1. fredi250

    Freelander 2 at 140k miles... ok or avoid?

    The dynatorque engine is pretty good have seen an early one late 2006 with 210000m on the clock new injectors at 169000m
  2. fredi250

    VCU's again. Anyone help?

    My 2003 TD4 has the harmonic dampener does that mean it was of a V6 to my knowledge its been on the car for at least 6 years
  3. fredi250

    WONT START +(turbo seals)

    The Ukrainian mechanic friend of my son who helped out today is popping in tomorrow to do a compression test. As looking at the old turbo the vanes have come into contact with the body vanes not broken or chipped but tips look polished worn and slight scraping on body bit worried now!. Metal...
  4. fredi250

    WONT START +(turbo seals)

    Turbo change done on drive using Hippo ramps two and a half hours start to finish with two people IRD left in place. Number 1 injector looks to be problem now, have ordered Bosch reconditioned unit guaranteed 1 year £99.99
  5. fredi250

    WONT START +(turbo seals)

    Spanish RAC came round car started with easy start clouds of grey un burnt fuel and rattling from top of engine, he seems to think it is injector.
  6. fredi250

    WONT START +(turbo seals)

    Freelander 2003 td4 Just driven back to Spain noticed on way back using a little oil, never done this before, Yesterday drove out of house on incline heavy gray smoke that cleared under heavy acceleration turning back to house slight miss fire 2-3 seconds then cleared. Back in drive bonnet open...
  7. fredi250

    Hi there

    No the thick plotens
  8. fredi250

    prospective members cant register

    My niece who lives in London has been trying to register for two days to no avail. auto message tells her she is spam. Three contact us messages over 24 hours to webmaster have now gone unanswerd. can she be helped please
  9. fredi250

    Knocking from F/N/S passenger footwell.

    simplest answer is drop links renew both 45 min job
  10. fredi250

    Someone knicked my rear lamp cluster!

    I have a drivers side F1 light cluster only problem in Benicarlo Spain and wont be back till 14th
  11. fredi250

    td4 turbo!

    Past two years have dropped and refitted four turbos on all just changed the turbo cores, £139 of eBAY
  12. fredi250

    Freelander on classic or limited insurance?

    Several hundred pounds what the ####
  13. fredi250

    2003 rear sub frame nut

    Is that the captive nut in the frame your talking about
  14. fredi250

    2.0 L Series Engine issues

    when the old L series I have played up over fuelling the turbo was at fault not quite the same symptoms though
  15. fredi250

    best clutch kit? borg % beck or LUK?

    My wife.s 2003 and my 2002 both fitted with LUK solid flywheel conversion perfecto!!
  16. fredi250

    FL 1 & 2 realistic mpg opinions please Diesels

    Just did a 1189 mile run on 138- 140 litres all motorways
  17. fredi250

    Egr Blanking Mod

    That looks pristine to some of the EGRs I have seen
  18. fredi250

    EGR & Cooling linked ??

    Where exactly on the EGR exhaust feed pipe is the cooling device as cant seem to locate
  19. fredi250

    Headlamp Dancing?

    might be worth poping out and checking as it sounds like the fault is in that circuit
  20. fredi250

    Headlamp Dancing?

    Probably broken bottom bracket try lifting from bottom of headlight you will see it in gap easy repair with a bit of epoxy putty