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First of all get one of ebay . for example.......
Then do a google search on how to program it.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100929135414AAMbNJZ
Then finally, send your stroppy email to Landrover.
Regards
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Just be aware of legal issues around nudge bars and bull bars depending upon what sort you have. Car designs have to meet standards on being pedestrian friendly and impact absortion and by fitting things on the front you are taking responsibility from the manufacturer onto yourself. Unless you are a cattle farmer with a genuine need you lay yourself wide open these days to being sued in case of accident and some insurance companies won't insure you if you declare you have one fitted. Have you noticed how few you see around these days? Sorry if I appear to be a killjoy.
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And the reason for telling us all this is ?................
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As gary1968 says it's probably the battery but the obvious thing to do is get a meter and measure the battery voltage before you try to start it and then when it's going. Does the engine turn over slowly on the starter? Do the lights go dim? Does the battery voltage go up to about 14v when the engine is running ?(this is important since you could have an alternator fault if it doesn't).
Incidentally I had problems getting the battery retaining nut undone - the one that holds the plastic clamp, it just went round and round and eventually I had to saw it off.
best of luck
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Speaking as someone with IT and electronics know how I was wondering if anyone has any experience or info on how to interface a laptop into the diagnostic socket on an 04reg TD4 Freelander. I obviously need some sort of connector and then some software to interrogate the system.
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Just put my 04 reg TD4 auto in for MOT with 64K miles and passed with no probs or advisories. Can't complain at that. Just get it serviced every 12K by someone who knows Freelanders.
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I have had two TD4s a 52 reg GS manual which did 82K miles (bought at 7K) with no probs (even had original back tyres when I sold it), now on a 04 reg SE auto with 64K miles (bought at 18K) and no probs yet. Had both serviced regularly. They are chain drive so no cambelt to worry about and I get about 35mpg on a long run. Watch out for the fuel burning heater on SE and HSE models I am trying to find a way to switch mine off, it's supposed to come on at start up if temp is below 5C but mine stays on until about 10C.
I suppose you know it has the BMW engine
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I have an 04 reg TD4 auto and think it's a bit gutless compared with my previous manual version but I have always put it down to the higher gearing of an auto (28mph/1000 in 5th). However I am surprised that you can rev it to 3500. Mine hardly ever gets above 2500 without changing down and generally sits around 2000 (and max torque for this engine is at 1750 anyway). As for changing to 5th at 50mph this does sound a bit high, I wonder if it's stuck in sport mode ie high revs perhaps because of your driving style? You are probably aware that the gearbox has several programs, chosen dynamically depending upon recent history (ie combination of speed, throttle position, engine load etc), and it is also programmed to stay in a sport type mode when cold to help warm the gearbox up more quickly. I always override this by driving for the first few miles in tiptronic/ manual. Do you get the same effect after a few miles driving or if you drive it "gently"?
ps don't take this the wrong way but reving it to 3500 sounds more like you are more used to a petrol engine.
pps just a thought but have you checked gearbox oil level? (and be aware of undoing the wrong bolt on this one - big problem)
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1. What sore of mileage expected from the rear drum pads?
2. Is any maintenace required to them?
3. Is it worth buying Land Rovers own front pads as Ive heard so much about aftermarket pads not giving enough miles before they need replaced?
I have found that rear brakes hardly ever wear out but it's worth looking at them to make sure they don't seize up. They are easy to get to, no wheel bearings to remove etc.
Front pads wear out more quickly on autos but I have still got around 30K miles from a set and they are really easy to replace and I always use Landrover parts from Landrover dealers who advertise on ebay.
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Just done a 100 mile run down the M5 in my 04 reg TD4 auto in freezing conditions and noticed that the engine temperature (on the temp gauge) varied noticeably according to whether the engine was under load going up or down hill. Surely this is a sign of overcooling or a thermostat problem. Has anyone else noticed this sort of behaviour?
PS the fuel burning heater appears to be on continuously in this weather.
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I have just got back from a 200 mile motorway trip in cold weather with my TD4 auto and whenever I stopped anywhere (eg motorway services) the fuel burning heater was still going. Does this sound right? I am beginning to wonder if this engine is overcooled or if the thermostat (where is it?) is stuck open.
Does anyone remember in the old days how we used to blank off half the radiator in the winter? I am thinking of doing it again!
