Mr Bean

This is the approach i used to take when i owned my previous defenders... Just don't put anything in there in the first place so you don't have to remove it. And i've known someone to have their window smashed to steal an empty packet of fags that were left on the dashboard!

Aside from the price what about the Land Rover V8 diesel as found in the RR?

A car thief will always choose the easiest target....that means its someone else's problem...It doesn't stop the crime but it stops you being the victim. A hidden switch for the fuel stop solenoid is an easy mod to make if an immobiliser is to expensive. Or several hidden switches that need to be activated in a certain order?

Any news?

Could you try re-posting that with some punctuation? I'm not being funny but it is very difficult to read.

What "kill switch"? Did you add this yourself?

If you do have a crack at it take a few photo's along the way some of us sad people like to see engines in various states of repair.<BR><BR>A picture says a thousand words...

Is it worth having a go yourself? Worst case is it doesn't work... And yes i would do both gaskets in the absence of a pressure test.

I was told the head bolts were more an upside down J shape for the V6.<BR><BR>Not had one apart though so i might have been told wrong.<BR><BR>Can anyone clear this up?

I had a V6 and the fuel consumption was coming in at about 20mpg i have a Td4 which returns about 35mpg. The performance of the V6 is good but the reliability of the V6 let me down so IMHO its not much better than the 1.8, both are the K-series family and both have head gasket failure.

Possible engine/gearbox mount?

This happened to me about 5yrs ago and i was quoted a charge of £2000 to repair. Then whilst i was deciding what needed to be done this happened... It really overheated!!!

I'm guessing if the bushes aren't in good condition it will only accelerate this sort of problem?

Its good to see a proper repair done. As to the original post it sounds like a proper bodge!

Do you have the dimensions of the mount you made?<BR><BR>It would be very helpful if you share this information....please?

An inverter will be limited by the maximum amount of current it can produce. Regardless if the load is from 1 motor or from 10.

Don't leave dogs in cars on hot days .....

Fantastic workmanship you should be very proud of what you have made. From your pictures then when you removed the plastic front bumper you replaced the existing metal front mount with a new custom mount? Did you buy this new mount or did you make it?

Well mine is doing an average of 35mpg and it gets a good run most days. The start stop journeys and town driving see it drop down to 25mpg. I live in open lincolnshire with few roundabouts and the A1 as daily drive.

You need to think of how the gearing is calculated. The gearbox reduces rpm from the input shaft to the output shaft. The IRD's input rpm is from the gearbox this is then reduced again. The output rpm from the IRD goes to both front and rear axle differentials. It was this ratio between the front and rear axle differentials that caused the IRD to have issues. When the Freelander was made it was designed to feel like a front wheel drive car hence the front axle having a different ratio to the back. So back to your question you would need to know which axles were fitted to the car as well as both the axles and IRD had a gearing change. I understand it was done in 2000 when the model was revised with the td4 engine.

Did you find the break in the loom or did you run some new wires to the sensor?

If you need parts e-bay and other breakers always have massive stocks as a lot people seem to write them off very early in their life. This means parts are plentiful and are fairly cheap.

Do you mean this? http://www.landrover...es-discovery-ii If so have you tried speaking to the manufacturer? http://www.rswsolutions.com/

I have used "Green Stuff" in the past and one day i was driving "enthusiastically" and by the end of the afternoon the pads were cracked I have not used them in the land rover but i personally did not rate them well at all.

Sounds a good deal. Did you get it?