It is odd isn't it, I can't imagine it shields much heat... None of the replacement rear cat pipes on ebay seem to have it either! The pipe itself is not too bad, it's plenty tarnished and discoloured but the integrity of it seems plenty in tact. In regards to the 'heat shield I could possibly...

Took the heat shield off after taking out the under tray and it was indeed the cause of the rattle!!! Now to source a replacement! Any idea what its call other than heat shield? Or should I not bother? It looks like its maybe there to divert any oil away from the exhaust?

The plot thickens! I think I might have found the cause! Really oddly like I said earlier I've not touched this section of the exhaust but I think this might be the cause. I'm just in the process of dropping out the under tray to see if I can remove it. Think I'll be able to source a...

I've got the rear silencer off at them moment and realise my plan of driving it without it won't work as the midsection would be resting on the sub frame. However what I've discovered is that there is water in the silencer!? I shake it side up side and it makes a sloshing sound!? Surely that...

Thanks for the tip @Nodge68 I'll try that out this evening.

Thanks for the replies chaps, I looked for the IRD mouting but mine doesn't have one (at least not what I could see). I'm thinking @Nodge68 might be onto something because this exhaust was incredibly cheap from ebay - £56 delivered for mid and back box. Can silencers get damaged in transit? I'll...

I replaced the mid section and silencer on my freelander this weekend. All went fairly well however there now seems to be a rattle at certain RPM. I've gone back under the car and shook the mid section, none of the exhaust seems to be hitting the sub frame or anything like that so I'm a bit...

Thanks for the suggestions, I was going to ask what people used for keeping the seals good.

Thanks for the suggestion, I pushed it down and it didn't do it so I'll take it apart soon :)

Thanks for the reply Hippo, I'll make sure I get a socket on a rear hub to check it.

Hi all, I'm pretty confident noise is coming from the sunroof because when i open it the noise changes. Was occuring when i was going around 60mph. The sunroof is the split manual style. Can i adjust the glass height? I couldn't see anything obvious, it looks like the front of the sunroofs...

Hi all, intend on doing the one wheel up test soon but I've not got a big enough socket at the moment. In the meanwhile I would like to check my VCU with the tippex test however I'm not sure where i should put the tippex!? Do i put it on both bits of the VCU? Or on the prop shafts? I put marks...

Thanks for the links. I tried doing the procedure but couldn't get the car into learn mode. I did manage to get the alarm to go off so called it quits after that. I swapped over the guts of the old fob with the new fob and it's working still so think I'll leave it there for now. I'm not as...

I just found this web page: http://www.keylessremotewarehouse.com/display_programming.htm?id=1748 Think it's worth a shot?

Great idea about swapping over the guts of the working one with the newer case! Thanks for explaining it's the key disabling the immobilizer and not the fob, I didn't realise this. The Freelander is 2002. Both fobs look like this: Thanks for the info, is it only LR themselves that can program...

Hi all, I just got my first freelander last night and having and issue with one of the key fobs. I've read a few other threads but it didnt draw me to a conclusion. I've got two key fobs, one fob that is working which looks well worn and the other that isn't working that looks suspiciously new...

Haha I won't, I nearly purchased an older discovery but preferred the freelander! I've not got much plans for it, I'm going to sort out a breakdown policy just encase. I think the first job I need to do is to get the second fob working. Seller said he thought the battery was just flat however...

Hi all, Just signed up, I've been reading other users posts for a week or so whilst discovering the common pitfalls of freelander 1's. Just purchased my freelander last night after giving it a thorough going over. I didn't do the one wheel up test on the VCU but I did some reversing in full...