looked again this afternoon after the car had sat for almost two days. Started well but could see four of five air bubbles flow through the clear fuel line so definitely leaking somewhere

No air bubbles in the fuel line when I checked this morning. Felt around all the joints and the fuel line and couldn’t feel or see any diesel anywhere either. Hhmmmm….

Brilliant I will try this, thank you. Guessing I can fit a non return valve on the fuel line if this is the case? Would also explain why it struggles even more when cold outside if the fuel is having to travel further through the system

Not sure what one is on there to be honest. It was replaced last year as part of a full service but the car had this issue prior to the filter being changed and the one before the current was a Bosch from memory. Any way to check bleed back?

Hi again, a few bottles of diesel magic later and the intermittent hesitancy in first or second gear seems to be better. A dodgy start first thing in the day is gradually getting more annoying though. Long crank before finally turning over. Every start after that is fine until the following...

Thanks, I used one the other week but will try another bottle next time I fill up

Yeh it goes about 20-50 miles each day with good motorway stretches

Hi, yes this was at idle. Just thinking with the rough starting (always in the cold but sometimes on a random warm morning), plus the occasional hesitation in first or second gear it could be a fuel issue. No codes registered on obd2.

Finally got round to buying a BT obd reader. Attached picture shows the rail pressure. Anything to worry about do you think? Also recently it has been a bit hesitant every now and again in first or second gear when pulling away. Could it be connected?

Might buy another one then to check. I take it you would see a surge in pressure on start up following by it dropping back when idle if there is an issue?

Thanks Nodge! Always great advice. Will buy some Comma Diesel. I guess to look at live data from the ECM it needs to be hooked up on the readers at a garage? Don’t think my handheld obd2 reader shows anything other than error codes, rpm, load value and coolant temperature.

Hi, could anyone shed some light as to how I can check the Fuel Pressure on a 2013 Freelander 2? I cant seem to locate a Schrader valve to hook up a test kit. Car occasionally splutters a bit on start up first time in the day. Rest of the day its ok, so thinking there might be a pressure issue...

Morning all, hope you are enjoying the bank holiday weekend. Recently the boot latch on my 2013 FL2 keeps unlocking when the car is on / driving. Light then pops up on the dashboard saying Tailgate open. When driving you can hear the boot latch opening multiple times, even though its already...

Yeh not ideal is it. Mines in the garage every 3 months or so. Full service history and only 60k miles so not great. Let’s hope it improves soon 😂

Will look elsewhere, cheers for the help. Lots of issues recently sadly. New one today is that the boot latch constantly opens when driving 😂

Yes the 5V plugs were fitted so should be ok. Glow plug light comes up on the dashboard in the morning when cold but not when warm so should be working

Thanks for the response, I got that checked when the new battery went in and all was ok. Fuel rail pressure is also ok as that was another idea

Thanks very much for your help Nodge68. Is that something an average DIY mechanic could do (aka myself) or would I need to take it to a garage?. At 5c it normally starts ok but anything around zero or below is when I get issues. Would fuel running back make starting worse at cold temperatures...

Thanks, was just trying to get extra heat into the engine by starting the glow plugs twice. Don’t want to damage the starter motor as it happens multiple times each day it is cold. The videos show when temp is only 0c so much worse when colder. Thought it could be coolant sensor but no other...