Hi MHM I would imagine that it would operate no matter how cold, as it is a sealed unit, although in extreme cold it may take slightly longer to heat up and "shear" the liquid inside.

As I understand it, a vcu in good nick does nothing until any wheels slip, then the viscous liquid heats up, stiffens, and causes the props to lock, giving all round drive. As long as the liquid doesn't heat up, i.e. the plates inside don't spin inside the vcu, stirring it up, then "2 wheel...

Hi It may well be that the clutch needs replacing, and the other part that you have been told about is the dual mass flywheel, which is normally recommended to change because of the work involved to change the clutch anyway. You may also want to replace the master and slave cylinders too...

Hi Daniel with regard to the above, I have the same issue, as do many of our fellow FL owners on this site. The drivers door not unlocking, but in my case it locks, is to do with the drivers door solenoid. They are around the 80 quid mark new. The sunroof is a different matter. Again...

Hi Spike It's all about the search.................. ;) Freelander 1 Turbo Change Good luck, quite a bit of work involved.

Will Stick a hose into the top pipe of the rad and flush, the do the same with the engine. This should shift the remaining old stuff. Then bleed as per the manual, but do this from cold. It may take a few goes to get rid of all the air .

Hey Will I may take a trip to Bell, as a good friend of mine lives in South Brum, so kill two birds with one stone, book it in for a Friday, get it sorted, and stay for the weekend ;) Did you see the 2" lift that DM did on his FL? Quite impressive I thought, makes it look like a better...

Hi CB There is a whole post on this subject, explained in detail. I'm pondering on whether to bypass, but I shall definitely clean my EGR at the next opportunity. EGR BYPASS

I also removed my VCU as a precautionary measure, as it had covered 80 odd thousand and was showing the signs of failure. But hopefully before the winter I'll have it all back together, with a NEW VCU, no recon for me!! :eek: Ooh, and as for slippage Will, new Goodyears on all corners stops the...

It's the normal colour of fluid that ages, from red or yellow to brown, and over time, even black. If you want peace of mind, change it :)

A few for sale on fleabay Hawky. Pretty reasonable too.

How does it drive, DM ? Looks like a good job, and for the cost of it all, fair play too ;)

Hi MS, It means that a flint, or some other object has damaged your tyre. Get an opinion from a tyre fitters, they will give you a better idea.

Would this not do? Freelander Exhaust Clamp

Depends on whether your wheels are steel or alloy. If the wheels are steel, you could possibly get away with alloy nuts. The other way round though, and, if after repeatedly removing the wheels, steel nuts could stretch the alloy holes in the wheel. As a rule of thumb, steel for steel, alloy...

See if this helps any Freelander brakes

errol, you shouldn't need to be skimming anything, especially on a new product!! Get the photos downloaded, I'm sure within minutes you'll have an answer. There is always an explanation, whether it be wrong fitment or wrong product.

Hi errol, go to a photo sharing site like photobucket, it's dead easy to use, even for someone as pc unfriendly as me! ;)

Hi It looks as if you have to buy the inner joint and shaft as one assembly Freelander Inner CV Joint The outer CV joint is a separate entity.

If it is that, MW, it's a hell of a lot for condensation. I still believe it's a combination of your issue, resetting the seals, and water ingress from the door itself. If this nice weather keeps up I'll be giving it a go at the weekend :)