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    TD4/L Series Exhaust Life Span

    I like your style! Seems mine should have a good bit of life left in it.
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    Tyres ?

    Tend to run 31 psi all round. I looked on an old LR service record and they did them at 26 psi. Don't mix per axel but I think your ok front/back as long as the difference in wear isn't huge - guess it would make the VCU work that bit harder. They usually say "newer" at the back, think...
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    Tyres ?

    I've been running STR 225/55/R17 on the Freelander for 18 months, over 10K on and no problems. Seems to be wearing pretty well, good snow and mud traction too. I believe they are the replacement for the STs - I used to have these. They are 4x4 rated. Alternative prem brand are the Mich's -...
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    TD4/L Series Exhaust Life Span

    Freelander exhuasts - without tempting fate mines 7 1/2 yrs old, 81K on the original which seems pretty good. It's doesn't look in bad shape from what i can see.
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    Rear Windows Regulator

    Sod it - went for geniune LR part - £106 inc VAT for rear door regulator and associated bits.
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    Rear Windows Regulator

    Well it's been a while since something went wrong, but today the RH rear Window regulator destroyed itself in B&Q carpark. Had it out later and one of the small pastic bit holding the cable had snapped causing the cables to become twisted and damaged. Currently I've got the window wedged...
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    auto or manual

    Auto -25-27 local, 30 mixed, upto 35 on a motorway run. Some here report 30 average and late 30's on a run. Manual about 15-20% better on MPG
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    Starter moter just clicks,Advice please

    sounds bit like the starter solenoid if it just "clicking". I swapped mine last yr and it's been fine ever since. 130 quid new from island. The copper contacts in the solenoid get a bit corroded - cleaning them up should also sort it out.
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    1 Horse towing

    Should be ok, ifor 511/510 is about 1000Kg, 15.2hh about 500 ish Kg so as long as your within the 1750 max breaked towing limit for a Freelander. I frequently see them at horse show with trailers attached - two biggish horses and you are well over the legal limit. The FL2 has a slightly...
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    Vehicle shuts off after prolonged driving

    Wayne, is it petrol or diesel? If it's petrol and an automatic most likely a V6.
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    Td4 auto fuel economy.

    I get more in the summer and winter. Over the winter approx 26mpg local - now 30mpg. I recently did a 300mile run to motorway run Sheffield-London and back - 5 big lads on board and I got over 35Mpg. Recent service and auto oil change has made a big difference.
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    Mpg

    '02 TD4 auto - 25 local, 32 on a run if you're lucky.
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    Heavy Power Steering at idle

    What age is yours? This seems to becoming quite a common problem and I wonder that the cause is. There is a problem on the FL 2 where a filter in the PAS reservoir is casuing them to repeately fail - I wonder if there is something similar on the FL1. Once the pump was changed on mine it was...
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    TD4/TD4.e

    tis only available on the manual as well - so if your XS is a an auto it doesn't matter. Apparently there is an uprated battery and starter to cope with it - if you ask me it's bound to be problematic.
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    Discovery 3 or rangie

    Quest is still on going for something suitable for the wife to pull horse box -currently got a Freebe which ain't up to it. Was looking orginally at a D2 but prices of the D3 starting to come into my range. Don't read a lot of post on here about them - can I assume they are much more reliable...
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    Heavy Power Steering at idle

    About 90% and a 100% better - i'm going to get the fluid flushed again to rule that out. I wonder why it got so bad in the first place however. I got one from ebay - from a LR dealer, brand new £70 quid! You can get an exchange unit for about £150 I think from any LR dealer - give em a call...
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    Heavy Power Steering at idle

    Similar to mine. Used to ber very heavy at idle but only when hot. Had PAS pump changed - whilst much improved still deterioates a bit when hot.
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    Sell my Auto at 90k, or will she break?!

    Oscar - I was quoted £90 quid by an Independant to do mine last year.
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    Sell my Auto at 90k, or will she break?!

    I'll 3rd that. You'll loose more than that on buying another car from a dealer that you don't know this history. Plenty of autos go well in to the 100,000s
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    Auto LED indicator

    Cheers Dann, Assume its nothing to worry about since changes fine (i hope!). Is there any way to access the connector/sensor?