Saved from the Junkyard: 2003 Land Rover Freelander TD4

[@SteveScull]

That’s a huge amount of work!! A real labour of love. I hope your neighbour appreciates it.

[@christophermackley8084]

You two are absolute heros, working in the dark late in the evening, and early in the morning, to help out a neighbour, and all with such humour. You have my utmost admiration.

[@paulreeves5012]

That two post lift has got to be one of the best investments you guys have made. Imagine trying to do that job on axle stands! Having Mrs Organised looking after the parts you take off has to be a big bonus as well.

[@robc5955]

Anyone else knackered just watching this?

[@thomasrogers4534]

Absolutely exhausted, mind blowing attention to detail.

[@shmuck66]

@@thomasrogers4534 you have to be kidding me.

[@Rugbyman269]

No

[@jamesgibb9737]

Yes! At first I thought about getting my own project Land rover then realised I have Christians desire to fix things and get them right but not his tools and most importantly his ability! Id spend my life under the damn thing! 😂

[@MrAllanwinks]

I love the interaction between these two, they are brilliant. ❤❤

[@douglasappleby9007]

As a DIYer I look forward every week to your video and I watch in awe of your skills and terror of the jobs you take on. Hello from Scotland.❤

[@rstarsurfer]

Well the critter Schreck is definitely working 😅

[@rokelesoke]

Yes. It was producing a really high pitched noise. RIP headphone users like me.

[@AJB1]

It really annoys me how they call those things "ultra-sonic". They're obviously not above sonic, as I can hear them!!!

[@jezpayne3245]

What a labour of love to help your neighbour.

[@Anne6621]

The Adventures of Vera and Christian , if anyone deserves 2 million subscribers it's these guys

[@jagracershoestring609]

I bought a new FL1 Kalahari in 2005. The only thing that failed was the fuel pump at 12k miles. 43k in two years, then sold on. We now have three FL2's, The latest is a 2013 SD4 XS, 195k miles and still drives well, with a recent power transfer box for two hundred pounds. So, good and bad in any manufacturers ranges over time. We need people like Chris and Vera to keep the information up to date to keep aging vehicles mobile.

[@jrnmller1551]

Kristian:Master Mechanic. Vera: Master quality controller. Thanks for the effort, and showing the insane construction off Freelanders!!!!!

[@tekpic04]

Car enthusiast have to remember that Land Rover Freelander took part in the Camel Trophy competition and one of best model's they ever done.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Good morning Vera & Christian 😊 how appropriate an hour video as I sit in hospital waiting for my kidney stone and stent taken out 👍🏻 What a fantastic gesture fixing Vera’s LR for the farmer 🧑‍🌾 xx

[@simonbailey2151]

Best of luck with that Daf!

[@alanrichards3458]

No fun - kidney stone! My doctor said it was the same pain as childbirth with a gunshot wound...not sure how he knows this??

[@RichardJames1972]

Totally agree the td4 Freelander is the best and most reliable car LR ever made. I have a 2010 FL 2 with 180000 miles, have owned it for 6 years and am now about to spend the first serious money on it with a new PTO, about £800. Wort every penny. My son has a RR sport and put them side by side there is not much size difference, to me the FL is just a slightly smaller range rover. Loved this video and would like to see more on the Freelander. You are both fantastic entertainment and by far my favourite KZbin channel. Love from Birmingham

[@Spw1471]

Freelander 2/Evoque with the 2.2 diesel is a good runner up for most reliable engine. Do not really see any issues with those unless they have had neglected maintenance.

[@AlexStrugariu]

Just started watching the video. My old Freelander is with my dad for some years. Bought it in 2009 with ca. 160k km, and now it's on 400k km. No engine issues except for 3 injectors, original turbo, 3 IRDs (including rebuild), 3 clutches, but original VCU and rear diff. Of course, all electric windows failed (the one which lasted the longest was the tailgate one), and many other niggles.

