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 Smoke in the cabin!!! |
Deafender
 15th Sep 2023 6:52 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 13 · Views: 1719 · Subject: Re: Smoke in the cabin!!! |
Exhaust do you think? I'm struggling to see how it passed the MOT emissions test just 10 days ago.
Would the emissions portion of the MOT test be expected to pick up a leak at the front? Is th ... |
| Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
Deafender
13th May 2023 12:10 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1963 · Subject: Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
Well, we’re all sorted - and not the outcome we had expected.
We travelled very early one morning a week or so ago the 47 miles each way to Midland Transmissions as recommended by Austin Bell at ... |
| Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
Deafender
23rd Apr 2023 10:23 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1963 · Subject: Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
| You have a replacement engine and a new ptu. A new gearbox and you will have most of the mechanicals replaced apart from rear diff and haldex. (and suspension, but that's a case of replace when requi ... |
| Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
Deafender
23rd Apr 2023 10:14 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1963 · Subject: Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
Buy a MY13 or later. It's a different beast, at least test drive one before committing to repairs. It will keep you going for 4 years more than the MY09.
Makes sense overall and we did look at that ... |
| Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
Deafender
22nd Apr 2023 7:05 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1963 · Subject: Heads we spend to fix it, tails we don’t scrap the car… |
Well that day has arrived… we recently had a PTU exchange after it failed without warning reversing out of a parking space in the town square.
We knew replacing the PTU was a gamble, as doing so ... |
| Swapping out an indicator stalk |
Deafender
28th Jan 2023 9:09 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 3 · Views: 521 · Subject: Swapping out an indicator stalk |
Hi,
I’ve a faulty indicator stalk on my MY09 HSE- the info button isn’t functioning, and I have a mostly blank journey info screen as a result. (The alerts, gearbox settings bits all do still w ... |
| What did you do in your FL2 today? |
Deafender
9th Oct 2022 1:27 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1965 · Views: 651142 · Subject: What did you do in your FL2 today? |
| Spent some time idly browsing Powerful UK for accessories for the Freely and ended up saving myself about £95.00 …Today I fixed the broken glove box damper with the five quid repair kit from Powerf ... |
| Steering wheel cover |
Deafender
24th Feb 2022 8:32 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 824 · Subject: Steering wheel cover |
| I did the same to mine a couple of years ago and it still looks good now. A nice, low cost upgrade… |
| Anyone know where I can get a rear headrest? |
Deafender
8th Feb 2022 12:27 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 2145 · Subject: Anyone know where I can get a rear headrest? |
| x2 on Dave the Trimmer… he’s recently re-done my FL2 HSE front seats - the outside edge bolsters on both seats were split and collapsed, and he refurbished both to like new in a single afternoon, ... |
| 2009 TD4 timing belt snapped new engine? |
Deafender
1st Jan 2022 3:18 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 28 · Views: 10177 · Subject: 2009 TD4 timing belt snapped new engine? |
I’m no mechanical expert so wouldn’t comment on where the fault might lie in your particular case- but the comments so far here on your options/ next steps resonate with what happened for us.
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| Wind Deflectors |
Deafender
27th Oct 2021 10:38 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 1976 · Subject: Wind Deflectors |
| I have the Climair deflectors, chosen because I personally prefer the clip-in fitting over the stick on… they fit and work fine for me. |
| What would you do? |
Deafender
25th Sep 2021 11:22 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 24 · Views: 4828 · Subject: What would you do? |
| Mine had an engine transplant which ultimately was paid for 18 months later by the Indy that caused it after I won the court case …. At the time it happened it was a tough call to replace the engine ... |
| I'm a Happy Bunny |
Deafender
1st Sep 2021 11:43 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2 · Views: 730 · Subject: I'm a Happy Bunny |
The FL2 sailed through its MOT today - no advisories.
Yep - always good to read - my 147,000 mile Freely 2 did the same as yours today and sailed through its MOT ... the only advisories I've had i ... |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV First Impressions |
Deafender
14th Jul 2021 10:54 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 64 · Views: 15325 · Subject: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV First Impressions |
| Interesting that the OT PHEV (sort of) falls into the same category as I had the RX45O in- and I swung by my local Volvo dealer today— Volvo’s view for my case was the same on their plug-in XC60 & ... |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV First Impressions |
Deafender
14th Jul 2021 7:25 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 64 · Views: 15325 · Subject: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV First Impressions |
Very interesting reading and a great review … the whole Hybrid/PHEV/All electric options are constantly on my mind at present due to a sudden change for me…
4 weeks ago I wasn’t bothered abou ... |
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