Recent content by podge

Brilliant!

On average, I get 400 to 450 from a tank, with a mix of motorway and regional roads. On one fill, I made a conscious effort never to go above 2000 revs, and I got 510 miles from the tank. :) I thinks it's fast motorway drivin that brings down the mpg

£15 ? Bloody hell, my local LR dealer ripped me off, charged €88 each (£55). :[ They're not a very difficult job, provided you've a solid bench and vice to grip the vc with.

did the same...great. :) Never thought the FL could actually turn in a tight circle!

I had this prob a few months ago, and found a very simple reason for it - the coolant level had dropped low !! That was it, just topped it up, no prob since. :)

okay okay point taken. chill out man ;)

Look, lets face it, it's daft that the freelander doesn't give the driver the option to switch from 4 to 2wd and back when they feel like it. Most other 4x4's do. Do you mean then, that drivers of other 4x4's are commiting fraud by driving in 2wd mode - I think not! Anyway, no choice at the...

Nice one Revver, you HAVE saved me a heap of money .. :) Prised shaft off vcu with nothing more than a hammer, wedge chisel and a 17mm spanner ! There'll be strong words with mechanic tomorrow - I almost forked out on this until I decided to drive in Mondo mode. All i need now is a new...

Thanks for that, Revver, mechanic must be wrong. I'll take at it myself in garage and see if i can prise front shaft off vcu... If it works, you'll have saved me a hell of a lot....and will have lost my mechanic a customer ;) Thanks

If it's a diesel, maybe the glow plugs are gone.....?

anyway, to get back to the topic....I removed the shaft - can't believe i didn't do this ages ago (well before the damage was done :) ) drives great. The mechanic says that the last time bearings were replaced, the front shaft was forced onto the vcu into the wrong spline. It seems it has one...

hi gingerless. I considered this for ages but unfortunately never got round to removing the prop shaft until now, when the damage is already done - my viscous coupling is bunched. Anyway, the freelander drives great, lots of power and i'll be keeping an eye on the mpg. Less noise, feels...

Hey all, I'm new here, but had a good read of some freelander threads - great! I've a 2001 td4 that's served me well over the past 50k miles (now at 106k).Lately the prop shaft is making itself heard, and now a reliable mechanic tells me the bearings cannot be replaced as the shaft is...