urgh - thanks for the reply - I did disconnect the MAF etc but reconnected it all after the non-start, that's not cheering news :/

Nothing - got to work on a Freelander 2!

OK having searched some more it seems that leak-off connectors are likely to be to blame for the fuel leak - I can see a replacement set for about £40 on ebay so may order those

...and or course nothing is straight forward! Got the car up onto 4 ramps for the planned activities. Thought I'd start with the Haldex as that sounded like the most pain - well I managed three bolts, but they were soooo tight (my poor arthritic hands!) - I've soaked everything else in pen oil...

Yeah - four daughters and a grand daughter…..

Yes - got some of that. -started last night (Thurs) -plugged it into IID and held my breath - nothing bad came out. -managed to programme in a £13 eBay key fob as it only came with one key - will still need to get a blade cut. -been to Castle Combe this morning for a belated birthday drive...

Oh my word that looks amazing - you are going to have to share how it sounds!

I thought the black paint looked amazing - but actually the grey is pretty cool too

I have a L322 4.4 MY 2012 - I absolutely love it however, it's not been without a few gremlins - oil cooler leak, air con compressor failure DAB failure. It returns about 32 Mpg which is pretty good in my book of uneconomical cars

That's the price you pay for being under 21 ;)

Removed the Fuel rail and injectors from my 4.2s/c RRS - now just looking at creating a Heath-Robinson injector test rig

Thanks for the clarifications - very busy weekend ahead for me :)

I missed the tyre wear - good shout on tracking

Thanks again Nodge - OK Haldex Service kit ordered - on the PS reservoir filter, are you suggesting it can be removed and cleaned or do I need to replace the whole reservoir? - also on the Gearbox - do I need to do a filter or is it as simple as drain and fill? Regards Steve

Yes I hear you on that - daughter #4 is now looking for her first vehicle and is sending me all sorts on uninsurable stuff

Thanks for such a detailed response- I was reading about the Haldex servicing yesterday

Morning all, I’ve just (yesterday) payed a deposit and committed to buy an FL2 HSE TD4 for daughter no1 as she has no car having separated from her partner and has a young baby. She doesn’t know it’s doing yet as I want to check it thoroughly on arrival - it’s done just over 100k miles receipts...

Forgot to confirm. It’s a perfect fit and leak was solved

Yes thanks for the reply, I started with a smoke test which yielded nothing. i’m actually wondering if some custom shaped metal fuel line might be the answer with vibration protection and rubber ends to join the rail