Recent content by Ian M in France

Problem is if the duty is not paid and the paperwork done often it is charged here which can be more than the bit cost, it is odd if I buy something from China normally there is no duty because it item is only small value anything from Ebay UK I get charged on, what gets me is the bit is £100 of...

Thanks auto doc want 239€ for a bosch one but have to pay 12 delivery and 25 pound import if i get it from ebay which is a pain, going to UK next month wonder if they will let me take it on the plane?

Hi all seem to be working my way through all the bits on the td4 fuel system, looks like it is time to change the maf sensor lost power going up hills and just when ever you worked it a bit hard, disconnected maf sensor and all back to normal except a bit of smoke when cold, question is what to...

You wouldn't happen to have any discount codes for any of the above sights would you? ;)

Changed all 4 of our injectors for recon units last year , got them from a place in Germany, sure they where under 300€ in all, I think 2 had a problem and as it has done 270 000 KM and was 18 years old, but as in good order (and is main car) it would be good to not have any other problems with...

Think I would change the all the boost hoses before changing the injectors I had one that looked okay but was old and I think it was allowing air to pass through it at higher pressures, look for oil under the hoses, smoke at higher revs is normally lack of air? will a leak off test show you...

This is a common problem with the Td4 many people buy a used fridge lorry and take the back off and uses this to keep the car in in hot weather, others use a car scanner and look for fault codes, or for things that are not correct like fuel low or high pressure problems?

Hi thanks I was thinking of just replacing the front one as other back 2 look okay and thought that may allow a bit of movement, I have already got the 2 prop shaft bearings as they looked a little worn when I fitted the last lot of axle bushes but never got around to fitting them, so that...

Thanks found these https://www.duraflexpubushes.com/land-rover-freelander-rear-diff-mount-bush-set-346-p.asp but have to press them in, is this the kind of thing you used? can not find already made up but would think a lot better, only slight worry is they are designed to move and would these...

Hi all td4 freelander 1 2006 changed rear axle mountings about a year ago and one on front of axle already gone , should I change them all or just front one as a lot quicker to change, what is best brand to get ? thanks Ian

It must have been if you click to show it relisted it is now 47 800 , think for anyone buying it there are a lot of questions, was it ever registered in France,? where there French CT's on it? and if used in a cold climate and the roads where salted it maybe good to check chassis very well for...

I have had the problem for some time that I need to push the boot shut for the window to go up the last little bit I did adjust everything and it did work okay for a bit but now is playing up and the car thinks the boot is open when driving and when I lock the doors it hoots at me to say boot...

My spoken French is not too bad, but written French is just too hard, my written English is not that good, but I can read French okay so use google translate, then just correct the bits google gets wrong, if I am doing a quote for a French customer or more often for a insurance company or...

Bonjour Si la batterie est déchargée ou déconnectée, la fenêtre doit se reprogrammer. Je ne me souviens plus comment vous procédez, mais je pense qu'il vous suffit de rebrancher la batterie et d'appuyer sur le bouton de fermeture de la fenêtre jusqu'à ce qu'elle se ferme au bon endroit. Si le...

I had had a flat tyre, put the spare on, same make of tyre and about same leave of tread but do not know how long it had not been used, did not see the problem straight away as I do not drive it that often, did not relate the problem to the tyre straight away but put repaired tyre back on and...