Recent content by Martyfreelander

Hi, Blue smoke would indicate to me oil burning from cold, Could be valve stem seals allowing a little oil to seep into the cylinders when parked up but as mentioned above it could be a blocked breather but thought that would smoke more when warmed up? make sure they sort it when you take it...

Hi, I am a couple of months in driving my V Reg freelander XEDI 2.0 5 door and thought I would share my findings for anyone thinking of buying one. Firstly mine is a project car, I payed £400 with no MOT or tax locally from a man who had owned it for 8 years but it had been layed up as it had...

Hi, I am happy to announce my brakes are now excellent! Changed the brake servo this morning in the pouring rain and they now nearly put me through the windscreen! when I removed the master cylinder from the servo on the car there was no release of pressure even though it had been running, when...

Hi, I am happy to announce my brakes are now excellent! Changed the brake servo this morning in the pouring rain and they now nearly put me through the windscreen! when I removed the master cylinder from the servo on the car there was no release of pressure even though it had been running, when...

Hi mate, the bracket is an easy bolt off bolt new one on parts, as long as the slave cylinder wasn't damaged should be a 20min job with sockets and spammers. Readily available on eBay for around £8.00, if the slave cylinder has been damaged the you have to replace the slave and master as they...

The vacuum pump has been replaced, was the first thing done, there is shed loads of vacuum. There is no spongy peddal and the pedal barely moves at all when pressed, It is the same as when you stall a car and try and brake, no power assistance. you have to stand on the brakes to get it to stop...

It has been bled through with new fluid twice ant the pedal is nice and solid. I did a little test earlier I got the freelander up to speed on an industrial estate and switched the engine off, the brakes were exactly the same so I think the servo Is the culprit and tonight the peal has almost...

Just replaced the disks and a minor improvement but still no power to them, Have pulled the vacuum hose of the booster and it sucks to my hand and takes a fair bit of force to pull it off again so I think the only possible thing can be the brake booster....

Hi guys thanks for the replys there are no master cylinder symptoms the pedal stays nice and hard with no sinking, I already greased up the sliding pins but they were pretty good anyway. The pads were bought from a 4x4 specialist locally so should at least be able to stop the freelander. The new...

Hi all, I am still trying to rectify my poor brakes. Here is a list of new parts fitted so far. Brake pads and shoes Brake pipes new fluid Replacement alternator (as advised by garage) it seems to brake OK but just won't stop sort of grinds to a halt as if the brakes have oil on them...

Tesco have 10w 40 or 5w 30 on sale at the moment for £10 for 4 ltrs, grabbed myself a couple for the XEDI at that price.;)

Thanks for all the input guys, drove 60miles today with no problems and must say there is an improvement in low down torque and its a bit more zippy away from junctions etc.. also didnt find my self changing down gear so often even on hills. my brother has the same engine in a MG ZR and has...

LOL! Reply's are coming like Like buses! Thanks for all the advice it's just nice to know there are people out there even if the answers are not known. I am not worried about it getting sucked into the manifold as it's a pretty hefty blanking plate and it should only be heated by heat transfer...

Ok, anyone want to let me into the secret of how to get any response here? I am now 4 posts with no reply, I have helped others on here where I can but don't seem to get the same in return. Even if some one took the p*s it would be an improvement on nothing and I like a bit of banter as much as...

Hi all, just received my egr blanking plate for my L-series diesel and got stuck in this morning before the heavens opened up! The instruction was clear, plate goes between the egr and the exhaust manifold. spent an hour trying to undo the hex bolts with no joy. Noticed the flexi pipe from the...