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Going to have a try at my dads passenger door on his disco, how do you get the window out of the top of the door?

Going to have a try at my dads passenger door on his disco, how do you get the window out of the top of the door?

thats probably the case then do you think? not a way to get round it?!

right basically can you take the thermostat off a td4 freelander without taking the water pump off? the thermostat is located on the water pump housing. any help at all, i need to know quickly and honestly if you can get the bugger off! thanks in advance!

thanks all for your help, he's opted to change the thermostat, any advice on this? is it easy ive had a look and it doesnt seem too bad, maybe a little tight! found them online for about £30 this about the right money?

where is the belt on a freelander? the red light was on the temp gauge tho i'd say the alternater is fine

wouldnt this be aparant straight away? i dont have much experience of freelanders!

just a thought, there is hot water goin through the pipes on the radiator, so the thermostat may be working right?

mmmm hadnt thought of that! any ways to simply work out if its that?

just a quick update i've been over and had a look, theres plenty of coolant, oil is fine engine starts and runs fine. went out for a spin temp rose to about half way which is normal aparently, drove about 5 miles fairly steadily and the temp gauge went right up at once, then down to about 3/4...

i changed the coolant less than six months ago, just after christmas i think.

hi all, havent been on here for a while, looking for some help with my grandads freelander its a 53reg td4 diesel. just rang me up and explained that the overheating light has recently started coming on and the engine loses power, he says there is coolant etc, any ideas?

hi all! how hard is it to change the oil filter on a td4 freelander? my grandad just asked if i could do it and having serviced a few (older!) landys i said yeah that'll be fine. just googled the filter just to see how much it is and i see its just the element (thought it would be a screw in one...

problem solved, just needed a new transfer box

hi everybody, im having a bad morning! just spent every night this week taking off my transfer box (because some stupid prick decided it would be fun to dunk every bolt in a tub of locktight) changing various bearings and oil seals that were gone. mainly on the middle shaft, where the drive...