[@CraigK80]

“Get to the chopper”, it’s Christian and Vera x❤ from 🇬🇧

[@struanrobertson3417]

Best selling Land Rover. 500000 sold. Probably saved the brand. I loved mine. Now have the Freelander 2 which is even better 😊

[@Phantom-mk4kp]

I thought over 3 Million series and 90/110 were sold

[@robinjohnson6816]

Your farmer friend owes you big time!! Great videos.

[@cherrypicker8897]

That's a lot of work for a clutch repair. Have the auto manufacturers got it all wrong. They have forgot the prime function, that is produce vehicles that simple functional and easy to maintain with reliabilit. The first manufacturer that bucks the trend and makes simple vehicles without all the bells ad whistles I believe will do well.. Great show guys.

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

I love all Land Rover models , the good , the bad and the!!!! there are no ugly ones .😊

[@davidfuters7152]

Officially according to the independent Landrover garages near me the Freelander 2 is the most reliable Landrover ever built I own a 2014 SD4 190bhp apart from regular maintenance and proper servicing replacement components it’s not cost me any more than anything else iv owned ,and it’s a car I intend to keep forever They down side it is not ULEZ compliant, so bizarrely I can use my 4.2ltr V8 XK8 instead when I need to go into a City that has ULEZ zones 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Jan_Hille]

Hallo, ich habe zwar einen G und keinen Landi. Aber eure Videos motivieren mich sehr die anstehenden Arbeiten zu erledigen. Schöne Grüsse.

[@dogsgowoofwoof23]

Watching you repair Land Rovers looks so much fun and I almost wish something would go wrong with my Evoque but nothing ever does. Thank goodness 😃

[@davidedwards4125]

I had a TD4 auto for 11 years before my D3. Mine was an auto and it was so reliable, the only roadside fault was a turbo hose which I fixed with some tape to limp it home. It did have the VCU replaced at 70,000 and then a few other bits and bobs, but really it was costing £300-400 a year to run and I’d paid it off years before. The interior was immaculate as well despite it being used as the family car, towing my Lotus to tracks and stuff around our land. I also wish I’d kept it, but my Disco3 is a worthy replacement.

[@unknown476Z]

An hour long episode 😊👏

[@PeteHuntley]

Thank you thank you thank you. Another smile on my face.

[@HBCBMovies]

Thanks guys for another great video 👍. Just a obvesrvation...there is an extreme high pitched whine on the video mostly at the start...I thought my new laptop had gone wrong but noticed it appear every time the block heater light came on! It's most obvious that is what's causing it when at 2:13 it starts and then when you zoom into the block heater the volume of it rises and then disappears when the light on the heater goes out at 2:22! Weird! If you are older and have lost some high end hearing you may not hear it. Possible a whine from coil/inductor on the circuit board. It may only be RFI reacting with the camera and not be heard in real life, only on the video.

[@BikeLugger]

I spotted the same thing with the high frequency noise. Wondered what it was until I paused the video! It's possible to spot the corolation again with the heater light going off at 02:37

[@FERRARIlegend1]

Hey Christian when you’re hitting the hammer to loosen that part you look like the mighty Thor. Good morning Christian and Vera, thanks for brightening up this cold wet sunday morning "Guten Morgen Christian und Vera, danke, dass ihr diesen kalten, nassen Sonntagmorgen erhellt habt." ❤❤❤

[@noelcahill6707]

Freelander was a great 4x4

[@jackfruitbananas]

I am just trying to pluck up the courage to work on my BMW. Your video helps. I know how to do but not quick enough and no skills.

[@mettakana]

We had 2001 FL1 Td4 with the Jatco JF506E had around 471 000km on it. Was great little car and had a great traction control

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Very cool 👍

[@tonyallen1953]

Divorse is near Vera he has started to tell you NOT to talk.😂😂😂

[@LD_CONTENT]

Fantastic job with the editing. Takes a lot of work on top of all the repairs. You always do tremendous on the editing. You always make me smile.

