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that amount of oil loss is excessive to the extreme, if it's not coming out the tail pipe as smoke then it must be getting forced out of the cooler pipes somewhere, or outa the front or rear crank seals.

yep, burnt out thermal overload switch in compressor.

worn valve stem seals and guides

you've checked for continuity on each of the wires in pairs with a multi meter to find out it's burnt out then?? the thermal overload switch is a **** of a thing to change, but it can be done. type this item number into ebay: 190350841322

based on the 300tdi starter being just shy of 3HP, and a 12V system, should draw at a max 183 amps.

For owners of V8's a 150amp isolator will happily power your starter motor till the battery goes flat, as in the very worst case it will only ever draw 142Amps. For owners of 300tdi, in the very worst case, your standard starter motor will only ever draw a max of 184 Amps, so an isolator of...

plenty places sell them, that's 150amp continueous rating, the intermittent rating is alway higher. lots sell things that are supposidly 1000 amp, but they're not talking continuous just for intermittent use.

Go to a welding supply shop and buy the heaviest DC welding cable you can afford, at least 35mm square. Suggest at a minimum 150amp isolator switch with at least 10mm terminal studs, but go higher amp switch if you can afford it.

The 3.9 crankcase sump plug requires a ring spanner of 1 1/8 AF, as the header pipes run very close to it and you can't get a socket in there, you may find the 3.5 if different I'm not sure, but as they are very much the same engine it would be unlikely. If you are going to get a breaker bar...

the cowbow that has overtightened it with such torque it has possibly also flattened the copper washer, maybe go shopping for new one first.

it would be very foolish not to have the head pressure tested before refitting it, and you will need to renew the head bolts.

those are 32" tyres, ya should of raised the body 1 1/2 " not the suspension, all you done is raised ya centre of gravity for naught advantage.

welcome:), if you intend it for recreational use get a classic.

All the early vehicles had no sincro's between any of the gears, to change gears was an art, so when you needed to change gear, the flywheel and gear box shafts needed to be at similar speeds, rember most of the gearbox is rotating inside still, being driven by the...

be a fcuking hell of a lot easier to leave the engine in the 2001 and get it on the road though.

:welcome2:you may get more help if you was to post in the Freelander section.:)

yea, and I reckon they'll be a bigger bucket load of faults as well,:D specially the way the front axle, or shoud I say "transaxle" is, gonna be fun working on it:eek::eek:

protect your windscreen and spray heaps of silicone spray into joints.

Was the old starter engaging every time?

bit of scratch here and the odd ding there, looks good on all Land Rovers.:D