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 End of an era |
tim_roberts
 14th Mar 2022 10:08 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 25 · Views: 6231 · Subject: End of an era |
| Yesterday my wife and I sold our Freelander 2, which we have owned for nearly 9 years. It's been the best car we've ever owned (despite needing a new diff and new PTU at 100,000 miles) and I am missin ... |
| Split turbo hose |
tim_roberts
31st Oct 2021 12:13 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 5 · Views: 1846 · Subject: Split turbo hose |
| Going uphill the other day, and trying to overtake a lorry, I found I had virtually no power and had to give up the overtake and pull back in behind. The car was still driving normally on the flat, w ... |
| GB stickers no longer legal? |
tim_roberts
29th Sep 2021 1:58 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 12 · Views: 4746 · Subject: GB stickers no longer legal? |
According to this article on the BBC website, the government has changed our international letter code from GB to UK.
So the many millions of us who have GB incorporated in our number plates (with ... |
| Replacing rear vibration damper |
tim_roberts
18th Aug 2021 9:46 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 8051 · Subject: Replacing rear vibration damper |
| Judging from the one I took off, it would be very difficult to super glue it together due the amount of rubber that had disintegrated and got lost. Having the rubber bit bouncing up and down on the sh ... |
| Replacing rear vibration damper |
tim_roberts
14th Aug 2021 5:15 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 8051 · Subject: Replacing rear vibration damper |
| No, they are meant to be rigid. Time to replace them! |
| Replacing rear vibration damper |
tim_roberts
9th Aug 2021 8:24 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 8051 · Subject: Replacing rear vibration damper |
Update:
After driving around for a few days without the damper I noticed a very slight vibration/rattle when the engine was idling. I thought it was the engine under-tray loose or something like th ... |
| Replacing rear vibration damper |
tim_roberts
30th Jul 2021 10:00 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 8051 · Subject: Replacing rear vibration damper |
I've driven it round town a bit without the damper and boy what a difference it's made without the clonking sound!
Funny how you get used to clonks and rattles and only realise how bad they were wh ... |
| Replacing rear vibration damper |
tim_roberts
28th Jul 2021 8:09 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 8051 · Subject: Replacing rear vibration damper |
I'm happy to report I was able to remove the old damper fairly easily.
I removed the wheel to get better access, and found I could just get an 8mm socket on the head of the retaining bolt.
I the ... |
| Replacing rear vibration damper |
tim_roberts
27th Jul 2021 8:25 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 21 · Views: 8051 · Subject: Replacing rear vibration damper |
One of the vibration dampers on the rear suspension has come loose and is knocking when I go over bumps.
I've identified that part number as LR007800, superseded with LR041112, and it looks like it ... |
| Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
tim_roberts
16th Mar 2021 11:53 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 23 · Views: 8217 · Subject: Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
| No, just the one click. Would it make a difference? |
| crankshaft bolt |
tim_roberts
16th Mar 2021 7:49 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 14 · Views: 5830 · Subject: crankshaft bolt |
| Most cambelt kits come with a new bolt. |
| Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
tim_roberts
16th Mar 2021 7:46 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 23 · Views: 8217 · Subject: Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
I started this thread because I thought my battery was failing. Now I'm not so sure:
I fully charged the battery overnight on Friday, and have checked the voltage regularly since then.
After 3 d ... |
| Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
tim_roberts
12th Mar 2021 11:12 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 23 · Views: 8217 · Subject: Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
| £50 maybe |
| Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
tim_roberts
12th Mar 2021 10:55 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 23 · Views: 8217 · Subject: Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
| Mine is a 2010 TD4e, with no other energy saving technology apart from start/stop, which I always turn off at the start of each journey anyway (it also disables the annoying "change up a gear&quo ... |
| Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
tim_roberts
12th Mar 2021 9:15 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 23 · Views: 8217 · Subject: Stop-Start battery - do I really need it? |
My battery is failing (6 years old, had hoped for better).
The price of stop/start batteries seems to be significantly higher than normal ones, so my question is this: given that I never use the st ... |
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