The fluid check MUST be done with the engine running and the box suitably warmed up. Doing a level check with the engine off will result in an amount of the required fluid draining out.
I have finally got to the bottom of this one. A combination of the garage that originally did the autobox change and actually underfilled the box, rather than over filling it, and me subsequently following the incorrect procedure for checking the...
All LRs are money pits, but that's part of the joy of the owner experince. I would follow the advice of others though and get the codes cleared and see what comes back. If you sort the mechanical bits you've mentioned and the car is performing...
Brought one home (after a 20 year break, from a 50th, not from a FL1)
I've had an 98 XDi 3dr in rioja L series, a 99 50th 3dr L-series (ex-duckworths demo), a kalahari TD4...
The 50th will keep my td5 company, but i'm tempted to just put it in...
No no no..... This is all wrong... You've broken your Freelander 😭
The engineering on these includes a very important feature - the SDR (Self Destruction Regulator). This module ensures that as soon as anything is fixed, something else breaks...
Fitted a new aftermarket MAF officially 100% sorting the Freelander in this particular moment in time. EVERYTHING WORKS! recon VCU, recon injectors, new heated screen, aircon, new brake lines, new tyres, new bushes, aftermarket parking sensors...
After months and months I have finally bought myself another Mark 1 Face lift TD4 AUTO. Younger than my Serengeti with less mileage the one I bought is a 3 Door Sport with removeable Hard Top and I couldn"t be happier. It"s in the garage having...
I had a damper cause an annoying rattle that I had chased for months. I bought a used one from a scrappers that fixed the problem.
Easiest way to fix it is turn the radio up and rip the knob off.
Check the multitude of threads on here about VCUs. The prop will have been removed to either prevent damage to the transmission, or because damage has already been done to the transmission.
I have a similar tale of a near miss from a snapping cable. This one could have been horrendous. I was an apprentice in a boat yard that built fishing boats and yachts. We'd just completed a 33ft fast fishing boat and it had been wheeled out of...
Mine is beginning to collect an alarming number of clunks, rattles and bangs. They mainly come from the back.... no the front... no the back... well both I think. Just getting more and louder to a point where I'm going to have to stop ignoring...
Is that the black 2006 one in Looe? If so it looks great for the age and mileage. The interior looks nowhere near like a 165k car. I'd be the same though. It has to be 2005 or older because of the tax.
I allowed my infinitely better half to drive my FL2 down to Norfolk from Argyll. I cunningly reset the trip computer just before she left so it'll be interesting to see what mpg she achieves. I've been averaging 34.2 for the past couple of...
This afternoon a great Sage assisted me with this ongoing auto box issue. My suspiscions were that fluid levels may be playing a part in the whine that is occuring. We discovered that the box was overfilled by approx 1L. Hurrah I thought. All...
A few days driving has revealed that without the prop fitted, the whine is still present. Same symptoms as before the prop removal - it only occurs after the car has stood over night (but not everytime) - and only lasts for a short while. It...
Just looking at how "modular" the build is in places, did you condsider using multi plugs/connectors so you could easily remove a box with the components in for repair etc?
At one point back in the day, I was car-less - I think it was because I'd crashed my 1850HL rather than one of them breaking down.
I was lent a Mini Clubman Estate to use from a friend up the pub. Was a fun little thing, the ignition was a...