Thank you very much for your advise and offer, sadly each day just seems to get worse!

Sadly no apparent problems hence me purchasing them both but I have a feeling it will be a lengthy and expensive process with them both but am starting with the smaller/cheaper options first and hopefully if I am really lucky the problems will be sorted before my bank account is empty!

Would love more and a huge bank balance so that I can afford the running costs!

Sorry meant diesel :rolleyes:

Funnily enough once this TD4 has started it runs like a dream, just a bit of a pain to get it going!

I have just purchased two Td4's and sadly for me both of them have a problem!

I have just purchased a Freelander TD4 03' plate with 136,000 miles. It tends to start first time okay but any times after that during the day it tends to crank and crank and crank and crank and then will eventually fire up, has anyone any thoughts? Could it be lack of petrol? The injectors need...

Sorry forgot to add it does puff out some smoke when I first start it up which appears to be blueish in colour, thanks.

Thanks very much for responses, it has done 116,000 miles and has a full service history stamped book but sadly not a comprehensive list of items replaced, I think it will probably be a case of replacing the items one by one and seeing how I get on. Replaced the maf sensor today but no change so...

Thank you:)

Hello, I have just purchased two Freelander TD4's, my first ownership of any Land Rover's. I would love a Defender but maybe as time goes by I can add one to my collection. Everyone seems very helpful and friendly on this site and as time goes by I am hoping to pick a few brains! Thanks, Lucie

I have recently got myself a Freelander TD4 53' Plate but have started to notice that it has an engine stutter (almost feels like a misfire) it feels very hesitant (under constant speed or under acceleration) and it makes a clacking noise when it does it (if it was a petrol engine it would be a...