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I need to leave my TD4 (2005) standing (in a locked garage) for 3 months. Not sure what I should do?? Disconnect battery? Anything else? thanks......................

Replaced my TD4's (manual) gearbox oil with some MTF94 yesterday. As instructed, I first opened the filler/level plug. Surprisingly, about 1.2 litres of oil gushed out of the filler hole. I then opened the drain plug, and another 0.5 litres came out the drain hole. Why did so much oil come out...

Can anyone tell me what size torx bits to use to undo the filler and drain plugs on my td4 manual gearbox?

My manual states engine oil should be "A3/B3" spec. Does that mean it's not a good idea to use "A3/B4" spec oil? Some oils are listed as "A3/B3/B4", but the one I'm asking about is listed only as "A3/B4". From a little digging it seems that B4 is backward-compatible with B3, but does anyone...

One of my braided vacuum hoses has been chaffed/burnt in one spot. How do I repair just that section, without replacing the whole hose? (It's a very long hose, and the damaged bit is in the middle.) :whoosh:

took my td4 (2005) for a 4 hour test drive through THICK beachsand trails up along the eastern shore of lake sibaya. my pics don't show the difficult areas, as i was maybe too stressed at those stages to think about photography! the car handled awesomely well, and i didn't get stuck once. i...

living in south africa, i'm fairly familiar with hippos. but imho, the freelander looks more like a tortoise. i'm in no way alluding to the speed of a tortoise, my freelander is fast.... so who has looked in the rear view mirror and seen the tortoise sitting there??? maybe this has been...

Can anyone enlighten me as to where the main mounting points are for a TD4 (facelift) radiator? I've looked on Rave, but the graphics are unclear to me. If I reach down behind the radiator (the side with the fans) and shake it, there is no movement at the bottom, but if I shake it near the top...

Hippo - thanks muchos for your bearing replacement guide. My (2005, 81000 miles) TD4 has no history, so I've no idea if I'm still on the original VCU. Perhaps someone can tell me from these photos? My main question, though, is that it looks like my bearing brackets are misaligned. Look at the...

My second post about odd noises in a day - paranoia or what???!:eek::eek::eek: I just went and changed all my TD4's tyres, after noticing that the front tyres (2x Maxtrek) were newer than the rear (2x Kumho), which we know is the wrong way around. After forking out a fair sum for 4 nice...

OK so maybe this comes down to cr*p driving skills, who knows ... When gently accelerating at SLOW speed (under 20mph), in say 3rd gear, I get a metallic rattling noise for a few seconds (front below). If I repeat the maneuver in 2nd gear, no noise. So the obvious solution is to drive in the...

As I live in South Africa, it's a bit far (maybe not?) to drive to Bell. I want to buy a new VCU (with bearings) from an online Landy shop in UK, and have them delivered to me here in sunny South Africa. :cool2: After reading and searching this forum, it seems the consensus that GKN is the...

Guys - ... long shot here .... but just wondering if anyone has ever had to adjust the alignment of their bonnet? I notice on my facelift TD4 that the bonnet has a bigger gap on the one side compared to the other side. I've looked on RAVE and it seems there are 4 bolts which should be tightened...

After reading all 39 sticky pages of the "EGR Blanking Mod", I am trying to follow Willo's method for blocking the vacuum hose at the T-junction near the vacuum pump. However, I find that the hose has already been blocked with a screw, BUT AT THE OTHER END of the hose! See attached picture. Does...

Newbie TD4 (2005) owner. Thanks for this amazing source of shared information!! I've gone to TOPIx and got this from my VIN number: Engine: 2.0L CR TI DIESEL DOHC 14 Drive: 4 WHL R/H FULL TIME DRIVE Transmission: GT283 M5 - 5 SPD MANUAL TRANS I have a couple of questions .... 1. This is...