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Little did you know..... what?

My secret leak tracker is talcum powder, some leaks only show under pressure and by the time you stop and search the water has dried, (I spent months tracking a tiny pinhole in a heater hose that dribbled down to the top of the gearbox on our...

Sierra Leone!!! Sounds like a Top Gear style trip is in order. Freelanders to Freetown!

Great stuff. Where next after Gambia? (I know Sierra Leone reasonable well from 2002 though).

RAVE assumes you drained the system previously. You seem to have missed 12 & 13 in the procedure ? Personally I have an issue with step 17-18. Step-17a should be to top up the system while the thermostat is still open !! Also during...

Water boils around 100c at sea level. With a 14psi cap that increases to around 120c. If it's 50/50 antifreeze then it rises further to around 130c. If i recall

Thanks Kev. New NGKs are in, but didn't sort it. Nor did the Britpart new HT leads, however I'm looking forward to receiving some Magnecor reds this coming week. It seems a little strange but I think it was the alternator pulley going...

No leaks overnight. Drained coolant today via rad plug, and slowly refilled with just water for now. Followed the process in RAVE - but when I ran it again the temperature was averaging around 117-118C, which is decently outside normal range...

I have fox dampers on the disco and they are very good as mention. Another vote for KYB as mid-price replacements, I have these on the (said quietly) landcruiser with the standard leaf springs. No complaints about them, even on Kenya’s...

Budget? Do you tow or have a fully loaded vehicle often? You can normally get away with +2" shocks, they will give a bit more down travel off road. Rear springs could dislocate, you can either clamp the top of the spring or run dislocation...

No idea, but following with interest!

Discovery 2a 2003 V8 4L (Australian) Symptoms: (1) Oscillating between only 0V and 1.13V readings in the bank 2 oxygen sensor (bank 1 normal) (2) Had collected up error codes: P1171, P1174, P0150, P0174 (3) Exhaust sprays out liquid on ignition...

If things start to go a bit squirly it’s often best to go and have a cup of tea and/or leave it till tomorrow. Trust me I’m an eggspurt at snapping things that are generally indestructible. Even forced a bolt once but instead of the bolt shearing...

I would have thought so too (electrical)... Wow...

Here you go. Hope that helps

Final update: After replacing the temperature sensor and thermostat on my 300 TDI, I discovered the 3-way splitter on the overflow line was misrouted, sending the main coolant flow to the expansion tank instead of the radiator. Correcting the...

Installed a new sensor and after 20 minutes the gauge does the same thing - goes to 3/4. Strangely enough, the gauge dips slightly when i press on the brakes and if I turn off the engine and restart it goes back down to below 1/2. I am now...

Here's how it looks all leveled-up and with new 30x9.5 BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires. The rims are LP861 6x15, which I've since found are not so common a size/part, and I'm struggling to find a matching 5th rim for the spare mounted on the...

Definitely go back to the single factory set up , use the wiring diagram and go through a process of elimination. See if any of the wires are melting or extremely hot to touch

out pottering around today and visited a friend, was in for a cuppa and a blether about 2 hours in total, came out to landy turned key and nothing, completley dead, stuck jump pack on her and she fired up straight away, drove home about 5 miles...

Oh and I’ve found the ideal spray booth ! Forget building it in the garage! I’ve just been granted planning permission for an extension on the back of the house replacing my conservatory which we seldom used for a 8x6mt kitchen / family room, so...

Thankfully in the UK and most of Europe, there are charging facilities almost everywhere now. We have a 300 miles range EV, so only need to use public charging when doing road trips, when finding somewhere to charge isn't a problem, if more...

The best bit is I only noticed your location AFTER leaving the last post and it occurred you might find EV's a little more challenging. 🤣

In Kenya, you need the twin 90L diesel tanks of the Landcruiser to give you 1000 plus kms of range… to be on the safe side! 😆

I admire what you are doing Ali, but lordy these EVs are a bit of a pain! Proper range anxiety.

Nodge and I have been musing about the idea of a Freelander EV. We agree it would make a great base for an EV conversion project due it's relatively light weight, the way the boot cubby could be extended to the fuel tank position and it's height...

count the threads left out from the locknut on the wastegate rod, if there are less than 12 adjust it to 12 and see then with F2 removed but if it's a noticeabe difference with fuse removed than with it in place replace the wastegate modulator...

Sounds like a plan 👍

Radius arms are wider on the disco, measure between the brackets on both axles.