Recent content by Jonty1

Live in Cheddleton, Staffordshire but currently logged-in in Malta. When back in Blighty, could be anywhere in the country, depending where we have taken our caravan to !!

Thanks for all your input, guys - just need to make it give the problem at home now !!

When it starts, all clean, no smoke. In-tank pump changed about three weeks ago, fuel filter changed last week. No loss of power at all, goes like a train !!

Good morning, lads n lassies !! As the title suggests I have an irregular hot start problem on my 2001 (51 plate) TD4, as follows. Sometimes when I make a series of stops ( such as going to several shops, etc., all within a couple of miles of each other), the car will refuse to start after a...

Yes, got mine a new fuel pump to tank seal - fitted it this morning, so an early Easter pressie !!

Mine certainly don't behave like yours, fellas - starts n runs like a train from the off. 2001 TD4 with 150,000 miles on the clock

My apologies, I evidently misunderstood your previous post, assuming when you said the ball was black that it was painted

English bull terrier, sorry but you are wrong about the tow ball. It has to be totally clean, including no paint. Any paint on the ball will contaminate the friction pads, as will any rust.

My 2001 TD4 tows my Swift Challenger 500 'van with no problems at all - totally stable at all times. I do have the correct Al-Ko compatible tow ball fitted, and also fitted new friction pads to the 'van hitch last year

Also watch out for garages where they don't realise that testing brakes on rollers is a no-no , Tapley meter only for FL's !!

Green Flag flatly refuse to tow any Freelander for any distance at all - apparently due to past problems when recovering by towing at customers' insistence (told to me by Green Flag recovery man when my lp pump failed)

I had to replace my left-hand piping a couple of years back - instead of trying to follow the route of the original piping, I brought the replacement up into the under bonnet area and clipped it across the inner edge of the bonnet slam panel. Much easier to fit, no problems at all

Maybe the original keys were not recovered

Shot of Millers every fill-up, never use supermarket fuel.

Did you insert the stat correctly, I.e. with the bulb towards the engine ??