Yeah that’s what I was afraid of, it probably is only tiny and is slowly collecting over time, I have emailed them to ask but it is the weekend to be fair so probably won’t hear until Monday, I just can’t think how fuel is making it’s way in to the heating system but it’s definitely diesel we’re...

Hi All, I’ve recently been experiencing a very strong smell of Diesel, not diesel smoke but diesel fuel inside the cab when I put the Aircon on, it’s always after the vehicle has sat for a few days and always from a cold start, when the Aircon fires up the smell of diesel is really strong for...

That’s all really useful information, I’m glad I asked now, so the Haldex pump does get use under pulling away acceleration it’s not just idle under normal conditions, I never knew that, that’s really helpful thanks for that, I just hope I haven’t already put undue strain on the splines enough...

So really that is the definitive answer, it is a bit of a shame you can’t select 4WD as and when you want but that’s why Haldex was invented I guess to take away that driver input, I’ll definitely stop selecting sand for a little burst then

I totally get what you’re saying and I’m thinking surely Land Rover who would of piled a huge amount of development in to the terrain response system wouldn’t develop a fail safe system to not allow for a certain amount of wind up, whether that be a warning light or some sort of gearing in the...

Hi All, just wondering if someone could clear something up for good, I recently read a pretty old thread asking the question of can FL2 with their Haldex setup suffer from transmission wind up and it caught my attention because occasionally I like to drive short distances with Sand Mode selected...

While we’re on the subject of failure and the FL2 (not that FL2s suffer many) has anyone thought of fitting the uprated camshaft that’s available, I’ve been told this can also present itself as a weakness in the earlier FL2 td4 engines (sorry to change subject) or actually has anyone had their...

Haha yeah after all that’s been said I really don’t blame you, it’s sitting in what some people described as the danger zone for mileage when it comes to swirl flaps, like someone said before, not sure if it’s much consultation but at least they’re plastic on the FL2 and not metal so you’d think...

Sorry predictive causing havoc in that post

Oh yeah I’ve already thought about that one, it’s not even that I’m checking up to n them I’m just really curious to see how close I was to disaster, well could still be, it goes in in 2 weeks time, I must admit although it probably makes no difference, I have been driving a bit slower the last...

Thanks hippo, I’m glad I have mine booked in to have the work done because I fall in to all the categories of having swirl flaps, but it’s nice to have it confirmed now

You might want to check out the price of car transporter companies, I had a car transported a few years ago and was shocked how cheap it was, it certainly worked out cheaper than getting the train to the seller then fuel home, some transporter companies keep it cheap by working the collections...

Oh wow, 2k, I’d say you definitely did well, I must admit I was having a look on eBay yesterday for FL2s, I’m happy with mine but I still enjoy looking and there are a lot of good FL2s on eBay at the moment, most are a bit overpriced I must admit, surely at 2k though you can’t go wrong, if you...

You gotta tell me Nodge, what purchase, did I miss something, I’m curious :p

I actually did have that done last year, blanking plate and remap, my EGR was playing up intermittently so I initially took it in to replace the EGR and they said just get it blanked and remapped which I’m glad I did, my FL2 is 12 years old so I’m guessing some damage would of already occurred...

Thanks for bringing up the subject of swirl flaps, I had no idea the early FL2s had them and my FL2 is now in the mileage category of being in the danger zone, I’m determined to get my td4 to 200k and I’m lucky enough to live only 25 miles from Freelander specialists so I’ve booked in with sue...

Booked in to eradicate swirl flaps

I’m really thinking allowed here, and this might be a stupid response, please put me right if it is, but could it be something to do with BMW owners tend to drive their cars like they’re Exocet missiles with their foot constantly buried deep in the throttle 99% of the time, whereas most Land...

Thanks for all that Hippo, I must admit I did see the Mondeo comment and thought well that will provoke interesting chat if nothing else does, I have now picked tyres, I ended up speaking to my local independent Land Rover specialist and although I’m not actually getting the tyres from them...

Yep totally agree with you, no argument there, in fact the link you sent provided me with much cheaper tyres than the sites I had been looking at, I’ve found a local independent tyre fitter that’s going to take delivery of the tyres and charge me just £10 a tyre to fit and balance, just to be...