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Hi all, I'm getting a rumble from my P38a diesel auto at around 30mph and 60mph which sounds like a wheel bearing has gone or is on it's way. It gets worse when I go round a right hand corner so i've deduced it's a left hand side bearing as they will be loaded up on a right hand corner. It...

Hi all, whilst driving up the motorway earlier, suddenly got white smoke coming out of the drivers side centre vent. Had ac on set to 20deg auto. Deffo not coolant mist as know the smell of that.Can only think its either refrigerant or just cold mist as the evaporator was icy. Anyone else...

Hi, I had my rad burst last week and thought whilst it was out of the car waiting for my new one, i'd have a go at the engine oil cooler pipes which were leaking from the metal pipe to rubber joint. I was going to dremel the metal collars off and just replace the rubber hose with worm drive...

Hi all, I had my radiator burst last week on my DHSE so i'm now more than a little twitchy about and wetness under the car. I replaced the rad this weekend and have been out in it today, just got back. Anyway I just shat myself because of the water dripping from underneath that the cooling...

I read this news item about someone hacking a cars ecu.... BBC News - Hack attacks mounted on car control systems "An investigation by security researchers found the systems to be "fragile" and easily subverted. The researchers showed how to kill a car engine remotely, turn off the brakes so...

Hi all, Well it's only been about 3 months of P38 ownership and i've started with the EAS faults. It had to happen eventually, was kind of hoping not a week before I go on holiday in it but hey thems the breaks ! For the last 2 days, after I turn the car off and walk away, about an hour or...

Hi all, My DHSE was weeping oil from the metal collar that connects the steel pipe to the rubber hose on engine oil pipes, gearbox oil pipes, and PAS pipes. Following the nightmare I had changing the auto box pipes (the ally oil cooler thread came off with the steel nut - had to buy a new...

Hi all, Not a big issue, but i'e noticed over my 2 months of P38 Diesel auto ownership that it always idles at 950rpm. Doesn't matter what gear - park, drive, neutral, and same with aircon on or off. Rave says it should be 750rpm +/- 50 so looks like mine is about 150rpm above top tolerance...

Hi all, I've changed the auto gearbox oil cooler and pipes on my 2001 DHSE. In the manual it says to start the engine run through the gears, leave idling, and refill until a small stream of oil comes from the filler (no dipstick on mine). I've done that but it's only taken 6 litres to get to...

Well it was all going so well for me and my 2001 DHSE. But I had to mess with it, and it's bitten me. I had a little play trying to get my Sony headunit to work with it using autoleads connections into the harness as I thought with pre-amp outputs on my head unit it might just work. But I just...

Hi all, I've had my 2001 DHSE for about two weeks now and love it. I was quite impressed that the message display told me i've been running at 26.4 mpg, not too bad I thought. Anyway over the last tank full I went for the more acurate brim to brim method and calculated the mpg. The reality...

Hello all, Just a quick intro, i've been a viewer and user of the Freelander board for a while as I had a TD4. But I decided it was time to take the plunge so I sold it. Bought a 2001 DHSE last week :D So far all is good and it's the best car that i've owned, but hey it's early days and it's...

Hi all, I'm changing my front pads and discs this weekend, got the parts ready to go. But the LR dealer reckons that in the LR parts system it says to also renew the guide pins at the same time as you renew the pads. There's a kit available from LR to do it. I've never done that on any other...

Hello all, just thought i'd update you on the cause of my lack of power issues with my Td4 03MY in case it helps anyone. I initially had a split turbo hose whilst on the M6. It was the short 90 deg hose. Symptoms were initially lack of power, and then black smoke and air whistling sounds...

Hi all, Bit of a weird one this and i'm trying to get my head round what has happened, so any suggestions would be great....... I got back from a 45min drive, mainly motorway and then 5mins of housing estate. As I pulled onto the drive I could smell diff oil (my mrs thought it was very sad...