[@nickb5391]

Another great video, even that the Freelander is no longer yours you always go the extra mile to make sure important jobs are done

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

Lovely. They were well built back then, some real design innovations and solid engineering for the most part. I'm laughing at the land cruisers now, having some major engine bearing issues this year. All good fun.

[@cwwiss1]

Superb video once again.❤

[@CharlesTimothy-en7to]

Another informative video. We are thinking of getting a Range Rover/Land Rover in the near future. Your videos are better than any manuals out there. Stay safe you two.

[@paulmoso2375]

You are good people. Well done

[@NicholasTerry-p8g]

Another brilliant video guys ,love the humour.This guy must be over the moon ,with the attention you have given for free to his car.

[@karlsklips3268]

Great video, absolutetly loved my Freelander2!!

[@Peter-xm6ve]

That’s allot of work by people that know what they are doing..

[@fikirfikir]

glad you doing this freelander - i am just starting working on the rocker arm

[@alhit007]

Another great video guys! Christian looks light headed 🥴 sorry couldn’t resist, ie head torch)🔦 amazing work and love your your banter, Sunday wouldn’t be the same without you guys xx

[@GrevilleRyan]

Love the Land Rover with all of the little quirks. I do really enjoy your videos Vera and Christian (especially the humour - many chuckles each weekend). I will be going back to the Philippines in January but rest assured I will continue to watch every Sunday just as before

[@michaeldallimore8590]

Thanks for another excellent video. I hope the farmer helps you out from time to time.

[@amazoniaamazonia7225]

Thanks guys, another first class video, I wish you were my neighbours, i didn’t realise how involved this repair would be.

[@pablomax9376]

My friend had a Freelander, a specially modified from LR version of it, in fact. We went off roading to a slot of different places. I am quite sure I spent at least half the time pulling him over obstacles with my Jeep. But.. Amazingly, that Freeland never once broke down. Sure, it had the ground clearance of an F1 car, but at least it was pretty reliable.

[@darrenjones5885]

There’s a BMW centrifugal part that replaces the filter in the oil separator. One went into my 2001 FL1 along with silicone air hoses when I bought the car.

[@Doktorvollcrass]

Sehr schön. Freelander Content 😂 ich liebe meinen Freelander 1. Ein super Auto was ich niemals mehr verkaufen würde 😊

[@brianjames3849]

You are both special people

[@walshgavin8]

Cracking episode...some serious work involved

[@leejordanful]

It's great to see the Freelander again. I'm amazed that you can still get parts for it. I think we'd all love for the two of you to repair our cars. I think that LR should make a new Freelander.

[@philipmadhatter4006]

They did it’s called the evouge

[@leejordanful]

@philipmadhatter4006 Evoque 😀

[@arnaud9173]

Good work !! Bmw M47 engine is bulletproof ! good idea is to clean the MAF sensor , edc15 injection is verry sensitive

[@alanadair2367]

I am on many farms every day as a milk tanker driver and I see a lot of farm vehicles this one is in good shape compared to many of the ones I see 😂👍

[@mdshovel]

This is why I drive autos ... my TD4 Auto Freelander Mk1 was excellent but I did have to replace a front driveshaft in the snow on my drive at ground level. 😁... only major things that went wrong (as usual) were the centre prop supports and the VCU. A few niggles but was cheap & easy to fix. An underrated car if well maintained

[@Ninoy2059]

No, Christian. You are not forgetting anything, How could you, Vera, the quality control is checking everything. Lol. Job well done.

[@jayp5169]

Excellent viewing as always 👏🏻👏🏻

[@weaton25]

I always liked the look of these Freelander's the later ones are especially nice not to big like the later Discoverys and Rang Rovers having said that my favorite is still the Disco 2 but the Freelander comes a good second nice to see you both working on something a bit different.

