Yes - south and east of Austria there are still excellent resourceful Mechanics who will tackle the 'no user serviceable parts inside' stuff that in UK we long ago just treat as exchange sealed units. Rising labour costs was the main driver in western Europe - most local garages here don't...

Welcome on board Alex. Brilliant answer there, mate - you'll survive OK on here. ;) Lots of ****-taking - but real help when you need it. SV. :cool:

Yes, of course - the soft top and the hard top are completely interchangeable.

I agree. Visit your nearest Citizens Advice office and not only will the forms be available there - but they can help you fill them in as well, if you wish. They will also be able to advice on any other things you are entitled to. And it's a free service. Stay strong my friend we...

My memory isn't what it was, but wasn't it in M.A.S.H. that 'Radar' (Corporal Walter Eugene O'Reilly) sent a Jeep home, one piece at a time? LOL :rolleyes:

Just got home and read your tragic news Gary. Heartfelt condolences from my wife and I. Take strength from the fact that she was not in any pain. In the last few days you've touched all our hearts. We're here for you if you need us. Bob & Melinda.

The visual inspection for the existance of a cat is on a petrol engine which will fail if there is no cat irrespective of whether it passes the petrol engine emission tests or not. There was so much confusion about this that the DVLA even issued a clarification in one of their regular update...

Assuming you've fixed the problem that made it come on in the first place - shouldn't it go after after a few times of running with no fault? I have a Scangauge2 which can only clear codes I don't think it can switch off warning lights directly. I agree the main stealers are really over...

I can confirm that Nodge68 is totally correct - you'll have absolutely no MOT problems having removed the cat/dpf or the EGR. In the UK there is no check on cats or emissions on a diesel engined vehicle - there is only a smoke test. My TD4 runs cleaner without those bits.

D'oh - :( - Sorry - captions and labelling then - very clear Hippo's pics - even without the arrows I seemed to imagine/remember they had. LOL :p

My thoughts and prayers are with you and Senga. Take care and look after yourself too. SV.

Very true Hippo - no pics in my thread - but that was because I couldn't improve on yours with the arrows and such. ;)

You must have missed it's an auto, MHM. The OP can survive safely long enough without a handbrake - I don't use mine for weeks during the winter when it's below freezing here in the far far North. LOL I agree with the advice to take the drum off and see whether it's a spring problem or a...

Try a bottle of injector cleaner in a full tank of diesel while you wait for the other bits. Shouldn't break the bank. It'll be OK in the end - if it isn't OK then it isn't the end - yet! LOL :p

Check all the vacuum pipes first. Then the air intake and breather hoses. Something is not connected or a rubber pipe is split or loose. Good luck.

The ossies wouldn't be able to find them if they weren't in direct line of sight. Especially on the way to a barby in the outback or the beach. :p

This crock of **** has nothing to do with the US of A. This was written for Ossies and Kiwis. Probably by someone who couldn't find a cup-holder to take a tube of Foster's in the pre-facelift model. Best advice would be to print a copy of this and hang it on a nail in the dunny.

Me too - very clever. :)

The inlet manifold is water cooled - the feed pipe is on the right-hand side of the manifold. My money is on the head gasket having failed - as usual on these engines. But what do I know - I drive diesels. The warning signs have been there for 6 months. Topping up the coolant on a...

A bit short on info here. What year is this Freelander? What was the location of the pump you replaced and what did you do to bleed the air from the system?