Hi. I have a 2009 Freelander 2.2 td4 xs. And İTS knee airbag's cover iş broken. Did anybody see something like this? Thank you

Picked her up this morning after a mega service,
Engine bay, PTU,G/box, Haldex and rear diff,
also found an pinch bolt NOT tightened after a tracking adjustment, thank you formula one
Haldex removed and cleaned with brake cleaner fluid,
Ready now for our run to the sun, well Falmouth actually.  DAVE.

Oguzbaba wrote:

Hi. I have a 2009 Freelander 2.2 td4 xs. And İTS knee airbag's cover iş broken. Did anybody see something like this? Thank you

Oh sorry. This is my first forum question! I will do this👍

Yesterday I changed the oil in the PTU, well as much as possible anyway.

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NeilTD4 wrote:

Yesterday I changed the oil in the PTU, well as much as possible anyway.

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Got 400ml out which was quite dark despite only being in there since Jan 2022 when the PTU was replaced...

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Got 500ml back in.

The Laser 4385 mini pump was very good for refilling without making a mess.

Having cleaned the mud off from the Ten Tors event car park and got my steed looking fine once again, the recent flooding round here has taken me back to square one. Still over the moon with it, 2011 SD4 HSE with 130k ish on it now. Gearbox flush last year worked wonders and it continues to give sterling service, either solo or towing our Ace Award Nightstar (1450kg). Solo mpg on a 65mph cruise is well over 40mpg, so despite Autotrader browsing it is here to stay.

NeilTD4 wrote:

NeilTD4 wrote:

Yesterday I changed the oil in the PTU, well as much as possible anyway.

Click image to enlarge

Got 400ml out which was quite dark despite only being in there since Jan 2022 when the PTU was replaced...

Click image to enlarge

Got 500ml back in.

The Laser 4385 mini pump was very good for refilling without making a mess.

To follow up, today I got more oil into the PTU as on Saturday I had the car on ramps at the front and my drive slopes. So with it now
facing downhill and on the ramps at the front was a better situation. In total I got about 650ml back in which tells me the 400ml I took out was pretty much all that was in there. A little miffed if that's all that was put in on the fitting of the recon unit...!

I've read and heard a lot of conflicting information about that one...

Even when I did the top up the front was still higher and I left it for long enough for the excess to drain...

The main issue is that for a few weeks I've been getting a noise from that area and can feel it slightly through the footwell

It's still there after the oil change and it's going into my local indy soon for them to investigate further...

I showed the picture of the old oil to one of the service guys at work and he said it looks like it's got pretty hot

Well I finally switch my Xenon HIDs to some HID LEDs........one of my Xenon's was yellowing. If I am pleased with the night vision, the low heat/draw will be welcomed.

What make of led bulbs have you gone for? Let us know what you think of them. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

@Bobupndown, Wayrank

I was having issues finding LED HIDs at 35W each, 70W total since that's what the ballasts currently support. Before I used CarRover HIDs 6000K Xenons and they were great for driving at night on unlit roadways. They don't sell that model anymore it seems (on Amazon).

I will test them at night and post back but they appear to be just as bright if not slightly better. I'll be able to quote you this time when I update this thread....strange you can never quote the last post easily without messing with gymnastics .

Amazon Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0BS97M6C...&psc=1

EDIT: Amazon keeps telling me that 100W and 120W bulb pairs will fit my model and I keep telling them to "go pound sand"

Yes it's strange you can't quote the last message, thought that before and not seen any other forums that don't let you do that. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Bobupndown wrote:

What make of led bulbs have you gone for? Let us know what you think of them.

So, they are definitely brighter compared to the aftermarket HIDS 6000Ks I was running for 2-3 years before one started yellowing. Those were excellent at the time. There appear to have slightly more light dispersion but the extra brightness makes up for it. I will keep an eye out for any reaction of oncoming traffic since more dispersion might require me manually adjusting the driver side lamp.

Pretty Happy!

I stopped off to let the dog out on the way back from the doctors’ surgery tonight and no, there’s no road behind me, only moors



5 weeks and just under 3,500 miles in 😁