Hi im new to this forum and looking for some help, i have a 2013 Freelander 2 Dynamic Td4 Auto iv been having a problem with loosing power/acceleration. Basically the car runs fine for the first 15/20mins but as soon as the car warms up thats when the power drops and gets reallt sluggish setting off from a stand still it really struggles but will eventually get upto speed once i get past 30mph but as you can imagine pulling out from a junction on a hill once the power has gone is near impossible especially trying to get upto the speed of traffic. I have had the car in at an independent land rover ‘specialist’ who have plugged to car in for faults but it is showing no fault codes, they then tryed to manually diagnose which they couldnt, the turbo pipes have been changed aswell, then they checked the system for blockages which there was none then they did a terra clean which didnt help eather, all of this iv had to pay for and the car is no better off. Now they want to take the turbo and send it to a specialist to check it, they want to literally take everything apart at my expense which im not happy with so have picked it up as they have had it for 4 weeks and i have over £700 down with them and the car is no better off.

Please say someone has had this problem and knows the solution i would be great for any suggestions and advice.

thanks guys

Hi

When was the fuel filter last changed? If not recent then I would start by replacing the fuel filter (use only genuine LR only, as some of the non genuine have had reported issues such as you have) restricted fuel supply can give the symptoms you described without showing up any DTC.

Thanks for the reply , had the a little over a year and hasnt been changed while i had it and it only had one owner before and dont know if they did. I have a genuine fuel filter been fit Tomorrow hopefully solves to issue. Someone mention the crank sensor CAS also would that be possible ?

Crank sensor can cause the problems you have normally won't show a fault code but cheap to replace

Bet it had a cheap aftermarket fuel filter fitted

They have an internal thermostat, and the cheap ones are known to stick shut, causing the fuel temperature to raise too high

Once above 80-ish degrees, it begins to restrict engine performance

Thanks pal im having a new one fit today genuine see how that goes

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I have changed the fuel filter on thursday and the car hasnt lost power as of yet done around 20miles with new genuine filter it had a non genuine filter in so hopefully all is well, fingers crossed
Thanks for the help guys really appreciated