L4ndr0verTD4schme
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As the title suggests, there were worrying noises coming from the engine bay when the turbo kicked in. It’s also worth mentioning that every time this happened I had an ungodly amount of thick smoke coming out the exhaust.
Good news: it’s not the timing chain.
Solution: One of the m6 nuts that hold the injectors down had come loose. Upon retightening I found that too much torque caused the nut to jump back up the bolt due to a bad thread on the bolt. I fixed the issue by tightening it up to “something that felt about right” without causing a skip, then adding another bolt on top to lock it in place.
Only discovered this after changing:
Fuel pump
Fuel filter
Fuel pressure sensor
Injector seals
Boost solenoid valve
Oil
Oil filter
Air filter
Air temp sensor (recommend for nicer start ups)
+++
Injectors removed and cleaned
Intercooler removed and flushed
Intake manifold removed and cleaned
Intercooler hoses removed and checked over for leaks…
Safe to say she’s had a good bit of TLC this month, but as it’s a well serviced vehicle I would have been quite content to have noticed the slipping nut prior to all of the other DIY
.
I hope this thread can help someone else out who may or may not be about ready to “get the damn thing fixed and just bloody sell it”. Because now that she is back on form i’m back to being tremendously charmed by what the Freelander 1 has to offer!
Best wishes all.
Good news: it’s not the timing chain.
Solution: One of the m6 nuts that hold the injectors down had come loose. Upon retightening I found that too much torque caused the nut to jump back up the bolt due to a bad thread on the bolt. I fixed the issue by tightening it up to “something that felt about right” without causing a skip, then adding another bolt on top to lock it in place.
Only discovered this after changing:
Fuel pump
Fuel filter
Fuel pressure sensor
Injector seals
Boost solenoid valve
Oil
Oil filter
Air filter
Air temp sensor (recommend for nicer start ups)
+++
Injectors removed and cleaned
Intercooler removed and flushed
Intake manifold removed and cleaned
Intercooler hoses removed and checked over for leaks…
Safe to say she’s had a good bit of TLC this month, but as it’s a well serviced vehicle I would have been quite content to have noticed the slipping nut prior to all of the other DIY
.I hope this thread can help someone else out who may or may not be about ready to “get the damn thing fixed and just bloody sell it”. Because now that she is back on form i’m back to being tremendously charmed by what the Freelander 1 has to offer!
Best wishes all.
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I've been struggling to find out why mine has been smokey from doing the injectors (smoke didn't start until a week or so after) and it turns out all of the nuts could turn another 1/4 - 1/2 turn! Now no more smoke! Didn't even think of checking the injectors as in my head they were good and tight.
back to telling all my mates how the freelander 1 is an underrated and overlooked gem of a vehicle, hope you are too 
