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Ok Next question on the Freelander recommitting (fast becoming rebuild!) when changing up gear and lifting the clutch up to engage the next gear the car seams to ‘Kangaroo/bounce’ forward a bit in. My first assumption was the clutch need replacing but seeing how involved a job it is on the...

Hi Alibro, Thank you for your message I will have a look for some dodgy wiring, I have also filled with the Gear gator so could be related to that. Thank you

Hi all, Still working thought the list of jobs on my Freelander and a orange light has started coming my on the look like the ‘hill decent’ logo. it come on during driving with out any common cause. the drive doesn’t seem to be affected and the light will reset if the car is restated. I...

Poo, funny enough I had the same thing (but much worse) on my series 1 gear box 15 years ago, when changing the oil it came out grey with relatively large metal filing in it. 15 years on and approximately 40,000 mile late its still ( touch wood) going strong but I think series suff seams to be a...

It was black to the human eye and didn't think it looked to bad, the flash has really highlight the metal in the oil. here are the other photos for comparison but I suppose it's a question of how much metal is two much :-)

Ok so this is how the IRD oil looks, Didn't think it looked that bad but the flash on the camera has highlighted the metal flecks, look like black oil until you study it hard.

Thank you Nodge68

Good advice, thank you

Does that happen frequently? Is it worth changing the IRD as a matter of course. My daily driver upto this point has been a 86” 200tdi series one, I worry I may miss a massive Vibration as normal :-)

Thank you both, I will hope for some nice clean oil :-) does the driving quality deteriorate as the IRD wears? Or is it a bit like a diff on a traditional Landy?

So I'm working thought the job to do on my newly acquired Freelander and I have found the VCU has ceased. I have removed the VCU it but how do I tell if its done any damage to the IRD?

Perfect, I will get a few tomorrow, thank you very kindly for your help :-) and thank you for the photo, it much clearer to see it like that than trying to peer though the inlet manifold!

Thank you for your help, one last question did you know the size and where to purchase the bolts that hold the metal 'water rail' to the block, they are complete missing on my freeland!

P.S I will inspect the rear thermostat housing for 'Guts' on removal, can you buy a 'gutless' version any where or do you simply remove the thermostat from the housing?

Hi Nodge68, Thank you for your reply, I have not yet removed the metal 'water rail' or the thermostat, on closer inspection I have now found the 'metal water rail' is not bolted to the block in any way. Would i be correct in assuming this is nessory to get a water tight fit?

I all, I have recently purchased a 1.8 freelander with a suspected blown head gasket. After taking it for a little run I have found the water is in-fact coming from the thermostat housing at the back of the engine. What I am confused about is this freelander seams to also have a second white...