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V6 has a different VCU to TD4 and 1.8 petrol. No damper fitted. 3 door and 5 door are same length wheelbase. If yours is missing do a search and check IRD and diff are not damaged before fitting then do the one wheel Up test afterwards to...

On the hills with the Freelander

Hello, i'm considering fitting a new propshaft to my 2004 fl1 with 5doors. I found one (used) complete propshaft with vcu and bearings, but it is advertised as one coming from a soft-top fl1. In the pictures it looks similar to mine. Are there...

Hi there guys, I bought a freelander one td4 in December last year and almost straight away I noticed a problem after the car had warmed up I’d get power loss and after a bit of time a greyish smoke coming out the exhaust, I did a full service...

A couple of things you could try is reinstate the EGR making sure it is clean, as in photo below. 1 In fact you could remove the manifold and give that a good clean out, after removing the MAP sensor from the side and wiping that clean with a...

And leaves them on for a while after starting too. Stick a voltmeter on one..it is interesting.

The ECM puts the glow plugs on a lot more than it puts the light on. The light only comes on if you need to wait for the combustion chamber to pre-heat for a cold start. However the ECM puts the plugs on even if they're not needed for starting...

Is there a way to activate the glow plugs also at warmer weather? I noticed that in winter, the glow plug lamp on the dashboard turns on, i wait until its off and my td4 starts easily. However in warmer seasons the glow. Plug lamp doesnt turn on...