I am a bit confused, nothing new there! Anyway I have a 2001 td4, manual gearbox registered in May 2001. When I bought it I bought road tax in July 2007 and it was £205 for 12months. I am looking into future road tax costs and my registration document states a CO2 of 176g/km so it looks like I...

I was looking at pre 2001 x-trail before we bought our freelander so that would explain it. I did think the x-trail was a bigger load area but I didnt like the center speedo and I wasnt impressed with performance either, although I have fitted a roverron box and the freelander is much better.

The rear door should work with remote. As for the other failing to open, I ad the same problem on my 3 door passenger side. I took door panels off, peeled back plastic cover(dont damage it as its used as a water proof seal), then undid the 3 torque screws in door edge, unclipped the rod to the...

The freelander seems a good option for you. Its not as high as some of its rivals and the rear space isnt great, although I am comparing its load space to my old Volvo 850 Estate! I would definitely go for a td4 (2000 onwards diesel) dont go for auto unless you really need it as road tax is...

The boot locker is good, but its not a very convenient place to keep my sunglasses ;). I was hoping that some models did come with locking glove boxes, but it looks like they don't, how weird.

Does anyone know if its possible to replace/modify the glovebox catch to be lockable? I have a 3 door hard back and would like somewhere secure to put sunglasses etc with the roof removed.

Sorry to hear that its not going well. I am surprised that the main dealer cant find fault. Make sure you get a breakdown of what the main dealer did. So that when it is fixed, if the main dealer charged you for tests/investigation and they missed the fault you should get a refund! I still find...

I think that the imobiliser part of the key is in the plastic bit. So you dont need to change locks just the plastic top of the key. The above is my GUESS I dont have any evidence that this would work but it should. Hopefully the new unit will arrive soon.

Thats a pity. I am guessing this is to match with existing key and remote fobs. So if you could get an ecu + Keys + alarm fob you might be in luck? Just a thought but breakers are fairly switched on these days so may have the whole matching lot?

Only thing I can think of is to try a breakers or maybe one of the online part finder services.

I would be surprised if its the lambda sensor. Lambda sensors are in the exhaust towards the exhaust manifold, they are Oxygen sensors. They are used as a feedback to the ecu to control fuel/air mixture and to cycle the catalytic converter. They dont have a huge effect on startup fueling as you...

Sounds like your latch mechanism knackered. Its fairly easy to get at, remove door card and then you can unclip the 2 rods(1 from button and 1 from door handle) then 3 torq bolts on edge of door and the you can reach in and get the latch. I am guessing it has seized so a new one may be...

I would say that incorrect rings are unlikely but possible. If you think about it pistons going down dont actually really suck much at all, in the days of vacuume gauges you would only get a couple of psi depression in the inlet manifold (on petrols) with a max depression on no throttle...

To be honest hydraulic lifters very rarely go wrong to the extent you loose power. They are usually noisy on startup(tapetty tap noise from top of engine) and then when oil pressure goes up and everything warms up they go quieter. I haven't read all the thread so don't know if its diesel or...

I guess you dont have the old coil to try? Arking on the coil seems a bit wierd I guess that you have de-greased the top of the coil and the dist cap and leads?

I am guessing that you are aware that it could be the oil seals in the turbo. As the turbo is on the inlet (and exhaust) if the seals go then its very easy for the engine to suck oil from the turbo oil feed straight into the engine. I would bet that its the turbo, sucking past piston rings is...

Silly question but how do you know its the drivers door? I have a 3 door hard back and it only has 1 light on dash to show doors and tailgate, well I think it does;). Have you a 5 door? If so what year? Have you looked at Rave manual for wiring diagram? If I remember correctly drivers door has 7...

I dont know if a freelander petrol has a crank/cam position sensor but if that has failed then the ecu wont open the injectors so you wont get any fuel to the cylinders.

Its good to know you found a free fix, thanks for posting the fix.

I would have a chat to trading standards with ref to a car being unsafe to drive with a major problem in steering after just a short while. Was the MoT carried out correctly etc, does the Trading Standards know of the garage etc.... Good luck PS I presume that the repair garage are not taking...