Well guys, All hoses and connectors are brand new, so is the inlet manifold gasket, green type according to LR indy when they fitted it. I have been all over it this morning again, no signs of leaks at all anywhere. I am really inclined to go with TD John and Freelaner (possibly also formaly...

Of coure, if you didn't have a bonnet or windscreen fitted, this may account for the above average noise detected when driving your Freelander? But as you have not mentioned the really bad draft that would also accompany this condition, I for one don't have an answer :confused:

Freelanders have their faults, poor soundproofing is not one of them. Perhaps you have drifted around for a long time in outer space, where noise is difficult to detect, no matter what kind of earthling vehicle you chose it would seem noisy.

A week in from repair, 3 amigos still off, used almost half a tank of petrol with injector cleaner and so far no running on 3 cyl. or misfires on startup. Mixed driving town and A road 160 miles. :D Still go the mystery coolant loss, no sign of internal or external leaking. Max to min in 200...

I have been out for a 40 mile bimble this morning to exersize the injector cleaner. I cannot belive the ammount of twonks driving around with roofs and bonnets piled high with snow. My freebie 1 fresh back from repairs got me about east Kent no problem, We live on just about the highest point...

I'm with you there Hoyt, I imagine there is minimal difference, as long as the octane rating is the same. I have put some Wynns injector cleaner in this morning and will do it for the next couple of tankfuls, then go to once every couple of months. It seemed to idle smoother after a 40 mile...

I also forgot to mention, Dealer also reccomended using a good injector cleaner in the fuel, as I am using supermarket fuel. My Freebie has done 89 odd thousand and no 2 injector in particular has varnish build up, causing a less than perfect spray pattern and weaker mixture. They are pretty...

Glad I got that off me chest :)

Result!!! Good :D and bad :mad: sorry for a long post Main LR dealer, Harwoods of Tombridge fixed the problems. Diagnostic revealed an armful of fault codes going back some time, faults cleared and MEMS 3 software/firmware updated. New brake switch/short harness I fitted before Christmas was...

Hi Fdule, Do you mean it drops revs, or goes mad overrevving? Is it a 1.8, if so could be throttle position sensor fault. Or it has an as yet undiagnosed Freelander fault of obsesssive traffic light behaviour disorder :D Just on my way to collect repaired Freelander now, faults resolved...

I had the same/similar problem many moons ago on a previous FL. Garage said the torque converter was faulty and had to be replaced. Job done, at least another 8000 miles no problems, before selling it. I have no idea what had gone wrong, just the fix worked.

Had a good think and look around this site again, after going over the engine to check for signs of leaking. Inlet manifold gasket was changed back in the summer, when I had all the coolant pipes replaced. The misfiring/rough running on startup, on occasion combined with an annoying slow...

Dam thing wouldn't run properly when i started it today, switched off last night running fine. It seemed to struggle to turn over, then run on two pots. Switched off and on a few times, very rough, shook the thing sideways, then it started and ran lumpy for a few seconds, before running nice...

I have a 2001 1.8, nothing had been done from new, until I replaced top and bottom hose comlete with thermostat last year. This summer I replaced all the remaining coolant pipework including the metal water rail that runs behind the engine. Good job I did, there wasn't much metal left! Another...

I am beginning to think Freelanders were designed to be the fault test bed, and drive us all mad. Looks like you have some head scratching to do as well. Let us know when you fix the fault.