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The 2003 TD4 failed the MOT today because of the level of smoking. Bluish smoke and the rev pickup is so sluggish. I'll be honest and say I haven't changed the oil in 2 years, but the vehicle has had the EGR blanked off and the crank case breather changed to the BMW one which does not have the...

Ok. If there is one reason to love the internet it has to be because of this forum. It has saved me a fortune over the years and without it I would never have started doing the work on my Wife's hippo. So I thought I'd take the opportunity to give some tips on how I changed the crank pulley...

I need a new pulley and I have been quoted £140 inc vat for a corteco, but wanted to ask whether any members can recommend another supplier which is cheaper, but still good quality. I know cheap and quality are not usually found in the same sentence, but I thought I'd double check. Crank...

I cannot seem to find anything about this in the Rave manual and the Haynes manual seems to detail replacing the actual tensioner unit and not just the pulley. The part I am on about is here Is it a simple case of just pulling it out of the housing and pushing the new one in?

The Hippo was doing so well, but then the wife drops a "there's a funny noise coming from the car" :-( I have just been out and she is right. At idle the car sounds like someone is tapping a screw driver on the right hand side of the engine block. It's a TD4 BMW engine with 145k on the...

The Freelander has started having an intermittent fault whereby when you go to push the brake pedal the pedal is solid and does not want to depress. The wife said it happened yesterday and again today. Fluid level is fine so it is not that. It's a TD4 with 135k on the clock. Anyone have...

I hope this might save others time as I encountered it myself last weekend when replacing the front control arms. When I came to split the hub ball joint I found that a) The nut would not come off as it fouled the CV joint gator as it neared the end of the thread. b) Even with the nut undone...

Just took the strut off the car and removed the spring in an attempt to diagnose the graunching sound. The top mount bearing is ok. The bumper stop is spit and knackered, but more importantly I want to know whether the strut piston should rebound on it's own. If I push it right in it stays...

A local scrappy has a set of complete struts off a Petrol Freelander 1 and I want to know whether they will fit a Freelander 1 TD4. I expect they will, but just want to ask those in the know. Thanks

The wife's Freelander 1 is getting to the point where I am forever replacing parts. As a result we are contemplating a 2/3 year old Freelander 2 sometime later this year. We purchased the current vehicle 10 years ago when it was only 3 years old. Back then I always had garages do the work and...

I need to take replace the coil spring off the front strut and want to hear from others who have used the Hilka ones from screwfix. http://www.screwfix.com/p/coil-spring-compressor-kit/45986#product_additional_details_container I appreciate a hydraulic one is the way to go, but for a tool that...

So I made alignment marks between the front and rear prop shafts and their fixing to the IRD and rear axle flanges, but the issue I now have is that having separated the VCU from both the front and rear shafts I cannot see any reference marks to enable me to refit the front and rear shafts back...

Ordered 2 FAI wishbones off ebay and one of them arrived with a split ball joint gator and was badly dented by the front bushing. The ebay seller thought bubble wrap would suffice. I just wondered whether I can fit the good FAI one and then pick up one from eurocarparts tomorrow for the...

Like many home mechanics, the biggest challenge when working under the vehicle is the lack of height. I am not a fan of working under the vehicle as although I always use axle stands I do keep thinking "what if ..." whilst I lay underneath a 2 tonne vehicle. I have to do some driveshaft work...

Just wondering whether it's worth replacing the UJ's when replacing the 2 prop carrier bearings or am I opening a can of worms trying to replace them? Is replacing prop carrier bearings rather straight forward. The Rave manual seems to indicate the process is relatively simple, but I just want...

Took the Freelander to a garage today as I could not identify what a knocking noise was. Before I took the car in I explicitly made it clear that I was happy for work to be done, but I didn't want them randomly replacing parts on a whim that they then fix it. They said "we don't do that sir...

Hi All, I have been pulling my hair out regarding a terrible dry clunking sound coming from the drivers side front of the 2003 TD4. I have replaced the anti roll bar linkages on both sides, but this made no difference. I am reluctant to keep replacing parts on a whim and am hoping someone...

I came across this great idea whilst searching for possible reasons for knocking noise on the hippo. I have a go pro so will give that a try to see if I can see what is going on. Clever idea.

The Hippo has developed a really annoying dry grating noise when going over a bump. It's only the drivers side and it is not so much of a knocking noise, but more a noise like something is grating against something else. It's difficult to describe. I replaced the ARB drop links as they had a...

I have been on a mission recently to sort out all of the issues with the wife's Hippo. Whilst purchasing parts I have fallen foul of the 'You get what you pay for' rule. For example, I purchased a LP pump from the local motor factors. The make was blue print (not sure if any good) at a cost...