Tools were missing which the supplying dealer is going to replace. I have the wheel nut key as that was in the centre console. Cheers.

Thanks. Looks like its mia then. I'll get onto the dealers.

Under the bonnet.... The one place not checked. Will have a looksey later. Thanks.

Right, anyone who is familiar with the last couple of posts will know that I've acquired a freelander 1. I've pretty much got to grips and tested everything but of all the things to get the better of me ... It's the toolkit / jack. I just cannot find the slippery little b@$tards. The obvious...

Apparently not. There's what seems to be a speaker / subwoofer factory fitted in there. I'll keep looking.

Cheers. I stand corrected about it being single CD as I have just discovered a 6 disc changer cheekily hidden under the drivers seat. Any idea where the jack / tool kit is?

Hi guys. Anyone who saw my last post will know I've just acquired a facelift FL1 HSE. It has the Becker sat nav fitted (single slot cd - no autochanger). It has been supplied with the original manual and with the navigation cd .... It's not to my taste as we have sat nav already which is a...

Quick update. Been and had a drive today and all seems well (for now :) ). We've bought it and its now sat on the drive after having its MOT. Only advisory was slight play in track rid end so all good. One thing I noticed when filling in log book was the only previous keeper was 'Land Rover...

Cheers all. This has to be the best forum I've used over the years.

Oh, tyres are all Pirelli with aprox 4-5mm of tread and all are evenly worn.

Cheers guys. I know it last HA an oil service 10 miles ago (by the dealer) but ill get the gear oils done straight away. Is the best way to quickly check VCU the reversing method. I seem to recall its reverse on full lock (any direction?) then dip the clutch and see if it rolls or suddenly...

As someone already stated this is a great read and yeah, I have pretty much made up my mind and gone for a good fl1 as opposed to a cheap fl2. Although we have gone for a slightly cheaper (£5800) 2005 model which is the HSE in Epsom green with beige leather which just seems to be an almost...

Thanks guys. Have seen a very nice FL1 TD4 for £6k. It's a one owner, low mileage car in Epsom green so ticks all the boxes. I'm not afraid of repair work as I actually am a qualified vehicle technician although I left the industry about 6 years ago for greener pastures. It comes with an auto...

Hi all. Am currently looking for a freelander for the wife. All this snow and slippy roads have caused her to loose faith in our vectra that she currently drives. We need something that can be used everyday but also that can occasionally shift out caravan so a freelander fits the bill nicely...

wheres the stepper motor on the Gems engine?

Heads off! As predicted there was a half inch piece of gasket missing from the 3rd cylinder (that was the one that read lower in the compression test). Have sent head to be skimmed and ordered gasket kit / new bolts so if all goes according to plan then ill be putting it back together wed...

Nice one thanks dude. Gonna pull the head off in the morning. How long did it take you to remove the right head?

Thanks. I thought it was the head gasket but needed somone to agree with me. I used to be a mechanic for mercedes so have some experience with V8's. Do you know what the torque settings are for the head bolts? I have a copy of the manual but it states its for cylinder heads from 99MY. It says...

Yeah. If you go on you tube and search range rover manifold theres a guy with a 4.6 posted a video with his making an identical noise that he said was hg. could you have a listen and let me know if that was the same noise as yours. Did you have any running issues or just the damn noise? Many...

Yeah. They were genuine Land Rover ones and were fitted correctly. The manifold was also tightened in the corect order.