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    New catalytic converter break in warm up procedure

    First thing i would do is install it making sure there is no exhaust putty around the entrance to the cat. Then, before going through the test again, i would take it for a good high speed run up a motorway if possible and get the cat up to a high working temperature. Cats are more...
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    Odd drive noise...

    Handbrake cable rubbing on wheel?. De-laminated brake shoe?
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    Failed emissions test

    Any hole in the exhaust system will contribute to high CO readings. One that size wouldn't be the be all and end all.....but it wont help. 6 months in the life of a K series air filter is quite a long time (For mine anyway). Surprising how filthy they get in quite a short space of time. I...
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    Whats the fastest time to change a head gasket

    Dont use Steel Seal, it probably wont work and will make a god awful mess when you have to take the head off/flush the system out. Liner height refers to the cylinders. Its a removable liner (But DONT move them). When the heads off check the liners are roughly level with the block, and not below...
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    propshaft support bearings

    I would hold your horses, and maybe look towards the gearbox etc. In my experience the VCU bearings grind and grumble like hell when completely shot, and tick or squeal if on the way out. Under power or not, the prop shaft still revolves If you think about it..Shouldn't/doesn't make any...
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    Simple question.

    Nope. Sorry, but your hippo is bwain damaged. Dementia maybe?. On a more serious note, try disconnecting the battery for a while.
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    Will your Freelander lead to hard core Landy abuse?

    Just fit part number LRPC5100953 (automatic electric pig comforter with dash warning light) to your freebie, and you will have the best of both worlds..
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    Snow chain advice please

    +1 Brilliant things. No transmission problems as well.
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    2002 fl1 1.8 non start

    Plugs fouled, then dried off a bit. Plugs easily fouled/soaked in fuel on the k-series when starting probs of any description.
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    What type of engines will fit freelander 1.8

    +1 Liner height check?, PAYEN gasket set (NOT E-bays finest), OEM quality stretch bolts, and a PRT mod. New header tank nice as well. Later oil rail if your feeling flush. Gotta be better than bodging some unknown quantity in. Edit!...Note to self, look at initial posting dates! :-)
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    1998 freelander 1.8 not starting. what can it be?

    Hi there, Yes, i read your posts in detail. I still stand by what i have said. I hope you can fix it.
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    Goodbye and thanks for all the fish..

    Nice one Soss. Had a 3.0D X5 myself on an 04 plate for a year or so. Happy Motoring. ;)
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    1998 freelander 1.8 not starting. what can it be?

    I think we should look at this logically guys. The car came in with some kind of dire electrical fault.....but ran. So timing is perhaps not the issue. Door lock mayhem may be the REAL pointer. It's an early MEMS, and i think the ECU needs replacing, putting on a testbook rig, put into...
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    Oil change

    +1 on that
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    Tc Warning light and burning smell

    That's a good point, maybe clutch or transmission!. Looks like it may be another of these flash in the pan jobs we never hear the outcome of anyway.
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