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  1. caravanlander

    Good lr garage fred

    To add to the list, GRATECH Land Rover specialists in Maldon or Braintree, Essex have provided me with great service and have good knowledge of Freelander's and their associated common issues.
  2. caravanlander

    Potential Freelander Owner checking in

    With that sort of mileage and driving you should be at the reasonable end of the fuel economy ladder I would think, as long as you don't drive like a mad thing! :D
  3. caravanlander

    Potential Freelander Owner checking in

    Hi TD4 girl Just thought I'd give some of my own feedback on TD4 MPG. I have a 2001 MY TD4 5 door with the manual gearbox and have paid particular attention to it's fuel consumption over the (nearly) two years I have owned it. (I am slightly odd like that). It mainly does short local trips...
  4. caravanlander

    Towing

    I have a fairly large van (>1500kgs) that I tow with TD4. Agree with Darmain, if you build speed gently and cruise around 55 MPH ish, it's surprisingly economical. In fact we get better economy on a run with the 'van than driving around town during the week. It's a great towcar, very stable...
  5. caravanlander

    towbar fitting instructions

    Hi there Steps 31 and 32 show the replacement of the existing vehicle flasher relay with a more powerful one that will also flash the trailer indicator light on the instrument panel when a trailer is connected. This new relay normally comes with the 7 pin electrical kit, or you can buy one...
  6. caravanlander

    TD4 (not) Power Assisted Steering

    Thanks for the suggestion Dann. I agree; certainly if it was the pump you would expect the fault to be fairly constant. The fluid is a fairly nasty colour so I may try flushing it through. Dave
  7. caravanlander

    TD4 (not) Power Assisted Steering

    Good morning all. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this problem. At low speed or stationary, the steering on my TD4 loses its power assistance, making it really, really, really hard to turn the wheel. This is completely intermittant of course and some days does not occur at all. The...
  8. caravanlander

    Twin Towin Electrics

    Hi Dave & welcome to the forum. The short answer to your question is no, I am not aware of a simple method of 'plugging in' the supplementary electrics (and I checked before I wired up mine). I wired mine, by using a self switching or voltage sensing if you prefer, 'smart' relay behind the...
  9. caravanlander

    help needed on a freelander 1 detachable tow bar

    Hi there - if your stabiliser is a Snakemaster, not one of the equivalent Bulldog or Scott devices then Towsure sell a bracket to use with Swan Neck bars that clamps to the bar, here: Snakemaster Swan Neck Car Plate from Towsure However, it states on there also that it won't work with most...
  10. caravanlander

    Freelander '04 STC53077 Side Protection Bars - Missing Bolts - Can anyone Help??

    Hi there - yes the bolts are M6, you will need 8 of them (4 each side). The ones in the kit are about 30mm long, but anything around this length should be OK, as they go into the void in the chassis member. THe holes for the bolts will already be in your chassis, although the vertical ones...
  11. caravanlander

    Tyre Pressures and Towing

    Thanks Snapper - a good suggestion I hadn't thought of. I will check the friction pads in the alko hitch, because we bought van secondhand so cannot vouch for their previous use. I did have a fiddle around with the stuff in the van when I took it out again last week, moved some stuff...
  12. caravanlander

    Tyre Pressures and Towing

    Very kind of you to say so. Wasn't meaning to get all defensive.:)
  13. caravanlander

    Tyre Pressures and Towing

    I do worry about weights, which is why I checked at a local weighbridge - caravan (laden) is 1610kg, car (with me in it) is 1730kg. OK it's not 85% but it's not over 100% either and well within the Freelanders stated capabilities. I agree with your comment about noseweight which is another...
  14. caravanlander

    Tyre Pressures and Towing

    Thanks for your replies. I think I will experiment a bit more with tyre pressures, as it's not something that causes a problem, just something that's there - the front of the car tracks straight and true regardless and iIve not encountered any instability. Take on board your comments about...
  15. caravanlander

    Freelander towbar electrics

    When I recently fitted my towbar electrics (also plug in kit), it came with a replacement flasher relay that I substituted for the original. The new relay powers the dash trailer tell-tale as well. If I remember correctly, the flasher relay is second one in from the right in the fuse box...
  16. caravanlander

    Tyre Pressures and Towing

    Hi all I don't seem to be able to search the forum at the moment so thought I would ask directly for peoples experiences. You can see what type of 'trailer' I pull with the Freelander :D and I am aware of a very slight 'shimmy' when being passed by other traffic on motorways whilst towing...
  17. caravanlander

    Contemplating a 2001 Freelander 1.8 LPG

    Agree with JonFre. 70K should be OK provided it has a good history. The TD4 I just bought has 90K on it, but has a nice complete service file, it is also an X reg and was a lot less than £5K, but it's not an auto or an ES for that matter. Parkers suggests £4,160 from an independant dealer at...
  18. caravanlander

    Contemplating a 2001 Freelander 1.8 LPG

    Chris Even with the TD4 you are still looking at some inherrant issues common to all Freelander's such as VCU or IRD failure to name but a few (as others have said, there is an awful lot of information about all of these problems on this forum) But I would suggest that in terms of engine...
  19. caravanlander

    Contemplating a 2001 Freelander 1.8 LPG

    Hi there I suspect your question is likely to provoke some lively debate amongst the Freelander fans on this forum.... I have no personal experience of the 1.8 petrol, but if you search on here you will find many, many tales of woe about HGF even with the 'improved' gasket. The only point...
  20. caravanlander

    Is anyone out there happy with their FL ??

    OK I'll buck the trend..... I have an X reg TD4 and I think it's great. In fairness, I have only had it about 6 weeks, but in that time it has been economical, comfortable and towed a ton and a half about a thousand miles without problems.:D Watch it break on me now......:rolleyes:
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