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Yeah mine is a manual.

I had similar when I first had my freelander. I asked a BMW specialist to do the leak-off test (it's a standard procedure and they told me how much it would cost to run the test) which came back with one of the injectors way out of spec and another one a bit leaky but still in spec. Part of...

While not necessarily directly related, changing the gearbox oil in mine made a noticeable difference to the smoothness of shifting. If it hasn't been done for a long time, it's worth doing.

Thanks for following this up! I'll give it a go sometime...... Tell me, did you have to put a security code into your CD player afterwards? I think if so, I will have to get a new one as I don't have any documentation with mine.

Not yet! Did you? I'm worried I'll lose access to my CD player if i disconnect the battery.

I've got a hashtagMeToo, Since I've had the vehicle (nearly a year), the rear wash/wipe doesn't respond and the cab rear window up/down doesn't do anything, but the rear window obliges for opening and closing the taildoor, like it should. I have the three door, and it happens that if I take...

Freelander 1 doesn't seem so rare at the moment....but this is rare: L-series diesel. Commercial. 50th Anniversary edition. Needs a spot of work! but I doubt anyone will see another. Wish I could have it! bit far away for me. 1997 Land Rover freelander £400 I "decoded" the reg as T797 XAS...

It's a clever design and doesn't leak. Mine hadn't been taken off before I bought the vehicle but I wanted that function. I think it is a benefit to remove it to clean the interface of algae etc that would trap water. Does your window move when you open the back door?

Hi, thanks for your help. As stated by Alteredtech, the pump runs for about 56 seconds before cutting out if the engine is not started. So it looks like it's fine for now. This is different to the HDi engine in the Suzuki I had before, which only ran the pump for maybe 10s. I am very grateful...

Hi, I have the same landrover. The rear window drops on mine if you take the roof off the back (or raise it enough to activate the switch). I can raise it again after the roof is back on with the key in the back door. There is no other way to fully activate the window.

Quick question, very easy for anyone else with a similar age TD4 to answer. I couldn't find in the archives. Scenario: I turn the key to position II, ready to start engine. The lift pump in the tank runs.....and runs and runs. It doesn't stop. Is this normal operation? Obviously I usually...

I reconnected it and it works fine. If anyone cares, with this disconnected, the amber HDC warning light would come on after driving over 30s in 1st gear (disabling the system), then remain on for a few days/starts before resetting. Presumably the ECU knows when the switch should be active: if...

Hi gang. I have tried my best to search for this answer but I can't find it. Is the 1st gear switch the same part number as the reverse gear switch on the Getrag gearbox? I finally found the 1st gear switch on the gearbox yesterday and after a short while the cable and connector, carefully and...

I drained the oil yesterday. It was pretty dark and only maybe 800ml in there...... lots of very very extremely fine metallic particles, the drain plug was more like Marge than Bart. But no flakes or large solids....maybe ok?

Thank you everyone for your replies. Just after I bought it I saw an absolutely mint Commercial for sale at the other end of the country, for just a couple of hundred more, but I haven't seen any others in person. It's quite cool having the Special Products sticker under the bonnet. There are...