1. Yep all parts were genuine, was owned by one of my friends before I inherited it. They bought it with the leak and thought they could fix it. 2. Engine and drive train donor, guy who I bought it off spent £££ keeping it mechanically in good condition 3. yep could drop engine out of 2 and pop...

I seem to have acquired a few freelanders which all have some problems, but not sure what the best combination is to get 1 or 2 up and running without problems. I have... 1. 2000 Freelander 1.8 that has a massive oil leak from the crank, 2 new seals and a new pump have not fixed it 2. 2000...

Don't think any of the keys on the L322 can be re-programmed, so I would be very careful with e-bay keys. There are a couple of people who can program new keys to your EWS unit cheaper than a dealer supplied key. Dealer supplied keys are preprogramed before they are sent to the dealer based on...

Not if you get the BT IID Tool If the RR is 02-06 then All Comms, 06 onwards IID Tool for diagnostics. iCarsoft is pretty poor

best to get the codes read for the suspension inactive message, to many components in it to start swapping parts out or guessing

The brembo brakes were standard on the TDV8 and supercharged. I don't think they cam in blue so yours have probably been painted or if you don't have a TDV8 or SC then they are not standard fit. Not aware of a drop in replacement for the Brembos and they are not cheap to refurbish. You can...

+1 get it checked out 13.5 is too low. TDV8 normally require a new alternator at around 80k miles

Pads binding up in the calliper carrier or collapsed brake hose?

got a 2002 TD4 which I bought for £500 its been pretty reliable only had the HP sensor wiring loom problem in the 12 months I have owned it. Recon it does 40+ mpg on a longer run. I would say go for it, deffo more fun than ford Mondeo to drive

I would suggest you fit the replacement wiring loom for the fuel rail sensor as the symptoms you describe indicate either the connector or wires to the connector are degrading.

After much testing and fiddling I think in now have this fixed. The solution was to replace the wiring loom to the fuel rail sensor. It seems that despite all my testing of the loom showing that there was not a problem it was not connecting to the sensor properly. Not sure if this is normal...

Main things to look out for on the RR TDV8 VSE - I am not good a Kms so it will be in miles - Engine is pretty strong and has plenty of poke - Alternators give up at 80-100k miles and normally destroy the battery at the same time, pig of a job to replace as alternator is low down in engine bay...

If you need the winch then it is the D3 as the RR TDV8 can't have a winch mounted on its front as it will take the front axle over its design weight. Other than the winch the D3 is not patch on a TDV8

Spent the whole day on the car today. Replaced the Fuel rail sensor and that still gave a reading of 0kpa. Replaced the HP pump and managed to get the engine to run for 30 seconds, was a bit rough and wouldn't really rev. The it cut out again and will not start. Still showing 300kpa on the LP...

Heated/Cooled seats standard fit for the VSE

The heated and cooled seats work by blowing warm or cold air through the seat cushions. You should be able to hear the fan running when you rotate the heat/cool dial. If you can't hear the fan that could be your problem. If you can hear the fan it could be a problem with the air ducting. My...

Nodge68 - thanks, I have the old loom and have done a continuity check and it checks out, I think I am at the stage where it is try some parts, already ordered the sensor, will be either the loom or pump next Iwan - no fault codes on mine or slow starting, just no fuel pressure. If the rail...

eek! did you have a new pump fitted or did they just replace the sensor/regulator?

going to bite the bullet and go with getting a new sensor.

hmmm. looks like the electrical connectors are on either side of the diaphragm, given the way mine broke down and the zero PSI reading I think I will try and check the sensor for continuity, could be burst diaphragm in sensor.