[@harveysmith100]

Nice work as usual. Battery Uga Duga. I have owned the Metabo SSW 18 LTX 400 BL for a couple of years, the only bolts it didn't take off are the ones it broke. Pilot error. It has a torque setting which means you can turn the power down and just let it Uga Duga for a bit which puts in vibration without snapping the bolt. I know you are already on the CAS battery platform so I thought I would let you know. The 400 in it's codes refers to it's max tightening but I have heard it's torque undoing is higher. They sell bigger ones but the 400 is a good power to weight tool. Always good to take care of farmers, they play with big machines that are very useful.

[@Land_Raver]

That's one lucky neighbor.

[@davenoseyparker]

I Love the Freelanders. I have a L2 TD4 and 10 years no drama.

[@mickkingston1450]

We appreciate the vids you guys do for us land rover owners,

[@NiallFC]

Love your Sunday morning videos, very funny. You are a Genius. as a 20 year old land cruiser driver, I like the look of Range rover and sport, but not brave enough to try one. 🙂.

[@DavideBonetti]

Refreshing to see a Freelander being worked on for once 😅

[@Coordinator61]

Brilliant video you both.

[@steveenglish15]

its a therapy watching you two )

[@andrewdelves5861]

Great video , always makes my Sunday morning getting my fix of LR TIME. I think you need to get another Freelander as a prroject for one of you sons to use. As for the longer vidoe duration I think it works, but of course it reduces the time for more detailed explanations. Keep up the great work. 😀

[@Kkoakk]

Excellent content as usual,really enjoyed the video,thank you.

[@mauritztoivonen1070]

Thank you.

[@samrodian919]

Great job you two! That was a great deal of work for you both. I didn't realise it took so long to do the videos, 15-20 hours is a long time every week. So thanks for all the videos you've produced over the years Christian and Vera. My best friend nearly thirty years ago was one of Metaflux's UK sales guys, when Metaflux was totally unknown in the UK back then. I got from him some of that grey paste and I had it for years in a small tin. It didn't come with a brush then. Also I got some silicone sealant that would actually cure off underwater. Now that stuff was really impressive 30 years ago. You farmer friend is a lucky guy to get his Freelander fixed for nothing, I hope he paid for the parts! And Vera, the " Transfer" case is called the "intermediate reduction drive" for a reason. It's not a straight splitting the drive to the rear axle, it actually changes the ratio of the drive ever so slightly to something like 0.97 :1. This makes the rear wheels drive at a slightly different speed from the front. And if you had that car for ten years and didn't have to replace it, you are very lucky. In fact you could have had to do that two or even three times in that ten years they were so unreliable and broke often. When they brought out the Freelander2 they got rid of that entirely!

[@equaliser2265]

I have the 2006 Auto, station wagon TD4, 201000 miles, been all over Europe now in Kosovo. Its a great workhorse, bit noisy compared to my BMW 320D B47 engine. I'm English but love Germany and its engineering.

[@jamest5149]

Glad you disconnect the battery, the vermin device was playing my hearing aid up so bad…. Whats worse is I don’t even have a hearing aid 😂

[@bigbob7062]

Freelander 1 with BMW engine one of the best cars Land Rover ever made. If you're looking for a battery impact wrench check out DeWalt dcf899 or 900 I've had Ingersoll rand and Milwaukee both good but both didn't last as long as the cheaper DeWalt only problem with the DeWalt was the anvil broke but Chinese replacement was only £14.50 original lasted 6 years Chinese lasted a year priced genuine over £50 so just bought 2 Chinese as machine is now 8 years old and might die soon Ingersoll Rand only lasted 5 years and motor and switch went. Love your videos,

[@Lyallthetime]

I think it's good that there is always a few weeks between you shooting the video and us seeing it. Just in case the TUF people are fans of this channel 🤣

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Lol

[@mbak7801]

I brought myself a fully loaded mid range Rhode & Schwarz oscilloscope. My wife demanded not a rowing machine but something of a similar value. I accidently told her the price of a much cheaper Chinese scope. Whoops, no idea how that happened. Saved me a fortune. I do like R&S.

