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    Freelander 1 Exhaust Systems...?

    G does that parts car have the later 1.8 - ie: wasted spark ignition?
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    Coolant leak freelander 1

    Coolant leak you say? Okay, have a look at the coolant bottle itself. The craze & crack around the neck beneath the label. Use a small LED work light and possibly a hand mirror and look under the plastic inlet manifold. You're looking for a coolant stain - possibly green [if it has green...
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    Blue or Red Antifreeze??

    You have posted on a 14 year old thread. It's a dead 'un.
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    2 Amigos [Solved]

    WoF fail - hell I hope not. I have replaced those two switches. I had to put two washers under the rev' switch as without them the rev lights and rev camera were on all the time. Both seem to work fine now. Brake lights work fine so I don't suspect that switch - I got a replacement...
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    2 Amigos [Solved]

    Hello G, So now I'm down to one warning lamp - the HDC. The other two were sorted by me gently twisting in the ABS sensor just a wee bit more. HDC had a broken wire under the g'lever's rubber boot. Fixed but that lamp is still lit. I'm not that confident about that small plug and socket which is...
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    Freelander 1 Engine removal

    What does RAVE or a Haynes manual say? I'd guess IRD off then motor and g'box out as a unit. But, prob' easier to remove IRD & G'box first - then motor. You can remove head before/instead of removing motor - valves can be checked / replaced as needed. Sump off too to see crank bolts - so you...
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    Freelander 1 Tailgate WindowI have

    I have a rear window issue as well. However, I stumbled on this video on Youtube. It's from "comeinhandynow" - use this link. Watch the entire thing or Scroll to 14:20 and watch from there. The fellow notices a problem which matches my problem. It's to do with a small ratchet adjuster below the...
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    2 Amigos [Solved]

    A new place has opened herevthis week - Perry European. Apparently the fellow is a LR 'Expert' I'll make contact tomorrow. It would be a hell of a coincidence if it was the ABS pump thingamajig. Oddly enough I was driving it this afternoon and noticed that the speedo wavers a bit. At about...
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    2 Amigos [Solved]

    Hmm - interesting. I've just replaced my clutch on my 1998 K series 1.8 FL1. I've now got the ABS, TC & HDC warning lamps. Started off with just the ABS lamp - now it's all three. In the process I damaged the reverse switch wiring on the g'box. I replaced it as well as the 1st gear switch. But...
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    Fuel Pump Location 1.8.

    Yes. Disconnect the battery first. - have a supply of rags on hand and possibly a container to put the pump/filter assembly in. Access 'hatch' beneath the seat squab. Under the screw on plate cover, you'll need a large plate blade screw driver to turn that locking ring - tapping it with a...
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    Freelander 1 Drain the gearbox?

    I recently replaced my clutch - successfully. However, in the process I damaged the reverse light switch wiring. I have tested it with a test meter and it shows an open circuit when it's in gear or not. I've a replacement on the way. My question is: is it possible to replace either of the 2...
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Opps you are correct ABS lamp not SRS. It could be that as I was working around those so I'll have a look. How do you know about that? I'd never have thought about that.
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    So after start up and a test drive I had the SRS lamp on. I thought I may have bumped the ABS sensor in my work getting the g'box / clutch work done. No problem, took the sensor our have it all a clean and refitted it. Now I have the 3 amigos :( Everything was tikity-boo prior to the clutch...
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    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Well ... Finally back on the road. My first clutch replacement - done. Been on blocks since the end of August! What a phaff waiting for one part to come from old blighty! That O ring to connect the IRD to the G'box - ordered in early September and waited patiently.... then get an email on the...
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    Freelander 1 Skid Plate Bolt Sizes + Engine Compression

    Here's mine - works well, but it has to come off at oil change time.
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    1.8 Petrol Not Starting when Warm.

    You could try looking at the IAC valve [ Idle Air Control Valve]. It's beside he throttle body and has an 'J' shaped air pipe from it to just before the throttle body. Take the inlet pipe off and give a good squirt of carb'y cleaner.
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    Back door issues

    Removing the mechanism isn't too bad a job from there on.
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    Back door issues

    This is what it all looks like inside the tail gate - when you get it open! There are 4 screws under the lower edge on the handle side of the tailgate. You can get to them by lying on the 'boot' floor... You have to carefully pull the sides off then lift the card upwards.
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    K Series Freelander 1 - highest mileage?

    Now at 330,000km - but HG has been done more than once. Have just replaced the clutch and I suspect it may have been the original one.
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    Freelander 1 Clutch replacement

    The vacab' of naughty words got a work-out today! Hooking up the slave cylinder to the release fork arm What a B___h:( I used a workshop grip clamp and an old round headed bolt to push the piston but as soon as I took the clamp off it would move right back to where it was. It took lots of...