Freelander TD4 Black smoke!!!

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Its odd. One FL has had two replaced by me, the other that I am now running is well old and on the original

I cant telly you how hard that one is to replace, but why do you think its that that has gone?
 
Its odd. One FL has had two replaced by me, the other that I am now running is well old and on the original

I cant telly you how hard that one is to replace, but why do you think its that that has gone?
When I run my hand over all the pipes that’s only one that feels oily underneath and soft in comparison to the rest of the pipe and other pipes in the engine bay. Just doesn’t seem to be 100%. I’m picking up the part tomorrow and will change it the see how it goes over the next week and see if it makes a different. Looks a very awkward angle to do the clips but I may be surprised! Fingers crossed
 
Fair comment! Makes complete sense, Just didn’t want to spend all the money on the silicone set to end up not being the issue and having to spend more money on a new remedy!

There's not much point in changing to silicone hoses unless you want to beautify the engine bay or are planning to increase performance in the future. The standard hoses are fine for standard use over 100K miles or so. ;)
 
Yes., Its odd that mine failed twice in 5 years. But the garage that did it the first time I nearly sued.
For fitting a brand new disk to a seized calliper.
 
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Yes., Its odd that mine failed twice in 5 years. But the garage that did it the first time I nearly sued.
For fitting a brand new disk to a seized calliper.
I’ve discovered I was wrong it’s actually the hose running from the intercooler to the manifold! Found a 50mm split in it, taking the wrong hose back and getting it changed for the correct one tomorrow!
 
Yes. Its always good when you can actually definitively eliminate uncertainty and say 'yes that part is borked, and a new one will fix it!'

I had a failing fuel pump for ages, that I used to fix by slamming the rear offside door. But of course I didn't want to take it to a garage whilst it was still working

Dear old hippo got trailered in when it finally wouldn't resurrect itself.
 
Yes. Its always good when you can actually definitively eliminate uncertainty and say 'yes that part is borked, and a new one will fix it!'

I had a failing fuel pump for ages, that I used to fix by slamming the rear offside door. But of course I didn't want to take it to a garage whilst it was still working

Dear old hippo got trailered in when it finally wouldn't resurrect itself.
So nice knowing it’s so easily fixed especially something I can do myself easily! (And I’ve never done any work with cars before but Land Rover seem to be giant Lego sets ) Hate taking cars to garages and getting ripped off! The Land Rover specialist near me (brookwells) are literally amazing! Well priced and when I contacted them this afternoon to say I’ve bought the wrong pipe they have reserved me the correct one and I can just go and swap them tomorrow! Couldn’t have asked for better service!
 
So nice knowing it’s so easily fixed especially something I can do myself easily! (And I’ve never done any work with cars before but Land Rover seem to be giant Lego sets ) Hate taking cars to garages and getting ripped off! The Land Rover specialist near me (brookwells) are literally amazing! Well priced and when I contacted them this afternoon to say I’ve bought the wrong pipe they have reserved me the correct one and I can just go and swap them tomorrow! Couldn’t have asked for better service!

It's not actually an easy fix, but a fix it will be. You'll have to cut the clip off the intercooler end, as they are normally impossible to undo from above. You'll need a new clip on reassembly, making sure you orientate the worm drive to a place where you can get to it. ;)
 
It's not actually an easy fix, but a fix it will be. You'll have to cut the clip off the intercooler end, as they are normally impossible to undo from above. You'll need a new clip on reassembly, making sure you orientate the worm drive to a place where you can get to it. ;)
Yeah I had realised it was in an impossible position I had planned on cutting it and putting the new one in a more sensible position so if it needs adjusting in the future I can!
 
Yeah I had realised it was in an impossible position I had planned on cutting it and putting the new one in a more sensible position so if it needs adjusting in the future I can!
Also make sure you put a bit of an anti-clockwise twist in the hose, too keep it off the bolt on the front of the inlet manifold. ;)
 
Did the new hose work for ya?
New hose is on, just finished drove it to make sure all was good and I could hear something, came back home and could see flecks of oil in the engine bay to realise I had over tighten the engine cover and snapped the thread, so the drive chain can be seen. Please tell me there’s a solution!
 

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New hose is on, just finished drove it to make sure all was good and I could hear something, came back home and could see flecks of oil in the engine bay to realise I had over tighten the engine cover and snapped the thread, so the drive chain can be seen. Please tell me there’s a solution!
Everything seems to run fine and it’s driving fine but oil is being flicked everywhere in the engine as it comes off the chain
 
Some sort of chemical metal or epoxy glue is the only fix for that. Otherwise you'll need to replace the came cover assembly.
 
I had similar problem with my 2004 freelander1, the cop gave me a chase because of black smoke from exhaust like hell. Went to a garage he didn't open the engine lid just plugged in the diagnostic tool and said it is the turbo charger combustion problem paid £20 for the test. See as he was fully booked I went to another garage he insisted he also use the test gear and found the same fault in combustion but can't pinpoint the part or area and gave an appointment to come back. He suggested go on the motorway and accelerate the smoke should clear up tried that too. That night I came back to landyzone website checked black smoke threads and someone said it's the hose. Opened the bonnet lid straight away and saw a large black patch inside bonnet over a bent hose with a 1" visible crack. Job was easy replacing the part. Worth opening the engine lid before plugging the computer anyway times were changed we trust diagnostic tools first before the naked eye.
 
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