Here's yer clue. That white smoke is unburnt dozzel. Therefore, the fuel injects running, therefore the ECU is alive. Yer timings slipped. Get the cover off the fuel pump drive belt and have a look to see if the tensioners let go. It "could" be the primary timing belt so if you find...

147,000 miles and then...... RIP!!! :Cry:

138500 miles. Then he died. Moved on to better things.

As has been said. Its down to tyres. If you have no grip you go nowhere. The Freelander is very capable in the snow but you must have the right tryes. Even the mighty Discover doesn't fare well on duff rubber.

I get about 35MPG out of me L series. One of my Lattitudes had a puncture and has gone in for repair. As I didn't want three nearly new Lattitudes and one nearly worn out Synchrone on the car for a week, I've fitted my Goodyear MT off road tyres. Its not doing so good on fuel now, wonder...

I think that generally the car would judder as the fuel pressure fluctuates. With the TD4 the rear pump would have been the first to suffer, causing the fuel low pressure sensor to alarm to the ECU, hence you EM light. I then suspect the ECU would kill the engine to stop the high pressure pump...

Ere, one bit of good news is I got a new wheel cover for nothing. Lost me last one somewhere, one day it was there, the next it weren't. Now Joyces gave me a nice shiny new one. Got their name all over it but I don't mind that. At least it keeps the light of me rubber. :D:D:D

Crickey, at this rate this MOTs gonna cost more than me Hippo!! :mad::D:D:D

OKay, any advances on £300? :D

True words. No warnings either so that might be good news!!!... :rolleyes:

Maybe, it would look out of place with all the other FLs he's got, plus the rangies, the Defenders, the Discos...... :D:D:D

Ah,well, I haven't actually seen the bill yet!! :o Shouldn't be as bad as last year. MOT, rear diff mount changed and a track rod end. Parts and labour, I'm thinking £200?? Whats the guesses then? :D

Not after the independent quoted me 11.5 yards to buy it..... :eek:

Well, Good news, a PASS. But it needed a new trackrod end. Annoying thing is this is the second time I've replaced a part with a cheaper alternative and its failed on me. :mad: Lesson to learn there I think. Bad news. They lent me a Disco 2 TD5 to play with. Mmmmmmm, not bad...

Well, its that time yet again. Hippo goes into Joyces tomorrow for its MOT. Slight job to do is to replace the rear diff's front mount which is totally shot. I could have done it meself I spose but Joyce's have done me a favour recently so I feel a little obliged, especially as he spotted the...

Hummm, not too sure about it knocking out the propshaft, but its worth fixing. I'll have to get around to do mine at somepoint. Donks like hell if i open it up in lower gears... :D

The TD4 has a variable boost control on the Turbo wuch that it give good response performance at low engine speeds, without over boosting the engine at higher speeds, but is the wastegate also solenoid operated? They are normally mechanically pressure operated. I had a look at Haynes and its...

First gear and the greenlight should be solid. If you're front brakes are locking I find myself thinking here, you got a 4x4 Hippo there or is it in Mondo mode?

No fuel computer on the FL1 that I've ever seen. Having said that mine has a good system. When the fuel guage reaches zero its time to fill up........ Why have anything clever? Our Picasso has all sorts of stats on its computerised dash. I wouldn't trust it to speak my weight. It can't...

True OP, trouble is by the time it flames out you may need a new set of pistons anyway due to the heat damage to their faces. Probably cheaper to ge a recon lump and bung in.