With the belt spinning and pulley I can see you need to be careful when pushing the device around down there.

Will do. Thanks I think there is room, but are they good at pin pointing where on the engine the noise is originating from? They are < £10 on ebay, so not too much of a purchase and I can always use it to check my ticker after doing exercise.

Hoping it's not injectors as all 4 were replaced last summer with reconditioned ones. It is due an oil change and the belt hasn't been changed for 100k :-O If I remove the belt will it also be evident if a bearing or the coolant pump is dodgy?

The Hippo was doing so well, but then the wife drops a "there's a funny noise coming from the car" :-( I have just been out and she is right. At idle the car sounds like someone is tapping a screw driver on the right hand side of the engine block. It's a TD4 BMW engine with 145k on the...

Thanks for your help. Replaced the hoses, one of which was split and the brake problem is solved :-)

Thanks. Just checked the hoses and one of them is split. The hose from the resevoir down to the turbo also looks very worn and about to go as well. I'll replace that one too. Will post back on whether it fixed the issue (fingers crossed).

Thanks for your help. You have given me a good starting point for the morning.

I just went out and tried what you suggested. When the car is started the pedal moves down ever so slowly about 1". I then reversed the vehicle and applied the vehicle and there was virtually no stopping power. You could feel a slight braking effect, but it is definitely not a vehicle that...

The pedal mechanism is fine as the car did eventually come to a stop, but my wife was left rather shocked as she nearly went across the neighbors garden :-O

The Freelander has started having an intermittent fault whereby when you go to push the brake pedal the pedal is solid and does not want to depress. The wife said it happened yesterday and again today. Fluid level is fine so it is not that. It's a TD4 with 135k on the clock. Anyone have...

The top mount bearing was all fine and rotated very smoothly. The top mount rubber was a little loose and had a degree of lateral movement. Not sure if that is correct or an indication it needs replacing?

I'll keep an ear out to see if the noise returns. Reluctant to replace the struts on a whim as I am looking at +£200 for a pair of quality ones.

I don't quite understand what you mean, but sounds like an easier method than my approach.

I hope this might save others time as I encountered it myself last weekend when replacing the front control arms. When I came to split the hub ball joint I found that a) The nut would not come off as it fouled the CV joint gator as it neared the end of the thread. b) Even with the nut undone...

Pleasure. This is such a useful forum and has saved me a fortune in garage bills. So putting something back in which will hopefully help other forum members save cash too is always a rewarding experience.

I did think that was the case. How can you tell if they are gas pressured as this one feels like it's oil filled as you can hear what sounds like fluid when you push the piston in? :-O Oops. I just took it for a spin and the clunk has disappeared. Now that could be the temperature, but it...

The piston doesn't rise when pushed in, but if I extend it right out, turn the unit upside down and pushed the unit down. There is a flat spot of ~10mm before the piston started to resist.

No pictures I'm afraid, but I thought I'd post my thoughts on the Hilka Heavy Duty coil spring compressors that I purchased from Screwfix. All I can say is that I was worrying about nothing. The spring compressors worked a treat and I felt very safe whilst using them. The hooks on the...

@Alibro - When you removed your strut could you see anything wrong with it? Reason I ask is that mine all looks fine and the only thing I notice is that if I retract the piston the whole way and then press the piston in, the first 10mm of travel happens with no resistance and then I feel / hear...

That is exactly what I have found. Ok, so it looks like it's not the strut. I also forgot to mark the orientation of the top mount before removal :-( and can now see that the rubber bushing in the top mount is angled and as a result needs fitting in a given orientation relative to the 3...