Recent content by Petenic73

Morning chaps, right I've had a look at it , the pipe you highlighted indeed had a 3 inch split in it so taped that up just to see if any different, still wont start, egr not blocked had a look and fuel reaching injectors fine so where do I look next , could it be the timing chain that's slipped...

Hey no that's fine I appreciate your honesty , that my friend is an excellent answer , one thing I have remembered is since weathers been cold when I start it early doors it was puffing more fumes out the back than usual and it was a strong exhaust smell to the point I havent dropped the rear...

So chaps ...I've a friend who's more mechanically minded than me , hes had a quick look with a code reader and theres no faults coming up on the reader , hes listened to it turning over (wont start) and he agrees with yourselves that it's an air / fuel issue and the extra oil wont have helped...

Just had a quick look and I've over filled oil now by an inch so gonna have to get that out , that could be why it was so much rougher on way home I'm a dik

Proper black and thick like a big smokescreen people behind cant see ****

Mmm that sounds grim , so its possibly a scrapper then , reading that made me sweat ...ooh the stress, I got to be honest it ran and sounded that bad last night coupled with the fact it wouldnt start today has me really worried , not sure if its leaking oil I've never noticed any on drive or...

Bless you pro ...I'm afraid it may have got much worse since yesterday , being the excellent mechanic I am ...not !! I dipped oil yesterday morning and it was probably 0.5 to 1cm under guide level so I put a small oil in to top up , I live in Burnley and work In clitheroe but have no other car...

Thanks for your reply Andy, it's a 2003 freelander td4 station wagon

Unwatch Thread Petenic73New Member Hi all , I'm Pete and live in Burnley, I have a 2003 freelander with all the usual wrong with it , boot dont open but did, electric windows dont work etc etc however yesterday its started running really rough is lacking power and is bellowing black smoke...

Hi all , I'm Pete and live in Burnley, I have a 2003 freelander with all the usual wrong with it , boot dont open but did, electric windows dont work etc etc however yesterday its started running really rough is lacking power and is bellowing black smoke under load or 3000rpm plus , any ideas...