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My rear wiper motor stopped working.I was looking on Freel2.com and found some useful information for a cheap fix and it works. I purchased a used rear wiper motor for a 2004 fiesta as the innards are the same as the fl2 wiper the only difference is the length of the shaft and stripped it down...

Hi I am back after two years away,I had a freelander 1 then I changed to a (sorry for this) Mercedes but now I have returned and purchased a Freelander 2. Thanks for being here.

Hi all I have had my 2002 td4 for just over five years and she has been good but now I want a change so I have gone out and bought a mercedes c200 cdi so now the td4 is being parked up in my drive until it is sold. I will shed a little tear as she has been so good to me over the years.

Hi I had a recon vcu fitted a short while ago with new bearings and I have nothing but trouble with vibrating,It has been in my local garage about three times for them to check different things.I have got so fed up with it I have had the prop taken off and it is running fine so the prop is...

Hi Just done oil and filter change with a 12v oil extraction pump which I have not used before and it sucked out just over 6.5 lts which I think is good for extraction pump. It only took about 20mins that includes changing the filter,I will be doing another in about six months so I think the...

Hi The time of year came round again very quickly this year and the old girl went in for her yearly mot and she passed again with no advisories that is three years on the trot. ("I will be taking the car next week")just joking:lalala:

Hi I am updating you about the vibrating through seat at 60 mph after recon vcu fitted. I could not get round to the garage before but now I have been round and they had the car up on the ramps and found nothing wrong with the front cv joint or the front mounting on the diff. So they...

Hi A few weeks ago I had a recon vcu + bearings from Bell Engineering fitted by my local garage now when I go over 60mph there is a vibrating coming up through drivers seat. Been back to garage to have it checked to see if u/js are ok and everything is ok,The bearings were fitted by Bell to...

Happy New Year to Everyone and Breakdown Free Motoring for the whole year at least.

Hi all I contacted Bell engineering for a recon vcu + bearings on friday he said he would send it out monday and it would arrive tuesday and it did in the morning. It is so nice to deal with a company that is so efficient. The vcu + bearings were £245 including delivery. I was going to do...

Hi In an earlier post I had problems with tc/hd lights coming on so I purchased a stop light switch from this seller on e-bay the item number is 271497756438. Sorry I did not know how to put the link in. I have just taken it round garage to have it fitted and they have jut rung me up and said...

Hi I am going to replace the brake light switch on my 02 td4 es auto as the tc amber light keeps coming on. I have looked at several sites to purchase one and on some it says I need a extra loom to fit new switch this is getting very confusing as I thought it was a straight swap. Chassis No...

Hi all I have a problem with a/c I have searched and can't find my problem.I turned the a/c on the other day(a rare thing these days)and it all worked the next day pushed the switch and no light illuminated in the switch and nothing worked. I know nothing about electrics,Could someone please...

Hi The dreaded time of the year came round again for the mot,It passed and this is the Third Year in a row this has happened.:dance: I might go out and give my baby a big kiss and clean it.:D Ps No Advisories.

Hi All I know this has been covered a lot and I have read hippo's marvellous thread ,just checking as I am not a mechanic. I have been running mondo mode as I was informed by the garage who fitted my tyres I would be better off and save on fuel so I tried it,This is a load of rubbish as it works...

Hi Looked under the tailgate handle and saw some rust so I thought I would just remove the handle that's when the problems started.The lower of the three studs just pulled out as I was trying very gently to turn it so I continued and removed the other two without any problems. I put rust...

Hi All I have a Td4 02 Auto A strange thing I have never heard before,The car has not moved and the engine is cold I turned the ignition switch on to check sun roof was working ok and the engine fans came on is this normal as I have never heard this happen before. As it is the wind deflector...

02 Freelander ES Td4 I have just replaced the front wiper motor,Very easy the only thing is according to the Haynes manual you have to take all the windscreen panel securing studs out,After taking them all out and I didn't break any then removing the rubber strip inside the bonnet released the...

Hi I have a small problem with my front wipers,They work ok when the screen is wet but if it is only spitting a little bit they stop anywhere on the screen. First I thought it was the intermittent wipe just stopping where it wanted too as I have seen in some threads,Is it the motor that is warn...

Hi I am fitting some new Headlight Bulbs they are Osram Nightbreaker Plus. The bulbs are from E-Bay and they come with a pair of 501 Extreme White sidelight Bulbs,Can someone tell me if these sidelight bulbs are ok to fit and will I benefit from them. Thank you.