Recent content by Chips

Ooii !!! I hardly know ya! :p Lets us know any deals on lock actuators. Had my 1.8 9 years and the passenger door locks but doesn't unlock on the button. Might fix it if it's cheap as me :D

Just checked me old one on the workbench. The filler/level is a 19mm socket. The drain is a 21mm socket. :)

Sounds like a loose nut behind the steering wheel. :p

Hello Snapper, welcome to the forum. If it helps, when mine went I had just got to Greece and didn't have a clue where I'd get a new one so I took it out and made a new bush just to stop the dif banging around. A friend was flying out some weeks later so I described the part and got him to...

Word of caution to anyone else rushing out to the car with hole cutters. The photo is of a Td4 taken from underneath looking forward which means the sump plug is in a totally diffrent position on the 1.8. Just a thought ;)

"hi what is the IRD" Absolutely nothing to do with SRS. I just mentioned that after 4 years of living with the light when I changed the IRD the SRS light seemed to function normally. Only lasted 3 or 4 days comming on again now. Oh well. I still recommend disconnecting the battery for an...

'scuse me. Don't know what came over me. :o Feeling a bit light headed when I noticed I've lost my "junior" status. :) Normal service will be resumed once I've found out what this bits for. :D

Oh yeah Blocked breather. Next time you fill up after a long journey, listen for any hissing or sucking noise when you undo the filler cap.

Check your CV No you're not applying for a new job. The Constant Velocity joint at the front of the propshaft where it connects to the IRD flange. Can make a hell of a noise and cause juddering when it's gone. Replacement is a whole front propshaft I'm afraid. Drop links tend to show up over...

Hail Ming Master of the Universe. Ruler of all he surveys. Conqueror of the Freeland ers. Followed by scattered showers with sunny intervals.

I hope I'm not too late!!! :eek: Make sure the wheels are securely chocked and can't move before you start swinging on the propshaft!!! The handbrake needs to be off :rolleyes:

I don't know if I should be pleased or concerned for you:confused: How unfortunate trying to investigate the source of a worrying noise when it simply disappears. Think hard and honestly back to when you first noticed it and how long it has lasted. Did it gradualy get worse or just appear...

Yeh yeh, "tout le monde" say do the search, and yes you'll eventually find the answers on this fabulous forum. A pity this thread is titled "Gearbox problem" as any Freelander owner will most likely need to be aware of this issue. I answer in detail as a fellow "Junior Member" who having...

I've been driving with the SRS light on for about 4 years. It would come on with ignition, go off for about 10 seconds after starting, then come on again and stay on. I had pulled and checked every connection and eventually gave up. Just replaced my IRD and now it works normally:cool: Figure...

will that stop the grinding noise Possibly not as its very likely be the differential that is housed in the IRD. as you hear it on tight cornering. The fact it's grinding means there's something wrong now. If the VCU has been seized it will put heavy loads on your rear diff and the IRD...