1. JPover70

    Coolant leak - heating?

    Is it possible to have a coolant leak when the blowers are set to anything other than ‘windscreen’? If the blowers are set to ‘windscreen/footwell’ I loose coolant; if set to just windscreen I don’t. I’ve been chasing a coolant leak around the engine bay for months now (it started in the...
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    Bus won't start...

    My therapist says sharing with the group is good for me so here goes… Had my FL1 serviced last week (because I’m really lazy and have loads of money) and the garage told me that they’d had trouble starting my car, twice. They suspected the starter motor was duff and kindly quoted for...
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    Cigar lighters...

    Quick question. Both my cigar lighters have packed in, I've checked the fuses etc. Is there an easy way to get at the connectors or do I have to take the centre console out as described in the Haynes bible?
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    Rattle

    Quick question before I go blind reading article after article after article after article... 1.8 petrol 2002 Hardback – accelerating from low revs I get a tinny rattle from underneath the car (middle/front ish). I thought I’d found the problem when I discovered the exhaust centre section mount...
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    Honeymoon’s over...

    Morning all... Picked up my ’02 1.8 GS last Saturday, although I’m still chuffed to bits I’m putting together a small list for niggles that hopefully I can get sorted under warranty. The simple stuff (like the fact that she pulls to the left a little, buzzing speaker and driver’s window...
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    Hello from Scampton!

    After too many years riding bikes and trying to keep Rover P6’s on the road I’ve finally ticked “own a Landy” off my bucket list. Found a nice, low-mileage 2002 Freelander 1.8GS with only 40k on the clock. Picking it up this coming Saturday... it’s been a long wait (my nerves are shot to...