Hi everyone, just picked up my Freelandrover 2 GS 2009 TD4 with 17000 miles, after many years of happy Disco 2 ownership.

As im sticking with Land Rover (for the last 25 years (Series 3 then Disco 2 now Freelandy 2) they always have the "usual" problems.

Anything I can look forward to with my new one? I have read about the rear diff having problems and what is the DPF? what does it do and it says if I get an error message about it, take it for a long run up a motorway?

Thanks

Particulate filter dpf catches and burns exhast soot, needs heat to properly work hence the need for occasional long runs, you could do the long run stationary, revving in your drive but it would be dull and the neighbours would probably throw sharp things at you.

Rear diff can fail £500 ish, whine noise shows failure
Clutch can fail 1000 ish slipping etc, often related to the dreaded caravan At work
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You thankfully won't have a DPF

Introduced 2010 I believe Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

Wedge wrote:

and it says if I get an error message about it, take it for a long run up a motorway?

Nah you won't have one. For peace of mind wipe your finger in the exhaust (no comments please!) if it comes out black (as you'd expect) you don't have one. If its clean you do.

The DPF catches soot, so no smoke out the back. But once it catches it you need to drive a mid-high revs to burn off the collected soot.

Our 2009 HSE doesn't Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

Thanks guys, glad to know I should'nt have a DPF, i shall give my pipe a wipe and check

BTW are most people here from Yorkshire!

No dreaded caravan, but dreaded wife...... probably same effect on clutch (hope she does'nt read this.... love you darling)

Any reason why the diff goes? Not planning on going too off-road.

Im fine for a year as it comes with a Land Rover warranty.

Diff fails dueto the dreaded also
Only messing poor build, incorrectly set bearings have been blamed At work
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Big Dave wrote:

You thankfully won't have a DPF

Introduced 2010 I believe

What's the big thing just behind the engine on my exhaust then??

If you have one 'big thing' then it will be the catalytic converter, but if you have two 'big things' then after the 'cat' will be the DPF.

The 'cat' is inclined from the manifold and the 'DPF' is horizontal and parallel to the floor with small pipes attached.

EYorkshire wrote:

If you have one 'big thing' then it will be the catalytic converter, but if you have two 'big things' then after the 'cat' will be the DPF.

The 'cat' is inclined from the manifold and the 'DPF' is horizontal and parallel to the floor with small pipes attached.

Big Dave wrote:

You thankfully won't have a DPF

Introduced 2010 I believe

....so mines a 06/07 and on page 99 of the owners hand book it says I have one and even talks about regeneration .... ???

T Terran



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ccsnet wrote:

....so mines a 06/07 and on page 99 of the owners hand book it says I have one and even talks about regeneration .... ???

T

Ah OK.... did wonder .... ( plus I have no smoke)

T Terran



'The' Car For The Modern Day UK Roads ( ie all the pot holes )

'A Freelander that leaks oil is just marking its territory' - Wise words

Now a member of the FL2 'Silly Bill' Club

The smoke's not necessarily noticeable, only very rarely in certain operating conditions and then it's only in the headlights of the car behind when it's dark. We're not talking steam locomotives here, or audi's from about 4 or 5 years ago! Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County