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sorry to interupt mr brown,ya did get in first.

hello & welcome,firstly i think the freelander will be fitted with a timing CHAIN if its a bmw engine,not a belt,this in my opinion tends to wear longer than a belt. about the noise if you can get a friend to jack up one wheel at a time at the front,whilst one is jacked up put your hands in the...

GODS COUNTY,for sure.

theiving tw*ts,i will jot reg down & keep an eye out for it in leeds area.

for my first trophy,its taken a while. regards to all stan.

i got hooked when i worked on motorway bridges,the boss loved driving the road roller,but i had the last laugh,the firm we worked for got a series 3,i copped it straight away,smitten since then,1972ish.

good explanation...but you forgot to mention the other 2/3 that have snapped as well.lol. thanks for info regards stan.

my mistake fella,i should have looked properly at the pond one,anyhow good luck with selling your motor.

looks a bit muddy up at yeadon mate, good luck with the sale,i thought they had stopped people enjoying themseves up there. regards stan.

hi paul,whereabouts are you in leeds n can i have a look at the freelander,ive just been let down by a scouse git, who sold me one & then come up with a fairytale. anyway let me know please. regards stan.

hi danny,havent had chance to see whats wrong with it yet,bloody rained for last week or so,i will know more when i get it home via my mates recovery truck,yeah his truck is broke as well,just waiting for him to finish his off, he is a mechanic as well so when he gets it home we can maybe sort...

hi nodge,where did you get that polymer gasket from,or will a new multi steel one suffice. regards stan

thanks for that sound advice nodge,will do as you suggest, regards stan. thanks to all other members also.

hi,is it manual or auto.i know the feeling mate. regards stan.

i agree flat,but my first job is to get a replacement 4x4 for carting stuff to my caravan,so this will leave me pig lint,as to turners doing up the engine i would sooner scrap it regarding cost of having it done,im just an old sentimentel bugger at heart,its done me proud fort last 4 years...

cheers fellas,but cost of a newer one at the minute is out,i need a reliable enough car for a few months till i get my disco back on the road,regards stan.

hi all,i am considering buying the above,i know some people knock them down,but are they as bad as a lot of people make out,i.e, head gaskets blowing left right n centre,plus other faults which occur with them,i seem to remember the trouble about the recall of them to change faulty gaskets,which...

so,i am first going to take the sump off & check the crank,conrods n shells, if they all appear ok,do i start on the top bit,pistons push rods n all the rest of the top end,one thing that puzzles me is why didnt the core plugs pop,i thought they would be the first thing to blow out,i know a...

thanks for info mate,its maybe as i feared to be honest,think donor looks the best bet,but i aint no mechanic lol,regards stan.

hi all,i have killed my disco auto 300 tdi,1996,HOW by a stupid mistake(too much engine oil) when i realized i drained it,but as i was moving it back about 20 yards the accelerator seemed to stick & the engine was racing,even though i turned it off,now i have got a bang,knock when engine...