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Finally following up on this more than a month later - the job took substantially longer than anticipated. Disassembly is all very straightforward. Reassembly is a right pig of a job requiring determination, rage and a lot of cursing... or that may have been just me. I assume you've probably...

Not to pointlessly drag up my old thread, just to update: I got two genuine filler plugs in the end - compared them to the old 'original' filler plugs that had been rounded/so difficult to remove.... and the 'originals' certainly weren't 'original'. They had a washer/seal on them, were...

Just for info, did my 2001 TD4 today. Ambient temperature approx 19 degrees celsius. 1.2 meter bar. Weight 8 kg even. Time to rotate 45 degrees to 0 degrees: 38 seconds. Verified multiple times. Visual inspection confirmed VCU turned. Car has more than 130 kms on it. Was in generally poor...

Has anyone used longer filler/drain plugs or ones with magnets on the gearbox in their Manual TD4 Freelanders (year 2001)? Basically, the original filler plug was completely rounded (requiring a drill and straight screw extractor to shift :eek: - was stuck on like glue!) and the drain plug was...

In all honesty, I'd need the extra day, but it's kind of a 'how long is a piece of string'-type question. If there wasn't so much muck and rust around the engine bay, I'd probably need less time. Since I've Monday booked off work to do some work on the car, I'll post back here to update you on...

Thanks for the response lads! Good to know people reuse these and also the spec of the bolts (they're the m14). Think I'll probably reuse these for now, but order a few for the next (inevitable?) engine repair! Darren, as far as I'm concerned, once you have the IRD out, you're most of the way...

Am in the middle of replacing my slave/clutch on my 2001 TD4. Haynes seems to suggest I need to replace the two big front subframe-to-chassis bolts on the subframe when refitting with new bolts. (afaik they're 'stretch bolts' so should always be replaced, not reused) I had them on order with...

Currently doing my own clutch as well. Quick question for anyone who may know - the top bolts joining the IRD to the gear box are doing my head in - my head which has now TWICE been drenched in anti-freeze in the process of following Haynes. :mad: Do you think it would be possible to drop...

By coincidence, I did this yesterday evening - worked like a charm and took all of 30 minutes, if that! Whatever had happened to the motor, a quick soak in WD40, some white lithium grease to replace the black grease that had been around the gears and all was a-okay! I'll admit I did also have a...

Probably will end up with getting new regulator, but factoring in shipping to Ireland, the differince between getting a replacement motor and getting a new regulator is 50 quid - that's sunroof repair kind of money!!!

Just a question re: window regulators on a Freelander. Searched the forum, couldn't see any answer. The motor used on the rear regulator seems to be fairly standard - need to replace mine (year 2001 TD4), so I was wondering if anyone here knows if the motor for any other car/Land Rover will...

Based in Ireland. Been looking at the forum for years, finally regged last year, got my first Land Rover a few weeks ago. Always wanted a proper Series II or Series III Defender in green.... ended up with a 2001 blue Freelander. :eek: Still, at least it has leather seats! :cool2: Had to...