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turboextreme

Member Since: 03 Nov 2012
Location: devon
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2014 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Loire Blue

Throttle body (how can i tell if its working?)

Been reading another thread about hesitation and it was mentioned about the throttle body being faulty how can I tell if mine is working.

My Freelander which is manual seams flat when pulling away to which sometimes seams to want to stall. I have also noticed a sort of flat spot with the throttle response when accelerating onto the duel carriageway there seams like a dead spot on the pedal if you know what I mean.
I have never heard any sort of crunching or grinding in the 4 years I owned the freelander but the farmer I bought it from was known to do the odd bodge on things whether he has removed the gears or not I don't know.

3rd Jan 2016 2:30 pm

Jim NI

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2014 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Loire Blue

You can usually hear the whine from it on shutdown 2014 SE Loire Blue SD4 Auto (MY15)
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3rd Jan 2016 2:32 pm

turboextreme

Member Since: 03 Nov 2012
Location: devon
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mine doesn't make a whine only a sort or squeal is heard if I press the clutch pedal or after I switch the engine off which last for a few minutes which I thought was being made by the cooling fan module on the radiator but I might be mistaken.

3rd Jan 2016 2:37 pm

Labradorslave

Member Since: 15 Apr 2011
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 475

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Stornoway Grey

I don't know if you have a code reader but these were logged on another members ECU

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic25022.html

I have similar symptoms occasionally.

3rd Jan 2016 4:19 pm

SakoQuad

Member Since: 15 Jun 2013
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 314

2010 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Santorini Black

turboextreme wrote:
mine doesn't make a whine only a sort or squeal is heard if I press the clutch pedal or after I switch the engine off which last for a few minutes which I thought was being made by the cooling fan module on the radiator but I might be mistaken.

The squeal could be an indicator as mine did that a few times on turning the engine off - sounded like shot water pump bearings, that stopped, then on another occasion there was a grinding crunching noise that happened once (when I suspect the gears actually were getting stripped) but what was really noticeable after that was the extra judder it gave when I switched the engine off instead of the usually completely smooth shutdown. I drove mine for several weeks before it got fixed at a service and I have to say I noticed no performance changes or oddities at all.

3rd Jan 2016 4:35 pm

turboextreme

Member Since: 03 Nov 2012
Location: devon
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My engine shudders to a stop most of the time and on the odd occasion it shuts down smooth. I might have to remove the throttle body and take a look as it must be broken.

3rd Jan 2016 5:14 pm

SakoQuad

Member Since: 15 Jun 2013
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 314

Certainly sounds like it!

4th Jan 2016 12:00 pm

RichP

Member Since: 21 Sep 2014
Location: Worcestershire
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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Tambora Flame

turboextreme wrote:
My engine shudders to a stop most of the time and on the odd occasion it shuts down smooth. I might have to remove the throttle body and take a look as it must be broken.

I was surprised when I changed mine as I didn't think the shutdown was bad, but with a new throttle body it is night and day. Worth doing as it is easy and relatively cheap.

4th Jan 2016 9:16 pm

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