When accelerating in 4th gear and going through the 2000 to 2500 RPM band sometimes the rev counter will drop and you can sometimes feel a hesitation but then picks up again.

We have been to a dealer today and they say that it is the clutch slipping and even though it is a Land Rover approved used car the clutch is not covered so we have been quoted £730 if the clutch has gone if the problem is not a manufacturing defect.

If the clutch was slipping I thought it would happen high up the rev range and that the RPM would rise rather than fall.

Not sure what to do next.

Cheers

skleen wrote:

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If the clutch was slipping I thought it would happen high up the rev range and that the RPM would rise rather than fall.

Not sure what to do next.

Cheers

How long have you had the car? Is the no warranty left on it? ive never heard of that problem before. a fairly known problem is the revs will increase by 200-300 rpm as the clutch slips then returns. This is a common fault on the manual model.
If the dealer wont pay anything towards the cost then before you agree to have the work done there try asking them for the number for landrover customer care. Explain your plight to thrm, be nice and you just might get a contribution from them which is better tjsn a kick in the arse

I have had the same problem for the last 18 months although its very intermittant. The dealer can find no fault each time they looked at it.
I have been told that its the duel mass fly wheel causing the problem as it is a known problem by Citreon / Peugeot dealers. They have similar engines.

Sounds similar to my recent problem, same rev range when car began to judder and then pick up again, rev counter would drop a bit when it happened. New clutch and Dual Mass Flywheel has fixed it, but it was done under warranty. This is sounding like a very common problem as since mine happened, have seen loads of posts on here about it.

Today, I've noticed the same problem: short dropping of RPMs while accelerating in the 4th, 5th and 6th. The juddering have been already present for the past year. The car has only 30 TKm on the clock (MY2009). Can I make a warranty claim for the clutch? I've got more than 1 full year of waranty on my FL2.. Almost 800 Pounds.. Sounds a lot of money..

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I'd say definitely a warranty job. There was no argument from my dealer about it at all, they just did it.

lots about this on here - do a search. Most people seem to have got it done under warranty. and it's a known fault, not normal wear and tear.

skleen wrote:

When accelerating in 4th gear and going through the 2000 to 2500 RPM band sometimes the rev counter will drop and you can sometimes feel a hesitation but then picks up again.

We have been to a dealer today and they say that it is the clutch slipping and even though it is a Land Rover approved used car the clutch is not covered so we have been quoted £730 if the clutch has gone if the problem is not a manufacturing defect.

If the clutch was slipping I thought it would happen high up the rev range and that the RPM would rise rather than fall.

Not sure what to do next.

Cheers