Finally found one, a 2004 TD4 3-door with all the trimmings and I paid from what I can tell (as a muggle) mid-high range for the spec I wanted, but it's a car I intend to keep for at least 50k/5 years so I wasn't worried about the price that much.
Decided to take it to a local LR specialist to give it a look over and to resolve a few issues that I felt were urgent, including replacing the crankcase breather which (as it turned out) was the original and about 95% blocked as well as replacing one of the front track rod end ball joints which was gone; had the VCU checked and it's all good and just had the tracking done front and rear. Oil and filter was changed too.
But, now that's done I want to get as much work done on it myself and am asking for advice on what you all think are the most important things to get done. In my mind I think EGR blanking, silicone hose and maybe some chemicals to give the injectors a good clean - with this in mind, does anyone have specific manufacturers, brands etc. they can recommend? The mechanic at the garage said to keep clear of additives and just spend a month using premium diesel, but don't know what to make of that.
Would also appreciate opinions on which tyres are recommended for general road use with maybe the odd bit of off road messing around.
Anyhoo, I'm pretty clueless with engines/cars but one of the reasons for getting the Freelander was that I felt it was time to change that.... am looking forward to messing up and asking for help.
Decided to take it to a local LR specialist to give it a look over and to resolve a few issues that I felt were urgent, including replacing the crankcase breather which (as it turned out) was the original and about 95% blocked as well as replacing one of the front track rod end ball joints which was gone; had the VCU checked and it's all good and just had the tracking done front and rear. Oil and filter was changed too.
But, now that's done I want to get as much work done on it myself and am asking for advice on what you all think are the most important things to get done. In my mind I think EGR blanking, silicone hose and maybe some chemicals to give the injectors a good clean - with this in mind, does anyone have specific manufacturers, brands etc. they can recommend? The mechanic at the garage said to keep clear of additives and just spend a month using premium diesel, but don't know what to make of that.
Would also appreciate opinions on which tyres are recommended for general road use with maybe the odd bit of off road messing around.
Anyhoo, I'm pretty clueless with engines/cars but one of the reasons for getting the Freelander was that I felt it was time to change that.... am looking forward to messing up and asking for help.
