My bonnet cable went yesterday, after doing a search on different tecniques and realising what long jobs were at hand, I have managed to fix mine.......however, it's not ideal if you intend to sell your hippo! All I did was drill and hacksaw the rear metal area immediately behind the catch...

Like to give a great thanks to this site. After looking around for similar problems, I found better answers than I got at the garages I asked for advice at. This is brilliant for a non mechanic like me and now hopefully I'll be able to resolve the fault. Again many thanks to you lot out there.

I've joined as I need help with my Freelander TD4 '53 reg, Serengeti. Whilst driving the engine lulls occasionally, during which time black smoke bellows from the exhaust. It disappears when I de-accelerate, or when the engine suddenly picks up again. It has become more regular. I've noticed...