Well it depends which engine you have. My m.y. 2000 diesel Freelander 1 with a/c uses a Gates 6PK 1460 belt. If the belt squeals it’s either too loose or something is resisting the turning force. Can you turn the a/c pulley and alternator by hand?

This might be helpful on the subject of replacement calipers for some owners. I've noticed that there are many (most) retailers offering one caliper that will fit freelanders from 98-2007. We all know that freelanders had solid discs 1997-2001 and vented discs thereafter. I wonder how many...

Another reason to fail your car. Just seen this on the .gov web site. I guess there will be a flurry of conversions back to standard in immediately prior to MoT time...

Hi folks, I finally cured an annoying problem where my L series diesel freelander needed lots of cranking whatever the weather before she would start. Normally she starts instantly. This reluctance to start is symptomatic of an air leak somewhere allowing fuel to drain away from the injectors. I...

Hi Wonk I note your comment about leaking power steering on your L series. Just thought I'd mention that I've just cured that on mine. A right PITA to get at but when I did eventually remove the power steering pump I found it was the original hose clamp on the low pressure side that was loose...

Hi GrumpyGel, now that is noisy! At least you now know why they were fitted with an attenuating cover to the engine. It is much quieter with it on! I findthat my L-series is very noisy when cold but once it's warmed up is considerably quieter and in fact after a long run, not much noisier than...

Hi lynall, I've had an L series Freelander1 from new. It's now 20 yeas old and has done c.160k miles. It suffered aux belt failure which wrecked the engine at about 135k but after a tip off from guys on this forum, I was fortunate to be able to purchase the last brand new crated engine which I...

Hi Kkiv welcome aboard! It's customary to introduce yourself on the forum. I would start looking at the starter motor. Take a fly lead from the +ve side of the battery and touch it to the starter terminal (quite difficult to get at so be careful with the live lead) If nothing happens, the...

Hi all, its a bit hot today to be out there fiddling with the hippo so I thought I would consult the Oracle of all things Land Rover! I have an ongoing problem with my 2000my XeDi currently on about 160k miles. Some of you might remember that I renewed the engine at about 135k miles with the...

Thanks Grumpy! I'll give them a try.

Hi guys, my old hippo is still going! I've owned the old girl from new and 160k miles on the clock now. I fitted a new engine about 25k miles back but some of the ancillaries are now beginning to show their age. The latest problem is a leak from the power steering pump. Can't quite see where...

Thought I'd follow up with the solution to my problem if anyone's interested. The fault was caused by a leak in the vacuum circuit. I had removed the EGR valve some good few thousand mile ago including removing the vacuum pipe. You will know that this fits on a small branch sticking out of the...

Thanks for your responses guys. I'll look at checking the vacuum circuit. If ever you've coasted with the engine off and no vacuum, that's not quite how the brakes feel but pretty close!

Nodge thanks for your observations. I only refurbed the calipers because I could. I thought the caliper is just a lump of cast iron, how difficult can it be to replace the seals. As it happens the dust seals were difficult to replace but I did it. I suppose the quality of the parts could be an...

Hi guys, I've not been on 'ere recently because everything has been working, but now I've got a bit of a problem I'd like to share. Everything working is pretty unusual for any Land Rover let alone my 2000, L-series veteran of 153,000 miles. Trouble as they say usually comes in threes. I've been...

Hi Elsaetka Just a quick warning that if you wire a dashboard switch for your reversing lights you will have the hdc warning light permanently on and hdc won't work. Not apparently an MoT failure but a nuisance. I think this is caused by the CCU not understanding why the reversing lights are on...

Hi Elsaetka I had a similar fault with my gearbox and reversing light switch. New switch did not cure the fault of no reversing light when reverse selected. In my case (it was a PG1 gearbox) on a L series Freelander 1, I'm sure the selector mechanism within the box is at fault. I eventually...

Yep, I’ve got them and I wish I had fitted them from new. They make a huge difference and last indefinitely. I must have changed the rubber ones at least half a dozen times. Well worth the money. You only really need the one at the front of the diff. Happy hippo

Thanks for your replies guys. It all sounds entirely plausible. Maybe there's a few more miles in the turbo yet. I've always changed the oil short of service intervals and looked after the turbo when the engine is working hard. Let's hope it has paid off! I've been meaning to get round to...

While stripping out the starter on my L-series Freelander (turned out to be pitted contacts for the second time) I noticed that the turbo rotor does not spin easily. I always assumed that they were finely balanced and that a puff of wind would set the rotor spinning. On mine, the rotor turns OK...