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2000, W reg, 1.8 petrol. I have an intermitent gas smell coming from my Freelander. Having searched the forum I have come across this reply to the same question. The gas smell will be your rear diff over heating and burning the diff oil. This is mainly caused by mismatched tyres and...

Hello, I am currently in the middle of changing the pasenger side window cable after it snapped. Everything going well until I needed to remove the t-20 screws from the back of the regulator. The last one won't come out and the thread is starting to wear down on the inside. Does anyone know of a...

Sorry, i know it's the most popular subject on here but There's some things I'm not sure about. W reg 2000 1.8 station wagon 65k. Today I checked my fluid levels, I do this every week, and I noticed mayo on the inside of the oil filler cap. After I picked myself up again, I checked the dipstick...

Hi All, Frosty night last night so when I started the Freelander this morning it made a horrible crunching sound, but it did start first time. Left it running whilst I scraped the windows. When I got in it and drove off there was still a slight crunching noise from the drivers side of the...

Hello All, I've just noticed my brake lights aren't working but the one above the spare wheel is. The rear side lights aren't working either. Everything else seems to be fine. It did rain heavily overnight if thats any help and they seemed to work okay yesterday. Many thanks.

Hello again, Freelander wouldn't start this morning. It had p*ssed down all night. Second attempt it went. After locking and unlocking with the remote. Okay this afternoon. Gone to it tonight and guess what it won't start again. I'm pretty sure it must be something to do with the Immobiliser...

Can anyone give me some info on throttle potentiometer. I have had a diagnostic check and it says the throttle potentiometer is faulty. Is it difficult to fix? Is it expensive to buy? thanks

Hello, Please bear with me. I have read all the other threads and I need an explanation for mine. I have a 2000 W reg 1.8 petrol Freelander.(my first)I have had it since July 27 2007. Up to now I have had to replace the rear tailgate handle and a new clutch having only done 63k. Today I took it...

Hi all, I am having to order a replacement tailgate door handle and I will have to transfer the old lock to the new one. Is this difficult or just bl**dy awkward. Thanks.

Hello all, First post so be gentle with me. 4 Weeks ago I bought my first freelander. 2000 w-reg, 63k,FSH 1.8 xei station wagon. I bought it from a garage for £3500. Before buying I researched as much as possible and knew about the history of head gasket failures, overheating etc. The head...