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After fitting the Hifly Super2000's and getting the F1 through its WOF recheck, I took it for a blast last night after work out to Twilight Golf then home afterwards. 26km drive out on the open road and the car/tyres looked to be performing well.

I've got a little further with charge control As always I need to write this out cause my brain is way to small to think this through and every time I think it's ready to wire into the car I realise I've forgotten about some issue that could crop...

Nice way of approaching it :D

It's t It's the way I've approached the whole thing from 2020. I started with a vague idea what to do, broke the whole thing down into bite sized projects and worked on each as I came to it. It resulted in mistakes and extra work from time to...

You don't say which window? You can cut the wires, make sure the glass doesn't fall down though.

lol, fun project within the project.

I've just ordered a couple of Hifly Super2000 tyres for my (2WD) F1. I'm sure the guy said $77.40 each - which equates to £35! I'll see when the invoice comes in. Should get the tyres this afternoon and I'll fit them tomorrow. At that price...

Mine's the opposite, always buys the parts for me in advance.... bucket, sponge etc.

Daughter brought my old F1 over so I could service it for her… I ordered the parts last week from AF. Pleased to see it’s not leaking anything, and still running sweet. Oil and filters changes. She stopped for a bite to eat and left, but seems...

What does diagnostics say? If there's some error codes, it'll most likely point you in the right direction.

Don't you believe it, first sunshine and the hose pipe police fire up their squirter scooters.

+1 On the bright side, at least you won't have a hose pipe ban.

Apart from the starter issue, that you look to have covered having proved the voltage in the wire can control a relay, you look to be down to 'regular' mechanical issues. Pretty good position to have got yourself into :cool:

I'm pretty happy with this:-

I haven't reported on progress for a while. I have been mad busy making progress....... The exhaust is now extended, on and seems to work well. The cooling system is now finished, but I have a leak somewhere on the back of the engine. I'm...

Do these lights come on on a self test. When I get in my F2, I put the key/fob in the reseptical, foot on brake, press the start button and it fires up. I'm not sure if it does a self test on the bulbs. I just did a test. I put the fob in and...

yes, the lay shaft (as identified in the TD4 Manual/slots into/connects to crown wheel in IRD) doesn't actually have a bearing fitted to it. The layshaft shaft enters the crown wheel shaft. It's the crown wheel shaft that is touching the bearing...

Welcome to LZ. I can't help you on this, but good on you for jumping in and having a go. Hope someone can help and you get it sorted quickly.

Found somewhere, its called Cirencester Motor Company, Love Lane, Cirencester. Did my cambelt/auxiliary belt and water pump. also had my Haldex oil and filter changed. and Diesel Fuel Filter. Getting my Auto box and diff box oil changed next...

Presumably you know the light doesn't come on because of the startup tests when all the lights are lit. Has someone butchered the LED to get it through a MOT? Will it fail a MOT if it does not illuminate on the self test? In doing that took...

After you have polished up the lenses, spray them with a UV protector or they'll cloud up again quickly. Either that or the car parts shops here sell snake oil.

Took it for MOT. Failed on headlight image on both sides. I must admit, the lights are cloudy, and there is condensation in them.

I'm sure there are ICEs that make the Freelander feel slow. And there will be ICEs and EVs that make the Freelander seem fast.

Is this a common thing on F2?

IIRC there are 2 parts to immobilisation 1 is cranking the other is fuel injection. The car's immobiliser (or IIRC the CCU dependent of age) handshakes with the engine ECU and they determine if immobilisation should occur. The immobiliser...