11 Freelander fixes in 15 minutes

Now Im using Hippo the Freelander Im finding a few things needing fixing, so over the next 15 minutes (plus a minute of introduction!) Im going to fix 11 problems on the Land Rover!
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[@garysimpson3900]

This is not just a Freelander, its an M&S Freelander.

[@Kenny_P_abz]

It’s actually a real SUV. When the current crop of Qasqui+clones came out they were called crossovers as they looked like SUV without the off-roading capability but that seems to have been forgotten over the years. Great video Matt. Quick repairs are very satisfying.

[@groeacht8525]

You'd be surprised how well a 2wd qashqai goes up forestry tracks

[@michaeltutty1540]

@@groeacht8525 you would be amazed at how easily my rear wheel drive Volvo 240 Estate handles tracks. Just seems to walk through everything.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@michaeltutty1540 That's because it's a tractor.

[@herbie53opf]

@@groeacht8525 youd be surprised that people were brainwashed into thinking you need 4wd for everything off the road. Look at some mountainous hotels in the 60s, 70s or 80s with their unpaved roads. And then look at the cars parked infront of them. You'll notice a large amount of normal, everyday cars without 4wd and just a few REAL offroaders, unlike todays "offroaders".

[@Strike86]

I swear, these kind of jobs are the most satisfying thing to do on a new(-to-you) car. Heading back from the scrappie with a haul of nice quality parts and spending an afternoon with a cupper and some screwdrivers to stab it all in. Bliss. Excellent work Matt, I can tell Hippo's going to enjoy being owned by you.

[@lionelbick218]

This is not a Freelander, this is an 'M&S' Freelander

[@Anthologylife14]

Well done Matt. Personally not the biggest fan of Freelanders but I do enjoy your enthusiasm and passion for these cars. Excellent work!

[@robertsandham1798]

Modern carrier bags are biodegradable. After a year or two that will turn to dust - so only useful as a temporary fix.

[@groeacht8525]

That's not any carrier bag tho, it's an M&S carrier bag, made of only the finest polyethylene. They only degrade in sunlight, so it should be fine in there, well until the door bottom rots out anyway.

[@DashCamSerbia]

Those biodegradable bags only disinterate into tiny pieces, which remain harmful, but are easier to absorbe by the soil. So they are actually much worse then the regular plastic bags, because at least them you canjust pick out from the soil, while biodegrdable you can not.

[@thegreengrass6501]

It’s a bag for life

[@carlreading9916]

Keep the glass from the discarded mirror.

[@jo05dk]

Well that was a satisfying watch. We all know how good it feels to fix the small annoying things. Good job Matt :)

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Very good Matt, Hippo is shaping up and becoming a rather smart looking car.

[@peterriggall8409]

Very satisfying finding a wreck that you can get lots of bits off. Saves so much money, time and hassle.

[@furiousdriving]

Also good the learn how it comes apart on the breaker

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Naturally there will be alot of material on a new car on the fleet. Nothing to apologize about.

[@LOTPOR0402]

Some assembly lube works well on the rubber windows surrounds.You can get it in an aerosol can,and yes the clips always break same with a lot if cars .Quite easy to get hold of ,try Ebay

[@frglee]

Nice to see your improvements to the Freelander. Reusing old parts from old cars at the scrappies is a really satisfying and affordable way of keeping old cars going and looking nice. My local garage always advises me the price of main dealer parts and scrappie parts when doing repairs - a power steering pump for my car was over £200 new, and just £60 from the local scrappie, and has worked just fine for 5 years now.

[@dandandan389]

I'm really enjoying the Hippo content

[@timbre7999]

Loved this video; wonderful to see this already sturdy TD lump of an SUV come together again as a fully functional family car.

[@BlackLines]

I love these videos, cheap and easy repairs = a sense of satisfaction and pride no matter what car it is. Keep it up - I'm actually looking forward to watching the hoovering lol. Not quite sure what's happening to me.

