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Thank you for the heads up so there's a good few things to check and I will be sure to check all of them. its a station wagon td4 sport. it has done 92,000 miles. Are the engines good on theys?, is there anything I should look out for around the engine bay? Hopefully the oil will stay in...

Weve decided to get rid of the landrover and are buying a diesel nextweek instead, hopefully we will get more luck this time. any major faults to look out for on this model its a td4 sport.

Thanks again for the help. I will try and find a trustworthy mechanic to price up the seals and gaskets. Hopefully they don't quote alot more than the guide price given :) I'm pretty sure there's no smoke but perhaps il take it down the ring road tonight.

ive been out to have another look over the engine area, the underside sump and on the side where the belts are are bone dry no signs of spillage there. The Hose where the red marker is had a drip of oil come out when I removed the hose is oil supposed to pass through here? At the front of...

Thanks Vilguy no I havent checked any of the breather pipes. I know only a little about cars not sure where there located. Il have a look round later theys would be small hoses right?

Lol this Disco was just in front of me going through town! He feels my pain ><

That doesn't sound good nodge, is that an expensive job? Well we put oil in it when we bought it as it was a little low (just the bottom of the dipstick) We towed a caravan from Bristol to Devon And drove back which was 200 miles when we got back it didn't seem to lose any oil, we done a but of...

Thank you for a quick response. The car has done 59,000 miles, we have only just bought the car two weeks ago so I couldn't say for sure whether or not the problem has been on going, but it was only £400 so I suspected something would be wrong. I topped it up with castrol 10/40 oil. I have an...

Sorry to jump in on your thread but I have what sounds like the same problem a little rattle around 3k. But on a 1.8 petrol. Any other ideas what could cause it.

Hi we have a 2000 1.8 petrol freelander. We put 3 litres of oil in the car and done approx 450 miles. And the car is dry of oil there is no spillige under the car neither is there any signs of smoke whilst starting the car or driving it. Also the header tank is perfectly clear. I just can't...

Thanks Mike, that sounds promising, I looked into it and ordered a new switch so il keep my fingers crossed.

Hi all nice to meet you im Luke from Bristol. I needed a cheap 4x4 to tow my caravan From Bristol to Devon and managed to pick up a 2000 Freelander 1.8 petrol with 58k for just £400. it only had a short M.O.T but enough to do the job, so we hitched up and got to Devon with no problems. So now im...