My 2007 SE is manifesting similar symptoms to the initial rough rough idle after startup as described in this post..
http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic12659.htm...cold+start

Has anyone had this problem since his post? The engine behaves perfectly fine after this brief period. But it is bloody rough for a few seconds. Get a little bit o blue smoke too, but nothing during the daily drive, starting and stopping.

Glow plugs? Engine ECU?

Trying to get a bit of background before visiting the stealers.

It's a used vehicle within a 3 month warrantee period.

You could give your injection system a clean;

http://www.powerenhancer.co.uk/product.php...el-cleaner

Would say Glowplugs. Had same thing last winter on my 07GS, difficult to start and when it did it was a rough idle.
Local dealer said it was injector trouble and FL2's didn't have problems with glowplugs!!! They did a free injector test and found everything was OK so on my recommendation went ahead and changed the glowplugs. I asked for the old plugs and on checking these found 3 were dud (the other one gave 0.9 ohms so OK)
So I would say get them checked/changed before the cold weather arrives. 11 GS Bali Blue
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I would have said glow plugs but it's really been quite mild.

if there was a flaky plug, I guess that could cause it. daft question - would this show up on a diagnostic?
I ask because I am considering a third party warranty through the LR dealer as we've had great service through the one on SWMBO's D3, (believe me, you really need an extended warranty on a D3!) - so its going in for its healthcheck on Tues, I'm still within the 3 month warranty from the other dealer I purchased it from, so if any nasties show themselves at this point, I should be covered.

I'll second that on the D3, my one got a new engine under warranty at the grand old age of 2. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

This is a bit of a characteristic of the Fl2. But mainly when it is colder. Mince can do it in colder weather, but it all checks out fine.

The smoke can sometimes be just little I burnt fuel coming out of the back. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Potentially this might be dealt with by a software update as described in LTB00094 - Body Controls - Hard Start/Stumbles
It pretty much describes what I am experiencing. Has anyone has this patch applied? I also understand it includes the LTB00093 update.

My vehicle is still within its 3 month warrantee period - should this be something the dealer can do quite easily? bearing in mind its from a Jaguar dealership....

Hi did you ever find the problem?

Many thanks

Daniel Freelander 57 plate XS Blue Auto