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Latest issue with the L series. Starter not turning over. Immobiliser light is off, locked and relocked car. Red light goes on and then back off. Tapped starter motor with medium size Tonya Harding and drift bar. Nothing. Checked relays under steering wheel, swapped a few around, could feel...

Trying to diagnose a 3 amigos on my 50th anniversary L series diesel. I have had a little read through and seen that the OBD can't be read by a standard reader. Can it be done by the nanocom? I have one set up for a P38, when I use the ODB vehicle selection, it can't recognise the car. Anyone...

Well, I didn't think it would last long to be honest. I used to enjoy my K series Turbo Freelander a lot. I was offered the chance to buy a 50th anniversary edition XEDi 5 Dr Freelander for £200. How could I say no? It's going to be the mother in laws car, hopefully my inside knowledge and...

I've decided now is a good time to strip down the S3, bit of spare cash and I've ben nagging the wife for ages about letting me take some time from my building work around the farm. My garage is one of the buildings on the rebuild list so while it's drier than other times of the year I decided...

My garage is being built this summer, which means then it's time to rebuild the series 3. I want to "restomod", I'm going to be looking at upgrading it to meet modern driving without losing it's feel and charm. Nothing from the outside will be changed, I'd like to go back to the original...

Quick question to put my mind at ease. Engine waz timed up before removing the head. Ive gone to put the head back on. Head is timed up but exhaust on 3 and intake on 4, valves are open. I dont remember this being the case when I took it off. To make it worse, Im leaving home tonight to fly to...

It's been a while but the freelander turbo has been needing a bit of time to complete a few jobs. A little while ago, the engine mount bolts sheared and dropped the engine, this caused the uppermost heater hose to tear at the bulkhead connector. I replaced that and also could hear the back box...

So with the amazing weather we have been having recently, I have decided to try and get the S3 back into legal, roadworthy condition. I have had a check around the chassis, The front nearside dumb irons need replacing and The offside rear leaf spring mountings, both front and rear end of the...

I've got a few snapped cables in the door Loom on the driver's side. It's right inside the rubber boot in the door shut. It's easier to change the loom or pull the loom out to repair it. Does anyone happen to know where the plug is on the vehicle side of the loom?

As the title says, just been to pick up the P38 I spoke about before. 4.6 V8 Gems. I paid £160 for it, it has MOT, the suspension is working perfectly, the brakes are astounding at stopping such a heavy car and the gearbox is smooth and all gears work. It is overheating like a mother trucker...

Has anybody used one of these and been happy with the results...

So, I've always envied those people in land rover clubs who have picked up a rotten vehicle, down on it's luck and repaired it and breathed new life into it. I did it with the freelander and now have a turbo'ed freelander but I've been made aware of it's limitations, it's not big enough, it...

I am toying with buying a P38 V8 that is described as having issues with the coolant hoses over pressuring. Why? you ask.... I am becoming an LR colector, I have a series 3 trattor, a 200bhp gaylander to get my offroad speed kicks and now want something with some luxury too. It's oxford blue...

So I finally managed to get a video uploaded of my freelander turbo. This was taken just after the engine was fitted but no exhaust, just down down pipe. Sorry about no video but I wanted to keep it legal and put the phone on the dash.

Hoping for some advice please. My series 3 has been laid up for two years not doing much. Ive gone to start it and Im not getting any spark, checked ignition coil and the resistance values look good, hooked it up to the +ve straight from the battery to the +ve of the coil and still no bang...

I thought I would start a thread about my freelander turbo project. The head gasket blew this week after lots of warning. I have a rebuild kit for it but as from my previous thread about my freelander, its becoming a very valuable piece of kit for the farm. I thought now would be a good time to...

They aren't bad at all. mine seems to be coping with farm duties quite happily. So much so that I haven't even had to fire up the series and get it running. (Not starting at the moment). It's warm, has a radio, is versatile and seems to be taking the abuse I'm giving it. Even my wife enjoyed...

Does anybody have some plans, dimensions etc they could provide me for a freelander 1 winch mount? I've seen a few Home made jobs on here but all of the people who have made them are no longer active and probably won't answer messages....

Newly refurbished steel wheels with some M+S tyres on, ready for a bit of puddle bashing and off-roading at a friend's farm. I'm surprised at how much difference a set of wheels and tyres makes to the look of these freelanders.

Lidl have an 80A inverter welder. Would this be man enough to weld some chassis repair sections? I know it won't have a high duty cycle but if it will physically manage it then I could do with some practice. https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=2890