Freelander 1 Oil Leak

merlinpjl · Dec 21, 2022

Bought a 2006 TD4 Freelander 1 from an auction. Obviously a big risk, but happy to go with it.
The car apparently cut out on the motorway.
Started with a new battery as the existing one was shot.
When I spin the engine over, it tries to fire, but there is engine oil coming out of the top of the engine near to injector 1. It’s under pressure as it sprayed most things near it.
Any suggestions before I start stripping the top of the engine?

Alteredtech · Dec 21, 2022

Hi,

Do you have a picture of the engine top ?

If it is oil, one screw is probably missing, but not related to a starting issue ...

Regards.

Nodge68 · Dec 21, 2022

merlinpjl said:
Bought a 2006 TD4 Freelander 1 from an auction.

Oo, expensive RFL.

merlinpjl · Dec 21, 2022

Alteredtech said:
Hi,

Do you have a picture of the engine top ?

If it is oil, one screw is probably missing, but not related to a starting issue ...

Regards.

It was a screw that I had taken out to remove the plastic injector cover. Schoolboy error, that could have caused me wasted hours!

marley · Jul 21, 2023

Nodge68 said:
Oo, expensive RFL.

had this problem when I bought mine ,mine was the plastic rocker cover on the top of the engine had been cracked by someone that had over tightened the cover that goes on top of the rocker cover .

mbrokof · Jul 22, 2023

merlinpjl said:
It was a screw that I had taken out to remove the plastic injector cover. Schoolboy error, that could have caused me wasted hours!

Not really schoolboy, the garage where I had the car once took it off and created as well

Dar ran Dar ran · Jul 22, 2023

have you got it running?

Freelander 1 Oil Leak

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