Darren
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Novel...but pointless
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Thanks Paul, that's great. Didn't realise it would be quite so involved, but ho hum.
What faults are you seeing? The only problem I've ever seen on any LR airbag system is the rotary coupler in the steering wheel and all will go eventually regardless of model, I've seen 2 or 3 now I think. It usually shows as being an open circuit on the airbag and a new one is about £200 but you can't repair it AFAIK.
I haven't got the details, to be honest. It was how it was reported to me by the garage that does our servicing as their interpretation of the Autologic output. The only way they could see of resolving it was either expensive component replacement or time consuming wiring testing. I'm starting with the ecu as the cheapest and easiest part to do. Although I may regret the latter having seen Pauls' post above
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The air bag system on my wifes' DII is FUBAR and diagnostics suggest it's either a wiring fault or an ECU problem. On the basis that it'll be easier to eliminate, I've bought a replacement ECU from eBay to swap out. Before I go hunting behind all the dashboard trim, can anybody tell me where it is?
Also, do I need to take any special precautions when changing it like disconnecting the battery, or is it as simple as unplugging the old and plugging in the new?
Thanks in advance.
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I am guessing that if I am lucky maybe a bolt just needs tightening
Pretty unlikely, I'm afraid.
maybe a bolt has sheared
Possibly more than one. It was two on ours the first time, which needed the holes to be helicoiled.
maybe the manifold is faulty
Could be that too if you're unlucky. In our case, after the first repair two more studs sheared at the other end because the manifold had warped so much. That required more helicoiling and a new manifold.
Does anyone have any tips on what may be needed to solve the problem after I try and investigate further. Could this be a time consuming and costly fix or maybe otherwise??
As I said earlier, repair it sooner rather than later to try and avoid more expensive damage. A new exhaust manifold is well over £300, plus the cost of helicoiling and labour if you're paying somebody else to fix it.
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Took this picture at Billing in 2005, which shows a Defender mirror on a Disco. It didn't look like anything more sophisticated than some bigs bolts!
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Check the fuel pipes where they come out of the top of the fuel tank via the htch in the rear floor. There are two steel 'elbows', for want of a better description, that corrode leaving pinholes that let air in. They can be quite difficult to see, but you can test it by cleaning up the pipes and covering with duct tape, or similar.
Hope this helps.
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Hi
I have a 2004 D2 TD5 that has recently developed a squeel. On idle the squeel is not there but when you rev up it starts.
Sounds very much like the exhaust manifold on its' way out. My wifes' DII showed the same symptons a couple of months ago, which was diagnosed as two sheared manifold studs. Exhaust gasses were forced through the gap under power making a squealing, whistling noise. The two studs were drilled out and the holes helicoiled, before the manifold was refitted.
Unfortunately in our case, it failed again more spectacularly about six weeks later when the exhaust manifold warped so much that two more studs sheared. The lack of pressure to the turbo meant it was virtually undrivable. A (very expensive) new manifold and some more helicoils later and all is well again.
The moral of this story is don't leave it too long to fix, as it won't get better and could get much worse
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The doors are basically the same, and the inner door card is the same shape on both the DI and DII. However, the position of the inner door catch and the mounting points for the grab handle were moved on the DII to accomodate the new seating arrangement.
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Maybe
Or perhaps most Freelander owners drive sedately in parts of the country with open roads and no roundabouts -
My tickets arrived today too. I love the instructions to walk past the queues and head straight for the security guard
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Having got the TD4 freebie sorted and on the road, and even replaced the faulty MAF sensor, imagine my delight when the fuel light came on at only 360 miles on a tank and Mr Esso robbed me of £75.
By my calculation this is well under 30mpg, which by all accounts it should manage happily no matter how much you thrash it.In my experience, this is a myth. Whilst it is possible to get some pretty impressive consumption figures from the TD4, driving style and driving conditions play a huge part in determining the mpg.
I've been keeping detailed fuel records for mine since I bought it 2 1/2 years ago. Over 16.5k miles the average stands at 28.9mpg with a high of 33.8 (ironically when my wife drove it for a few days) and a low of 24.0. It's now covered about 82k miles, has a full service history and is well maintained, but I know that my particular usage involving lots of short 1.5-3 mile journeys just doesn't lend itself to good fuel economy. On the odd occasions when I do longer journeys then the mpg increases but conversely, lots of cold starts in the winter and the mpg nose-dives. Mine isn't fitted with a FBH, by the way.
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All of those hitch mounted cargo carrers seem to be designed to fit US style receiver hitches, so I'd be surprised if you can get them over here. If you can then it's not a wholly insurmountable problem, as I believe Mantec make a receiver hitch to fit Freelanders. Not exactly straightforward, or cheap, though.
If you do manage to find one that would fit a UK towbar then I'd be interested in the details as, in principle, they look to be a neat solution.
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Ah, the sub-title doesn't show up when viewing the mobile version of the board.
Depending on how much extra space is required, an alternative solution may to be remove the rear seats. This is a quite an easy job and would give a huge increase in space in the middle of the vehicle. A couple of small wedges would be required to hold the dog guard in place that I assume is being used.
I've always thought thst the ladder used on Camel Freelanders looks useless, to be honest. I certainly don't think it could be sued to access a roof box, as that would have to be towards the front of the vehicle on the roof rails. I guess it might work slightly better with a full length rack.
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I think Fiamma make something similar to what you're after. It may just be the box though, intended to fit to the rear of a motorhome. They're pretty expensive and you'd need a bike rack that could be modified to accept it. Also, you may find that the combination is just too heavy to hang off the spare wheel.
Another possibility would be a small trailer, but that clearly brings its' own complications.
To be honest, a roof box really is the most obvious solution to your problem. Why aren't you keen?
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I had this problem with my old 300tdi Disco when I had Rock-a-tot seats for my twins. I solved it by buying a couple of Securon seat belt extenders, which worked perfectly.
I removed them again when the children were big enough for forward facing seats.
Hope this helps.
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I don't think I've heard of Isofix being retrofitted to anything. AFAIK it's integral to the design of the seat.
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The lack of replies suggests this isn't a common problem - you've just been a bit unlucky.
The heating elements are protected by one fuse - no.1 - which it shares with the rear washer, so easy to test.
Hope this helps.
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Hi Lee,
The wheel bolts are fine for your steel spare.
I don't know about your model specifically, but it was fairly common for Land Rover to provide steel spares whilst the road wheels were alloys on some specs. It applied to Discoveries too.
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Fitted my new filter yesterday. It was a straight swap on my 2001 MY TD4 and took less than an hour including taking photos.
The old spong filter was completely saturated, so who knows when that was last chnaged. Can't say I've noticed any change in power, although I can't really see how it would, to be honest. I'm content just to know that it works better than the original part though.
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Just received my new filter from Broad Oak via eBay. Very fast delivery, thanks very much
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Excellent
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Congratulations! All we're missing now are some pictures...
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To complicate things further, Disco steel wheels are 7 inches wide. I think that means that the outside edges of the wheels would be in essentialy the same line.
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Any chance of a picture, Brian? One being worth a thousand words and all that.
By my calculation this is well under 30mpg, which by all accounts it should manage happily no matter how much you thrash it.
Towing mirrors
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Milenco Aero or Grand Aero fit a treat to the underside of the arms:
In the picture they were also secured with a cable tie as it was the first time I'd used them. It proved completely unnecessary though.