Recent content by mikelygee

Thanks for the help. Our local mechanic is waiting for his electrical guy to return to work, but he's diagnosed a failed alternator. We'll see what happens. BTW, engine is a V6.

Thanks for your reply. I'm in New Zeland--I'm used to ignoring "whinging poms", as they're known here :) I chatted with a local mechanic, who advised charging the battery to make sure it can hold a charge, then checking with the vehicle running, to make sure the alternator is providing power to...

I have a 2004 Freelander that I picked up second-hand earlier this year. A few months ago the HDC light starting coming on intermittently (I think there were others--not sure), then one day the engine stopped completely. The mechanic tracked it down to a broken wire from the alternator. It left...