excellent article and well written

I average around 30 mpg or 6.5 mpl in my TD4 with synergy and K&N air filter. The driving is semi rural with occasional motorway drives. I'm not lead footed but am not slow. I cannot get near to others MPG. god knows what I'm doing wrong.

I've been doing a lot of work on the TD4 recently putting on new front discs and pads and checking the rear shoes, I also changed the aux belts. After doing this I got knocking sounds when going over uneven surfaces. It sounded as if I had knackered the shocks or every bush there was. It seems...

I have a similar noise comes on at about 40mph and increases as the speed increases. I have checked the central bearings and tested the VCU and they seem perfect. I've also checked the oil in the back axle (all ok) and changed the oil in the IRD ( no bits of metal on the magnet), could it be...

Thanks, took the old ones off without checking I had a drawing on how to put them on again, life saver. Thanks again

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Replaced the engine oil filter and the pollen filter, modified the TD4 oil breather to the plastic type, new discs front with holes and slices with new pads. Put wd 40 onto the front shocksbsorbers lower bolts. checked rear axle oil, replaced IRD oil. Checked the middle bearings and the VCU unit...

Hello all , I am a retired telecoms engineer who loves automobiles, between my wife and myself we have a Freelander 1 ES TD4 for the dogs, a Mercedes s 320 CDI mine and a Honda Jazz hers. I love them all and try to maintain all three especially the Freelander. I am recovering from bowl cancer...

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new track rod ends fitted and front brake pads

I thought this problem was fixed around 2001/2 models when the rear diff ratio was changed?

Finally fixed the white smoke on start up (TD4). Had previously changed the glow plugs, (found one open circuit) and checked all the wiring and connectors up to the relay all OK, today changed the relay, fired up from cold NO SMOKE. I think that when the glow plug went, it short circuited, which...

Dougjoy with hawkeye based in canterbury

Matt1295, If you are setting up a list of keepers of the hawkeye for other members please count me in. I am based in Canterbury. My one only covers the Freelander 1.

I am a 63 year old retired Freelander lover based in Canterbury but originally from Glasgow. My wife wanted a 4 x 4 last year for the bad weather and fell in love with a 52 reg Freelander ES TD4. I love tinkering with cars, I maintain my Mercedes S320 CDI and my wife's Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC...

I had the same problem sometimes no acceleration around 50 or would not rev above 2k. I checked the engine with the hawkeye Diagnostic tool and all I had was low fuel pressure with no fault indications on the dash. I changed the fuel pump and the filter about 10 days ago and have not had the...

I had the same problem and found it to be low fuel pressure, no indication on the dash but logged in the ecu. Changed fuel pump and filter all perfect. Hope this helps

I had the same problem , power drop off accelerator to floor and no difference and no lights up on dash. I checked for fault codes and got fuel pressure low. Changed the fuel filter and pump three days ago still no repetition of problem and car is running sweeter.

My TD4 was doing the same loss of power after a while at highish speed. I had no lights on the dash but when reading the engine codes had low fuel pressure. I changed the rear fuel pump and filter and it seems to have cleared. Although it is only two days since I changed them. The engine is...

With me it was the injector return pipe connectors, they are plastic and tend to break up over time.