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Thanks for those answers guys. I did wonder if some of this extra fuel economy came from a lower drag on the engine but it sounds as though this isn't the case. I had the VCU changed for a new GKN unit when I got the car six years ago at 90k so I'd be surprised if its on the way out. And I'm...

Hi everybody, I have a question for the hive mind. I have an '04 Freelander 1 with the Td4 engine, love it to bits, its very reliable having done 134k - but, being retired and on a pension I'm finding it a bit thirsty. Currently I'm getting about 32mpg with premium diesel, maybe 34-35 on a...

Thanks guys. That's what it is, and I've ordered the new mount.

I had a new VCU fitted to my Td4 earlier this year and since then I've noticed a thump from the back of the car if I let the clutch out unless I do it very gently. Not being too mechanically minded, do you have any suggestions as to what I should be looking at?

With moderators who change people's posts to insult them for cheap laughs, who needs trolls?

Since my son has one very good pre-menstrual wife (probably good only for breaking) to be taken away, I think its a huge shame I can't advertise them for him here. Where is the best place to advertise? Ebay? Autotrader?

Thank you guys - 10w40 it is - I ordered the 5 litre as described, complete with the discount! And thanks for the reassurance about the oil cap; I really thought there must be some sort of mechanical lock on it, but I'll put a pipe wrench on it and ease it off. She might nearly 14 years and...

I posted this a few days ago in the Engines forum, but although 20 people have looked at it nobody's managed to give me a reply, so I'm hoping the folks in here will be more welcoming: I love my TD4 Freelander dearly but I'm no techie; I have it serviced regularly and it gives me great...

I love my TD4 Freelander dearly but I'm no techie; I have it serviced regularly and it gives me great reliability in return. As I don't do techie I don't mess - I keep my involvement under the bonnet to checking fluid levels every two weeks. For the first time since I got it, I find the oil...

Got a new MOT - no advisories. Two new rear tyres fitted and changed the VCU. The old one seemed fine but the Landy has 101,000 on the clock and didn't want to chance it going and taking out the IRD. The new one, OEM manufactured by GKN, was only £336 with another £80-odd for the bearings so it...

Hi all, this is almost certainly a newbie question, but there you go... I bought my 2004 Td4 Freelander only recently; its lovely, very clean with 97,000 miles on the clock and runs fine. I'm still waiting for the Full Service History it was advertised with though... OK, so I had a full...

If you don't know how to do it (and I don't either) the answer is simple - take it to someone who does - like a mechanic! When did you last get it serviced?

Boguing, that's exactly what I'm going to do! A friend of mine had his car rear-ended by a cement lorry a couple of weeks ago and as a result its scheduled to be converted into some fridge freezers. Before the insurance company towed it away he had the foresight to remove the rather nice...

I know how to work the stereo - I don't know how it all fits together. But my assumption is that all nine speaker connections must be to the amp, not the head unit. If that is so, then the re-wiring required to by-pass the amp is not something I'd want to undertake.

I found a company called 'In Car Emporium' on eBay (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/In-Car-Emporium-Ltd?_trksid=p2047675.l2563) selling the stereo I wanted as a package with everything needed to install, and offering the lead to enable the steering wheel controls as an extra. I rang them and yes, they...

Oh I like you already! But I warn you - my taste in single malt is very much at the conossieur end of the price range...

Thanks for the tip about the fuel tank cradle - I'll get underneath and check it tomorrow!

No, I'm not a retired solicitor! I'm a retired academic, a physicist concerned with the mechanics of the universe. Believe me, there are lot of questions there, and at first glance some of them appear very stupid indeed!

I have a 2004 Td4 HSE Freelander with a dead stereo. Its the Becker unit; although the radio works and it will play a CD the screen has gone so tuning it to a station (or doing anything else really) is virtually impossible. The Becker unit is a single-DIN size, but there's a recessed tray...

Anybody about? Blimey, its awfully echoey in here... This is a bit like an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting; 'Hello, I'm Derik and I'm an alcoholic'. Except I'm not an alky but I have become addicted to a Mk1 Freelander that I bought recently. I thought it would tide me over until I could afford...