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After 3y off owning a freelander im swapping it for a octavia 1.9tdi estate, ive had no issues in 20k driving but then its serviced well, im going from 32mpg to 54....from 285 tax to 130, so massive savings and the estate has a massive storage to. Lot blast freelander as rubbish but the 2 ive...

hi folks ..question..does a td4 have swirl flaps..those stupid things where little grub screws fall into the engine..brill idea by bmw...cheers

hi there folks Any one had any experience with these diesel tuning chips...trying to persuade a mate not to fit one hes paying about 130 quid for one , ive heard few negs on this so thought ide ask on here ,,maybe a recommended unit that forum folk do use or maybe a def...no dont use. cheers folks

hi ..my freelander 2.0l td4 just passed mot with an emission opacity mean value of 0.12.....thats with erg bypass fitted does any one have the readings from there mot , interesting to see if its makes a big diff. no mention that erg had been removed so clearly not a issue.

landy went in today for mot, failed on ,,3 dust covers..blimey...ball joint covers and anti roll bar rubber...while it was undergoing this drastic repair i had air con serviced, now its ice cold, what surprised me was that i remarked at least mot is not up till 12th April so loads time to do...

On almost every forum folk are moaning about the cost of clutch replacement on not just freelanders but most make of cars specialy dual mass, 10 days ago i had the clutch slip symptoms, it did not concern me car was still usable short term and when i rang the local landrover specialist and was...

Im now aware of 3 buyers who have purchased freelanders with no props, surely people research before they buy a vehicle they know nothing about. One of these buyers is a mate who couldn't be bothered to ask for advice or more likely to pig headed. Now hes spent 3k on a td4 and when I saw it did...

Well for all the stick we freelander owners take ..guess what theyve released the 2015 power survey of the worst 200 cars on the road....quess whats in bott ten and more..whose got 199/200....yep with 3 cars in the worst 200 bott ten..range rover...range rover sport...discovery......so...

heres a question ...chap over the road with bmw 535...just called me to his car and asked me this...he started his car today..meaning to wait 5 mins to let it warm up..he forgot about it after being side tracked and it was 45m later when son came and asked ..whys car running he realized...now...

Friend of mine has recently serviced his fl 1 td4 02 plate (in aug) ready for winter and a round trip of 300 mile to see family before xmas...hes replaced vcu..carrier bearings and crank damper pulley and all belts,..oil and filter ect. Mate set off 21st dec having only done 1800 miles since...

hi folks..freelanders ...td4s not inc f2..what sort of mileages are owners getting out of these engines..mine 53 plate with 83k

hi folks..any one know off hand size torx needed to undo propshaft on 53 td4..cheers

hi folks ..ive just realized that the more i search this excellent forum the more i see what can go wrong and whilst being fore armed can only be good you can get paroniod can you not. but again thats same with any engine or car i suppose, good thing is ive now got a check list to go through ...

hi folks.. been under thecar this after noon originally to check back box and noticed the tank craddle isnt looking to good ,,but not beyond repair theres a lot about this on lz but no ones mentions heavy duty fire glassing to build up a strong repair, surely several layers built up providing...

hi folks ,,,i did the egr by pass some time ago and felt diff at once , the original was a hell of a mess even at a mere 76k, now question is the braided pipe now fits to a blanked spigot thus any pressure to that cant go anywhere, now ive noticed the well known duck/ deflated balloon noise when...

hi all, new to the forum and my first cry for help so hoping your expertise can help..03 plate old facelift 1..88k got back from a 80m round trip monday and for the last 20m when idling or pulling away a bit of a rattle from drivers side low down, pull off and alls good drives well very quiet...

hello all, ive been freelandering a few months now its a td4 series 1 on a 03 plate 88k 3 owners and so far,,so good, thought joining a forum be good way to learn ...cheers all Until 15y ago i was a full time mechanic but more old school in that i never needed diagnostics. my main work was...