Recent content by g15ost

Hi, 2 common places on FL1. It may be you have a small leak from the injector pump. They can be a little leaky when cold and usually seal themselves as the engine warms a little. Best way to check is open your bonnet when cold and the pump is on the front left of the engine. There's a black...

Freelancer Noobs. As some of you will be aware I have recently purchased a FL1 TD4. Before buying the vehicle I did a little research via this forum, general web advice and a few words with people on the trade. There's one thing I found when searching and that was a lot of mixed reviews and...

An old trick we used to use at Mercedes was to tip half a can of coke around each one then leave it over night. Coke shifts anything, just look what it does to teeth. True story!

But surely if they were a decent garage they wouldn't have let you take the car back with the problems still present? Screams cowboy to me so might be worth taking it to a specialist to check it over anyway cause if the garage you bought it from cant even cure a misfire then who knows what...

I was lucky enough to test that on an icy / snowy little hill at the back of my brothers flat when we bought it last Saturday. Even luckier was the decision to take the car Saturday instead of Monday as we had originally arranged as the guy at the garage parked our vectra in the space the FL was...

Could be as simple as glow plugs? Would explain running rough at cold.

TBH the get out of jail free card was the main appeal. I was looking for a Discovery Td5 for myself but then the bad weather came and we both realised how bad the wife's vectra tdci Sri was on the skippy roads. It was about as graceful as a fat chic on a treadmill. So the vectra went and we...

Yeah I must be honest my view is you buy a vehicle with 4wd because you either want or need it (in the majority if cases) so seems daft to pull it apart just o save a bit of money on derv. I think it'll be left as it is. Oh... As or searching or topics already discussed in length. If we...

I thought as much. I wil replace it regardless of cost anyway, even if I pay for it myself. It's not an issue. I am (well, was) a levelm3 qualified tech with vauxhall and Mercedes. Is there much difference in fuel consumption between 2 and 4wd. I will be towing a 1200kg caravan during the summer...

Ah, good point, already checked though and all faults including any present on delivery from the dealer are covered in full. The only term is that there is a £750 claim limit in first 14 days.

I know yeah...it's not even really my car, bought it for the wife really (and to drag the caravan about). I will be putting a VCU on just for peace of mind but wanted to test it as "ok" just while I wait to get a new one on warranty ( paid £400 for the warranty so I think getting a VCU out...

Well, after having a good old read of the Bell Engineering website I decided to go out and have a little play earlier. Decided against the 'one wheel up' test and go straight in with the figure of 8. Due to a distinct lack of gravel car parks I opted for our village hall Tarmac one which is...

Thanks. Gonna drag the caravan upto my parents the weekend so will see how warm the vcu gets after that (8 mile run) so will get under and check. Gonna try and get it replaced under warranty anyway as I have a friend with a vat registered garage who is willing to condemn it for me.

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that next time I take it out.

I honestly believe that the freelander gets an unfair press. I was in the trade so I know certain brands but my cousin is an RAC Inspector and one of the most knowledgable mechanics going and even he says they're not actually as bad as people would have you believe. I think it's just that...