@guineafowl21 I will crawl under and have another look, the car has not got many miles on the clock 52k, due to the roads being so ****e you can’t drive more than 15-20mph and never get out of third gear.... second as often as not, so it’s impossible to hear the normal running noise of the car...

Great stuff, I am pretty handy and do all my own work on the car so it’s sounds like something I will do, will track down the parts in the next few weeks when I get some penny’s together.... it’s a great wee car that’s going strong after six years of use on some pretty dire potholed...

Just read @Hippo post on this subject, great post and hopefully will be my guide.

Just read this, great post and just what I was looking for. Col

hay good people I will start looking at old threads after posting this but if anyone decides to save me the time and point me in the right direction then great. So the k series 1.8 is going great ! It’s an island car so no mot required. However I am slowly knocking of the jobs and this forum...

Good to hear, I had a look at the top bearing bolts and they were all secure so going to do the swap over in the next few weeks, under pressure to get some house renovations under control first.....

Yeh great, love a little project that is not to difficult. I will have a look ASAP and then if nothing obvious I will strip out the ones from the donor car and swap them over and see if it makes a difference. Failing that I will swap the full struts over and then test again.... failing that I...

Think I’m on the right track....

Ok I have not worked on this cars suspension so I need to track down a diagram of what your talking about...... will get back when I find out what the top bearing is....

Same 1.8 k series so should be fine. I will look into it a bit more. Thanks

For about £300 I could buy a lot of building materials towards my house renovations.......... for the moment I am not looking at spending cash beyond what is necessary as this is not a priority, it’s been like this for years but having now fixed the car up to be mechanical sound this is just the...

OK I hear you groan..... I have been scouring the threads for an example of what to expect when changing the front shocks / suspension on my Freelander 1 but can’t find it..... anyone point me at an old thread ? Having replaced the water pump, tensioner, belts, seals, distributor cap and...

Thanks @htr its an old photo, I have recently changed that leaking cam seal, timing belt, water pump, tensioner, alternator belt and given the car a good service and a set of new plugs. Running sweet now. Thanks for pointing it out though mate.

Thanks..... brain fog and was going in circles

Wasting time on internet trying to track down a new belt..... it’s for a 1.8 petrol k series Freelander 1 could someone please tell me the name of this belt, the worn one On the left hand side. . And I will get one ordered ASAP. Done the other one. Thanks

Totally agree and I am and will be on it from now on. No excuse.... just life......

Changed the engine oil today and filter, went with the 20/50 sounds good when running. Changed the fuel filter. Had a look at the air filter and it’s totally black....... will order a new one ASAP The oil filler cap is very very loose, it’s a push fit but the rubber is done and it just...

It’s become noticeable fairly quickly, about six months ago it would become Smokey only when going up the steepest hill and has since then got worse quickly. Going to check them all today and will change the oil and filters to see what effect this has. Good idea, that’s what I have done on my...

Blue smoke on starting and then clears up when warm...... will check tail pipe tomorrow. No black smoke. Always starts after 15 seconds on the glow plugs. No lack of power or anything unusual, just this insufferable blue haze that’s becoming a serious health hazard and must get fixed. Thanks.

....... that sounds about right........and sounds very serious........ as in this is not something easily fixed........ what are my options ?