Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I can get around 10L/100 on the highway in my 01 XJ (stock 'cept for a 2" lift). Round town it's 15ish if you're 'normal', 17+ if you sink the boot in regularly and use the 4.0L and the light weight to beat traffic ;) Overheating is an issue but you just need to pay more attention to the cooling ...

The comment about torsion strength reminds me ... People often claim the Freeo suffers the same problem. I have had mine lifting wheels and no rub marks in the doors etc. http://www.4wdevents.com/gallery/d/847-1/2005_0102_103551AA_resized.jpg They are moderately capable offroad. Biggest drama is ...

Welllll ... as an owner of a Freelander .... Pre-01 I wouldn't touch if it was a Petrol. The 1.8 is just too small and has headgasket issues. The early diesels are not bad however, but I've never driven or owned one. After 01 the 1.8 and the old diesel were not sold here anymore - you can only get ...

wannabee wrote: leaking main rear oils seals.

Common-as. Don't worry about it.

wolfe 503 wrote: I really like the pre97 interior fawk the jap crap

Each to their own.

My comments are on XJs ... Relability - Not bad. Lots of parts and advice on the net available if there are issues. Fuel consumption - Bad. I average 15l/100kms in my 01 XJ Auto around town. On the highway it is better. Beach - Very good. On sand the engine just has so much power it makes mincemeat ...

Dirty / faulty wheel speed sensor maybe.

Or a buggered ABS modulator.

Thanks Trav.

Will give it a go this weekend if I get time. Have soaked them with WD40 in the past without much luck.

Have already had to remove sill (long range) tanks to get access so it has not been the world's easiest job ...

Any ideas on how to get the seat bases out of my 2dr (so I can clean up the interior properly)? I've heaved on it with my spanners but geez they are tight!

Is an impact wrench the answer ? (Any excuse will do to get one I s'pose ... already have a compressor )

Can anyone recommend a workshop on the southside (or even a mobile service mob would be great, since my beast isn't registered and thus a PITA to take anywhere) that isn't going to charge like a wounded bull ? It's for my 81 RR. Due to working 100hr weeks and trying to finish renovations on my house ...

The reason I thought it was not working was that I saw a video,, of me in the mud and the back wheel was spinning alot faster than what the front appeared to be. Don't forget the open diffs front and rear. You can lock them front to back, but that doesn't stop a wheel on the axle spinning uselessly.

Where are you?

If you're in Brisbane, I'll swap you wiring assistance with yours (I'm an electrical engineer) for some mechanical assistance with mine

Edit: DUH! Just read your post - you're in Melb.

Bugger.

Viscous centre diff relies on fluid dynamics. You know when you have spoon in a glass of water, and you stir it with another spoon, how the spinning fluid also makes the other spoon spin too? Same principle. You have you input shaft (from the engine trans) and two output shafts, into a metal box ...

What's the price if I collect (am in Brissy, interested in a pair for my Rangie) ?

My 81 Rangie has a Holley carb on the 3.5 V8. Everyone tells me these can be problematic on slopes etc. Mine isn't yet on the road so I haven't experienced that yet. However I spied an ad for a Holley Off-Road Carby in the latest 4WD Monthly. Has anyone used one of these? Any comments? Its just ...

Nick - thanks, shall do.

Alan - no visible brake fluid - just a vacuum leak (air rushing sound), but shall investigate the seal/bore condition obviously. Off topic - but do you guys check your emails regularly? I sent a query about a bunch of parts a little while ago, but no reply thus far?

I removed the sill tanks from the RR today (they had been disconnected by the previous owner after 1 of the lines got cut offroading, plus I needed to get access to the seat base retaining bolts, which are hidden by the tanks). I'm now debating whether to refit them or not. To me they look like they ...

Ah no I can see / hear the leak - its visible as a 2mm long gap between the two (servo and cylinder). Its not inside somewhere. Though I may pull it all apart and give it a clean up; but that'll mean a brake bleed too, won't it ...

Hi all,

Seems I've got a leak between the servo and the brake master cylinder, which probably accounts for the doughy brake performance of my (unregistered) 81 Rangie. Is there a gasket in there? Or is it just sealed up with goop?

As chance would have it I was out at Rocklea recently and near the Apollo Landscaping place there (near corner of Beaudesert Rd and Boundary Rd). Looked like a small place, forget the name, but he did custom spraying and bodykits, if I remember the sign correctly. You've got to basically drive into ...

Mate got his Volvo 740 (yeah yeah) done at Premier Tint at Rocklea for $100 (they run it as a special now and then on the radio, but its probably their regular price). That's for a sedan, they may charge a little extra for a 4x4 wagon ... Anyway he was happy with the quality of the job.

Anyone recommend a reasonably priced exhaust shop in Brissy? My Rangie needs a new system from the extractors back. Preferably inner city or inner southside, so I don't have to transport it too far (not rego'd). I've been quoted $350 for 2.5" pipe with basic muffler from The Muffler Shop in Buranda ...

I found this The only problem I have is wheather this thing will suck the life out of my battery or not? and if I can have it put in somewhere permenant The start up surge on a motor can be up to 10x its normal, rated current. You will find a lot of inverters will not start big motors - for one the ...

hate to be a bit of a bastard, but pity you didn't know me about 6 months ago. Still had some good lenses and could of sold to you cheap. Al;so had a few odds and ends for 2 door Rangies, but have bugger all now, just crap that ain't worth much Should be able to pick one up cheap. Good luck, Trav ...

Okay, I get you now.. Didn't know that you were getting a RW!! What I did when I bought my first 2 door was give the trans, engine and the like a good gerni and this was enough for us to get it passesd as there were no leaks visible under inspection (drove the Rangie straight there). There were a ...

Thonger wrote:Depends on where they are leaking as well, they don't like oil leaking near the brakes or out of the transfer on to hand brake.

Brakes are okay, transfer is far enough away from the handbrake.

Anyway, I shall investigate. If its a cheap fix, no dramas.

Trav, I agree. I can put up with minor leaks like these. My old Pulsar leaked too ... it leaked under the cam cover, so I fixed that real good, then it leaked under the dizzy, so I fixed that, then it leaked from somewhere else ... so I just stopped trying to fix it. The only reason I am chasing 'em ...

Yup, that's what I'm in the process of doing.

Correct. Just be carefull because im guessing its going to be like a dam in there and it will have a lot of oil behind that plate. Its a motor or Gearbox/Tcase out job to fix the seal. Again, sounds like fun I'll pull it off and have a look. Engine oil level hasn't moved at all of late so shouldn't ...

Looks like a rear main seal leak to me. Did you seal that inspection plate on with the Blue RTV? If not it was prob done by the Previous owner to cover up this problem. Nah, I didn't seal it with that goop. Was like that when I got it. i reckon ruff is right on the money...looks like rear main ...