xpuser8334 thanks very much for pointing me in the right direction. i thought the help i got off this site before i was a member was impressive but now im a member its mental how i get so many replys with actual helpful answers lol

wow what a detailed reply thanks very much for that you probably just saved me 3-4 hours scouring the internet to find out how to test an ird lol im gunna start it this weekend when i can get her up in the air. you are correct in assuming im getting a reconditioned one as im totally with you on...

it 51 plate 1.8 k-series engine not really bothered about the cost just don't want it to drag on wanna be able to get everything I need and get it back on there

lol for some reason that comment made me smile wonder why lol

thanks very much great help

looks simple enough lol silly question though are you in gear or neutral lol o_O

ahhh Iv heard about the one wheel up test never really new what it was all about I shall have to look into it

lol I like that might just steal that and quote on facebook

it bounces around everywhere lol im gunna put a vcu on tomorrow to see if the ird is ok. also am I right in thinking that if I mark the vcu with a marker and take it for a spin when I stop the lines shouldn't match up. or should they?

(going to naively try to defend this engine) I've had this engine in 2 cars before one was a rover 25 and the other was a mgzr. now I no they are quite considerably smaller cars although the very first thing I did on them two cars along with this one was change the weak composite head gasket to...

I have a cunning plan. I no ive got the least reliable one out there sooooo if my little lady gets in with the bigger boys then when I get stuck (I no this will be a lot) then my little laddies bigger brothers with there big powerfull winches can help me out lol. im under no illusion that this...

older the better I say proper mechanics non of this ecu 55 cpus to control one wheel movement baloney. if it goes forward backward left and right then you have the basics. I just want mine to go forward backwards left and right on any terrain I tell it to. lol

Noooooooo don't burn it she's my new toy . a 51 plate motor newest car I've ever owned lol sad I no but.....

Hi all brought a Freelander 2 weeks ago (short story bmw blew up BANG) only just realised by beloved 4x4 is not only not a 4x4 its a really heavy rover 25 lol why would some one do this. is it just a case of a faulty vcu and they though oh bugger it it don't cost nothing to take the shafts out...

turned her into a 2x4 then change the pressure plate then alls well in the world

lol I like the challenge of it to be honest. had massive problems with it not revving over 3000 for a while but sometimes it would but some times it wouldn't it was really abnormal. so me being me though lets strip the lot lol took the in tank fuel pump out took the coils off the plugs out every...

thanks im looking forward to the whole experience lolz. hopefully wont be as stressful as todays been. All's I can say is she's taking a whole lot of love and care up at the moment lol but you Got to love them haven't you ha ha

Long ass day taking the landy apart all done now though :P

Hi all thought id introduce myself first and foremost My name is Alan im 28 years old and im a future green lane addict lolz. I got my first 4x4 2 weeks ago in the shape of a Freelander 1.8 k-series gs after my bmw 318i blew up again lolz. had the chance to get my very own mean lean off roading...