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Developed a sudden problem with the Freelander where if the engine has been idling for >~2minutes, when pulling off there is a very large amount of blueish smoke. Checked the oil 2 weeks ago as it is nearing being due a change and it was mid way between the low and full marks on the dipstick -...

Hi, Does anyone know if there's any way to recover the radio code for an '02 P38 Alpine radio unit? I have gone to LR dealer - they say radio code for the car's reg (it's on its original reg plate) was "not recorded". They suggested I tried LR heritage, which I did. Also, "not recorded". I...

What was once an occurrence every 2 or 3 months now appears to be every 2 or 3 days. When driving along undulating country roads, my '15 L405 SDV8 is starting to go into limp with the red triangle. It always seems to be after a period of going downhill where the engine is either idling, or at...

Hi, I'm thinking about buying a 4.6 P38 for weekend use and occassional horsebox towing. I've found a very nice one with impeccable service history at ~125k mls. However, approx 4k miles ago it had a new radiator and new heater matrix. Having read a number of stories that once the 4.6 has...

Hi, I hope someone might be able to give me a few pointers or know what might be the cause for my Disco's sudden loss of power. I've a 2002 (pre-facelift) TD5 disco auto which lost coolant and overheated, resulting in the head gasket failing. It's covered 125,000 miles. I stopped the engine...

Hello, Please can someone shed some advice on how I should or can proceed here. I have a 2006 L322 range rover 3.6 TDV8 which just stalled on me about 20 seconds after start one morning. I was idling waiting to pull out of a roadside lay-by. There was no misfiring beforehand, just a second...

Hi I have a 2006 RR L322. I have replaced the battery and fitted a new FSR (2 of them). When the engine is turned off the vents close down but there is a fan still running. It carries on running until the battery is flat -- literally to the point where the key fob won't even unlock the...

Hi, The steering has been getting slightly heavier and heavier in my D2 recently on cornering. However over the last few days it's got much worse, to the extent I really need both hands to force the wheel round roundabouts; and the wheel doesn't automatically return to straight any more when...

Hi, Is there anything I can do to improve the fuel consumption of my '02 TD5 auto? It's averaging about 18mpg at the moment (~320 miles from full to light on), I'm sure it should be doing at least low 20s. Its had new fuel and air filters but judging by what mpg others on this forum say they...

Hi, I had a coolant hose split before which resulted in the coolant leaking out quite fast. I thought I would make it home (about 12 miles, 8 of which is motorway) so filled the tank up and set on my way. Got home fine, although the engine was smelling very very hot and there was no coolant...

With all the lights and bongs a TD5 makes couldn't they have made it do something when you try and start it in gear?! Was in a hurry earlier and must have forgotten to place it in park before I got out, thus leaving it in drive. When I got back and turned the key it did nothing! All the...

Just wondering a) if it's possible and b) whats the best way in a manual/auto to stop/stall an over revving engine feeding on its own oil? Would you be able to stall the engine by ramming it into 5th and stamping on the brakes? On an auto could you try and block the exhaust pipe with your foot...

Hi, I think my WXYZ switch is about to die again. I had a new one fitted to my '02 disco about 14 months ago. 6 Months after that it started playing up slightly again and would go into neutral but only stay there if I hold the stick in place. If I don't hold it then it would move a...

About two or three times a week, just as I come to a complete stop and with my foot on the brake I get the following lights coming on.... ABS, TC, HDC, SLS, Master Brake and Offroad mode. Everything seems to work (obviously I have no TC and the SLS won't respond) but the brakes are fine and...

Hi, I've got a 2002 Disco TD5 (one of the last models before the face lift). It is unfortunately proving to be a rather unreliable vehicle so I am keen to do as much preventative maintenance as possible to stop anything major going wrong. I've heard many people going on about Land Rover...

Hi, I was just sat in traffic before (think I was stationary and foot lightly on the brake -- its an auto) and all of a sudden I get the dreaded warning bing and the dash lights up like a Christmas tree. I had.... HDC, ABS, TC, SLS, the offroad mode light, the master brake warning light (same...

Does the torque lockup totally bypass the gearbox? I can distinctly count 4 gears before the torque lockup kicks in. Although what I sense as 3rd and 4th seem to be very close in ratio. It will distinctly change into 3rd at around 30mph and then the engine drops revs slightly (around 250) at...

Hi I'm only getting around 320 miles (my workings make this to be about 18mpg) on a full tank on my '02 TD5 ES with 78k on the clock. I don't drive particularily heavily and on a recent run up to the lakes and back (300 miles round trip) I had the cruise set to 70 the whole way there and back...

Hi, Went through a _puddle_ this morning in my S2 2002 Disco. When I say puddle I mean the Vauxhall corsa in front of me went through it with water no higher than where the tyre meets the wheel at the bottom. I go through it and the dash lights up like a Christmas tree and I get lots of...

HI, Was just driving the td5 on the bypass earlier and all of a sudden when I pulled away at a roundabout the car started shaking to buggery. Thinking I had accidentally driven onto the rumble strip thought nothing of it. However, car seemed down on power for the rest of the journey. Once I...