sorry I misread your "ird too hot to touch" as "VCU" - actually your VCU and Damper at "about body temperature" is similar to mine so not that alarming - apologies Oh - and my VCU did 28secs at 5kg@1.2M then - last week, 10,000 miles on, it did 30sec

Can't remember exactly what pressure the fronts were but would have been to the book or close - treads were within 1mm of each other - matched set of tyres. Temperature? - I never find much rise in temperature normally - for reference I feel the damper lump next to the VCU as that will be...

Yes guys I did - not for low speed turning tests - I did a mile having adjusted my tyres to get the same static rolling radius and got this result:- "Went straight home (after the turning tests) and got my infrared thermometer – IRD 40C VCU 27C Damper 16C Rear diff 23C" then "Dropped rear...

My 2010 F2 TD4 HSE Auto does not have stop start (thank goodness)

My lightweight S2A gave b*ggerall out of it's heater - must have been decades ahead of it's time :p:p:p:p:p:p - possibly other factors at work :oops::oops::rolleyes::eek:

If you do that in reverse and it is even more marked I would think yours is getting past it

Just for a reality check - Just done mine again at 140k miles ambient 8C 1.2 bar - after a run round the block and a couple of roundabouts to just stir things up 5Kg 30s 8kg 13s Mine at 130k miles ambient 20c was 5kg 28s 8kg 12s My daughter's new GKN with 10k miles on it - same setup (don't...

Hope he doesn't ask for his 1p change

Mine has opened (once or twice in a couple of years) when I have too much junk in the same pocket as the fob

OK - here's the easy way - hang your weight - usually 5 litres of water in a plastic container - on the end of your bar so that it touches the ground at the end of it's travel -at this point the bar is usually about horizontal - fold a piece of paper diagonally t make a 45 triangle - use this...

She thinks she's got problems - She's my Daughter - imagine what my short term memory must be like:):(:eek::oops::rolleyes:o_O:):):)

Mine on the FL2 was a little different - went through winter no problems - but last week just leaving the Autobox in Neutral whilst cleaning out the handbrake was enough to make it chug and fail to start - did the same when I did the job again using new drums and linings - but a nice new Bosch...

Craddocks! - When our gang all had offroaders in various stages of make/break/develop (circa 1990) we used to say on a Sunday morning "we're off to Church" and all troop over to Craddocks for that weeks spares - used to say in the winter it would be cheaper just to sit round the woodburner...

Could be - I couldn't tell from that description...…….. Ahh - just looked at their parts diagram and compared to Rave - That's the one - many thanks - good site that one!

Does anyone know the part number of the above bolt as described in Rave for the rear fixed brake caliper carrier on a 2010 2.2 TD4 diesel Freelander 2 - not the ones that normally come with the replacement pads - and or point me at a supplier Bloomin' Rave says do not re-use but I have not...

Volvo fluid and filter is correct and better priced

Missed that - thought he meant no cranking o_O

Check the easy stuff - like the small wire to the solenoid - mine had a corroded connector at the starter - found it by accident by jiggling it while my wife was turning the key

- - And have much nicer balanced Freelander that performs the way it should - those in 2wd only are really missing the benefits of a really clever well balanced truck

Magnetic tipped screwdriver?