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  1. 28th May 2009, 09:46 PM #11
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    Congrats to the purchase, mate! She looks a beauty!
    Working on the FL is quite easy, the brakes are nothing compared to the other LR models you may be used to. It takes much less of time and effort to change the discs and pads (after you have worked out how...).
    The engine compartment is quite cramped, though, and items such as the air filter less easy to access (some bl**dy fasteners on the rear of the casing will teach you new swear words each time you have to relese them). Likewise, if you want to change the oil and your vehicle is equipped with the plastic tray underneath you will have to remove it first (which is a major job), so you may well invest in a suction pump and suck the oil through the dip stick channel.
    The oil filter is situated awkwardly in a tray behind the right rear wheel (as is the fuel lift pump) and very difficult to access, although as yours is a 2001 MY it might have these still within the engine compartment.

    Getting yourself a Haynes manual will help considerably. Good luck with the FL!
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  2. 28th May 2009, 11:43 PM #12
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    Thanks JoJo - looking under the bonnet of the FL it is all completely new to me. I've never had a diesel before. I'm sure that plastic shroud over the engine has some purpose but all it does for me is hide the interesting stuff.

    Have ordered a newer copy of RAVE from this site to get a better understanding of how the FL TD4 hangs together.

    I look forward to expanding my vocabulary/vulgarity under the bonnet of the FL
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  3. 29th May 2009, 10:01 AM #13
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    If you hear any knocking from under the car near the rear it will be that diff mount. The design is crap and all the weight ends up on the front mount and chews it out. Relatively easy to replace - just a bit fiddly - need small fingers. The other two rear mounts rarely fail so don't worry about them.

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  4. 29th May 2009, 10:40 AM #14
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    Replaced my front diff mount last week - Melb Landrover price was $57 or ebay via UK was $40 inc postage.
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