Land Rover Freelander 2.0 TD4

[BogMonster]

Originally Posted by eupa

In 1995 I had a 4 door Range- with the VM engine- which I am proud to say
- managed to blow up.

Serves you right for being a cheapskate and buying a diesel Range Rover

Coat on and heading for the door....

[eupa]

Originally Posted by BogMonster

Serves you right for being a cheapskate and buying a diesel Range Rover

Coat on and heading for the door....

Rib fixed yet Stephen??? Tubes Ok.....

[Mugshot]

Rib fixed yet Stephen??? Tubes Ok.....

Meow

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by eupa

The Range Rover had the V8 engine from the start so wouldn't say it had shit engines!!! It also had all round coil springs and disk brakes - as early as 1970 - way ahead of the Japs - some of them STILL use leaf springs - as do the Yanks!!!

This will make you sit up Codders....

In 1995 I had a 4 door Range- with the VM engine- which I am proud to say
- managed to blow up. I looked around for a replacement and was offered a straight 6 Toyota 4.2 Landcruiser with an automatic box. This fitted exactly in the Range-even the engine supports were exactly in line. The only thing that had to be adapted was the prop shaft. As regards the handbrake ( Rangy has a drum brake behind the transmission) - we were able to get away with the MOT as saying that the handbrake was in fact the "P" position on the automatic



Jonathan

Won't make me sit up at all - I said from the start. The diesel RR was quite late in it's life. The VM was a crap engine also used in the Cherokee(I think). The BMW diesel that came after it wasn't much better either!!!

[mdt]

Originally Posted by eupa

Then of course there is the legendry Rover v8 - awesome!!!

quite true codders - but derived from a GM cadillaic. imported in the 50's - i,e you were still a suckling kid then!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I was sent to a Jesuit scholl at 11.

jonathan

legend has it that Cadillaic "pinched" this motor after WWII from a German factory run by BMW...