1. M

    Blinking Battery light

    Thanks for the reply, She was driving on the motorway and the roads were bone dry but Ill see about getting a voltage check.
  2. M

    Blinking Battery light

    Hi everyone I'm hoping someone can off some advise. My partner was driving my 2002 freelander TD4 when the battery light came on and then it went off again. It did this a number of times and them stayed on for a short while before going off and staying off. She didn't notice any difference...
  3. M

    Freelander engine stopped dead

    I'm not sure Mikey, my mechanic said it was a problem with the fuel line and mentioned something about the clips which I presume hold it in place. One of these must have failed. S
  4. M

    Faulty Thermostat

    Thanks Spacemonkey I take it the Renault option is the quicker and less expensive one
  5. M

    Faulty Thermostat

    Hi all I'm not sure but I think i have a faulty thermostat on my 2002 TD4. The thermostat will rise to the middle of the display when i'm moving slowly or stopped in traffic but when i'm doing any speed at all the needle drops towards cold. Getting heat to build up inside is very very slow...
  6. M

    Freelander engine stopped dead

    All fixed, the fuel line had gone, many thanks for the advide. S
  7. M

    Freelander engine stopped dead

    it was dark and lashing rain at the time so could not see if their was any diesel on the ground.
  8. M

    Freelander engine stopped dead

    Thank you for your reply, I was cruising at the time (80 kph) and then their was nothing when I went to accelerate. No noise at all, the oil and battery light came up on the dash. I drifted off the road to a safe spot. I spoke to my mechanic and he said that it was ok to try and restart the...
  9. M

    Freelander engine stopped dead

    Hi there I'm hoping someone can shine some light on whats going on with my 2002 TD4 that I bought on Saturday. I have been driving around fine since Saturday but the engine just stopped dead. I got it off the road and had it recovered to my regular mechanic. he'll get to it tomorrow. their was...
  10. M

    New to Landyzone

    From my very limited knowledge that large bearing I mentioned above is a new VCU bearing and has been fitted to the removed propshaft.
  11. M

    New to Landyzone

    Thanks for that, I'll look into that, I was told that this is was done to improve the fuel economy. Their is only 70,000 on the clock. I will take a look in the freelander section and get up to speed. The person that sold the car only had it for a short period of time, apparently he buys and...
  12. M

    New to Landyzone

    No the insurance don't know, is this an issue? I can have the shaft fitted if this a problem though.
  13. M

    New to Landyzone

    Not great on the technical stuff but Ill try, The engine is a TD4, not sure what the VCU is and the rear drive shaft has been removed but came with the jeep.
  14. M

    New to Landyzone

    Hi all, I have just collected my first land rover (2002 Freelander) earlier today and am really looking forward to being part of this community. I hope to get some help and advise on a small issue as to what I should do. The remote central locking was apparently working up until recently but...