วีดีโอ

Hi Emmanuel 👋. It could be a number of things that could be at fault. It may sound silly, but make sure the prop shaft is in place as garages have removed props to "cure" problems 😁. It also could be that the splines within the PTU have stripped, so no drive can go to the rear. The Haldex might also not be working, and without a working Haldex, again, no drive will get to the rear wheels. That's a few things that jump to my mind as to why no drive would be getting to the rear wheels 😀. - Scott

Hi Sean 👋. Providing the tyres don't protrude outside the arches, then there are no MOT issues at all 😀. Not only have we gone from a 235 tyre to 245, we also have 30 mm spacers on which bring the tyres pretty much flush with the arches and there have been no MOT issues at all. 😀. - Scott

Hi Autistic Adventures 👋. Top job on going to the extreme end of tyre size fitting a 235/65 into the arches! 😁 Thank you for taking the time to explain the wheel bolt differences to us 👍. We are just holding off buying any at the moment because we still don't know wether to put some Darkside wheel spacers on or not 🤷‍♂. I think we are just on the correct side with the tyre speed rating on our Falkens being 130mph. Thank god it doesn't go any quicker as that would've scuppered our plans just a little with those tyres 😁. We have used our sump guard waaay too much on our Freelander 2 to not make it the first thing to fit on the Yeti 😂. Really appreciate your very detailed comment and we will have a watch of those videos over on your channel when we get a moment 👍. - Scott

Thanks alot Bigger In Japan. We both really appreciate your comment 👍. The reason Land Rovers get a bad rep for being unreliable is mainly down to people not wanting to put the money in or do the research in to know what bits need maintaining. 😀 Plus, Land Rovers' service schedule didn't help matters with important bits being missed and service lengths being a bit too long apart... 😁 Freelander 2's are very reliable if the various fluids are changed at resonable time frames. The only thing that cannot be avoided is age related issues that you get with any car as it gets older 😁. It really is a shame that the Freelander 2 wasn't kept in production for another few more years 😀. Enjoy your Freelander 2 car shopping when you get around to doing it 😁. - Scott

Hi Mikey 👋. Just seen the shorts you've posted on your channel, and your car looks epic 👌. - Scott

@ScottandAlana4x4 thanks, it's been on a few laning days and done very well, I might put some more footage up as I have loads more. I have also just bought a Dacia Duster to do some laning in as the lift on the Skoda still isn't quite high enough and the bumper overhangs too much, the yeti will be much better for this. You planning on doing laning?

@Mikey850t5 I have subscribed to your channel in case you do upload any more footage 👌😀. We were toying up between a Dacia Duster and the Yeti. One of the reasons that tipped the scales in the Yeti's favour is that a Skoda should be easier to do the odd maintenance job here and there. 😀 All being well, the Yeti will be used for green laning and the odd pay 'n play once we have got 1 or 2 more jobs done on it 😀. - Scott

@ScottandAlana4x4 awesome, I have just put 3 more vids up with some wheel lifting. The ground clearance and being able to lock the diff sold the duster for me, it's going to be lifted more and bigger AT tyres very soon. The haldex on the Scout has been so impressive though, not sure what generation haldex yours is, mines gen 5. I love it when I've been told the car would never get through the lanes and it does it as with no dramas! Such a good feeling!!

@Mikey850t5 Just watched those shorts that you put up. It looks like you were having a lot of fun. It almost looks so wrong, but yet so right for a Skoda to be offroading like that 😄. I'm not sure where abouts you are located, but you seem to have some quality lanes to use 👌. From what I've seen from Adam the explores videos, the Dacia Duster is a very capable car when it's taken off-road 😀. Our Freelander 2 has the Gen 4 Haldex, and the Yeti has the Gen 5. The Freelander 2 is another car that people laugh at and don't expect it to do very well when it heads off-road. 😁 We look forward to surprising a few people when we take the Yeti off-road 😄. - Scott

Thanks Tigermoto 👍. I do think that there is a really nice sense of nostalgia with steel wheels 😁. Maybe if the roads ever get fixed, we can go full circle again and be back at really nice alloy wheels 😄. - Scott

Hi Tea 👋. <Deleted the wrong information and added the correct information in the next reply> - Scott

@@ScottandAlana4x4 ouch, is that including tyres?

@SgHawk144 I have to apologise. In my flu ridden mind 🤧 I gave you the wrong information 😄. I've just been out with the bathroom scales and weighed one of the alloy wheels and tyres, and it comes in at about 24 KG with the steel wheels being about 25 to 26 KG each. 😀 - Scott

Hi Yeoblade 👋. There wasn't any increase in insurance premium for us. 😀 - Scott

Thanks Dave 👍😀. - Scott

There is nothing more satisfying than fresh Wildpeaks 😁. Enjoy putting them to the ultimate snow test 😄. - Scott

Hi Pdfp24 👋. The ignition can be on or off to bleed the system as the pump won't be running. But to save the battery, it's probably best to do it with the ignition off 😁. - Scott

@ Thanks Scott

General Grabbers are a great tyre. The only thing that made us go with Falken Wildpeaks for the Freelander 2 and Yeti is that they are slightly cheaper per tyre. 😀 We have a small bit of road near us that sounds like the car has a puncture 😄. - Scott

There was a lot of people saying the more worn grabbers get the more noisey they are

@@ashleywright1991 Only done around 2k since fitted so may have to turn radio up the more miles i clock up!

@@ScottandAlana4x4 Thats what we have round here. Even my Transit van sounds like you have a flat tyre on this stretch of road.

