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LRswe Member Since: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 360 |
happy to find a writeup on wikipedia on the FL2.. what vin marked the change over from the Haldex 3 to the Haldex 4 in 2009? : ) do they both share the same problems with the bearing going? |
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8th Apr 2012 10:31 pm |
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The Doctor Member Since: 09 Jul 2010 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 4615 |
If you think you will still be able to do some serious mud plugging with an FL2 then the auto would be the best bet due to reliability. I haven't had any trouble with my manual FL2 (yet) but I still have the warranty cover.
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8th Apr 2012 10:47 pm |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
All VINs that start with 9Hxxxxxx (therefore MY09) an later, are equipped with Gen4. And yes, all are affected as long as the bearing is concerned. But the bearing is part of the differential cage/system, not the Haldex. Last edited by alex_pescaru on 9th Apr 2012 10:11 am. Edited 1 time in total |
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9th Apr 2012 7:17 am |
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richardk Member Since: 11 Jan 2009 Location: Norwich Posts: 909 |
Freelander 2s have always had the same Ford derived diesel engine in - for the UK DPFs kicked in late 2010 - with the mild facelfit and the new engine variants TD SD etc. For mainland europe the provision of DPFs may well have been different depending on the laws of your country. |
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9th Apr 2012 8:26 am |
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Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555 |
Just to clarify, the diesel engine is a joint Ford / PSA unit which, in the case of the Freelander 2, is built in Ford's diesel engine plant at Dagenham. The 2.4 (currently 2.2) Transit diesel engine in the Defender was never fitted to the Freelander 2. If you are perverse enough to look for the 6 cylinder petrol engine, that's a Ford / Volvo unit from Ford's Bridgend plant. |
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9th Apr 2012 8:38 am |
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landy19840 Member Since: 13 Mar 2011 Location: Non Posts: 1817 |
I have 3 defenders previously, I find with the freelander it has more electronic stuff to go wrong. Most of the work can be done on the freelander your self, I replaced my brakes, glow plugs, electronic throttle body housing, various sensors and did the facelift with out any issues. You can't crawl under a freelander like a defender tho, so it does go to a garage for some work to be done.
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9th Apr 2012 9:08 am |
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MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1777 |
after 16 years of Defenders, we replaced the last one( stolen) with a two year old 30k miles GS Auto which we have had for about 8 months . A few obvious comments. 1) The Freelander is fantastic to drive compared to the Defender absolutely 1000% better in every respect. 2) we had Pirelli Scorpion all terrain tyres fitted two weeks after buying the car and it will do everything on those that a Freelander is expected to do Mud Snow Sand no problems,it was better in the winter snow than the defender the hill descent contol is brilliant. 3) if you want to regularly go " off road" buy an auto it really suits the Terrain Response System and you can still do manual shifts when you need to . buy a car with 17" wheels for the best choice of off road tyres. 4) Unlike Defenders Freelanders do not look better with big dents and huge scratches 5) I will not do half the work on this car that I did on the Defender because of the need for electrical diagnostics and programming, It is just a modern car, a drive it forget it sort of experience 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership
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9th Apr 2012 9:14 am |
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athelstan Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: Reality Posts: 2658 |
LRSwe
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9th Apr 2012 9:27 am |
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LRswe Member Since: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 360 |
nice one folks, thats pretty much cleared it all up for me, especially on the powertrain.
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9th Apr 2012 9:33 am |
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The Doctor Member Since: 09 Jul 2010 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 4615 |
Don't worry about what Landy19840 said about 'poverty specs', that really only applies to S spec and even then it's a snotty way of putting it because some will be happy with the S.
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9th Apr 2012 9:39 am |
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MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1777 |
I agree , plus compared to a County 90 Defender a model T Ford is executive trim, so anything in the Freelander 2 range is an upgrade ! having researched the models I came to the conclusion that for functionality the GS gives the best bang per buck, but of course each to their own that is just my opinion, not an onslaught against those who want/like/need Leather and SatNav etc. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership
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9th Apr 2012 10:00 am |
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landy19840 Member Since: 13 Mar 2011 Location: Non Posts: 1817 |
All my defenders had amazing trim, the last two had leather and and heated seats, air con and heated front screens |
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9th Apr 2012 10:25 am |
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athelstan Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: Reality Posts: 2658 |
LRswe
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9th Apr 2012 10:32 am |
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landy19840 Member Since: 13 Mar 2011 Location: Non Posts: 1817 |
https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/user...emoval.pdf
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9th Apr 2012 10:33 am |
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