freelander probs

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whitedog

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Hi all

I have been having problems with my freelander DI I can see from some of the posts I'm not alone, my landy first starts no prob but then sometimes after I have stopped it wont start again it might take a couple of goes or like lastnight an hour of trying, last night when I finally got it to go I had no power steering, hardly any breaks and the battery light stayed on, limped home to find a belt had come off:mad:.... happy days! any ideas very welcome........ except a hammer...... love my landy so not an option lol

Lou
 
Hi all

I have been having problems with my freelander DI I can see from some of the posts I'm not alone, my landy first starts no prob but then sometimes after I have stopped it wont start again it might take a couple of goes or like lastnight an hour of trying, last night when I finally got it to go I had no power steering, hardly any breaks and the battery light stayed on, limped home to find a belt had come off:mad:.... happy days! any ideas very welcome........ except a hammer...... love my landy so not an option lol

Lou
When were the belts last changed? Its all about regular maintenance.
 
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these faults may be related. if the belt was loose enough to come off, it was probably slipping, and wouldn't be charging the battery properly. it might be enough to keep warning light off, but would prevent the battery being fully charged which might then make it hard to start...
 
Hi

Thanks for your replies, god knows when the belts were changed last ( only had it a couple of months). The belt looks pretty well chewed, been for a replacement but the nice guys have sold me one twice the length of the one that came off lol so the other half will have to have another go when we change it, fingers crossed that Optimus is right and it sorts the starting prob out too.

Thanks again Guys:)

Lou
 
Hi

Thanks for your replies, god knows when the belts were changed last ( only had it a couple of months). The belt looks pretty well chewed, been for a replacement but the nice guys have sold me one twice the length of the one that came off lol so the other half will have to have another go when we change it, fingers crossed that Optimus is right and it sorts the starting prob out too.

Thanks again Guys:)

Lou

If the timing belt fails aswell then it will be very expensive to fix, alot cheaper and safer to get that done aswell if you don't know when they were last replaced.
 
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