Thanks, I will put a new one on. Presumably you meant 'cheap' if not bought from LR. Do you know of a reliable place to get these online? I am in Lisbon but can also get things sent on from a UK address. I do know how to Google, but I am sure there will be hundreds of ebay like options

Hi, So, here we go :) I think i need to spray &/or replace my brake light switch but these two only come on when I brake and then go off (after a 'while'). Should they never come on under normal driving on the road?

Thanks. Will look to see what I should have looked for .... my fault for late posting but it came up suddenly. Just bought 2001 Freelander Td4 95K miles. Engine sounds good. Drives well. Clutch seems good. No drivetrain or other clunks or whiny noises. Slight resistance in reverse on full lock...

Thanks Import is not worth it, despite all the financial apparent incentives- PT charges huge import tax (called registration fee to avoid EU fines) and driving a RHD here is a pain (yes I have done all combinations for years at a time and my wife has to drive it in Lisbon - If you have driven...

Hi, We had a 1999 Freelander 2L Di about 8 years ago Had problems with drive-train, water pump, core plugs, etc etc and finally it died with a turbo internal oil leak runaway on the motorway as my wife was taking her employees to a meeting Well obviously I want another and am going to look at...

Thanks, I can find them here, but often prices in the UK including shipping are much cheaper. Any brand will do, as long as they are reasonable quality. I will pm bmp42 too.

Anyone know a good supplier of shock absorbers? I would prefer someone who can deliver abroad (Portugal), on-line easier but not essential. The wife only drives around town, so doesn't have to be high-spec. Also, anyone know of reasonable type prices for shocks? Ta Bife

Got it fixed - it was the core plug at the end of the head :) Got the timing belts etc changed at the same time. Anyone in Lisbon for any reason, and needs a good mechanic - Alexandre Ideias, near the Autódromo do Estoril is the man. Contacts on this page (in portuguese, but his number is...

Thanks OldIrishWulf, I guess you mean the one going from the top of the radiator into the aluminium outlet elbow at the front of the head(car front)? I have checked this and it looks dry, as does the elbow and its gasket. The water is coming out from that end of the head but at the back, the...

Hello, Last year I had a problem of loosing water, that I thought I had cured by changing the corroded engine block core plugs. Well, now our 1999 freelander 2.0l L Series has started to loose water again. It was a slight loss with no overheating, until I tried to fill up the expansion tank...

Thanks for the replies, I haven't managed to check the rear diff oil level, but I did see that it is leaking. My dad (retired mechanic) is here visiting and says it sounds like something hammering on the bodywork somewhere. The noise happens fairly rarely, but when it does it can be on on...

Thanks, I am pretty sure the garage said they topped up all oil levels, but will check Portugal's not bad, anyhow I'd better get used to it, now I've got a brand spanking new half-portuguese daughter, I can't run away when I get frustrated with the 'work ethic' here :)

Hello, I have searched the forum, and have some ideas and much more of an idea of the common problems with this, but am still not sure which is my problem: 1999 freelander, 2l diesel, LHD A few years ago my girlfriend had a problem with a droning/whining noise from the back end of her...

Replying to my old post, I know, but for those searching for a solution to similar problems .... The rad weld worked for some time, then, predictably, the car started to use more water again. I got a local garage to look at the core plugs, they agreed they were leaking and did them. Since...

Well, that seems to have stopped the leak almost entirely. Done about 500km & water level only dropped a cm or so, MUCH less than before. Will have to start saving to get the core plugs done now... Thanks for the advice, very helpful.

Spoke to dad's friend at landrover, he agreed that core plug needs doing. But he also said that the EGR could also be the source of the leak as just a drip every so often would give the water loss & there wouldn't be any visible steam in exhaust. He also pointed out that as oil pressure...

Well, I finally found time to get underneath and have a look and..... I have by-passed the heater matrix and we are still loosing a lot of water, so it's not the heater. (pretty much suspected this before because of dry carpets) I have looked at every inch of water pipe, pump, radiator...

Didn't do anything this weekend as it was raining, so all wet anyway. Found diagram of cooling system in RAVE workshop manual (also here http://www.thesysadmin.co.uk/hippo/fixes/cooling-system-before.gif), seems there is only one bleed which is on the heater circuit. Yes, I have read the...

Thanks Darmain! It's not really that bad, the girlfriend just wants to make a decision whether or not to keep it or sell it on. My current idea from all the advice I have heard & my own feeling is that isn't head gasket but a leak, and we can fix that! Air-con: will check if this drain pipe...

Hey All! I'm new around here, greetings! (I did post in 'where do you live' post in the 'Introduce Yourself' forum) My Portuguese girlfriend down here in Lisbon has a problem with water level in her Freelander, and I was wondering if any of you kind folk had any ideas/suggestions/comments...