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The French garage charged for 13 hours labour .... is that how long it should take?

I have bought a clutch kit in France they want €750 to fit it ooooola la.....:(:eek: freelander 1 td4 2003

Thanks for that, I am going to have a proper look in the daylight tomorrow so I will have more details..

It is a van with Landrover across the front and sherpa underneath the LR badging. Still waiting for more details. It is in someones garage, it has 60k miles on the clock, the owner used it to drive rubbish to the tip when rebuilding an old house many years ago and has hardly moved since. I will...

I have just found a LR SHERPA here in France and am in the process of aquiring it. Does anyone know anything about these beasts?

Happy New year Alibro and all members of this forum, my thermostat stayed open as they like to do during the winter when you need it to work so I did your Renault 5 fix and stuffed it up the tube with the help of a smear of vaseline. Thank you all for this valuable tip, the temp was up to normal...

Hi Albiro, Mine has a curved base but there is ridge of abt 2mm all around where they join the top and bottom half together. Thanks for your tips, I shall have another try tomorrow with hot water and silicone grease, the pipe is a great idea I shall try and find a piece. Many thanks Paul

Hi gstuart. Sorry about the late reply but we have been visiting family in Borneo You are right about manual gearbox and ATF. I used the ATF only as a cleaner for the box, run it for 75-100 mls then empty it out and fill it up with the right oil for your manual gearbox. It does a great job of...

Hi all, not been on the forum for some time as we have been visiting family in Borneo (no comments about Orang utans if you don't mind) great fun especially as fuel is just under 50p per litre and a good meal is around £2. Now back in the cold of France and my engine thermostat has stuck open...

One has to remember that in France speed limits, double yellow lines and traffic lights are for others not for you.

I am sure that a triangle is obligatory as well. Especially usefull in the countryside where tractors come round the bends on 2 wheels so it is handy to give them at least 25 mts notice that you are there. Mums rushing their kids to school down a country lane should be given at least 50 mts warning.

Better still is a small trailer, then you can include all of your papers. But seriously take photocopies of ALL of your papers, including passport and credit cards and carry those with you whilst having your originals tucked away in a safe place. The only original to carry is your credit card.

I was reading that one of the latest cars has to be taken into a dealership to change the headlamp bulbs

And a set of spare bulbs

You can pull people out of ditches etc with a rope but you can't tow them home with it. You have got to have a stiff one. (tow bar)

Err you can't use a tow rope in France but you can use a fold up ridgid tow bar. You can find one in a Leclerc for abt 25€

Well done, I have had a similar experience, pretty car needs TLC on the mechanical side but now practically finished ie; serviced from top to bottom. I will have to do the diff supports on mine in the near future but it can wait until we get back from Borneo in October Paul

DON'T PANIC it seems to me that there are a number of Freebys out there that have had botched up work done on them like mine. It sounds like the best thing to do is get yr overalls on and start by changing all oils and filters it made a huge difference to mine. Check brake fluids and check out...

M'lord, what a professional presentation many thanks for the time and effort you must have put into this. Paul

well done, in April I took my TD4 Freelander 1 2003 for the test here in France Passed with flying colours, I don't need another MOT until April 2020 phew