Freelander 1 Advice

[wanderlust]

I have the landrover freelander td4 premium sp which I think is a Freelander 1 its registered 05.
I am way not technical or mechanical.

I've got 2 questions

Took car into garage as it wasn't starting properly and they say glow plugs need changing. Then phone to say one snapped as they took it out so I can either carry on with just 3 plugs or if they fix the fourth I have to pay extra £1000 as its a big job to take off the head. They say it will work on three but I'm not too impressed. Is this the responsibility of the garage as they snapped it. I'm told it had wound itself inside itself and welded itself to the engine.


2nd question. I am getting serious doubts about this car. It was sold to me as being ok to tow my caravan but I think its at its limit towing. My caravan is 1300kg. Last year the turbo went ...a massive repair bill. Also its worn out a clutch I'm convinced due to the caravan. I find the electrics are always going wrong. I am now beginning to wish I stuck with my Discovery. What are opinions on the reliability of this car?

 

[Bromsgrove Defender]

I have the landrover freelander td4 premium sp which I think is a Freelander 1 its registered 05.
I am way not technical or mechanical.

I've got 2 questions

Took car into garage as it wasn't starting properly and they say glow plugs need changing. Then phone to say one snapped as they took it out so I can either carry on with just 3 plugs or if they fix the fourth I have to pay extra £1000 as its a big job to take off the head. They say it will work on three but I'm not too impressed. Is this the responsibility of the garage as they snapped it. I'm told it had wound itself inside itself and welded itself to the engine.


2nd question. I am getting serious doubts about this car. It was sold to me as being ok to tow my caravan but I think its at its limit towing. My caravan is 1300kg. Last year the turbo went ...a massive repair bill. Also its worn out a clutch I'm convinced due to the caravan. I find the electrics are always going wrong. I am now beginning to wish I stuck with my Discovery. What are opinions on the reliability of this car?

My opinion is you left it a little late to research potential problems with your choice of vehicle


Also think you should go to the introduce yourself bit of the forum and introduce yourself


In my humble opinion the garage is responsible for removing the snapped glowplug but.....................


:welcome2:

 

[Oldseadog]

:welcome2:
Burn it and get a Fender!

The garage broke it and it's their responsibility to fix it, not yours!

 

[Grimmer]

:welcome2:
Burn it and get a Fender!

Wise words, wise words indeed

Nice into:welcome2:to the mad house I suppose

 

[Optimus Prime]

depends on whether they warned you of the possibility of this prior to starting work. If not, back to them, their prob, if they did, then your prob.

In all honesty, it will probably start fine with only 3, they only come on for a second or two tops any way, once 3 cylinders have fired the 4th will follow.

As for the clutch, you're well within the 2000kg towing limit for the freelander. That said, towing anything will accelerate any wear to something which may already be past its youth, so the clutch wear may have been caused by towing the caravan, towing itself isn't the problem, it's all the low speed maneuvering which causes the problem. Although mine is auto, quite happily tows my 1675kg caravan, so don't think you have an issue there.

 

[SteveD]

So if someone comes into a garage with a problem it suddenly becomes the garages responsibility? How do you work that out?

If someone comes to me for new spark plugs and one snaps off cos it had been put in cross threaded or done up too tight how does that become my fault? exactly the same can happen with glow plugs.

 

[Thor1950]

So if someone comes into a garage with a problem it suddenly becomes the garages responsibility? How do you work that out?

If someone comes to me for new spark plugs and one snaps off cos it had been put in cross threaded or done up too tight how does that become my fault? exactly the same can happen with glow plugs.

+1 not the garages fault....... Just part of maintaining a car, stuff sticks and then breaks. I am sure the garage was as careful about removing them as possible. 3 came out 1 didn't that explains alot. Not garages fault things get brittle and break with age, parts do fail.

Had 3 glow plugs changed awhile ago, needed new harness for them as the plastic plugs broke, just age not there fault.
And think the freelander is to small for the caravan, IMO

 

[wanderlust]

sorry.....will do the intro bit...just needed advice very quickly

They are not going to charge for the fitting of the plugs then I will just hope that it will go...as you say on the three

I did look into the car before I bought .....and had a freelander before but only for a short while as it was written off in an accident

Everyone tells me it should be capable of towing......but it just feels like I am wearing it out compared to the disco. I'm even considering a Delica although I prefer the look of the old disco....not the new....and the freelander

 

[THEengineer]

I have the landrover freelander td4 premium sp which I think is a Freelander 1 its registered 05.
I am way not technical or mechanical.

I've got 2 questions

Took car into garage as it wasn't starting properly and they say glow plugs need changing. Then phone to say one snapped as they took it out so I can either carry on with just 3 plugs or if they fix the fourth I have to pay extra £1000 as its a big job to take off the head. They say it will work on three but I'm not too impressed. Is this the responsibility of the garage as they snapped it. I'm told it had wound itself inside itself and welded itself to the engine.


2nd question. I am getting serious doubts about this car. It was sold to me as being ok to tow my caravan but I think its at its limit towing. My caravan is 1300kg. Last year the turbo went ...a massive repair bill. Also its worn out a clutch I'm convinced due to the caravan. I find the electrics are always going wrong. I am now beginning to wish I stuck with my Discovery. What are opinions on the reliability of this car?

q1 cam sensor or fuel pump fault they dont need glowplugs this weather
q2 burn it and buy a fender
note to other gaylanders/bummers etc i have actually been helpful in this post

 

[Grimmer]

F.W.I.W. my old Astra did 100k quite happily with one of the glow plugs snapped off
You've got a Gaylander, a snapped glow plug is the least of your problems

 

[peter mcn]

glow plugs often snap when getting changed i dont know how it can cost a grand tho to get it repaired. the garage should tell you the risk and you should say your not happy with the service its like every business that offer a service to the public. you have rights