Update: Our Freelander is now running in Mondo mode, having had the prop and VCU removed by our tame mechanic (£35 to remove the whole assembly). It will be going back to him next week to determine the state of the IRD and rear diff before we decide how to proceed. We're not really going to...

I came across this thread over the weekend because we have just purchased a 2000 TD4 Freelander. It was a bit of a rush to replace my wife's car that had failed it's MOT and am now discovering I didn't do enough research! Anyhow, I am now of the conclusion that the VCU is FUBAR (research...