Recent content by leders

i havent changed the injectors yet will try and check the things you said though just an update i towed the car along today to bump start it and it started and drove home fine no problems switched it off and tried to start it and it fired up fine i did notice when i followed it home there was...

hi my wife has a freelander 2.0 d 1999 (v) its the older type diesel engine not the td4 she drove to work this morning all was fine got to the car tonight and wont start it turns over and sometimes tries to start but will not fire up also has alot of white smoke when turning it over smells of...

i couldnt get a new uj today but one place i phoned said they had a second hand rear prop with a good uj on i could have for £10 so got that put it on and much better there is still a bit of vibration at about 60mph will this still be a uj

ok ive taken the rear prop off left vcu and front prop in taken for drive and all was good had a look at the uj s on rear prop one is really stiff and a little piece of rubber hanging out of it i take it this is the problem also does anyone know where i can get a uj off the shelf near dorchester...

ok ive now tried lining up with flat piece of metal still vibration still there so now i spose i need to work out which prop it is i have noticed on this test run i get more noise/vibration when i let the clutch in and out when driving does this narrow down the problem at all :confused:

i think it is the how the bearing are alined as each time i adjust them i get i different vibration or a vibration at a different speed also is there an easy way to get them at 90degrees as if trying to do it by eye is there a tool i can use thats easy to use under the car

ive just put the prop back on today and its better that it was but im still getting vibration through the car if i adjust the bearing mounts i can change the amount of vibration so im thinking its that is there a way of lining them up where they need to be

hi from all the help on here i worked out my propshaft bearings were gone been on you tube for a vid on how to do it and it says mark the spline before you pull the prop off i forgot this on one of the props like as idiot is there any way of working out where it needs to be thanks ben

that link takes me to the cheap ones but on there ebay shop they have got some gkn ones for £40 odd quid are they the ones i want

i not going to drive it on the road with no prop i just ment to move it off the ramps and around my car park

thanks for all your help got under it today and the 2 propshaft bearing rubbers are completly split spoke 2 the previous owner and he did say they were done 2 years ago but he also said they were cheape ebay ones so now 2 more questions can i still drive with the propshaft removed or is there...

i dont drive the freelander much as its the wifes car but got in it yesterday and the problem is now alot worse the noise inside is awful sounds like a helicopter the noise is now constant and vibrating the whole car still sounds like its coming from mid to rear of car can anyone shed any light...

hi ive had my freelander about a month now and noticed when i slowed down sometime made a wobbling sound drove it tonight and now mainly when i slow down getting a loud noise a vibration sounds like its coming from mid to rear of car when i got the car was told the ird and vcu was replaced 2...

hi all new to site thought i would have a look as ive just bought a 1999 freelander 2.0 d due to living in the middle of nowhere and having terrible wheather i think ive had it a week and have gone through a flood every day :)

hi ive just bought a v reg 1999 freelander 2.0d older type engine and it has a low biteing point on the clutch i was going to replace the clutch but spoke to a couple of people and they have said to replace the hydrolic system so not sure what to do now does anyone know what its more likely to...