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    refurb clutch slave cylinder, master

    Hello this very poor design, unfortnatly means total replacment, I did strip one down, found worn seals, not like the old BLMC type that you could rebuild, cheers Dutch RR
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    Newbie and Clutch question

    Hello Apip, Cluch can be changed out without removing Gear box, You can remove the engine from the top, new clutch kit around 100 Euros, as to the strange reversing proceduce the last owner had (DONT) Any way I have had my 1.8 for some years now and the only issue was the clutch, there not...
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    overheating and lots of steam!

    Hello Rangerryan, What type of RR do you have P38? Petrol? Replacment Rad for P38 Desiel is around 200 Euros, easy to fit, but you will need to do several other checks once fitted, await your reply Cheers Dutch RR
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    Tail Window (again)

    Hello Daz, Grease the plastic holders/ runners for the glass (you will have to remove the rear door panel. One other point the two bolts holding the window mech, at the bottom are adjustable position fittings, and alter the angle of the window as it moves, you may have to have a play to...
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    bmw diesel engine wanted

    Hello Stew, Also check out any Omega cars, same engine in the diesel , but you do need to change the oil pick up from the one to the other cheers Dutch RR
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    Does freeezer reset??

    I must admit I had a good laugh at this one, the history behind this came from the very first Phillips LCD display type radios with pin code, it was possable to subject them to a vast temp change and they lost there memory, but that was some 20 years ago!!!! Code reading point is at the rear...
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    Range Rover Help

    Hello Mike, P38 I believe was the production building where these items were made, Check out Autotrader.co.uk or NL Prices have fell in the UK due to fuel costs, Just search for rangerover between 1995 to 2004 and you will find, you could always convert to LPG (tank can be fitted in...
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    220 miles from a full tank of fuel!!!

    Hello Mick, Double check your tensioner on the timming belt, mine slipped some time ago and had to retension the belt, just enough to take the edge of th overall performance Do you have access to a colour tune (thing that fits in place of the spark plug) to see how your mixture is doing...
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    Driving lights problem

    Hello Steve, You say you have the RAVE CD look at owners handbook, pages 179 and 180, lists the location of all fuses and what they feed, I know yours is a latter car but you should be able to do the same with the handbook you got with the car, may be worth your while spending about 15 Euro on a...
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    Driving lights problem

    What are you saying here Steve, do you mean that the original bulbs work OK in place, if so its not fuses you should be looking at, its the replacment bulbs you got, how many connector studs are on the replacment bulbs (silver connections) two or three Cheers Dutch RR
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    another nice fella from nigeria ??

    Hello Billy6, I work for Shell in that part of the world, I could add another 1000 Scams to the above, We have had passport information given to scammers by hotel staff, and the worst was computers for africa (donated by the UK public) without clearing all personel details off the hard drive...
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    6 Speaker Wiring

    Wiring Diagrams Have a look at this Suep, the ISO connector, MR Prime is correct that the additional speakers at the front are tweeters and are connected via crossover units off the front speaker leads. Hence only four sets of outputs Have fun, cheers Dutch RR
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    Is the Freelander for us ?

    from the UK Department of Transport show that the Land Rover are the safest cars on British roads (measured in terms of chance of death in two car injury accidents) - between three times safer than the safest Volvo models, twice as safe (half the death-rate per two vehicles) Cheers Dutch RR
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    New owners thoughts

    Hello Hamish, Most of the posts you see are from people who are looking for help on one issue or a another, from the amount of people who have bought these I am sure that they represent a very small percentage, true there are issues you have to watch for (HGF) again if addressed on time the...
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    Any lady drivers,

    I am considering changing my partners freelander out for a Rangerover (P38 style) petrol version, any feed back from a women's point of view would be helpful, concerns over size moving from manual to Auto or any other issues you would think may be any issue, or any advantages. Regards Dutch RR
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    Any lady drivers,

    I am considering changing my partners freelander out for a Rangerover (P38 style) petrol version, any feed back from a women's point of view would be helpful, concerns over size moving from manual to Auto or any other issues you would think may be an issue, or any advantages. Regards Dutch RR
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    Got to go

    Hello Wanaron, Out of all the Landrovers I have had over the years, I would go for the Disco, Points to watch for (rear floor bad corrosion) side rear doors, inner edge again corrosion, Little or no problems engine gearbox wise, the only reason I went down the road of a freelander was her...
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    Front Cigarrette Lighter

    Hello Jiffy, If the lighter has been used for what it was intended for, you will find that the center connector of the sccket will have a build up of tobacco remains on it and requires cleaning, I do agree with Busterbus that the plugs are not the best and differ between one make and the...
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    Contemplating a 2001 Freelander 1.8 LPG

    I have the same year of vehicle, no big issues to date that’s over two years now, I did as a preventative measure, change out the head gasket, along with modified oil rail and new head / engine bolts. Sensors, yes these can cause problems, to date I have removed all and cleaned...
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    blown engine !!!!!!

    If your using an Engine out of a Omega, please remember to switch over the oil pick up (need to remove sump) to the one used in the LR version Regards Dutch RR