[@seancooke7332]

Love it. So Land Rover parts don't have to be three figure prices. Second advantage of this Hippo is that your next drive in the Alfa, Volvo, Tomcat or C Class will be extra lively after the turbo diesel automatic. Beautiful Freelander.

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly Matt, every day a bit at a time the FreeLander is improving.

[@shepshepherd]

Quick, easy fixes like that are so satisfying :)

[@mattlineker645]

Grate content Matt love the Chanel it’s good to see people that love cars that most people don’t give a second thought to and you definitely give people the confidence to have a go and that’s a good thing keep them coming well done

[@iangascoigne8231]

I would have thought the neighbours would be used to seeing the strange person talking to a camera on his drive in the dark.

[@neilwalsh4058]

Excellent work Matt, a man after my own heart, improving a basically sound car simply by replacing faulty/broken bits with good used parts. Reassured me too being a Frontera owner, that Vauxhall build quality is almost Land Cruiser-esque compared to Land Rovers 😂

[@petergouldbourn2312]

Great video Furious. Great to see a car video where everything worked out well. Very uplifting. Pete 🇬🇧

[@jakemybigblackdog]

Hi Matt, had the same issue with trim, I got mine to sit flush and fit better with a heat gun and a rubber mallet.

[@furiousdriving]

Good tip, I need a heat gun for the window tinting anyway!

[@martinwarner1178]

Great video Captain of cars. Do you ever show a trace of being down hearted? We all admire your tenacity. Peace be unto you.

[@furiousdriving]

I weep off camera most nights

[@martinwarner1178]

@@furiousdriving I don't believe it, you are the real indomitable character.

[@philipmulville8218]

Brilliant video, Matt. Immensely satisfying to get those fixes done.

[@mickles1975]

It sure does get dark quick down there in the south.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great wee video Matt, nice simple fixes. Approve of the mark and sparks insulation and Robson Rover Repair air freshener!

[@furiousdriving]

All the good stuff going in!

[@petertrinder3127]

Great jobs done ,glad your enjoying the Freelander . Peter

[@herbie53opf]

I bought a 2005 2 door Freelander a little over 2 years thinking I'll keep it just a few weeks since I needed a car when my Suzuki Samurai was in for rust-repair. Still have both to this day. The Freelander is great. Easy to remove roof and decent Offroad capability for some light stuff back in the woods

[@MegaSkypes]

Matt If I want more horsepower I drive the 5.0 litre V8 Discovery 4 On the current daily I drive the Defender 110 Td5 Never the less I have the Series 3 which has probably been my best achievement since sliced bread as a daily! Your Freelander is typically a great project of you and your channel well done in sourcing the donor parts and showing us what it takes to get a better car after years of neglect and abuse?! Teashelf time my friend! Cheers Toby

[@stevew579]

I love your enthusiasm for the love of cars doing it in the dark says it all hope to see you in March at the NEC.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Freelander overload!!! Let’s see what February brings!!!!

[@furiousdriving]

more Freelander..

[@giulianomarco]

Pop quiz: 6:44 "Get into the groove..." 13:03 "Comes a rattle and hum..." 😁🤪

[@furiousdriving]

Madonna, U2!

[@giulianomarco]

@@furiousdriving 🏆🤩

[@leecallaghan2202]

Matt- you with the wooden mallet persuading the passenger window rubber into place- just like factory! So much fun when you a) fix so many annoying things in one hit (really literally) and b) do it at almost no cost. It’s almost like the Land Rover production line… M&S Carrier bag excluded!

[@richardjohnson3463]

Excellent progress Matt 👍

[@stephenjcuk7562]

Those interior door handles look very similar to the ones on my Dads Marina circa 1977. Surely not another parts bin item on a Land Rover

[@426baron]

I hate trim clips so much.

