i have an annoying grinding noise coming from the front(i think)of my 2001 td4 auto..i can almost feel it through the steering wheel..when going straight ahead or on right handers its there...as soon as i put any left hand on,even just a touch the noise goes away. ive put new pads on today as...

deisel burning water heater...gets you up to temp quickly.you are seeing the smoke from the exhaust port.....the unit is under the n/s front plastic bit behind the bumper.

right....update time.... the e bay pulley i bought was ok till about 3 weeks ago...completely fell apart...the rubber delaminated leaving the crank boss in place the rest of the pulley was clattering on the chassis...recovered by AA. the pulley came with a 2yr warranty so i contacted the...

window mechanism fitted...recalibrated as per instructions...all is well...tinnie cracked.:)

thanks.

hi,after my window cables failed last week(block of wood keeping it up)i have bought everything bar the motor from ebay. im going to fit it tomorrow but im not sure how to reset the window to open and close properly?any advice please?

metal shavings...mmmm..if its a td4 then its probly the crank pulley delaminating.

Freelander - GEAR SELECTION PROBLEMS - VARIOUS - Land Rover

where is near you????no idea unless you tell us?

i have used rimmers many times for parts for my freelander,rover 45s and mg maestro...never had anything but top quality service.

why do people always think they know better then the manufacturer that spends lots of cash to design motors? a/c comes on with defrost windows for a reason!!

i went up strata florida in mine a few weeks back(in front wheel drive i should add)only got stuck on a rock once and had to be towed back a bit to take a different line.no problem through the fords. i took it for a play at a site in scotland last year(in 4wd)and it went pretty much everywhere...

in my experience advisories are no more than a work creation scheme for garages...i could write page after page of true stories about this...as far as im concerned if something is not right it fails...if its ok it passes?simple? when the same thing is not failed or advised at the same garage the...

well,im off to welsh wales for a greenlaning weekend friday so i may have a pic or 2 soon.

yes,mine was throwing up metal dust where the 2 metal bits were rubbing together and making a clattering noise which got louder by the day and just before i changed it i thought it sounded like the big ends had gone it was that loud.:eek: the metal dust was visible under the bonnet as the belts...

well,after finally narrowing down the clattering noise that was getting worse daily to the crank pulley failing i decided to change the pulley. i got a pulley off ebay for 62 quid(2 year warranty) and new bolt and washer from rimmers(clearance bargains)Rover 75 Bolt - Flanged Head - Crankshaft...

typical gauge readings...will vary a little with ambient temp.

there is a temp switch on the evapourator(the bit in the heater box)when the evap freezes it stops the compressor running till it thaws then the comp cuts back in...known as cycling....pretty much like your domestic fridge.

advisories are just that...advice...i usually check the advised items then just keep an eye on them...in most cases i find the advisories are just the garage fishing for work.i could spend an hour listing stories about advisories.......... The tester cannot remove anything to perform the...

to properly diagnose the a/c you need 2 gauges....1 on the high and 1 on the low pressure ports...with the a/c off both gauges should read around 70psi. with the a/c switched on the low side pressure should drop to around 35psi and the high side should rise to around 180 psi. as you only have 1...