newbie here

hi everyone new frelander td4 owner here.new to land rover as previously had pajero,s and l200/shogun sports but couldn't cope with the fuel costs any longer and a td4 FL seemed the most economicle out of the trucks in my price range.and I must admit im quite enjoying it I removed the prop and vcu as soon as I got it home as it had odd brand tyres on front to rear and the guy I got it off said he,d run the fronts down to the limit before putting a pair of cheapo,s on . the vcu actualy looks a lot newer than the prop and bearings (still unmarked satin black paint and no rust) but its an unknown quantity so will be replaced with a recon and 4 new tyres for peace of mind before winter.the only problem I have is the po said he,d just had a new "heavy duty" clutch and master cyl fitted but the pedal is biting just off the floor and sometimes I have to push the pedal hard to the floor to change gear.could this just be air in the system because as your driving some changes are fine with the pedal feeling slightly better.sorry for such a long winded first post.oh and whats the noise from the front bumper area when I switch off sounds like an aeroplane waiting on the runway before you take off(a fan of some description) and theres hot gasses coming out of a tube under the n/s front bumper while its happening

Hello and welcome to the site, no doubt you will now be getting a lot of stick about doors falling off ect, but they are not to bad a bus. The low biting point with a new clutch is not unusual and will after a few weeks get better. If you sent the VCU off to Ken at bell engineering, he will test it for you and you may find it is ok.

Hello and welcome along.

"""""" whats the noise from the front bumper area when I switch off sounds like an aeroplane waiting on the runway before you take off(a fan of some description) and theres hot gasses coming out of a tube under the n/s front bumper while its happening"""""
this will be the fans in your fuel burning heater this will stop as the weather get warmer
it is a small independant heater that gets your engine up to tempature quicker.
just do a search on the fbh or fuel burning heater

Welcome home mate! oh and :nopics:

rhodie said:

"""""" whats the noise from the front bumper area when I switch off sounds like an aeroplane waiting on the runway before you take off(a fan of some description) and theres hot gasses coming out of a tube under the n/s front bumper while its happening"""""
this will be the fans in your fuel burning heater this will stop as the weather get warmer
it is a small independant heater that gets your engine up to tempature quicker.
just do a search on the fbh or fuel burning heater

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cheers feller that's a new one on me but as they say learn smething new everyday.fixed me clutch phoned a local indie who told me you cant bleed the clutch you have to buy a new master cyl with slave cyl all connected up he said its a sealed system and they cost £200:crazy::multiply:.so I took the battery tray out and lo and behold a bleed nipple two pumps of fluid out of the system and now have a good peddle.

beerbelly said:

cheers feller that's a new one on me but as they say learn smething new everyday.fixed me clutch phoned a local indie who told me you cant bleed the clutch you have to buy a new master cyl with slave cyl all connected up he said its a sealed system and they cost £200:crazy::multiply:.so I took the battery tray out and lo and behold a bleed nipple two pumps of fluid out of the system and now have a good peddle.

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Only the TD4 has a bleedable clutch. The 1.8 and L series uses a plastic throw away sealed hydraulic system.

Welcome mate.

Nodge68 said:

Only the TD4 has a bleedable clutch. The 1.8 and L series uses a plastic throw away sealed hydraulic system.

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fair point maybe they wernt taking the **** its fixed tho so im happy cheers tho great place this

Hi and welcome

Tube with the hot gasses could be the fbh "fuel burning heater".
Has the EGR been bypassed?