Land Rover Blog

How to fix a Land Rover Defender Indicator Fault

One of the first thing's I needed to do to my newly acquired Land Rover 110 was to fix the indicator fault. Basically I had no direction indicators and had to investigate why this was. A quick search on the…

How to change the pollen filters on a Range Rover P38

Pollen filters are an often overlooked part of a service, but the filters are cheap and easy to replace on a P38 Range Rover. There are two pollen filters on the Range Rover, one on each side. Outside air is…

How to adjust the steering play on a Land Rover

So I have had the new Land Rover for a few weeks now, and the first thing I noticed from driving around was the play in the steering box. The steering wheel moved around 2-3inchs before it started to turn…

Steam powered Land Rover video

Love steam trains? Would you like your Land Rover to be steam powered too? Well now you can, as the guy has built a steam engined Land Rover. According to the Youtube page, it is a three cylinder, double acting…

Find green lanes with the online byway map

I have just stumbled on this website for the first time and I am so impressed I thought I would share it on the blog! It details all the BOATS (Byways Open to All Traffic) that can be driven off…

Video: 60 years of Land Rover

If you ever wanted a film to make you feel good about owning a Land Rover, then here it is! This video is right up there with another Land Rover 60th anniversary video that we posted up on the blog…

How to fit a VDO temperature gauge to a Land Rover Defender

Looking around the internet, there is a lot of reported problems getting the water temperature gauge to work properly after swapping an old 2.5td for a 200tdi Discovery engine. Ever since I have owned the Land Rover, the temp gauge…

How to install a split charge kit into a Land Rover Defender

On my road trip next year, I am going to be wanting to power some accessories (laptop, interior lighting etc) in the evenings/overnight. If I connect them to the main battery when the engine isn't running, then it will be…

Recent Posts

Land Rover Videos

10th December 2018
0 726
70 years on, watch Dorothy’s emotional Land Rover reunion
A new video has been released by Land Rover. It features 87 year-old Dorothy Peters who enjoyed a literal drive down memory lane when Land Rover took her off-roading in one of the earliest Land Rovers in existence. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, the retired employee got to go off-road in…
Land Rover Freelander

29th October 2017
0 1,121
Introducing the Land Rover Blog Freelander!
Its been around 3 years since I last owned a Land Rover product, and hence this website has been pretty dormant over that time. But now I have purchased a Land Rover Freelander TD4 HSE as a project car for future articles on the website. It took me weeks to…
Land Rover Defender

7th January 2015
1 1,506
Land Rover Defender: The beginning of the end…
Defender production ends in Decemeber 2015, and Land Rover have gone back to the place where it all began to start a year-long celebration of the iconic Defender. A unique 1km sand drawing at Red Wharf Bay in Anglesey, UK, marks the launch of three exclusive limited edition models and…

Popular Land Rover How To Articles

How To

30th November 2010
3 69,858
How to use the Land Rover diff lock in snow & ice
I have had a lot of questions recently about the use of the diff lock in snowy conditions. The simple answer is yes - use it! If you are driving on snow and ice and you think you are likely to loose traction, then engage diff lock. So here is…
How To

24th November 2009
1 53,388
How to fix a Land Rover Defender Indicator Fault
One of the first thing's I needed to do to my newly acquired Land Rover 110 was to fix the indicator fault. Basically I had no direction indicators and had to investigate why this was. A quick search on the internet showed it would most likely be a hazard switch…
How To

9th June 2011
1 52,723
How to adjust the steering play on a Land Rover
So I have had the new Land Rover for a few weeks now, and the first thing I noticed from driving around was the play in the steering box. The steering wheel moved around 2-3inchs before it started to turn the wheels. The Land Rover steering box has some adjust…

Popular Land Rover Driving Articles

Land Rover Driving

29th October 2013
3 213,108
Find green lanes with the online byway map
I have just stumbled on this website for the first time and I am so impressed I thought I would share it on the blog! It details all the BOATS (Byways Open to All Traffic) that can be driven off road with your Land Rover in the UK. The map…
Land Rover Driving

2nd November 2009
1 40,978
Where can I drive off road? Part 1: Greenlanes
Your Land Rover is a passport to off road adventure, but where exactly can you drive it legally in the UK and beyond? In a series of articles over the coming weeks, I will explain where you can drive off road in the UK and beyond, and more importantly, where…
How To

18th December 2009
0 31,555
How to drive your Land Rover in snow & ice
With more heavy snow in the UK right now, having a Land Rover means it's time for fun. The snow hasn't reached us in the south west yet, but with most of eastern England under a heavy blanket of snow, it seems a lot of people are searching for how…