Trawling is good. Keep off the bling and do the preventative maintenance and it should be as good as one Mr Nut's (apart from the fact its a Khan )

Change all the oils in anything that has oil in it way before what LR specify to include haldex filters (one change and one clean)

Don't keep a battery excessively long, keep tyres the same make and depth on both axles (moving front to back every 10K miles or so).

Nice look motor  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Thanks for the tips Bob, much appreciated It'll be going into North Eastern 4X4 once I pick it up to have everything that should be done sorted (it was recently serviced by a LR specialist in Leeds but there's no specifics as to what was done)

I did notice that the stop/start didn't seem to function when on the test drive, which was around 9 miles long and the engine was up to temp, I guess it may be picky when it does it though? I've had cars in the past which were!

Thanks again

Stephen.

I would not worry about the stop/start it has a mind of its own many of the guys on here including my self turn the stop/start off as the saving on fuel v wear & tear on the battery, fly wheel, starter motor etc just not worth it, also the price you have been quoted for new belt & water pump sounds very fair, good luck mate with the new motor

Welcome to the fold my car is far from bling compared to what JLR are offering nowadays  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

Many thanks guys I think the only add on I want to do for now would be to change the bulbs to something brighter, I used to have Philips Racing Visions in a previous car which were decent, other than that i love it!

Oh, just out of curiosity, does anyone know if they came with a spare wheel or a can of foam? It has neither at present and the Infiniti dealer has said they'll ring Land Rover to check, but it was just to make sure they don't try to fob me off really!

Lovely looking car LR NUT, I really liked the facelift model like yours, just a little bit out of budget sadly.

Better off with a spare not foam can. It was a add on from new to match the other wheels. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

I think that at 2010, the HSE would have had a steel spare as standard, matching alloy as an option and that the no-spare/foam-can approach came later? My guess is that it had a matching alloy, which has now walked...if it had been the steel, it would still be there as nobody wants them!

If you sign up on Topix, you can see the original build spec for your reg yourself. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

agree with Worms comments re spare wheel.

Iain

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fwsyx91fjag1s76...839-09.pdf

I think that this is your models sales brochure FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Worms wrote:

I think that at 2010, the HSE would have had a steel spare as standard, matching alloy as an option and that the no-spare/foam-can approach came later? My guess is that it had a matching alloy, which has now walked...if it had been the steel, it would still be there as nobody wants them!

If you sign up on Topix, you can see the original build spec for your reg yourself.

Don't forget you'll also need the wheel changing kit, if you don't already have it. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

Thanks for the heads up Badger, I didn't realise this doesn't have a dpf either? I would have assumed that by 2010 all diesel vehicles would have had one!

Have you looked to see if it has a DPF? I'd be very surprised to find that it doesn't have one by that year. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

Yeah I checked the VIN and the 8th digit is a B, which seems to indicate it's a 2.2 diesel with no dpf.