[@fhwolthuis]

Lovely video Matt! I would love to see you give it a thorough valet as well 💪🏻😃

[@furiousdriving]

It does need one, I just wondered if Id ovredone the cleaning videos? Happy to do more

[@fhwolthuis]

@@furiousdriving I like them, but if your statistics say it's too much for some viewers, you can move to the 2nd channel and combine it with a general waffle 😁👍🏻

[@VDPEFi]

So satisfying, I've literally just bought a Freelander same age as yours, a pre facelift but clear lighty one, td4 auto and I'm loving it because I have something to do, my wife's w203 is as good as it will ever be now so this is the next project, a far cry from my mum's old 1.8 xei that blew up back when I was young and got traded for a 147....who is your parts guru? I need loads haha

[@Bravo4Whiskey]

Thanks for your video. I have a 1999 one currently doing all gaskets on the cylinder head (chg from 2019 already dead), timing belt, water pump, cooling system and rear window ;-) Mine is called 'goldfinger' due to the golden...ish finish. June 16th is a young-/oldtimer meet and I would like to show off at the meet :-D Surprisingly unrusty my little goldfinger...

[@skodakatie7341]

This Freelander is coming along now, looking forward to more improvements being made❤️.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this type of thing when a new car joins the fleet😁

[@eddieMurphy11111]

if it is sluggish check the vacuum hoses and think of having a remap mine is now fantastic thanks for the video

[@chrisoncars4879]

Good to see some improvements happening. I have some window seal/surrounds to change on my Freelander due to the same issue, so thanks for showing the how to on those.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Interesting video, Matt. Not a fan of the Freelander, but still, good work making this one the best it can be. Have fun with it.

[@MattTester]

The number of people who have recently acquired Freelanders as projects isn't helping my desire to have one! Nice to see these little fixes that point to potential weak points as I look at them.

[@benjones1917]

Great video, it's really satisfying getting round to some of the smaller bits and pieces 😃

[@georgepom328]

I actually like proper 4x4s like this Land Rovers and Range Rovers

[@Rust_in_Time]

Don't worry about the M&S bags... I've seen Waitrose ones used in Rolls-Royces...

[@Stephenb033]

It’s not just door lining, it’s M & S door lining

[@Ratty_Rex]

Good old donor car twins. Amazing to luck to find one. Doubled the value of yours already! 😉 If only all jobs were as simple as the first one you did eh? Great content and video as always.

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks 👍

[@iflotaichi]

I have been driving an 06 TD4 for the last 4 years. Love the damn thing, it has over 200k miles on it now.

[@jamesward5721]

If you drive an earlier Freelander, stick yer head in underneath & take a close look at the rear subframe the diff/suspension hang out of. Specifically, look at the 2 tubes that join both "frames" of the subframe unit. Have a good feel around the upper side of them. Chances are they're in 1 of 2 states - either fine or totally corroded. Totally corroded is not good. So check. Owners are usually oblivious. While you're under there, look at the 2 bearings that support the driveshaft to the rear diff. They're either side of the big coupling. Ones I get in here to work on, those 2 bearings are usually toast & the owners are usually oblivious. They're also usually oblivious to the lack of any oil in the diff itself. Or the transfer/gearbox. Or the fact the cardon spiders in the driveshaft are knackered. Changing the 2 driveshaft carrier bearings can be "Fun" - so don't assume you can pop on new ones in 5 minutes. Generally the stuff you need to open to do the job won't want to open. I do lol a little when I hear people say they're going to swap their own diff/subframe/carrier bearings. Generally, you'd better have your big-boy pants on if tackling these "simple jobs" on the driveway. The dream often dies rapidly when the nuts on the driveshafts refuse to budge.... It goes from there.. We use a 1" airgun on those & even it whinges on lots of them. They can be "Quite tight"...

[@marklittler784]

Yep like I always say its the rubber components that make for a much more comfortable pleasant car

[@frothe42]

Nice job! I like this Land Rover!

