What follows has happened twice in the space of 4 days already:

I was driving normally when the car started slowing down until it finally died. Trying to restart it incurred two things - a) the engine continued turning in vain even though I had stopped pressing the ignition button. It then stopped when I pressed the button again; b) while the engine was turning a 'reduced engine performance' warning came up in the centre console.

In both instances the engine came back to life (no engine performance warning visible) after a 5 minute break and I continued on my journey as if nothing has happened.

Any ideas - fuel filter was changed 1000 miles and 4 months ago).

I do put in 2SO as per the relevant thread in the forum. Any relevance to the problem? Series 2a 88 - 1962
Series 2a 88 - 1962 Military under restoration
Series 3 109 - 1984
Freelander 2 105 - 2008

The problem turned out to be bad fuel or a piece of dirt stuck in the fuel filter. I spent the weekend running around burning off the diesel and then refilling from a reputable fuel supplier and all is back to normal.

A lesson learnt! Series 2a 88 - 1962
Series 2a 88 - 1962 Military under restoration
Series 3 109 - 1984
Freelander 2 105 - 2008

Wasn't supermarket fuel by any chance was it ?

I'm in Malta and we don't have supermarket fuel here. What we have are some dodgy suppliers who are rarely (if ever) monitored. By the way I had the same thing happening to my 109 (2.5 nas engine) which has a huge tolerance for fuel quality so no wonder the Freelander stopped!

I'm sticking with the state owned company's fuel from now on. Series 2a 88 - 1962
Series 2a 88 - 1962 Military under restoration
Series 3 109 - 1984
Freelander 2 105 - 2008