Recent content by rob123

hi guys, back again for help on Freelander. I have a 1.8 petrol r reg, its on its third hg, 1 new manifold gasket, new clutch and hydrolics last January, and had the sub frame captive bolt welded back at drivers side rear this November for mot. have noticed a banging noise everynow and again...

Teddy / diesel thanks for your comments, thats a big help, will sort rear drum out know. With regards to master cylinder am I right in assuming the master cylinder is the item under the reservoir and the servo is the larger round 'flying saucer' shaped thing on its side bolted to bulk head? Can...

Hi there I have a problem with my freelander (R reg 1.8) a couple of months ago while manouvering to park brake pedal went down to floor, got out checked all wheels and under engine for brake fluid loss, couldnt find anything got back in car and brakes where fine. Just put it down to having big...

Thanks for the messages guys very funny:D see my earlier post 'ignition problem'. dont know what happened here, I screwed up somewhere!!

Problem starting

Hi there, my wife has a freelander 97, 1.8 2 door. yep spent more time under it than driving it! We have a problem with starting.Batteries were running low in fobs (beeping noise from dash) and we had a few issues starting it, changed batteries and all seemed fine for a couple of months, then...

Thanks for your help guys, found the bugger in the end, yep on back of manifold as you stated, took longer to get the bloody underside panel protector off than anything! And after all that I have the wrong sensor! seems the RAVE manual is lacking in some detail as it doesnt show this sensor on...

It failed MOT on emissions and was told it was the Lambda sensor. On the rave instructions it doesnt state that my model and vin number doesnt have a sensoe and I would assume , because it has a CAT within the exhaust system that it would have one. I have tried searching many forums and the web...

Hi there, I am trying to replace the lambda sensor on my wifes 97 1.8 freelander. I purchased a decent one from ebay and have come to fit it today and I cant find where the old one is?! Have an official landrover RAVE disc and when I looked under the car to see where the sensor was supposed to...

Thanks for that that was a great help. I managed to do the job in an hour, the most awkward bit was disconnecting and re connecting at the pedal end. the ols hydraulic system was on its way out, there was a leak in the rubber boot on the slave cylinder and the bracket was bent, so fitted a new...

Hi there thanks for coming back to me about my clutch. had a mechanic mate check it out and he said its definetely the hydraulics and the slave bracket is bent. I have ordered a kit off ebay and am fitting it this weekend. You said its a pretty straight forward job, do you know of any links...

Hi there I am new to this forum, but after taking a look around I am convinced that you guys can help me. I have a 1.8 freelander, one of the first an ,R, reg. Although i have been through the usual freelander problems, 2 head gaskets, manifold gaskets etc etc, I am sure you all know the...