ribama69

I have had a 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 for since beginning of 2014. It has towed a caravan all around Australia. Was bought with about 80,000km on the clock and now it has now has 197000km. I love this car. It unfortunately has never seen the inside of an uncover shelter so many of the interior issues are my fault. It is paying that price because I bought a 1924 buick which needs the shelter more, it spent 20 years in a field. What has going wrong? Outside - The CV boots needed to be replaced. The shock absorbers needed to be replaced. A turbo hose blew. One of the electric cooling fans stopped working. The bearing on the ac compressor needs to be replaced. Obviously brake pads, diesel filters, have been replaced. I have also flushed the transmission. There is a small diesel leak on the top of the motor that has been there for years. And other than usual servicing, that is it. Inside - the back locks stopped working, the headliner needed replacing, the front seats needed to be reupholstered the dash is severely crack and is covered by a mat. the rear window tint came off. But the car is really very comfortable and I just fix these little things as they happen, I easily fitted a very modern 2din entertainment and phone system. The original speakers are great I love the cruse control and the ac is cold. This may seem like a lot but the wagon has done some hard work and has been on beaches and it is still in good shape mechanically. We love it.

I joined your forum today to discuss exactly the same issue as @Dan kewellwith my Freelander 2, 2.2l TD4. I have enjoyed reading this forum since 2014 but this is the first time I've actually posted anything. I have left this small leak issue for years because it is hidden under the engine cover but it does cause problems on long trips. Somewhere around the first 3 injectors is a leak which pools a black liquid. I had initially thought that it was an oil leak from the injectors because the liquid is so dark but it appears that it is deisel combining with a slow drip of oil from the breather hose that runs above that area. The breather hoses notoriously leaks oil because as most of you will know the crank case breather hose connects just above here and sends all sorts of oily crud through the breather and back into the engine. On long trips particularly when the engine is running hotter (pulling a caravan) the cabin starts to smell as the diesels starts to burn or builds up enough to run to somewhere it can burn. To state the obvious it can't be healthy breathing the fumes when this happens (even though it is rare ). So I have spent hours trying to diagnose the issue. I've taken it to several mechanics. They can't identify where it is coming from and would like to change out everything. 3 years ago my local said I needed a new turbo but it was only the hose. Still working fine today. Then when it rough started on cold mornings a different mechanic wanted to change the plugs. The car corrected itself after some additive was put in the fuel tank. Since then I have been doing my own work. The leak-off pipes look in good nick to me and I think I could see a leak if it was there. Anyway after such a long winded intro, I am interested in giving @rusty_wingnut suggestion a try, but wondered 1. how do you re-seat the HP pipes do the connections need to be scrapped , 2. whether there is a seal/gasket that needs to be replaced here and 3 if it is necessary to bleed the fuel pipes after undoing them them. I'm heading of on a trip in 2 days so my usually trial and error approach wont fly. Thanks so much for your reply.

I've owned my Freelander 2 2007 since 2014. I have 2 keys and have replaced the batteries twice and replaced both the cases. There are some pretty accurate guides on you tube. Just some basic soldering to replace the battery (2 connection points). The ebay cases are inexpensive and look like the new keys. Well worth doing.