yeh I know if you havnt got a sense of humour you shouldnt be here but I was totally at a loss and hoped it might have been something simple that I could have sorted out myself, it does rev all the way now which looking back was something it would never do when I bought it, thanks for the support.

Thanks for all the advise, got the problem sorted it was the Exhaust, needed new down pipes ,intermediate pipe and new cat, the cat had started to disintegrate and was obstructing the flow. Pulls like a train now , acceleration really good, cruises at 90 fuel economy back up , its like a new car

Its not the top end thats an issue , I do seem to get passed by other freelanders which makes me think mines slower than it should be. Its the rich running from cold which it never used to do and it just seems very sluggish in the lower rev range as for adjusting the choke , if I knew the answer...

I have a 1999 1.8 petrol freelander which has approx 20,000 miles on the engine ( replaced by dealer before I bought it) It has developed a running problem which is not always noticable. When cold mostly it runs very rich like its on full choke and has stalled a couple of times at junctions and...