Looking for advice please from any FL owners who have had the same problem or can offer general advice.Took my car to main dealer for service whilst there told them had heard a strange whining noise from the car in the last month .Got a call later to advise cracked inter cooler for starters and then that the transfer box was knackered and needed replacing all in all quoted an astronomical price of £3.5K.!! .Gobsmacked to say the least and wondering what to do next

First thing is to take it to a reliable indy for a second opinion. Dealers are only interested in recent models, their staff turnover is often high, so there is no expertise in the older cars, and their instinct is to replace not repair. I was nearly caught like this by a certain Kentish dealer with an aging Discovery. Astronomical quote for all sorts of things that weren't actually wrong. If there IS a transmission problem, search on here for Bell Engineering. For a local indy, search the forum diligently - there's a lot of info on here. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

Definitely look up Bell Engineering; they offer reconditioned transfer boxes for a reasonable price. I remember reading that they improve on the original design by modifying some part(s) of it. Don't think you can go wrong with those guys.

EDIT: Here's a link: http://www.bellengineering.co.uk/freelander-2-products/
No mention of the improvements here; might've been on their FB page. At any rate, the prices seem very reasonable.

FLnewbie:
I see its a 2013 car . What mileage ? Had any other issues with it ?

I wouldnt go anywhere near a main Dealer some thing like this.


Ditto above - Bell is the place for driveline issues. Jules

So what were the intercooler symptoms doesnt add up to me, like a lot of main "stealers" they will take your wallet as often as they can. Go to another independent garage and ask for them to verify the issue, ask for a report in writing from the main dealer that stated the issues and then when you get the proper repair done send a letter of complaint to the dealers asking them to explain their actions as it looks rather dodgy to me and would not look good for them in court! 2014 Freelander 2 XS TD4
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FLnewbie wrote:

Looking for advice please from any FL owners who have had the same problem or can offer general advice.Took my car to main dealer for service whilst there told them had heard a strange whining noise from the car in the last month .Got a call later to advise cracked inter cooler for starters and then that the transfer box was knackered and needed replacing all in all quoted an astronomical price of £3.5K.!! .Gobsmacked to say the least and wondering what to do next

I see you're in Westerham; I'm in SE London but have been using RCV, an LR indie in East Peckham who you may want to contact as they're probably not too far away and I don't know that there are many other Indies in our neck of the woods Their number 01622 873000 www.rcv.co.uk.

Take a look on EBay a transfer box (reconditioned) 12 month warranty = £650
Intercooler will set you back £100.
Don’t you just love main dealers
I would give Bell engineering a call as York Bob advised.

+1 for Bell

took my Evoque there last November where he checked over the drivetrain thoroughly and then back in last month to change the the PTU oil and rear diff oil and service the Haldex.

what he doesn't know about FL1/FL2/Evoque transmission systems isn't worth knowing.

Thank you all for your advice I will keep you posted on what happens Sidthecat going to call RCV as a start as its close by.Great Forum I would have shelled out thousands if it wasn't for this site