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i have a dull groaning noise in mine too! its normally my wife telling me i've bought a crock of ****e!

I had my spare wheel cover stolen (yes its newcastle they will steal owt) 20 quid for a new one at Stratstone. one's on flea bay 35 quid and thats for a used one!!! ( hmmmm can see a chance to make money here i think) New expansion bottle and cap was 5 quid cheaper at main dealer than tinternet...

1 loss of coolent 2 overheating 3 load of water coming out of the tailpipe 4 Oil in water 5 water in oil 6 bang crash as the engun goes bang 7 flashing yellow lights as AA man comes for you 8 Bang crash as your lass hits you over head for buying a heap before christmas 9 Tears as you...

I agree with the other guys, get a TD4, plenty around just make sure you have a good look around, its a buyers market. If you do go for a petrol one try and get a long warranty with it and get someone who knows a thing or 2 about them to check it before you buy. We have heard some horror...

ps just read your post again, whoops you replaced the packs, like i said i replaced mine but gave them good spray wth WD 40 just to make sure. hiccups for about 30 miles and no problems since.

f*cked coil packs or and damaged ht leads! had exactly the same problem, coil pack on cylinder 3. if you can get a code reader clear codes. if it show missfire on 3 again clear codes swap coil pack with cyl 1 and try again. if it shows cly 1 thats ya problem. i replaced all packs and leads and...

oh!! :rolly: my drive is provided by a big yellow thing with flashing yellow lights, picks me up and takes my FL everywhere. thought it came as standard with the hippo..hmmm

LR brought out new hose modification that moves the thermostat. think i remember it being mentioned somewhere on here. Anyway when i got mine HG done the price included that mod, new dowels, head skimmed and upgraded gasket set. 12 month warranty too. :p

the repair bills to date???:crazy_driver:

My 2001 hardtop did the same misfire, cyl 3 and 4 :eek: :eek: no warning lights and no power. Turns out one of the coil packs was f**ked an was wear to another lead causing an arc with the cover. I sprayed them with WD 40 to get rid of the water worked for a little while. I ended up replacing...

1.8 hippo same 215/65/16 running at 30 psi, mine is fine too.

Just thought you say you changed the expansion tank last year? did you replace the cap at the same time too. if so is it the correct cap for the tank used. Earlier hippos have a different tank and cap to later ones. just a thought

HGF= Head gasket failure. I know of no one who has not had to replace head gasket on a petrol hippo. I've had four and replaced them all just in case. 400-500 quid if your lucky and as the guys have said some garages wont touch them as repeat failures are common. Thats if the lump is not scrap...

Part ex it if you can, if you cant part ex cut your losses it repair it and get shot of it. You can get HG done for around 400. I've had mine 7 weeks and had new HG, new rear diff mounts, new droplink, new ignition coil packs new and expansion tank. (500 spent up to now) Apart from that nice...

Guys Was recommended to use this company by my mate who works for green flag, dont know if they are any good but hey swears by them. Not a chinese sellers on ebay either. Hope this helps. OBD2 Code Readers for DiY vehicle diagnostics using Code Scanners for DTC

water loss could be from the pressure cap on expansion tank. They have been known to fail meaning an escape of coolent and steam. its hard to see if it is leaking but hey at 4 quid for a new one its worth a try before you replace HG.:confused:

consider new hose mod from land rover, it moves the thermostat. sure the more qualified guys here will know more about it

have to agree with the other guys, had exactly same problem it was HGF. I paid 450 for job, that was including hose modification. Shop around and sadly you have joined the HGF club.

2001 F/L £1100, rear diff mounts £30.00. New CHG and hose mods £450.00 the banter on here??.....Priceless.

Grrrrr I must have been dropped on a head as a child. Going to keep Freelander No HGF just needed a new filler cap as it was leaking. Have ordered hayes manual, cancelled weekends for the rest of my life (time for repairs) and renewed AA membership. Bloody addictive little thing. On...