Ok successful, managed to prise the back window open just enough to then get a stick and open the side window, from there I got some stiff fencing wire and made a hook and hooked the keys of the front seat and slowly extract ! Thanks for all the ideas and help, bravo

Bonnet shut, all windows up, I can assure you there is no spare key. The back window is down very slightly... I guess this must have triggered something.

If only.... and as I am on a remote island with only 65 people and no services there is no chance of getting the local car lock smith ,,,,,,

God........ I just went out this morning with the intention of removing the cover and have a look at what tensioner I need and the car has locked itself with the keys sitting on the drivers seat....... please tell me someone knows how to get into a Freelander without smashing a window........

Ok I am tracking down the parts. There seems to be two diffrent sorts of tensioner will I need o pull it apart first to find out which one it is before ordering. Some great advise from the “locals” and a great forum for a guy like me stuck on a remote island with a fleet of old cars and a box...

I would like to find out what the problem is first, I feel confident that I can follow the online instructions for dealing with the water pump. If this is where the leak is then grand, I will replace the parts ( belt, tensioner and pump) and feel like I have had a serious “win” as a few days ago...

Read the various posts on doing temporary repairs to the swivels so will have a go. Next will be a phone call to one of the main suppliers for parts. Photo showing the strange angle the wheels are at..... assuming it’s collapsed bearing. Will be good to get this donor axle restored and give the...

Sound like the sensible approach as it would be a shame to buy parts only to find the problem was bigger...... i ŵill order a timing belt as a sign of good will ! Is there a preferred gasket silicon for this, sure you lot know a go to brand ? Thank for all the help so far, I appreciate it. Col

As it has never failed to start and given me no problems in over 5 years and cost me nothing so far I will investigate the water pump. Cpd (also A Col !)

Ok I will look into the forum and see what there is about water pump failures and see what’s involved in doing a repair ! I don’t know if I should thank you though........ will let you know after a bit more research!

Hay @GrumpyGel it leaks from behind one of the covers on the drivers side as seen in pic. it’s just got progressively worse from the same location.... I have not investigated ! In all honesty I don’t know what size the engine is.... never looked at the paperwork.... not even sure where the...

So I got this over 5 years ago for something like £600 (cant recall) I have not spent a penny on it and it’s done its duty well, it only gets used twice to three times a week, only gets driven by my aged farther and only has to travel 2 miles at 15 mph. It’s had a blown head gasket all this time...

Ok... that’s great thanks. I will look to see if I can restore the 300 tdi swivels to anything resembling exceptable for the given situation and except that there will be some ongoing maintenance of fluid levels, if they are beyond salvage then I will get new ones and work out Where I can save...

Is the swivel ball the same on a 1986 defender to that of my 300tdi (1994 onwards) doner axle swivel balls ? The reason I ask is that I am pricing up parts but am very short on funds right now and if I can choose to reuse the best swivels I have that would save me some serious cash and get me...

Thankyou good sir.

G,day folks. So I have recently got myself a donor front axle to rebuild as the one on my 1986 ex military 110 is in a really bad way..... I live on an island and there are no MOT requirements so it’s been bad for a long time..... anyway I am now ready to get on with it. I am not a Machanic but...

Needing to replace the front axle of my 1986 110 ex Army (military police) defender, have managed to get a good second hand replacement (newer model) axle with vented discs that I am currently stripping this down with the intention of restoring it and then doing a straight swap.... am an...