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Hey guys, been a while since i've made a thread on here! Still running the same car i started with and had a small problem for a while but kinda forgot about it until yesterday. Got a feeling it could be the alternator but any ideas are welcome. If i start the car the headlights dim a little...

Hi guys, got a really annoying problem with my rear tailgate door. put the girlfriends bike in the back and shut the door, only to find out at the other end that the door wouldn't open again. Window goes up and down with the fob/internal switch/key in the tailgate handle lock. When pressing...

So now my car is kind of running again i wanted to swap out my head unit for one that can do bluetooth etc properly. Only going for a cheapy chinese jobby but was seriously considering double DIN so i can use the screen as a reverse cam as well. Now i was thinking i'd have to spend ages shaping...

Hi guys, my freelander has been running a bit bad last week. It passed the MOT on the 15th with no problems at all but two days later i started noticing excessive smoke out the exhaust along with lots of water being thrown out. The exhaust soaked the floor underneath in a good 2-3foot square...

Hi guys, getting away for a little bit of biking in the mountains and i'm going to load the car up and head off on sunday. 1.8k series, head gaskets fine. No coolant loss, recently changed the gearbox oil tyres all have decent tread, running 2wd mode at the minute. Want to give the car a check...

Hey guys, got a persistant clunking noise thats driving me bonkers. It appears to be coming from the drivers side front footwell. The CV gaiter is split and has been awaiting replacement for a couple of months now so was wondering if it was the cv joint that's worn out due to having no grease...

Hi guys, hope everyone is well. Last night while changing gear on the dual carriageway my clutch went to the floor and never came back up. Looked inside the engine bay and the slave cylinder has split, theres a spring hanging out and fluid pouring out the bottom of the engine bay. Managed to...

Hi guys, Still having problems with my lumpy idle and i'm also noticing a problem with the engine suffering a loss of power. To better describe, idling from cold the engine seems a to judder occasionally that can be felt inside the car. No problems while revving the engine and as it gets up...

So i got given a freelander as it has a numerous amount of small issues and wasn't really in a fit state to sell. My dad owned it previously and didn't have the time to fix it up to get some money back so it's now been handed down to me for my first car! :D My plan is to get it all ship shape...

Hi everyone, got a problem with my 1.8 freelander. Lumpy idle at around 1250rpm, white exhaust on idle, vibration felt throughout entire car while idling. After being told it could be a split hose i check the ones from the injection system and when wiggling one i could hear a slight hiss and...