1. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    100%, you got it. Also make sure you get the 1ltr bottle and not the 70cl - the bigger bottle will make the job go so much smoother 😜
  2. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    My gidjet worked a dream. Replaced power steering juice, see pic, looked like gravy in there. Wife had a good suggestion. Said why don't you put a hoover on the end of the tube, tried it and worked wonders pulling the oil out. Emptied it 4 times, full lock before each time and on the last...
  3. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Bit posh... If it were me, I'd be using a bit of 60 grit and some Dulux 🤣
  4. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    😂 Oh it was a good excuse to empty it... It also gives me a legitimate reason to keep bourbon in the workshop now - "mechanical emergencies only" 🤣
  5. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    I made a gidjit for sucking power steering juice out the expansion tank so's I can replace it. I don't know if it works yet. If it doesn't I'll refill the bottle and keep sucking.
  6. Atomician

    Chinese Hippo's

    Actually I think the most annoying thing is that if this goes ahead, there'll be loads of forum posts on these in the Freelander section which doesn't link when it's a completely different vehicle. Same as on the defender forums you get questions about classics and and new all mixed in. Should...
  7. Atomician

    Chinese Hippo's

    Cor blimey
  8. Atomician

    Are Freelanders now dropping in value.

    Main reason I got a FL1 was cos it's cheap as chips. Got a tidy up-together hippo with 70k miles on the clock, ES model so most of the mod cons, leather seats, tidy and clean inside, and runs well. Most other cars to this standard are still worth almost double when I was looking around.
  9. Atomician

    Programmable key fob and blade needed

    He only cut a blade but he had all the gear to code new fobs if needed. Just saying it gave him credibility that he knew his way around car electronics - that might be something to look for when trying to find someone that can get you a new key.
  10. Atomician

    Programmable key fob and blade needed

    I broke a key blade on my golf a couple years back. Local locksmith options promise wonderful things with car keys heard they generally aren't much good so avoided. Eventually found a guy that specialises in custom remaps, custom tuning, ECU tweaks etc as well as sorting car keys - so I knew...
  11. Atomician

    Bolt help please

    Buy longer bolts and cut em down... Just remember to put a nut on first so afterwards you can wind the nut off with a socket and it will fix any thread you damaged while cutting
  12. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Haha glad I'm not Cumbrian then 😜 These guys are a bit more then a scrappy to be fair... They have acres of land with racks of cars stacked 5 high... Feels like at least one of every single car ever produced is there - check out the sat view on Google maps, pretty impressive -...
  13. Atomician

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Been cannibalising parts off a hippo in our local car scrapyard... Got a new door locking mechanism to replace mine (works mostly, just doesn't unlock on the fob) and a few misc bits and pieces... A few other land rovers there too - recommend having a look if you need parts.
  14. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    Thanks, looks good! But just struggling to justify £9 plus carriage - I know it's a good quality model so maybe worth it as a collector item but I can get Hummer's, Jeeps and Dodge pickup in a supermarket for > £3 each... Just felt disappointed I can't bring my kid up on good ole land rovers...
  15. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    Have just been to 3 supermarkets looking for toy landrovers for my son's birthday... Couldn't find anything and very little choice online and mostly going for £20 or more. Got every brand from supercars to ford / jeep / hummer / VW / Audi etc etc for £2-3 each, but no land rovers - what am I...
  16. Atomician

    Where do you live?

    What size tyres do you have on that? They look non standard and I've been looking at all terrains which are a bigger size and trying to work out if they fit
  17. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/jaguar-landrover-drivers-insurance-car-thefts-b1156461.html £150 off land rover insurance... Wonder if that includes '52 plate freelanders...
  18. Atomician

    What money should I be asking?

    It's a beautiful motor. I've been looking at such things on auto trader for a while and similar vehicles are going for 20-30k there, however I don't know if they are selling or if they're the ones that haven't sold because they're too expensive! Personally I love it and would happily pay up to...
  19. Atomician

    What money should I be asking?

    I can offer "lifetime dry storage" for free in Hampshire. I'll need the keys and a week's notice anytime you want to use it to make sure it's dried in time.
  20. Atomician

    I would just like to say

    My dad says always use E5 in 2 stroke cos it's better quality 🤷