Recent content by Matt E

Wow thanks for all the advice. As you said it was a tear on one of the intercooler hoses, replace it now and power has returned, black smoke only occurs when revs are above 3000-3500, (which i presume is quite normal for a 14 year old diesel engine). As for the sludge, the coolant was replaced a...

Thanks mate. There is also a brown scum on top of the water in the reservoir, which wasn't there before, and to top things off there's now a crack around the cap so i need a new expansion tank. Any chance all of this is linked?

Thanks mate

Hello all. First time here for me, so hello to all and thanks in advance for any help/suggestions. My 2004 Freelander TD4 has recently started to blow black smoke when the revs are above 1800 or so. The kick down is sluggish at the same time, and power is greatly reduced. At the same time as the...

Hello all. First time here for me, so hello to all and thanks in advance for any help/suggestions. My 2004 Freelander TD4 has recently started to blow black smoke when the revs are above 1800 or so. The kick down is sluggish at the same time, and power is greatly reduced. At the same time as the...