1. fredi250

    Freelander 1 CLUTCH CHANGE 2002 TD4

    Looking for any body with a how to with the short cuts not on Rave My daughter is stuck in a little village in spain a 100 klm away from a main town with a mechanic only used to doing small jobs and who has never worked on a freelander, My daughter is not afraid of getting her hands dirty and...
  2. fredi250

    Tegralok

    I found it very nice to drive with a real ease of operation and from the quick glance I had underneath a well manufactured unit. I dont think you could call it a bodge I drove 300 miles of rough Laotian roads and it was impeccable , OK I have never had a problem with a VCU on any of the familys...
  3. fredi250

    Tegralok

    I am on holiday in Laos at the moment and have just driven a 2004 td4 that has had the VCU replaced by a TEGRALOK unit . Never knew this option was avalible , Gives selectable 4 wheel drive. Has anyone else come across this system . I will be looking at where I can buy a conversion when I get home.
  4. fredi250

    Series 2 What price

    Seems to be some sort of scam the car was offered on a number of spanish sites ,mil anuncios.autoscout and a couple of others with a price. All those listings have now been deleted and only the auction site CATAWIKI remains , Phoned them today ( very difficult) very evasive saying the owner is...
  5. fredi250

    Series 2 What price

    Thats changed its now the other side of Madrid
  6. fredi250

    Series 2 What price

    Its in Spain near Javea seems it has three bids on it at the moment and its up to 7200 euro
  7. fredi250

    Series 2 What price

    Hello chaps I have been offered a LHD 69 2a diesel fully restored with galvanised chassis and salisbury rear end (is this original) genuine 84327 Klm Its immaculate and has been professionaly stored for the last 4 years So whats it worth is 4000 euro a fair price
  8. fredi250

    Freelander 1 1.8 Overheating in Spain

    Sorry that your in the middle of rip of Spain. We live further north Valencia generalitat near Peniscola and its a different story here , mind it does help that we all speak fluent idiomatic Castellano and Valenciano. We had to at one time we were the only brit family in 30 miles ,The average...
  9. fredi250

    Freelander 1 1.8 Overheating in Spain

    Up date spoke to the Husband Jim last this morning, there back in Basingstoke never needed to top up the cooling system car never missed a beat all the way home. Personally never had anything to do with Barrsleak and the like, but doing some reading this new generation of sealents has no fiber...
  10. fredi250

    Freelander 1 1.8 Overheating in Spain

    To late he has. and was of early monday morning wife spoke to them they were just the otherside of Lyon last night at 20.00 , car has lost no water and eng temp has stayed steady so fingers crossed for them.
  11. fredi250

    Freelander 1 1.8 Overheating in Spain

    Its a very nice 2006 facelift Targa 2 door allmost mint, the couple have come up from the south through 41c temps there staying with me overnight and will then have to bite the bullet, spares for the k series seem to be in abundance and garage charges a third of what they are in the UK. I am...
  12. fredi250

    Freelander 1 1.8 Overheating in Spain

    I have just towed a tourist of the N340 and he is parked up on my drive little cream on filler cap intermitent bubbles in header tank so head gasket gone, they have very little money and are due on a ferry in three days time. Another expat has just turned up with two bottles of Elliotts...
  13. fredi250

    Disco 3 (LR3) What Do I Look For

    Just been offered a late 2004 2.7 td6 manual LHD for silly money Its lived all its life in Spain 160000klm, What do I need to be on the Lookout for excluding rust, I have it for half a day tomorrow and have access to a lift. Any advice warmly welcomed
  14. fredi250

    Freelander 1 Over Fueling

    EGR was blanked over 2 years ago, if it was a split boost/ turbo pipe would i not hear turbo whistling ? As i am going to be helping thought I would ask the question
  15. fredi250

    Freelander 1 What mileage is your Freelander 1 on?

    The wife 2002 td4 181000 just had the factory fitted VCU changed
  16. fredi250

    What have you done to your Freelander today

    Superglued rear doors back on.
  17. fredi250

    Tired

    Tired
  18. fredi250

    DEFENDER TD5

    Tried your sat phone not available
  19. fredi250

    A special thank you from Sorea

    Hi all I have been asked by Sorea to say a big thank you to everybody on the Freelander Forum who helped her with her problems. She has posted a goodbye on the Anything Goes thread that you might like to look at. Shes in Nairobi waiting for an internal flight to Kigali so cant say thank you...
  20. fredi250

    How to recondition a VCU yourself.

    The guys that were trying to set up a commercial operation refurbing VCUs in Spain, weighed them and when adding the new silicon filled till they reached the same weight.