Hi Charlie 👋. Freelander 2's are amazing cars IF looked after. So much boot space to make them super universal, can tow a decent weight if required, and has a VERY good 4-wheel drive system. 😀 The biggest issue with them is a lack of maintenance by previous owners. If you head over to our channel and watch the video "what to service and when on a Freelander 2" it'll give you some idea what needs doing to keep them happy 😀. Our Freelander 2 has never left us high and dry when we have been out about so far (touch wood) but we always put maintenance above modifications. 😁 - Scott

Thanks Ben, we both really appreciate your comment 👍. The joy of a shared hobby is that we both have fun while doing it 😁. - Scott

Definitely that’s great to hear👍👍. really great content will be doing my filter soon. Thanks for the reply all the best. 😉

Thanks Andrew 😁👍. - Scott

Hi Rhcp 22 👋. Alana drives a lorry for a living, and this small TH-cam channel is my occupation 😁. - Scott

Thank you very much Benedict for your comment and tip 👌😀. I'll hopefully get my head stuck under the bonnet one of these days and get it fitted back into place 😁. - Scott

Point well made 😄. Although I'm not sure how much the clutch would appreciate it if that was done over a good few miles 😁. - Scott

Hi José 👋. Hopefully you'll find 1 or 2 videos that you might enjoy on our channel! 😁 - Scott

The easiest way to disable the 4 wheel drive system on the Freelander 2 is to remove the Haldex fuse. Although this will display error messages every time you turn on the ignition on. The other option is to remove the prop shaft from the underside of the car for a more permanent solution. My question out of pure interest is why would you want a 2 wheel drive if you plan to tow? 😀 The Freelander 2, for the most part, runs in front wheel drive and only runs in 4 wheel drive if it senses any wheel slip. So if anything, it's good to have the 4 wheel drive system for if you were to ever need it. 😁 Sorry for the late reply. It has been super busy for us recently 😁. Hopefully this reply helps. Feel free to reply to this if you want any more information 😀. - Scott

It's very boring compared to the Northern Scott method, don't you think? 😄 - Scott

@@ScottandAlana4x4 exactly might not have been pretty and might have maybe just slightly caused an issue but it worked

@scottball9657 😂.

😂. Rover is very happy for his first vote 🧸😁. Merry Christmas to you too from the both of us 🎅🤶. - Scott

Hahahaha that made the both of us proper giggle, so thanks for that 😂. At least your carpets were automatically washed for free... 😄 - Scott

Story of my life! 😂 You have a very keen eye for detail! 👀 Maybe I can redeem myself and win your vote in our second challenge on Monday 🤞😄. - Scott

You're welcome AKA HDM. 👍 - Scott

Thanks Alex!! 😁 - Alana

I might not be able to count it as a vote, but I'm going to take it as a small win just to draw with Alana's 😄. I can safely confirm the roof is now very firmly insulated...in our bellys 😁. All the best back to you 👍. - Scott

😂😂😂. I searched Temu for safety glasses and this is what turned up. 😁 Thank you for your vote 👍. - Scott

Hi Samantha 👋. We are very much car people too so we have something in common. 😁 Check out our other content on our channel as you may enjoy what you see 😃. - Scott

It's funny, The Freelander 2 has a very similar setup and in that world it's either called the transfer box or power transfer unit (PTU for short). It's seems it's more of a toss up between transfer box, angle drive and bevel box in the Skoda world 😁. - Scott

Thanks for that Cees Verhood 👍👍. - Scott

Once we have a Northern translator or we have learnt enough Northern Lingo to get by 😉😄. - Scott

@@ScottandAlana4x4 I'll come with you to translate 😹 They won't do anything on the Hyundai though 😂

@@Tigermoto Any chance you can come with us to pay also as I've heard there's a currency change between the South/North divide 😂? - Scott

@@ScottandAlana4x4 I think that's the other way round. Things are cheaper oop North 😂 That said, I suspect you get what you pay for with Darkside 😄

Thank you for pointing us in the right direction 👌😃. - Scott

Hahaha that's a perfect sum-up of it, a how-ish-to! 😂 We keep meaning to get new safety glasses but it keeps slipping our minds while we are out. 😃 I cannot imagine how painful it must of been 🙈. - Scott

I would say that it would be a giant telly, but Alana's quite small, so she makes anything look big 😄. Thanks Zeb 👍. - Scott

Thanks Brian! I always like getting stuck in when I can on the tools 😁. Keep watching this space with what's to come very very soon! 👀 - Alana

@@ScottandAlana4x4 But I can't wait 😱😡

Thanks 😁 - Scott

😂 That's exactly what everyone else was saying seeing as the day before it was closed because there was far too much water 🤣. - Scott

Hi Michael 👋. I'm afraid to say that the cars show in this short are not ours. They were 2 of many that were at Muddy Weekender 😃. The Freelander 2 in this video has a Flatdog UK roof rack on it. We have not needed a roof rack on our Freelander 2 so I don't really know much about roof racks and their pros and cons. Maybe someone else will see your comment and be able to answer your question 😃. If you have Facebook, join up to the Muddy Freelander Group and ask on there as the owner of the Freelander 2 in this short should be able to answer your question 😁. Sorry that I cannot be of any help on this occasion. - Scott

Hi Doddy 👋. I cannot vouch for anything in particular as I've not had to do anything like that with our car yet. But from a quick look on the Freel2 forum, this couple of threads popped up which could be of interest to you? 😃 www.freel2.com/forum/topic12190.html?highlight=door+seal www.freel2.com/forum/post420770.html?highlight=door+seal It looks like you could get the door seal rubber from eBay and then cut it to length. Sorry I cannot be of more help to you. - Scott