Check your carpet, especially the passenger footwell to see if its wet from any leak from the heater matrix although if it was leaking that badly you would smell the coolant in the car. Other suspects would be a split hose or loose hose clip, leaking water pump, leaking thermostat housing or...

What code are you getting? Has the fuel gauge always read upside down all the time you have had the car? If the wrong year of sender/pump has been fitted, the gauge can read upside down.

Are you 100% sure you have set up the cam timing correctly?

Check out Chasers thread as well - I had a similar intermittent starting issue with my Disco TD5 and it was worn contacts in the starter solenoid

Mine failed at under 50k and at 4 years old - like yours fine one minute and dead the next but hitting the pump (under wheel arch) got me home. I fitted a non genuine pump to start with it was so noisy, later I fitted a new Land Rover pump and quiet was restored.

Sort out the rear numberplate and put proper wheels on like some 18's from the Freelander Sport and it would look ok :)

I had forgotten about that :rolleyes: my n/s front hub was quite a bit hotter than the o/s and I did grease the sliders and re-seat the pads but that wouldnt help a sticking piston - well check it out again, thanks ha ha - just a rubbing grating noise - as if a stone was stuck between the...

Where should I apply the KY :D

Just wondered if anyone else had experienced something similar, its on my 1998 1.8 Freelander, its used every day and only happens for a short time about every 10 days to 2 weeks. After slowing down from a higher speed to a stop, in a straight line, when driving off again I am getting a...

:D When I restored a Morris Minor a couple of years ago, I had to read up on how to adjust points, it had been so long:rolleyes:

After my neighbours experience with a Merc and a snapped glow plug, if its starting fine, leave it alone, he ended up needing a replacement head.

:welcome2: You bought the best engined model :) the 4wd system can feel slightly tight because of the VCU when reversing on full lock although my 1998 1.8 will reverse on full lock with no throttle. Try testing the VCU using Hippo's video - Click Difficult to say what the drone is, could be...

I have not done the 1.8 manifold on a Freelander but have done one on an MGF which is the same engine and you don't need to touch the alternator to remove the manifold.

what is a cassette ;)

Yes certainly worth checking the wiper control arm first but if no luck, is it possible your CCU could have got wet from a windscreen leak?

I have used black smoothrite on the drums of both Freelanders and its worked well, the TD4 was done summer 2010 and is still looking good now :)

RAVE talks about a CCU (Central Control Unit) to operated the intermittent wipe - it might be this unit that is faulty

Just a guess but perhaps a software update may fix it :confused: I guess that is dealer only though

The reverse light switch is mounted onto the gearbox itself rather than on the gear stick - thats looks like the connection for the HDC switch on the gear stick - are your warning lights on for this 'TC' and possibly HDC and ABS as well. I would use your multi meter and trace the brake light...

I had a similar noise on a car once and eventually traced it to a loose wheel balance weight.