Ign pos 1 or 2? I need it to work while the ignition is on pos 2.

It turns out what I should have done is lock the doors while sitting in the car then open the drivers door and lock it with the key, that way the car is locked with the ignition turned on.

Not today but yesterday I locked myself out of it and ended up smashing a window to get in! :o I still need to have the ignition switched on while it charges and as SWMBO and me were going for a walk I wanted to lock the doors. I thought I'd be smart and use the switch on the door card which in...

Used the car again for the sort of jobs I built it for. Yesterday I drove to the airport to pick up my Mrs and daughter, and today I borrowed an old horse trailer and used it to bring home two large round bails of hay. The trailer is stupidly heavy and the Mrs Ford Kuga really struggles to tow...

I'm not at all worried about either range or performance as I can always adjust the gear I use for a given speed, something OEM EV owners cannot do. Currently I never use 1st gear so maybe with bigger tyres I might, also I normally don't change into fifth gear until I'm doing at least 50mph but...

I had a big day yesterday in my Freelander EV as I drove it to a MG dealer approx 39 miles from home to see a MG5. TBH I had no intention of buying it but I wanted to have a test drive in one as I am thinking of replacing my old C Class estate and the MG5 seems to fit the bill. The problem with...

When the VCU stiffens up it puts stress on all parts of the transmission/drive train but normally it's the rear diff and/or IRD that fail.

For £85 I wouldn't bother unless you're really keen to try. It is a lot of work and you need to buy the fluid. Are you sure that is the price as it used to be a LOT more. Have you a replacement IRD as it sounds like you need one?

The VCU has a curve near the centre you need to stay away from or the hex part of the bolt/grease nipple will not seat properly. I think I drilled nearer the outside edge than the middle. The line you marked may be too close to the edge with an M16 hole but I guess it wouldn't matter if the...

The last Freelander I bought was missing 3 studs, two were missing from one wheel. I replaced them all.

Neither have I but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. I just don't understand the logic of greasing the face of wheel hubs.

I have always been concerned at the idea of putting grease on the face of a wheel hub. Maybe at the edges in the very centre but if you grease the face of the hub then the wheel no longer has friction between it and the hub. This means the only thing preventing the studs being ripped off during...

No probs I believe you can manoeuvre the cradle in without fully dropping the rear subframe but you will need to drop it a bit. I'm not sure how much.

I have a cradle in decent condition with only light surface rust if you want it. I assume it was replaced maybe a year or so before I bought the car. A drop of paint and it would be like new. Only looking £25 plus postage.

The 1.8 K series is a decent engine but will never be torquey. Any improvements will be hardly noticeable unless you're looking for them. I'd suggest you put any spending into stuff that will make you happy like the sound system or visual upgrades.

I've done it several ways. Welding after the fluid is put in doesn't work well as the fluid effects the welds. I really struggled doing it that way. Injecting the fluid in with a grease gun might be possible but how do you measure the amount that has gone in? If you can do that it is probably...

Probably using a lot of pressure. I turned my VCU upside down and left it for an our or so and they all fell eventually out, took hours to clean them though using petrol and diesel. How do you plan to refill it?

Bottom line is I messed up again! Thankfully only the pride was hurt. 😋

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I can't have the BMS controlling the charge speed for technical reasons so I'll need to control it another way. TBH I haven't given it much thought as it hasn't been high on my priority list. I can't see many situations where I'll be charging 100% anywhere except at home. Enough to get me home...