BOOM

BOOM

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I've an '03 1.8 Petrol Freelander and she's just arrived home on the back of an AA recovery truck. The AA only recovered vehicle home as I was near enough and broke down on motorway so no diagnosis by the AA man.

I was cruising at about 70mph and all of a sudden I just had a loss of power. Straight away I pulled onto the hard shoulder by which time she'd petered out. Hazards on, phoned the AA (who were fantastic) and sat and waited.

Whist I was sitting there I tried to fire it up which it did once but I didn't want to risk it so switched it off and wated for recovery.

Since getting it home I have tried to fire her up but with no joy. It ticks over but just won't burst into life.

Is it bad news? Can anyone shed any light?

Could really do without a monster bill just before Christmas.:(
 
BOOM said:
I've an '03 1.8 Petrol Freelander and she's just arrived home on the back of an AA recovery truck. The AA only recovered vehicle home as I was near enough and broke down on motorway so no diagnosis by the AA man.

I was cruising at about 70mph and all of a sudden I just had a loss of power. Straight away I pulled onto the hard shoulder by which time she'd petered out. Hazards on, phoned the AA (who were fantastic) and sat and waited.

Whist I was sitting there I tried to fire it up which it did once but I didn't want to risk it so switched it off and wated for recovery.

Since getting it home I have tried to fire her up but with no joy. It ticks over but just won't burst into life.

Is it bad news? Can anyone shed any light?

Could really do without a monster bill just before Christmas.:(
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jist ownin a gaylanders bad news:p
 
Global warming ;)

Did the AA not give it a quick check over, seeing as they are 'fantastic'

You need to check all the basics first, fuel, spark, connector, timing positions on the cams.
Then we'll talk about the internals of the k-series
 
sounds like fuel starvation same happened to me yesterday but at 30 mph pulled over waited 2 mins and fired up again, took the fuel pump out of the tank and cleaned the filter and all seems well again, might be a starting point, but check the basics first as above.

PaulT
 
Turned out to be a knackered in tank fuel pump. Quoted £212 + VAT from main dealer and £127 + VAT from eurocarparts for exactly the same part so went for the main dealer option :crazy:

Good news, was fearing the worst!
 
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