1. 110tim

    Worth new clutch

    when I bought my current FL1 TD4 5 years ago I had the clutch replaced as there was no service history (got it cheap !!), we have done 54.000 so far and the car has been brilliant, lovely to drive , a good solid dependable motor, hope to keep it for many more years, the original clutch release...
  2. 110tim

    Roof to Windscreen Frame Seal

    I used a marine grade Sikaflex some 23 years ago and it has been fine, dont remember any rubber seal
  3. 110tim

    Long Start Td4

    heat plugs are seldom needed on a TD4 and head gaskets seem to last for ever
  4. 110tim

    Long Start Td4

    I had exactly the same thing and it was a leaky injector, a Bosch rebuild that had done only 30,000 miles, a leak back test kit found the problem
  5. 110tim

    Sealing roof gutters

    I have used Sikaflex with excellent results, it is a marine grade sealant and they do it in white
  6. 110tim

    Engine mount quality

    tried after market ones and the vibration was awful, fitted genuine and no problems
  7. 110tim

    Flashing side light

    had the same problem with LED bulbs, once on the freelander 1 sidelight and another time when I fitted daytime running lights to the 110
  8. 110tim

    Battery discharging after going through deep water

    with a test meter you should see 12volts on the heavy wire to the output terminal on the alternator with the engine stopped and 14.4 volts with the engine running, if there is voltage present then presumably the fusible links are intact. To change the alternator if I remember the a/c pump has to...
  9. 110tim

    New front radius arm bushes - recommendations?

    put polybush in my 110 radius arms and it made the steering a bit vague, replaced them with genuine LR metalastic bushes and now back to normal
  10. 110tim

    FL1 Td4, 2005, Clutch master question.

    the idea of the rubber "bulge" is to keep air away from the dot 4 fluid to stop it attracting moisture, as the fluid level rises and falls with the operation of the clutch pedal the "bulge" allows changes in fluid level
  11. 110tim

    Smokes on cold start td4

    both of mine had the same problem and a set of recon injectors cured it, the diesel specialist company said 100.000 miles is about the maximum milage for these injectors before they need replacing
  12. 110tim

    FL1 Clutch ? TD4

    have you checked the fluid level in the resovoir ? if it is low then possibly the slave cylinder is leaking, they do not seem to be very robust, on both my FL1s the clutches were replaced and the slave cylinders came out in pieces
  13. 110tim

    Freelander 1 Coolant Leaks :(

    I used a Nissen rad, vey good quality made in Denmark, a straight forward job, just the rusty wheelarch screws
  14. 110tim

    TD4 Coolant sphere

    I have also had a radiator leak, bottom n/s corner, assumed it was the hose connextion but a new rad sorted it out. Had to feel about to confirm the leak as you could not see it,the other possibility is the horrid little 'O' ring on the metal pipe that goes into the thermostat housing, again...
  15. 110tim

    Engine or gearbox?

    with the tin ware out of the way and an engine crane through the drivers door dropping the g/box out is easy