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Hi all, Bit of an odd one this! Does anyone have a Freelander 1 Haynes manual handy, please? My dad's car has just shredded its ancillary drive belt and he's got my Haynes manual, but can't find the section on the belt routing for the TD4. I'm 150 miles away, so if someone could just let me...

Hi All, My dad has just called. He'd been out in the Freelander this morning and it started fine, even though it was a few degrees below freezing. Now he's just tried starting it again (engine is still lukewarm) and it won't fire. It's cranking very slowly. He's tried jump leads (albeit off...

OK, for reasons that don't really matter right now, I might have to go to Spain to rescue a TD4 with a clutch that's slipping so badly, the car won't move - even on level ground. :( Questions: 1. Is this even feasible to do in a car park on axle stands? 2. Previous owner fitted a clutch in...

Saw my old FL1 earlier in the week (now being left to live out the remainder of its days with my dad). Unfortunately, there was a small patch of diesel under it. The car was parked at a sideways angle, so it was the front, right hand (as you look at the front of the car) corner. I suspect...

I'm still chasing a random suspension "knock" that I can't quite pinpoint. Bushes, droplinks and anti-roll bar bushes all looked OK last time I was under it. However, I don't think the car has ever had any strut top mounts (front or rear). Are these troublesome on FL1 TD4? (Car has about...

Not a Landrover, I'm afraid. The daughter's Mazda 2. It has a pressed steel sump which has rusted through and was leaking. I bought a new sump and fitted it last night, using Loctite SI5980, which says it's suitable for sumps and indeed, I've used it before on similar applications. To my...

Handbook says 10W40 or even 15W40 ACEA B2 engine oil for a TD4. Eurocarparts website offering 5W40 B4 fully synthetic for my registration number. 150,000 miles plus. Just wondering whether that's a good idea? I like the idea of it getting to the turbo bearings that bit quicker from a cold...

Not having a good day with this darned car today! 2001 TD4. Nearside front window regulator has gone sick, and it's not that old. Cheapo one from eBay, but supposedly a 2 year guarantee. We'll see... Anyway, on my trip out to test it I braked a bit harder than normal and was a bit surprised...

In the recent snow, I had to undertake a "necessary journey", which gave me the chance to see what it could do in snow. I'm on Event ML698 tyres, with a reasonable amount of tread on them. As anticipated, they were "OK" on the virgin snow, but nothing special on the hard-packed stuff. (In...

Hi all, I have a rear suspension squeak / creak noise. Happens with very small suspension movements (e.g. on pretty smooth roads). It sounds like the sort of noise you'd get from a rubber bush. Pressing on the towball with my foot and moving the back of the car up and down by very small...

Well it's that time of year, when the nights are long and chap's thoughts turn to... ...being able to see where he's going! My FL1 lights aren't "awful", but they're not great either. I've just taken a bulb out and it's an "Alite 120%" H4. I'm wondering whether anyone has tried any (legal!)...

Hi All, It's getting hard to engage 1st and reverse on occasions. I need to push the pedal all the way to the floor to do it. Some months ago, I had a look in the master cylinder, topped it up and bled it, but the problem has returned. Previous owner had the clutch done, but can't remember if...

Hi All, MOT on Wednesday :eek: and a slight knocking from the front. I can't find anything wrong with droplinks, ARB bushes, track rod ends or bottom balljoints, but I think there might be a tiny bit of play in the inboard end of one of the track rods, where they bolt to the centre of the...

Just wondering how big a job this is, please? 2001 TD4 manual. When I was doing the oil change the other day, I noticed a bit of an oil leak from the left hand end of the gearbox, where the driveshaft plugs in. There is a small amount of up-and-down play in the bearing, if I push the inner CV...

Could someone throw a bit of light on the fuel filter situation on the TD4 for me, please? In particular a late 2001 car. It appears to have TWO fuel filters, just for the engine. There's a conventional screw-in canister one, which I've already changed, and a long, thin, aluminium inline one...

The aircon threads I've look at, seem quite old. When I first got the car, there was gas in it, but no aircon. That turned out to be the wire to the clutch on the compressor which had fatigued and snapped with engine movement. Once fixed it worked (sort-of!) last Summer with a bit of help from...

Does it matter which way round the VCU bearings face? I notice the rubber moulding on which they sit, has an "open" side and a "Closed" side. I did mine this weekend and put them on facing the same way as they came off (i.e. with the "open" side of the rubber facing the VCU and damper at each...

...and where should it go, please? I'm just replacing my maggoty induction hoses, and noticed this thing has been flopping about, dangling on its wires and getting partially melted by the EGR tube! It appears to be spliced into the engine's wiring loom under the inlet manifold. Looks...

I'm not happy with my current cheap brake pipe flaring kit, and fancy treating myself to something a bit better. Does anyone know whether the Fl1 uses DIN or SAE brake pipe flares, please?

Does anyone know what (ambient) temperature the FBH is supposed to come in at? I was surprised this morning to hear it running (for the first time since I've had the car). I just assumed that (like most things on that car!) it didn't work, but after a short run (about 3-4 miles) it was...