[@marklittler784]

"With Pegs ! " My God its not the end of the world after all ! 😂😁😀😅😄😃😂😁😀😅😄😅

[@hamstirrer6882]

Love rhe number plate, looks like its saying f*ck yes!

[@RichieRouge206]

Really enjoyed more Freelander content! Fiddly jobs are always good.

[@a11csc]

well done matt

[@kevinnye5132]

Nice touch Matt 🤔 the M&S bag 😂 your so posh , but yeah those aesthetic jobs really do make a difference to the look and functionality 👌🏻

[@realresultstraining6061]

Thanks Matt, really enjoyed this.

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Looking better each time!

[@mehdimehdi7301]

you are doing a very good job thank you

[@ibana8449]

I had one with high miles (3 door van TD4) it hadnt been looked after that well. Consider the oil cooler if you suspect it hasnt had a coolant swap/refresh over the years, my cooler let go and you end up with the engine oil forced into the coolant system and every inch of the under bonnet space, and your drive. It had broken down due to corrosion internally and that was that, a huge mess. A few other niggles but the car did quite well after I had spent a few quid and hours fettling it.

[@alchapman1052]

Great progress already, keep up the good work.

[@TrooperLFC]

good video mate

[@Shane_Marsh]

Good job, love your determination 👏

[@MLBPeacePlanet]

Great video

[@fubar12345]

Looks like rust around the boot storage box. Water ingress is through the rear is very common, it tends to collect in the storage. On the LR forums they call it 'the fishtank'. Mine has the same issue, I used butyl to improve the seal which worked for about a year, but a new seal is best.

[@BobSmith-ui4qu]

The advantage you have is; diesel, Canada only got gas, and a number of donor cars. Wrecked ones are hard to fine here.

[@fredbaker3822]

great vid! some inspiration to fix bits on mine!

[@billgriffiths1685]

I like your wooden rubber mallet.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Lovely job 👍👍👍👍👍

[@marklittler784]

Every time I see a skip I think its Christmas 😀😁😂😃😄😅😄😃😂😁😅😅

[@joel8340.]

My freelanders auto box only drives in 4th, has done now for 60000 miles and I don't know what's wrong with it but that makes it very, very sluggish to move off as it slips up till about 50mph. Only way around it is to clear the code with a reader whilst it's running and that lasts around 10 or so seconds and fails again so I've resorted to clearing the codes constantly as I drive when I want the extra power/ speed

[@AliMackMechanical]

I have whole heap of parts for these lol. Struts lights wings subframe wing mirrors doors lol. The list goes on I kept them just incase I got another one.

[@AliMackMechanical]

People say that if you remap them it gives them a bit more hp. Makes them a bit smoother I think if I remember rightly there only 110bhp. So you could think about a remap I do like the video's on the Freelander. 👍

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Your making me want another freelander aha I had a 2006 (56) one of the last ones and it was great but wouldn't stop breaking aha

[@KLUTCHdot58]

I may regret this but, I sat down with my mate to watch this , when he asked why I got rid of my Freelander. By end of video I have done a buy it now on eBay. Going to try a diesel this time.

[@Andys_Vauxhall_Vids]

That's not just any old door weather seal, it's an M&S door weather seal!

[@jonatday]

So many Td4 Freelanders seen with smoke pouring out the back (like filling the street with smoke to mild smoking) so sad when mechanics that don't know tell owners they need a new engine, turbo all sorts of expensive stuff, and all it is a easy to change rear upper engine breather blocked that's the same as a BMW 3 series with that engine, the modified design one, does away with the foam bit that blocks up, smoke will clear up after the first drive after changing it with a few torx bits and unclipping the spill rails, simple stuff if your gentle and careful with the plastic bits which will be old and brittle by now. hope this helps someone.........cheers

[@mickkingston1450]

Keep the mirror glass as a spare 👍

[@donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854]

Nice haul off parts for the landriver matt 👍 glad you got a load cover sorted got the manual for you when we meet up soon all the best donny

[@furiousdriving]

It was a lucky find in the other car as that had a black interior and was lower miles than mine. Ive been adding WD40 but the spring seem to have gone in the beige one- do you want it back for anything otherwise someone on here has asked if they can have it?

