Hi all,
I've owned a Freelander for 2 years now (3 door 2005 TD4) and have loved every minute of driving it until recently.
A couple of months ago the rear differential unexpectedly decided to throw some of its cogs through the case, but I Fixed that with a reconditioned part.
Then this week I started to lose power when the revs hit around 2500 upwards.
I looked and looked for a hole in the turbo hoses as i was sure it was losing air somewhere but couldn't find any.
That is until 2 days ago when I started hearing what sounded like a hoover under the bonnet.
I inspected the hoses again and this time found a hole (that i could fit 3 fingers in) in one of the hoses. It was the left side hose that connects the intercooler to the manifold - the one that connects to the hose with the air temp sensor on.
So as a very temporary measure i sealed the hole with gaffa tape and ordered a replacement part from my local Landrover dealer with my plan being, drive my car to the dealer and fit the new hose in the dealers car park as it is only 2 jubilee clips that hold it on.
So yesterday morning i checked that the part was in stock and went to set off.
My car wouldn't start. It just kept on turning over and over without actually biting and firing. I tried several times to let the glow plugs heat up etc but to no avail.
The battery eventually ran flat so i called my father who has a mains jump/boost starter. We hooked it up and tried starting again. Same result, it just turned and turned without firing.
We decided to leave the battery on charge whilst we went to pick up the new hose. Around an hour later we returned and I fitted the new hose, disconnected the charger and the car turned and fired straight away!
So i was confused whether the charge had fixed it or the new pipe or maybe just because ambient temperature had risen a little?
I dismissed it being the charge as the car had been connected to the jump starter and had still failed to start. I took the car for a long run to ensure that the battery had charge in it. I made a couple of stops and the car restarted fine - although i know the engine was warm. So i went to bed and relaxed thinking i had solved the problem.
This morning I came to start the car and it wont start!
Same thing. It is turning and turning without firing.
This forum has been a wealth of information to me so far and i am hoping that somebody can point me in the right direction.
I have read that it could be the low pressure fuel pump? But i can hear that whirring in the back when i turn on my ignition.
Is it likely to be a fuel problem or maybe a glow plug problem (i haven't had any trouble starting it until the problem with the hose)
I do like to try and fix problems myself rather than just dumping it on a garage. That's one of the reasons i bought a landrover
I've owned a Freelander for 2 years now (3 door 2005 TD4) and have loved every minute of driving it until recently.
A couple of months ago the rear differential unexpectedly decided to throw some of its cogs through the case, but I Fixed that with a reconditioned part.
Then this week I started to lose power when the revs hit around 2500 upwards.
I looked and looked for a hole in the turbo hoses as i was sure it was losing air somewhere but couldn't find any.
That is until 2 days ago when I started hearing what sounded like a hoover under the bonnet.
I inspected the hoses again and this time found a hole (that i could fit 3 fingers in) in one of the hoses. It was the left side hose that connects the intercooler to the manifold - the one that connects to the hose with the air temp sensor on.
So as a very temporary measure i sealed the hole with gaffa tape and ordered a replacement part from my local Landrover dealer with my plan being, drive my car to the dealer and fit the new hose in the dealers car park as it is only 2 jubilee clips that hold it on.
So yesterday morning i checked that the part was in stock and went to set off.
My car wouldn't start. It just kept on turning over and over without actually biting and firing. I tried several times to let the glow plugs heat up etc but to no avail.
The battery eventually ran flat so i called my father who has a mains jump/boost starter. We hooked it up and tried starting again. Same result, it just turned and turned without firing.
We decided to leave the battery on charge whilst we went to pick up the new hose. Around an hour later we returned and I fitted the new hose, disconnected the charger and the car turned and fired straight away!
So i was confused whether the charge had fixed it or the new pipe or maybe just because ambient temperature had risen a little?
I dismissed it being the charge as the car had been connected to the jump starter and had still failed to start. I took the car for a long run to ensure that the battery had charge in it. I made a couple of stops and the car restarted fine - although i know the engine was warm. So i went to bed and relaxed thinking i had solved the problem.
This morning I came to start the car and it wont start!
Same thing. It is turning and turning without firing.
This forum has been a wealth of information to me so far and i am hoping that somebody can point me in the right direction.
I have read that it could be the low pressure fuel pump? But i can hear that whirring in the back when i turn on my ignition.
Is it likely to be a fuel problem or maybe a glow plug problem (i haven't had any trouble starting it until the problem with the hose)
I do like to try and fix problems myself rather than just dumping it on a garage. That's one of the reasons i bought a landrover