Hi guys, I'm new to the forum as I recently bought a 2006 Freelander 1.8 petrol! I absolutely love the car but I had a total disaster last week.
The exhaust manifold split and so I brought it to a local First Stop garage to see what they could do! They said they would replace the manifold so happy days...
The next day I was driving and all was well.... the battery light came on and off and dimmed and brightened and then suddenly the car died! Turns out they didnt reinstall the heat shield over the manifold and melted the alternator cable to the manifold... disaster!
The car is back with them and they have accepted blame. They currently cant get the car to start. When you turn on the ignition the dash lights up but the temp gauge goes straight to max and the red light comes on. Then when you turn the key again a quiet click is head from somewhere in under the steering wheel. Also the radio wont come on.
I'm hoping the garage will fix it but confidence levels are not high!
Any electrical whizzes here??
The exhaust manifold split and so I brought it to a local First Stop garage to see what they could do! They said they would replace the manifold so happy days...
The next day I was driving and all was well.... the battery light came on and off and dimmed and brightened and then suddenly the car died! Turns out they didnt reinstall the heat shield over the manifold and melted the alternator cable to the manifold... disaster!
The car is back with them and they have accepted blame. They currently cant get the car to start. When you turn on the ignition the dash lights up but the temp gauge goes straight to max and the red light comes on. Then when you turn the key again a quiet click is head from somewhere in under the steering wheel. Also the radio wont come on.
I'm hoping the garage will fix it but confidence levels are not high!
Any electrical whizzes here??