[@donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854]

@@furiousdriving pass it on matt if someone needs it np

[@ramesh_manga]

Great to see this coming along. Are you keeping a running total in terms of costs, perhaps taking into account if you had to source parts from breakers ot ebay? As a freelander owner, I'm racking up quite a bit in garage repairs after a good deal on base cost.

[@groeacht8525]

That's just part of landrover ownership, they might not be expensive to buy and the parts themselves are cheep but it's a constant maintenance cost compared to a Japanese equivalent that might be 1 really expensive job every 4 years

[@furiousdriving]

So far its only £15 for the drop link as it was a friends car being broken!

[@ramesh_manga]

@@groeacht8525 yep, discovering that. These are characterful cars that can be enjoyed beyond their utility as a means of A to B

[@neiltitmus9744]

Try silicon polish on the rubbers to lub them

[@andrewstones2921]

I find that when I buy a car I have to do all this kind of stuff quickly or you kind of learn to live with stuff and it takes forever to get round to it. I’d use some silicone spray when putting those rubbers on but a bit of washing up liquid would do the job. Buy a big bag of trim clips for s few quid on Amazon or eBay

[@furiousdriving]

Yes, they are cheap, just need to work out what this needs

[@alejandrogarrido9914]

Cool vid! Btw, which button did you use to fold the mirrors ? I think mines are broken too

[@terrortorn]

Black Ice is the Lynx Africa of the car freshener world.

[@gaztl1000s]

Good video, but me being me,I'd have left the door card off to save removing it again, and to make sure it was the next thing I did

[@deanprosser5224]

These videos are dangerous, I really want another Freelander now 😕luckily I don't have room for one at the mo'. Did you know Colin McCrae used a Freelander as his recce vehicle with Nicky Grist to scout the routes before rallies.

[@furiousdriving]

Yes, Ive got a radio control model of it!

[@terryatkinson899]

Lucky you getting all the bits you needed in one go. I work better late at night, much to the annoyance of one of my neighbours... booo to them!

[@natashanwosu7212]

Where is the fuse located for the rear electric window ?

[@foregonereality]

Are the speakers both broken or is it a connection issue? Hopefully you'll be able to nab them from the donor car.

[@ProdigalPorcupine]

On mine it was water ingress causing corrosion on the braided wires that go from the speaker terminals to the cone. Resoldering fixed it and it's still working 4 years later! There's a flap of plastic from the plastic moisture sheet that goes over the speaker, but it's not really adequate so I added a bit of protection myself. I also smothered the speaker terminals with silicone grease.

[@Tarkanbh]

Nice video keep it up. Do you by any chance know how to get to the HDC switch on a 2001 TD4 automatic ? The issue is the black plastic trim arount the gear leaver that I cant seem to figure how to take off? Cheers

[@fhwolthuis]

I hope that M&S bag is not made of that modern biodegradable plastic 😁

[@BlaiseKiwanuka]

My Freelander 1's bonnet won't open at all. What should I do, please ?😢

[@garywillcox2286]

Are you keeping the mirror glass out of the faulty wing mirro Matt?. Pretty sure you can get boxes of assorted trim clips from a decent motor factor or Amazonetc

[@furiousdriving]

Id not thought to but yes I will, its a good spare

[@nigelrudd670]

England version of sarah n tuned bronco but a freelander 🤓👍

[@retrocarsyndicate8867]

Every little helps 👍

[@furiousdriving]

isn't that Asda?

[@lukedavis436]

I think this is probably one video that's doesn't constantly bash the First generation for its faults