cerenko

Definitely go for a td4 and go for a basic model with minimal electric's, less to go wrong, serangeti is ideal, had mine for years and never had a problem, very powerful but you need to service them regularly, learn to do it yourself and save a fortune, its easy.

Found this if it helps. Freelander's 4WD System Four Wheel Drive Car-like driving qualities on road, with a bias to the front wheels in normal tarmac driving conditions. An intelligent and automatic transfer of torque to the rear wheels to provide maximum traction when required.. Car-like feel, 4WD traction when required In order to give car-like manoeuvrability and driving feel, most of the drive is channelled to the front wheels in a normal tarmac straight-line mode. If the vehicle is operating in slippy conditions and one of the front wheels starts to lose traction, the difference between the front and rear propshaft speeds is sensed by the Viscous Coupling. The instant this happens, drive is progressively split as required between front and rear axles to maintain forward motion. The Benefits Car-like driving qualities on-road. Good high speed stability. 4WD traction and handling off-road Lightweight. Reduced noise from transmission

New fuel pump now fitted, cost me 120.00, starting first time now. cheers.

Hi, started getting a loud buzzing sound from around the fuel pump while driving yesterday but the car drives and started ok, today its makeing more noise from the pump area, still drives fine but now will not start, is it the pump thats dead under the wheel arch. its a late 03 td4. thanks

Hi, if anyone is interested there is a synerny 2 for sale on the bay, just spoted it on a buy it now, 90.00 seems good to me, its under freelander td4 tuning and styling. its not mine by the way, honest, just trying to be helpful. pete.

Hi, just to let you know i changed my crank case filter in about half an hour, you will find that you have to remove 2 of your injector pipes to get the old unit off, dont be put off by this as it is very easey, its all explained on the site somewhere, i used the landrover part, 28.00 for the unit. Easey for us amateurs to do. pete.

Hi , could you tell me how much the unit cost and where you purchased it from. thanks, pete

Paid 64 pound for the set off ebay

Pictures of the light gurards fitted.

Hi, They are very easy to fit and looks great, i got the full set and it makes it stand out. Its a bit disturbing when you are drilling into the wing of your car but well worth it. I will try and post a picture tommorow, cheers, pete.

Hi, I have just changed the oils that you are doing on my td4 and had the same problem of how to drain the final drive oil, I got a oil pump from local shop (bullseye motor spares) 1.99. It is used to fill the oil from a bottle into the gear box or IRD, simple hand pump job made of clear plastic but i put the tube in the other way and it takes the oil out before i turned it around and pumped the oil back in. I could only manage to get out two thirds of the oil in the drive this way but very easy to do, I wish i had had it when changing the gear oil. pete.

Great stuff, now all you need is some running boards, light guards, roof rack and a rear ladder and she will look good, And dont forget to change the crankcase filter as soon as you get it or tell them to do it, they will not change it as part of a routine service and it needs doing on a 2004, only 20 pound. Have fun. pete.

I have a 2003 freelander serangeti Td4, 46000 miles, had it for 6 monthe and love it, paid 3900 for it and would never have another now i have had this. Great to drive and good on fuel, i do all my own servicing and its easey and good fun and keeps the car running well. I go to the lakes every weekend and it goes anywhere i want it to go. There is nothing wrong with these cars, every car has its problems, i have had two new vauxhalls at work and had nothing but probs with them, this is a great car if looked after but for 8 grand i would want a nearly new one. Dont buy from a main dealer as you pay over the odds and get nothing that a private sale or small garage would give you for half the price. Go on get one you know you want to

Hi, Stratstone landrover told me they were in the car for life at first but then after a few blown turbos they changed that to every 5 years, now they recommend every 2 years regardles of mileage as a lot of stop starts can block it up. pete.

Hi, The one you need to change is under the rear wheel arch, drivers side, its a sod of a job, get the genuine part as the aftermarket part may be a little bit bigger in diamiter and its a nightmare to get in. Just done mine and it took 3 of us 2 hours from start to finish due to buying aftermarket version. Not sure of the code number for the fillter but i am sure there is only one rear fillter model for that year. good luck. pete.

Hi, i have just been given a tube of gear box molyslip to try, its suposed to be good for the box and prevent friction, has anyone tried it and is it safe to use in my freelander TD4. thanks .

Can enyone help with the fitting of the light gurds i have got. I have the full set , front and rear but no instructions, pre facelift model. I have 10 screws but there are 14 holes in total? .Do you use some of the screws already in the car? 4 are short and 6 are long, also do you drill into the plastic bumper with the front ones, any help please. Thanks. picture of the screws.

Could it be a blocked crankcase filter? Ihave be told thet if you do not change them it can blow the turbo?

Hi all, Just to let you all know that i have now changed the fuel filter on my TD4, She runs a lot better but what a pain to change it, took 3 of us 4 hours to do the job. Its under the drivers side rear wheel arch and no matter what you do you cannot reach the wires and plugs/pips without having 3 hands. When we did get the old one out the new one refused to go back in so we took all the pump and filter off the car and did it in the shed. Its better if you take the rear wheel off and the plastic wheel arch in side, which we did in the end. Cannot wait to do it again in 2 years.

Thanks for the info.

Many thanks, job done. Now on to the fuel filter.

Cerenko. Doncaster. south yorkshire.

OK THE FILTER IS TAKING LONGER.