1. Ian M in France

    td4 Freelander poor starting and lack of power at low rpm

    Hi I have been having problems with poor starting I have changes the seals on the pressure regulator and it is a bit better Today put a code scanner on it ; only a cheap one to look a fuel pressure but it would not show it (does if I use it on my van) but did find a problem with map sensor it...
  2. Ian M in France

    Disco 4 (LR4) Broken crank dilema

    Not having a go, but why did you buy it broken without looking into how to get it fixed first?
  3. Ian M in France

    High pressure fuel pump.

    I bought one from Island 4x4, also bought a new sensor from them and a repair kit for the pressure regulator from ebay, as it was becoming hard to start, installed the pressure reg kit okay but the new sensor leaked , tighten a bit and was okay, but after about 5 min tried to start it and did...
  4. Ian M in France

    Symptoms of high pressure fuel pump on It's way out.

    Is there a problem ? Or just changing bits?
  5. Ian M in France

    freelander 1 td4 alarm keeps going off

    My rear door sometimes triggers the alarm it just registers as closed but will move to show it is open and triggers the alarm, try not shutting the rear door completely, then locked the doors, doors will lock and the horn will sound once, if the alarm then does not go off you know where to start...
  6. Ian M in France

    Welding & Rust - any willing participants (pictures)?

    I knew it was something like that
  7. Ian M in France

    Welding & Rust - any willing participants (pictures)?

    Remember the old saying "Grinding and filling make me the welder I am not" has not got to be great as not structural just has to look okay take your time practices on scrap first and all will be okay, get a fire extinguisher just in case and water and sponge for small fires just in case
  8. Ian M in France

    Welding & Rust - any willing participants (pictures)?

    He said he would be willing to travel to get it fixed but think there are limits
  9. Ian M in France

    Another td4 starting problem

    fitted kit at the weekend it is better but did not starts first time this morning but did second time, could take 4 to 8 times before so can live with that, also bought a cheap high pressure sensor and the repair cable as planned to do that, tighten it to spec and it leaked badly, so tightened...
  10. Ian M in France

    Very black under rocker cover...

    Maybe they will clean it up for you :)
  11. Ian M in France

    Any diesel injector experts on here?

    The expert is also the person selling you the new injectors?
  12. Ian M in France

    Any diesel injector experts on here?

    I have 2 injectors in for test at the moment for my van, one is a recon one that just does not seem to be okay which is why I am interested in is, I have been driving diesels the last 30 years and never had to change a injector, I had a a old tractor and a dumper that are as old as me 1965 and...
  13. Ian M in France

    Any diesel injector experts on here?

    If the car was running okay why did you take them out ? I am always a bit unsure of the results, know lots of people who have had a problem, had the injectors check, told they are f##ked changed them all and that was not the problem, the question is not if they are to spec but how far out of...
  14. Ian M in France

    Vehicle purchase not as described?

    Do not think there is a time limit but it would be down to a judge do decide if you have a claim
  15. Ian M in France

    Vehicle purchase not as described?

    Yes I had never came across it being used for a car before but it can be used with anything if someone has tried to hid something or cover it up, I have had customers that have taken the last owner of a house to court and all have won, but getting money back can be hard
  16. Ian M in France

    Vehicle purchase not as described?

    You talk about 2 weeks in France but had a customer that sold a old Merc, can't remember what it was but a classic, it had a bit of rust which the ct test picked up pass, but the rust noted, he decided to sell it, 2 years later when the car went for next test it failed and the new owner tried...
  17. Ian M in France

    Marmite, Br#xit or Low Traffic Neighborhoods

    I worked with a guy that used to work in the GPO rebuild centre, a Morris 1000 van would go in be stripped totally all the bits where reconditioned like engine gearbox ect body repaired and resprayed, if they had carried on doing that it would be easy but other than land rovers when was the...
  18. Ian M in France

    Sausage smuggling

    I used to bring back Cheese from UK by plane and had a cool bag rucksack but was always check out as cheese has the same sort of image as explosives when going through the scanner
  19. Ian M in France

    Sausage smuggling

    Hi Cheddar most of the Intermarché's sell around here it is good, a bit more expensive than UK but not silly, Bacon I normally buy as a cooked meat same shape and smoked, would think it is the same bit of the pig but then I just fry it for about 1 min and it tasted the same in a bacon sandwich...
  20. Ian M in France

    Are they really any good ?

    I had a 2.0 diesel when they first came out and it was okay but the one we have now, td4 drives so much better I know there is more to go wrong but there is space to work on it, no timing belt lots of info on line and here about problems, I would buy a well looked after late td4