errrrrm Hellooooooo

Jason2 · Oct 28, 2009

OOOOO errrh Never bin in this ere before

Hello

Well straight to the point, him's got a 110,109,Disco Td5 and have just bought the Misses a 2001 Diesel Freelander! (picking it up on Friday) it was cheap,has a few bumps,one of the rear windows dunt work (stuck half way up/down) and the sunroof has problems closeing! Done about 180k.It has past bills for nearly £5k (that I have not studied yet)

Questions?

1: Have I gone mad

2:Have they got a BMW lump in em? and how good is it?

Now all tell me what a fantastic vehicle this is,they never break down and how happy the wifes going to be

Cheers

Jason

fanatic · Oct 28, 2009

hello, welcome I'll let the others comment

180k fook me

Jason2 · Oct 28, 2009

High milage dunt scare me

Rarther get one that's got a few miles under it's belt and everthing that's going to go wrong all ready has

I have had 300 tdi's with over 200k,Audis & VWs with anything up to 400k.

Don't know this lump though! What they good for?

bustersbus · Oct 28, 2009

Jason2 said:
High milage dunt scare me

Rarther get one that's got a few miles under it's belt and everthing that's going to go wrong all ready has

I have had 300 tdi's with over 200k,Audis & VWs with anything up to 400k.

Don't know this lump though! What they good for?[/quote]

Keepin' ye warm on a cold winters day after ye set light tae it?

Jason2 · Oct 28, 2009

How doo bustersbus

If it's any consolation, I'm replaceing her BRIGHT yellow New Beetle job with said above freelander thingy

Got to be better no?

bustersbus · Oct 28, 2009

Jason2 said:
How doo bustersbus

If it's any consolation, I'm replaceing her BRIGHT yellow New Beetle job with said above freelander thingy

Got to be better no?

Long time no hear Jason, hope ye've bin keepin' well

Hmmmm, that 's a toughy mate.... Beetle or a gaylander?:scratching_chin:
Ah might have tae think on this one fur a while

Jason2 · Oct 28, 2009

bustersbus said:
Long time no hear Jason, hope ye've bin keepin' well
Hmmmm, that 's a toughy mate.... Beetle or a gaylander?:scratching_chin:
Ah might have tae think on this one fur a while

Yeh I'm good mate & still "pouring the wine"

Well put it this way if ever the other 3 LR's all happen to break down at the same time

us big un's & the 3 sprogs wun't all fit in the Beetle!!

bustersbus · Oct 28, 2009

Jason2 said:
Yeh I'm good mate & still "pouring the wine"

Glad tae hear it mate

Well put it this way if ever the other 3 LR's all happen to break down at the same time us big un's & the 3 sprogs wun't all fit in the Beetle!!

As if that's likely tae happen

Jason2 · Oct 29, 2009

Any Freelander experts out there then that can fill me in?

Good engine? Bad engine? EGR to be binned? any other mods? de-cat?

What's this I've heard about dipstick oil level??? special way to do it or summet

???

chromiumuk · Oct 29, 2009

Jason2 said:
Any Freelander experts out there then that can fill me in?

Good engine? Bad engine? EGR to be binned? any other mods? de-cat?

What's this I've heard about dipstick oil level??? special way to do it or summet???

If it's a Td4 then it's a BMW diesel. Good engine, yes but a few things you need to do. The oil level should read consistantly ok, but if the crankcase breather filter/valve assy is blocked then the crankcase becomes pressurised & forces the oil past all the seals, the dipstick & more crucially past the turbo seals causing early turbo failure (symptoms also include poor performance & black smoke). This must be replaced at least every 12-15,000 miles. Replacing the egr valve with a bypass is a good thing. Also check your MAF, very common failure point (poor performance below 2-2500rpm). Injectors can & do fail (rough running/poor starting)& are pricey - leak test will confirm if you have any suspicions. Cam sensors fail regularly (poor/no hot starting) & crank sensors fail (no/intermittent starting) on some cars. Intercooler pipes split easily giving lots of black smoke, & poor performance. Turbo vane vacuum solenoid can fail causing poor top end performance. The fuel filter should be replaced every year or two at the longest, not the 5 year/60k miles on the service schedule. The primary fuel lift pump is weak & can fail resulting in no starting. These engines only like fully synthetic oil changed regularly according to the service schedule & regular use of a good quality injector cleaner (my preference is Millers Powersport 4 at double the recommended dose.) Oil coolers can fail causing oil & coolant to mix but this isn't too widespread.
Even with your miles, if your engine has been looked after it will continue to give good enjoyable service for many years to come.

ps once youve got it running well & are hapy with it you could look into a Roverron tuning box - well worth the money for a worthwhile boost in performance.

Jason2 · Oct 29, 2009

chromiumuk said:
If it's a Td4 then it's a BMW diesel. Good engine, yes but a few things you need to do. The oil level should read consistantly ok, but if the crankcase breather filter/valve assy is blocked then the crankcase becomes pressurised & forces the oil past all the seals, the dipstick & more crucially past the turbo seals causing early turbo failure (symptoms also include poor performance & black smoke). This must be replaced at least every 12-15,000 miles. Replacing the egr valve with a bypass is a good thing. Also check your MAF, very common failure point (poor performance below 2-2500rpm). Injectors can & do fail (rough running/poor starting)& are pricey - leak test will confirm if you have any suspicions. Cam sensors fail regularly (poor/no hot starting) & crank sensors fail (no/intermittent starting) on some cars. Intercooler pipes split easily giving lots of black smoke, & poor performance. Turbo vane vacuum solenoid can fail causing poor top end performance. The fuel filter should be replaced every year or two at the longest, not the 5 year/60k miles on the service schedule. The primary fuel lift pump is weak & can fail resulting in no starting. These engines only like fully synthetic oil changed regularly according to the service schedule & regular use of a good quality injector cleaner (my preference is Millers Powersport 4 at double the recommended dose.) Oil coolers can fail causing oil & coolant to mix but this isn't too widespread.
Even with your miles, if your engine has been looked after it will continue to give good enjoyable service for many years to come.

ps once youve got it running well & are hapy with it you could look into a Roverron tuning box - well worth the money for a worthwhile boost in performance.

At last

thanks a lot mate that's what I was wanting to hear, especialy after reading the "sticky" above-Nearly got the rope out

Going to get it tomorrow, it's already had all the other bit's changed (IRD,VCU,props,etc...)

fanatic · Oct 29, 2009

I'll kick the stool

Kernow nige · Oct 29, 2009

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fanatic · Oct 29, 2009

I see my dignitas efforts not well received

Jason2 · Oct 29, 2009

Gaylander!! Nolt fooking kin "Gay" in here

I'm off back t' Disco bit

Wife can fix her own kin car for once

errrrrm Hellooooooo

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