have four...

Engine pivot is controlled by the bottom strap. There will be some movement in the engine anyhow. On consideration, if you're running FWD only then there will be a lot more engine movement than normal. This is because all the reactive torque will be channelled across the engine/ transmission...

How many miles has your Hippo done? It could just be the cones wearing on third gear. It is normally the most used gear. Slow your changing action to give the synchro time to do its job. If that doesn't work then a question. Does the gears grate when you engage reverse? if so your clutch...

I partly agree with this. I do accidentally break the speed limit because I am watching the road and not the instruments. It happens and I'm not perfect. But when it does happen and I spot it then I correct it back to the limit. I do not deliberately speed. Anyone with any sense will see...

As I've been spotted browsing this thread then in my opinion I don't mind porn, if its adding to the conversation and is legal. Some of it can be quite funny. I do browse the forum during my lunch hour at work and most of the links to pictures on porn sites are blocked, however some are not...

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Does this affect LZ and if so has the server been patched yet?? BBC News - Firm scrambles to patch vBulletin software flaw

Mines started the good old "clunk" on clutch up. Trouble is some twonk welded the subframe to the body shell. Thanks for the tip IANDA12. ;)

Well, this flippin rattles back, and the under tray is still off. :mad: Had a thought about it based on that it only really rattles after the air con has been on a while. Therefore it can't be core engine but must be mechanically part of the engine. So I thought about the fuel pump...

Today was Hippo day. Here's what I got up to and a few questions as well. Firstly I have had a problem with a severe rattle. It comes from the bulkhead area, its rev related and kicks in between 2100 and 2600 RPM, it doesn't occur when the engine is cold, only happens slightly when the...

Check your tyre pressures!!