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 The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
 12th Feb 2024 10:17 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
Hi, yes it was a mix and match of Volvo parts, don't have all the part numbers ready to go but the main ones:
Bigger Discs 336mm (XC70) Volvo part# 31499996
Calipers (XC90) Volvo Part #36002411 & ... |
| 2007 FL2 only blows cold air. |
charlesnl
1st Jan 2024 10:17 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 18 · Views: 1489 · Subject: 2007 FL2 only blows cold air. |
| I had the same with my car, thermostat was stuck open, replaced the thermostat and that fixed it, the temp gauge was in my case always hovering at like 2/3 on the scale, so it never got really warm un ... |
| The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
23rd Nov 2023 10:01 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
Took forever to get some of the parts delivered for some reason, but I got the front brakes done and upgraded to a Frankenstein solution of Volvo XC70 Disks and XC90 Calipers and pads.
Glad I got ... |
| The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
5th Nov 2023 9:27 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
Some stuff of the list, some new stuff on the list 
Off the list:
B Service + Front Diff Oil Change & Fuel Filter Change.
Xtron fitted correctly now, no more gaps.
On the list:
Pass ... |
| Xtrons Microphone |
charlesnl
23rd Sep 2023 12:49 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 1 · Views: 455 · Subject: Xtrons Microphone |
Question for the Aftermarket Head unit users,
I got a XTRONS IQ72DLRP (guess the type doesn't really matter for the question)
It has this jack plug on the back that says microphone on a little st ... |
| The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
16th Sep 2023 8:12 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
Replaced the thermostat this week, watched some youtube videos and the Haynes manual.
The hardest part was the drain plug, that needed some wiggling before coolant began to flow out.
Also had to r ... |
| Hi everyone I'm italian |
charlesnl
8th Sep 2023 6:35 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 13 · Views: 1639 · Subject: Hi everyone I'm italian |
| Welcome, greetings from Finland! |
| The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
8th Sep 2023 6:27 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
Another one scratched off the list, got the Xtrons fitted, got the latest version and doesn't fit that well, there is a small gap as it doesn't line up as perfect as I want with the hole.
https:// ... |
| The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
3rd Sep 2023 8:22 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
thanks! yeah, there is no gasket or anything at the moment, so that explains a lot
I was thinking of just putting some silicone around it, but a new gasket looks is probably better, shipping costs ... |
| The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
3rd Sep 2023 8:00 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
| One item of the list, the rear diff oil, Job was done before I even thought about documenting it, what came out I put in a coke bottle, and it ended up having the same colour as the original content o ... |
| Oil leaking from ? |
charlesnl
27th Aug 2023 10:39 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1412 · Subject: Oil leaking from ? |
One of these:
https://i.ibb.co/Qd9gqwf/33-215-xl-1.jpg
The silvery thing that the hose attaches to has quite a lot of space for the hose to go over, so I figured a bit wider clamp might do the tri ... |
| The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
charlesnl
27th Aug 2023 8:18 am
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 10 · Views: 1895 · Subject: The story of a Finnish Freelander 2 (hopefully a happy one) |
With my to-do list becoming longer every day, I figured let's start documenting this adventure that is already slowly to start to drain my bank account
So to give some background on how I got he ... |
| Oil leaking from ? |
charlesnl
27th Aug 2023 7:06 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1412 · Subject: Oil leaking from ? |
| Small update, I "contained" the leak by replacing the hose clamp, still not as dry as I would like to see it, but also not creating wet spots any more, so guess the old clamp was just not up ... |
| Oil leaking from ? |
charlesnl
16th Aug 2023 8:03 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1412 · Subject: Oil leaking from ? |
| 183k (km) so I guess that explains that then, anything I can do about it or not worth the trouble? |
| Oil leaking from ? |
charlesnl
16th Aug 2023 7:52 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 1412 · Subject: Oil leaking from ? |
| Getting dark here now, but I can make some more pics of it tomorrow, it is the front yes, between the radiator and the engine straight down, I have the metal plate, and in front of that is the plastic ... |
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