[@Cerv3ra]

I think that car alarm gives a super high pitch to the parts of the video where the battery is connected. Perhaps Christian doesnt hear them because too many years using a air gun without earplugs

[@David-lb4te]

1:23 My favourite bit!

[@A-world-of-My-Own]

Green Sticker, There you Go Greta! .......Love it.

[@ccconlan2670]

Absolutely brillant.that was some amount of work on your neighbour's landrover.i hope it passes the tuf now😊😊😊😊

[@markaddy53]

great job as always keep up the great work next video please

[@cecilwilson5442]

In time all the neighbours are going to be land rover owners and the district mechanic 🧰 are you both,,☘️☘️☘️☘️⚙️a great job 👍 helping the community 🙂🙂😺 from northern Ireland

[@frednetherlands887]

Guten Morgen und Schönen Sonntag ❤🎉

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Gleichfalls

[@MarcusFrankham]

Fantastic service!

[@paulbarber1960]

vibratory finisher machine and a media blaster needed for clean parts 😎

[@ericlello2135]

Ex , “ old lady “ been given a bit of repair , one lucky farmer . Sort of early Xmas gift . Did the farmer pay for the parts ? . I have a FL 2 2.2 TD4 , 118kW 2009 model . Thanks Vera and Christian .

[@jjimmyrjagger]

So much fun watching your videos and great insight into watching how you do a great job 👍

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Freddy-b9m]

Spaceshuttle grease, yeah, great for Land Rovers and very famous for it's gravity resistance too...

[@jamest5149]

Yellowstone series is great 👍

[@traceyriddle2550]

You both make my Sunday x

[@peterbarwick4938]

Excellent content. Made me a little dizzy with the speed of install. Your farmer friend got a bargain repair.

[@Vera_and_Christian]

Thanks 👍

[@GOAT86STUDIO]

SO NICE JOB!

[@enrikopalo]

love it as always, i couldn't stop watching

[@dougwernham5209]

Very interesting video thank you.

[@mickkingston1450]

Great content as usual. Nice one guys..

[@philiphartley6169]

Fl2 2.2 probably the best land rover ever

[@noelcahill6707]

That bmw m47 engine was the best bmw ever made it was peak bmw and the m57

[@GunsgodcountryTrump]

Wow, that’s a lot of work. Free eggs for life..haha, love your channel.

[@sl3rtyb3rdf3rts]

BMW developed the Vortex Crankcase Breather whilst guess what Landrover stuck with the "Lifetime" filter. But the Beamer vortex upgrade fits so that's a winner.

[@iantribe1166]

Good morning to you both I just love watching you both work on cars it must be so rewarding and satisfying and fun which is what it should be.loved the longer video today really enjoyed it a fantastic job done for free😮hope he was paying for the parts😂. Looking forward to next weekends video have a great week❤

[@abarratt8869]

In the next episode: Christian and Vera buy back ancient Freelander from bemused farmer for €4,000 and perform full restoration In all seriousness, with modern cars becoming increasingly unreliable and disposable, I can see that there will be increased demand for older, more basic vehicles. Maybe a Freelander isn't the best candidate. But, fixing one up good now probably results in a vehicle that'll do another 300,000km more or less trouble free. I'm wondering what to do with an old BMW 2.0L N47 diesel. It's 300,000km, nothing is broken, it's even quite nice cosmetically. Even the timing chain is fine. I've looked after it. Am seriously considering putting work into it to extend the life properly (like, a new timing chain just in case, walnut blast, etc).

[@iandonkin6762]

What a monumental job! If German farmers are like the Brits, they will abuse something like this without any consideration for the consequences. Great job by you both as always - you are a staple part of my Sunday routine 👍