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With reference to Landrovers in Africa my son has worked in the Sahara Desert in Mauritania and in Zambia. He is an exploration geologist and works in very remote areas often a couple of hours drive to the nearest road. Most people who go on safaris or rallies actually go on the roads (or what passes for roads) and not out in the bush. His view is that you will still see Landrovers around but they are the old ones (generally with virtually no electronics) and are rapidly being replaced by Toyota.
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Modern diesel engines like the TD4 are much more efficient than petrol (due to higher compression ratio - it's a thermodynamics thing) and they will not warm up unless they are under load. I have a TD4 auto and a drive to work of 7 miles of country roads consisting of about half a mile up a hill then flat for 5 miles then a 1.5 mile slow incline. It's only in the last mile that the engine gets properly warm and that's with the fuel burning heater going. It's not much different in the summer.
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My son works for a mining company and has spent last year in Finland above the arctic circle and regularly had minus 30C. He has also spent a couple of years working in Africa. I am sorry to say it but he says that you don't see LandRovers of any kind in either place nowadays, it's all Toyota Landcruisers and Hilux, the view is that they are more reliable and the parts are easier to obtain.
Interestingly in Finland, although he had a UK driving licence he had to go on a snow driving course before he could use the company vehicles or he wouldn't be insured, evidently all the locals have to do this as part of their driving test. They didn't use snow chains but by law had to have snow tyres after a certain date - it seems that most people have two sets of wheels and tyres to avoid the huge queues at garages at the changeover weekend
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Don't halfords only charge about £2.99 to change a battery
?Actually it's £4.99 but first you have to get the car to Halfords and it was stuck at home, the battery had failed completely (no warning signs previously) and when you took the jump leads off it would stop immediately!
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The battery on my TD4 completely failed yesterday, so I nipped out to get a replacement from Halfords (£93 - sounds a bit steep but I didn't have time to shop around). My problem started when I tried to undo the bolt holding down the existing battery. The bolt just went round and round and wouldn't come out - there is obviously a captive nut under the battery tray set into the plastic. I tried to get the battery tray out but found later that it's held down by a bolt under the battery. After about an hour of messing about I managed to get a junior hacksaw into position and by lying across the engine managed to saw the head off the bolt and remove the old battery. What started out as a 10 minute job took about two hours and I have still got to find a way to replace the sawn off bolt.
It's worth perhaps just removing the bolt once in a while and putting some oil on it so that you don't have the same problem, if you are away from home how would you get the replacement battery in to get the car started? Otherwise carry a junior hacksaw as part of your toolkit!!!
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Don't know about Synergy but but are you aware that the TD4 auto box is programmed to stay in low gear when it's first started? The idea is that if the weather is cold it warms up the gearbox oil quicker. This results in quite high consumption for a few miles especially on cold days. So what I do is to use the tiptronic feature and drive the first mile or so in manual until it's in 5th and then switch over to auto. I live in a valley and unless I do this I am screaming up the hill in 2nd for the first mile or so in auto. By putting in in manual I can get up the hill in 4th.
Otherwise have a look at the following discussion http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=51813
Hope this helps
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Sorry can't help I haven't used a grease gun since my Morris Marina in the 70's. Are there any grease nipples on a freelander?
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I bought a brake pipe flaring tool some years ago from Halfords when I had a Morris Marina (now that was a maintenance challenge) but only used it once. You might find the following helpful although it might be cheaper overall to buy a replacement brake pipe.
www.abbeypowertools.co.uk/car-repair-tools/brake-repair-tools/showitem-5558@37870.aspx
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I don't know the details but I think the diff ratios are different, ie the auto has "higher gearing". Might be worth talking to Ashcrofts about a replacement auto box rather than re-engineer half the car.
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Just a point of interest, the 3 and 5 door Freelanders are the same length and wheelbase.
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The L shaped box is the ECM and those rubbers are shrounds to protect the wiring.
I am referring to the two black plastic boxes under by thumb in the picture, what are they?
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The leather seats on the SE and HSE are higher than the lower spec GS models (I have had both). I am 6' 2" and even with the steering wheel in the highest position I can't see the top of the speedo or the indicator lights (does that make it illegal to drive I wonder?)
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Is there any advice anywhere on how to remove the inner plastic door trim on a Freelander? My heated window has stopped working and I need to get in there. (I checked the fuse already)
Thanks
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Sounds interesting, how much extra does your insurance company charge you with this fitted?