Ralphk wrote:

I bet that black will be even worse it being a chav colour and all!

Says the guy with the "glued on" side steps, rubbing strips, removable Brink tow bar, after market tinted glass, front styling bar.....

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Its a well know fact that Stornoway Freelys do not suffer from the irritating "clunk"  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

chicken george wrote:

I knew you would be biting your lip somewhere so....

Thank God for the responses. I thought you had gone all polite and reasonable and that wouldn't do, would it? Ralph
Zurmatt Silver, Diesel, Automatic, side steps, mud flaps, mats, boot liner, TomTom Start 60 installed, rubbing strips, removable Brink tow bar, after market tinted glass, front styling bar, Rear spoiler, Motorlicious tail pipe trim. Wood Company centre armrest

alex_pescaru wrote:

As said on the document, when on a steep incline, the parking brake should be used before engaging the selector lever position “P” to protect the selector lever cable and to ease the operation of the selector lever. Tension between the locking pawl and the park lock wheel is thus prevented.

I always have held the car on the handbrake prior to putting it in park. You also have to remember these cars often roll forward slightly before the handbrake takes hold. The way round it is to pop the car in neutral, put the handbrake on, so it holds and then pop it in park. It'll be clonk free then. You really only need to do this on a slope though  Gone - TD4 XS Auto, Sumatra Black, Mud flaps and side strips, clear indicators, private plate, privacy glass

Thanks again guys - terrific explanation from Alex :o)

Funny thing is, mine is Stornoway and has never clunked either <eg>

On any kind of slope you need to apply the handbrake

Deek wrote:

Thanks again guys - terrific explanation from Alex )

Funny thing is, mine is Stornoway and has never clunked either <eg>

Not funny - its a fact  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

Mine clunks when selecting drive from neutral. Tested it this morning, on a level standing, from park to neutral, foot on brake, handbrake off, select drive and clunk. select neutral then back to drive and clunk. Nothing to do with park. Any ideas?

Cleared itself two years ago. Now it's come back. Checked again - nothing to do with a slope or even going into park. Select neutral from drive with foot on brake and then select drive and it clunks!!

Have you seen this thread about Line Pressure Solenoid (STL)

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic40241.html

Have you any fault codes?

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Thread below recommends changing Auto Box Fluid for Rough Changes

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic40246.html FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Hi IanMetro

Thanks for the info. I have no codes. Had the ten year service three years ago and oil was changed then. The gear changes are smooth. I'll see if it disappears again!

Santorini black and no clunk! Did have one when pulling away from lights with the caravan on the back but after reading on here about a software update, had that done and all is fine  MY 2013 SD GS Auto