let us know what it turns out to be Jules

[quote/] my local mechanic doesnt do gearboxes or clutches[/quote]

A mechanic that doesn't do clutches? Does he only do the easy stuff like oil changes and brakes? Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Obviously mechanic in name only, 🙄 would give him the heave ho

deadbeatdad wrote:

Update on this issue, took it in to have two new tyres fitted by my local mechanic and for him to have alook to see if he ca pin point the leak.

He said its definately not engine oil its definately coming from a drive shaft seal or transfer box..
Its booked in for MOT and for the leak to be sorted at a different garage as my local mechanic doesnt do gearboxes or clutches

He just said he doesnt do clutches, Anyway god news its passed its MOT today and its confirmed that it is gearbox oil seal gone so that will be done next week. I opted to leave it with them even though they said i could take the vehicle and bring it back, i dont fancy running out of oil in the gearbox in the meantime

the mechanic is a good old boy just a small set up but is reasonable with his prices so im not gonna knock him for that

Well done in the MOT Maurice.
Hope your leaki. is fixed.
Can it be done in situ without too much stripping? Jim A
Fl2 HSE 2010 auto
Disco 2Td5 auto 2002 gone
Disci 1 300Tdi auto 1996 gone

Will do its still at the garage waiting the seal coming in. Still using the Disco Jim still running well too and coming up for 268000 miles on the clock.

Its back from the garage but seal still not done yet, its had to be a back order from Land Rover as the aftermarket seal the garage got wasnt the right one.
Another advisory was front brake disls badly scored which i couldnt believe as i only replaced them for the MOT last year and has only done 12000 miles. They put new ones on for me and i asked for the old ones so i could see for myself and i was shocked

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wow- thats a lot of wear for only 12K miles.
One has to ask; were they quality discs?, Did they replace the brake pads at the same time ?? Jules

i paid £80 for the pair and i put new pads in also. The disks that were put on were £116 and new pads on top of that

Would seized caliper pins caused this? Mine looked similar when I got to changing them, found the pins had seized Corrado VR6 Mystic Blue - Gone
Freelander 2 Orkney Grey

What brand are the old & new ones? Genuine LR from Duckworths are £80 a pair 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual Dynamic
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover - undergoing restoration

I can understand when his mechanic said he doesn’t do gearboxes, mine would not either. Said he is to old now to be humping heavy boxes about, I don’t blame him. As for getting another mechanic, it must be nice to know an abundance of mechanic that don’t charge huge sums.

RPoul87 wrote:

Would seized caliper pins caused this? Mine looked similar when I got to changing them, found the pins had seized