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		<title>Freelander TD4: Changing the brake pads</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nikrivers.com/freelander-td4/changing-the-brake-pads#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Freelander only has brakes on the front axle.  Given the kerb weight of the TD4 (~1,600kg before you get in it) it&#8217;s no surprise that the brake pads need replacing regularly, especially with an automatic gearbox &#8211; pulling away involves gradually releasing the brakes which results in wear on the pads, as opposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelander TD4: Dealing with the EGR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve is intended to reduce overall exhaust emissions by recycling exhaust gases back into the engine through the intake manifold.  While it&#8217;s essentially a great idea, the downside is that EGR is generally an afterthought by car manufacturers simply to reduce emissions &#8211; there&#8217;s often little or nothing by way of protection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelander TD4: MAF sensor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor is a sensor on the engine which simply measures the mass of the air being delivered into the engine.  The mass (and therefore density) of the air can be affected by temperature, altitude, and rate of induction, and the ECU needs a MAF reading to balance and deliver the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelander TD4: Upgrading the air filter</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nikrivers.com/freelander-td4/upgrading-the-air-filter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This maintenance task is one of the simplest (though not necessarily easiest, see below) tasks to carry out on the TD4 engine and yields an impressive increase in the liveliness of the engine.  I don&#8217;t have numerical data to support this, and my findings are entirely subjective, but the engine seemed to rev more eagerly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelander TD4: Upgrading the PCV valve</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PCV valve (also known as the crankcase breather) essentially maintains the correct pressure inside the crankcase relative to atmospheric pressure.  There is a more comprehensive description of the PCV valve&#8217;s function here. The standard PCV valve fitted to the Freelander TD4 uses a felt filter to catch oil as the filter vents air to the outside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelander TD4: FAQs</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/freelander-td4/faqs</link>
		<comments>http://www.nikrivers.com/freelander-td4/faqs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These aren&#8217;t really FAQs in the strictest sense.  Some of them are questions that you might not think to ask, but have answers that you might be interested to hear &#8211; or even should hear.  Others are questions about weird behaviours or nuances of the car. Where a question relates to a specific model and/or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelander TD4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Background NOTE: As of March 2011, I no longer own&#160;my Freelander TD4; I have moved to something a little more family oriented.&#160; Unfortunately this means that I will no longer update or add any TD4 articles except corrections to serious errors or omissions.&#160; There&#8217;s plenty of information out there on Google and various forums, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citroen&#8217;s Snow Motion</title>
		<link>http://www.nikrivers.com/2009/03/10/citroens-snow-motion</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love TV adverts. They mostly treat viewers like idiots, and yet those idiots still buy the products they&#8217;re advertising. Whoever invented advertising was a genius. A particular Citroen advert is my latest pet hate. After some snow about a month ago (complete with the obligatory country-grinding-to-a-halt phenomenon), Citroen have decided that so snow-covered is [...]]]></description>
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