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Hi All Before I go on a wild goose chase, just wanted to check the operation of the cruise control. I have 4.6 petrol and have already replaced the cruise vacuum pipe across the back of the engine. When my cruise is set it doesn't hold speed probably. It will set and hold the speed for about...

Hi All Hoping for some advice. EAS seems to be sagging across front to rear. The rear right of my p38 has always felt a bit low, but never seems to drop over night like it would if it had a leak Put the nanocom on today and it shows front left about 20 points above target, front right and...

Hi All The Apline head unit on my p38 has decided it does not want to switch on. I have checked the connector and have 12v permanent live and 12v with ignition on. I have also tried a second alpine head unit and that didn't power up. Fuses on back of radio are fine. Anyone got any ideas why...

I am having an issue with the sat nav in the p38 I recently purchased. The sat nav fires up and works to a point. I can select most of the functions and set navigation using the rotary button. However the 4 buttons on the display do not seem to function (mute, menu, repeat, re-rte). Any...

Hi all I have an intermittent engine management light, flashes at revs over 2500 with no engine load My code reader is showing codes misfire on cylinders 1 and 4 I am struggling to fix the problem I had to change the head gasket due to low compression, I now have compression of 180-200 on...

Hi All I have a strange starting issue that has just started When I turn on the ignition the glow plug light flashes at about the same pace as an indicator. If I start the engine while the glow plug light is flashing the TC, ABS and HDC light remain on, but Freelander starts no problem. If I...

Hi all I have had the 3 amigo's on the L-series for a couple of months, tested it and found front right sensor was duff so replaced it. but cant get the 3 amigo's to disappear. So far checked brake switch - 2 wire type all 4 abs sensors read about 920 to 950 ohms checked all the reluctor...

Hi all A couple of weeks ago when I was taking one of my Freelanders out of the field the front wheels lost grip and spun up a bit. Freelander got out ok but after this incident I noticed I had a dull knocking noise from the rear of the vehicle if turning left or right at low speed. The noise...

now that I have swapped out my knackered IRD I need to refit the drive shafts. However I believe the driver side drive shaft inner CV is worn (big crack in old IRD) Can I fit the front driver side driveshaft from a 1.8 k-series into my 2l L-series?

I am going to remove the broken IRD from my 2l diesel Freelander this weekend (if it doesn't rain). I have seen that you can whip them out without removing the sub-frame on a 1.8, but a TD4 needs the sub-frame removed. Do I need to remove the sub-frame to get the IRD out of my L-series. Any...

Noticed my coolant tank was empty yesterday, so topped it up and it used about 1 litre to go 50 miles, used it to go to work and back today and it used another 500ml for 30 miles. I have the usual mushroom coloured mush on the underside of the oil cap so the coolant is definitely getting into...

The GF was driving my l-series when there was a loud bang from underneath and it makes a loud banging noise from the front when driven. I checked the VCU and it is locked solid so I assumed the pinion on the output rear output of the IRD had stripped. So I have taken the front to rear drive...

I seem to have acquired a few freelanders which all have some problems, but not sure what the best combination is to get 1 or 2 up and running without problems. I have... 1. 2000 Freelander 1.8 that has a massive oil leak from the crank, 2 new seals and a new pump have not fixed it 2. 2000...

Hi All Last night my Freelander cut out as I was driving home, luckily it was just as I left the office car park. It will crank over fine but will not start. It is not showing engine management light. Not had any problems with it since I bought her 9 months ago (started fine, no flat spots or...

Hi I replaced the oil pump on my friends 1.8 Freelander, but I can't get the oil seal round the crank to stop leaking. I have already tried 3 new seals and refitting the pump, but every time I replace the oil seal the leak seems to get worse. I have checked the crank and there is a small mark...

Hi I am replacing the oil pump on a friends 1.8 Freelander (2000 model). I have had a look ar rave and it states one of the bils should be a m6x20. When I reomved the existing pump all the bolts were the same. Looks like the previous owner did a bodge job on it as the gasket is covered in orange...

Hi All I have just sold my P38 and am planning on buying an L322 06 facelift model. can anyone confirm the following Does the 2006 model have the GM gearbox or was the unit upgraded? Does it come with a wabasto pre heater Were there any other major changes to the spec...

Hi All I come to the unfortunate conclusion that I have a cracked block and so it looks like I will need to replace my engine. Can anyone tell me how heavey the V8 engine is as I am going to do the work myself, but I need to know what size engine crane to hire or buy to get the job done...

Hi All After damaging a piston in my engine I put it all back together and now I have exhaust gases in the coolant (did a block test as the cooling system was pressurised when cold). I have lifted the heads back off and I have check the liners and they dont seem to have slipped (all at the...

Hi All Having damaged piston number 3 on my V8 due to a piece of metal finding its way through that cylinder. I have now removed the piston and require a new piston. How do i identify what size of piston I need, will there be a reference number on the piston or do I need to measure the...