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    Pierburg fuel pump alternative brands?

    Cheers @hd3 . Thats a bit more than the Pierburg ive seen so far. Just seen a Bosch for £101. Should be ok with Bosch shouldnt I ? Still hoping for cheaper obviously. Cheap git i know lol.
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    Pierburg fuel pump alternative brands?

    Just about to order the recommended Pierburg pump but would be interested to hear from anyone thats found an alternative "good quality brand" ? I know most ebay ones are short lived and very noisy. My last aftermarket one has just failed after 5 years . Can anyone recommend an alternative oem...
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    3 door freelander td4 middle exhaust ?

    Yeh trying that but my back nox is good as is the downpipe so a middle section on its own would be ideal. But it may have to be that in the end. Thanks
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    3 door freelander td4 middle exhaust ?

    Thanks Nodge. Still looking for a part,its a hard find so far. Plenty listed for the LN model but near nine for the 3 door.? Mild steel is ok by me as I cant see the beast lasting another 15 year exhaust.Search continues with mot waiting for me in 10 days time:mad:
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    3 door freelander td4 middle exhaust ?

    Thanks Teddy. Yeh just phoned a L R dealer parts dept and he said the system only asks if its an auto or manual? Gen one is 1200+ or aftermarket 500 odd. I was crying and laughing at the same time when i heard that oneo_O I think im going to risk a cheap one listed as for 5 door and see if it...
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    3 door freelander td4 middle exhaust ?

    Hi guys. Im looking for the centre section exhaust for the td4 3 door. Finding it hard to find a supplier with stock. Any ideas? Also a daft question but are the 3 door and 5 door the same size in dimensions. I thought they were but the two of them seem to have different exhaust part numbers...
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    WTF is this? FUGLY FL1?!

    Cant understand why it wasnt a sales success for lR :crazy: BTW never hear much about the freelander sport option either ?
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    Led interior project

    That looks really good and wouold be perfect for mine as i live in the sticks and its black as **** at night. How did you wire them up ? Me and electricity usually ends up as a bright blue flash and then headscratching at the fusebox :D
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    2003 1.8 petrol using lots of oil and smoking when pullind away

    Id try a new oil first. My old vw corrado was burning oil so stuck in some 15w50 and its been fine for a few years now.What about a bottle of stop smoke ?
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    freelander 1 tyres

    Ok old thread reawakening. Today I replaced 2 mich lat tour tyres with new on back,back ones to the front. But..... my spare is a synchrone with 5-6mm tread which I removed and stored in garage and got the near worn out lat tour from front put on as the spare. Did I do the right thing or should...
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    Oil offer at Retailer which to pick if any ?

    Thanks hd3, always good to get someone else`s opinion.
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    Oil offer at Retailer which to pick if any ?

    I can understand how yet another oil question may annoy folks and Ive read/searched through the oil posts here and elsewhere and see the oil used by owners varies quite a bit. I was only wondering if this particular halfords 5w-30 looked ok to owners.Plus as its only a tenner for 4ltrs I...
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    Oil offer at Retailer which to pick if any ?

    Hi guys. As a long term lurker firstly thanks for all the Hippo tips. Im looking at the Halfords website offer right now and was wondering if the 5w30 full synthetic would be ok to use. Its cheap and bmw LL-01 spec. Would this be ok ? Thanks for any replies