Recent content by Semtexsam

Yes true. One of the guys that looked at the car was a MOT tester and he used his own diognostic machine. He came to the conclusion that it was not the high pressure pump and in hignsight he was correct. The garage owner was at pains to defend his conclusions and slated the guy for not using non...

Hi, Not much point of calling here anymore,sold my Freelander for spare or repair. Took the car to my local Land Rover specialist and IMO was ripped off big style. Was diagnosed as the high pressure fuel pump,the garage that purchased the car fixed it for 100 quid and not the 1500 I was...

Hi, The high pressuer pump needs replaced and to keep the car on the road i may have to attempt to do this job myself. What is involved in doing this job,does the engine have to be removed and is there any other requirements. The car is a TD4 auto 2002 with the beemer engine and i believe...

Hi, Been a bit busy and have most of the parts to improve the fueling of my Freelander. This includes fuel pumpsand filters. When working on the car i found this what i thik is a non return valve. Am i correct,tried blowing through it and nothing. Please tell me what it is and it would be...

Hi Time to get the old girl sorted for the summer months and firstly i have to address couple of problems that have kept her off the road. Going to replace the fuel filter,used the search facility here. As a result i removed the rear wheel and liner and did not see anything that looked like a...

Hi everyone and hope you all had a great Xmas,we had in our house but we had to forget about the Freelander. She has been great during this winter and for us going to work in the bad weather was more of an adventure than a hardship,even a couple of work mates are considering a purchase.Not...

Hi. Have to fit one for the weekend,had a look and there is not much room to play.What is the best way to carry out this job and any tips would be great. Just last week we were saying how well the car was going,should of known better. Ta for any help,Alan.

Hi Ta guys,was on here a while ago and there was some info regarding this issue.Just wondering if things had changed and what the current thinking was. Alan.

LOl,yip been a while but had another car and forgot about the Freelander.Was planning to sell her but have changed my mind,still a bloody good car. Alan.

Hi Now we are back on the road again i have been thinking about the fuel consumption of the car.I believe there are a couple of things i can do but not sure what.I am not a mechanic but have grown up in a agriculture / motorcycle family and not shy to wield the tools.Any help would be great. Alan.

Hi Finally got the car sorted,not been about this forum for sometime but have fallen in love again.When she goes she does it well.At the end of the day all that was needed was an oil cooler and job done.Not as expensive as first thought and fingers crossed there is not another prob for a...

Hey guys this is a seroius thread,lol.:nospamhere:. Alan.

Nice one,going to investigate that one before we go any further.Ta for that info. Alan.

It was a guy i know and works in the trade,not a landy specialist but was addiment that this had to be done.If it not needed it will be left to reduce the cost of the job. Alan.

Hi Was told that the water pump will have to be replaced as well,is this necessary ?. Alan.