GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
I'm pretty sure someone else has reported this exact same behaviour very recently - ie need to lock and unlock the car before it will restart. I can't think why it would be injectors given the symptoms - as you said, sounds more like something to do with the immobiliser. You should find the other thread and see if there was a solution and add to it if not, or start a new one on it.I've also had immobiliser issues as a hot start is only possible after locking then unlocking the car, which is weird. I can't get enough information on this. Always starts cold though and yes I've read post after post about hot start issues. The only thing left to try are injectors.
Only you can decide that. Freelanders are great little trucks, but if you want a life being shaken to pieces and for ever fighting rust, then you bought the wrong vehicleI just wanted a cheap Land Rover as I can't afford a Defender or a Series. Am I a mug for buying a FL?
You say you paid £150, but presumably you've spent that again on the battery and then again on tyres. Don't know how much the brake work cost, but you're into the car for a reasonable amount of cash already, as well as all the effort you've put into it. Depending on year and condition, you might still get your money back on it though - if you can fix the starting problem.
So up to you if you call it quits and shift to another vehicle or enjoy the Freelander!