Thanks Jules for confirming.  Freelander 2 XS 2013
Freelander SE 2004 (Gone)
Freelander GS 2002 (Gone)

Wonderdust wrote:

Not disputing the fact that original parts are best, but, does that mean that a Land Rover stamped fuel filter is better than a Bosch made fuel filter, seems strange that Bosch would make an inferior part.

Recommending a genuine filter over other "brand "makes is to avoid any confusion over what parts to fit. There will be dozens of different makes that you can fit that will probably be perfectly fine but trying to list them all is only going to be confusing for someone trying to work out which part to buy. Hopefully the filter is at fault and replacing it will sort out the issues that the OP is having!

Well a new fuel filter has been fitted today by the garage. They've used a Mahle branded one, which they advice me is an OE part, just like the Purflux filter. Has anybody had a good or bad experience with a Mahle fuel filter?
Just need to give it a good test now. Shame the hot weather has disappeared though, as that was the main consistent factor causing the problem.
Fingers crossed all fixed, and I'll report back my verdict after a thorough test.
Thanks for everyone's help so far.  Freelander 2 XS 2013
Freelander SE 2004 (Gone)
Freelander GS 2002 (Gone)

I had exactly the same issue - loss of power at about 1700-1800rpm when the air temperature was at or above about 17 degrees C.

I did 2 things:

1, Cleaned the mass air flow sensor (cleaner bought from amazon)
2, Replaced the Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor. Part LR001324 (~£65)



The problem has COMPLETELY disappeared. Cheap and easy to do on your driveway.
The replacement job was a bit fiddly - be careful not to snap the sensor when screwing in.

Hope that helps...

Dom wrote:

Well a new fuel filter has been fitted today by the garage. They've used a Mahle branded one, which they advice me is an OE part, just like the Purflux filter. Has anybody had a good or bad experience with a Mahle fuel filter?
Just need to give it a good test now. Shame the hot weather has disappeared though, as that was the main consistent factor causing the problem.
Fingers crossed all fixed, and I'll report back my verdict after a thorough test.
Thanks for everyone's help so far.

870214uv wrote:

I had exactly the same issue - loss of power at about 1700-1800rpm when the air temperature was at or above about 17 degrees C.

I did 2 things:

1, Cleaned the mass air flow sensor (cleaner bought from amazon)
2, Replaced the Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor. Part LR001324 (~£65)



The problem has COMPLETELY disappeared. Cheap and easy to do on your driveway.
The replacement job was a bit fiddly - be careful not to snap the sensor when screwing

Hi, I really hope you have found a cure, but I fear the problem will return, change a part and the problem goes away for a time , even a new battery was a cure for a week on my car . It just seems as if the ECU takes time to readjust before allowing the fault to appear again.
Hope that helps...

Wonderdust wrote:

Not disputing the fact that original parts are best, but, does that mean that a Land Rover stamped fuel filter is better than a Bosch made fuel filter, seems strange that Bosch would make an inferior part.

Well I've racked up a fair few miles with the new OEM filter, including some long 3+ hour journeys and I have to say the car is behaving perfectly. No lack of power pulling away from anywhere. I know the outside temperature hasn't been as hot as previous but driving for 3+ hours constant in 18c heat seems a good similar test.

Thanks again for everybody's suggestions.  Freelander 2 XS 2013
Freelander SE 2004 (Gone)
Freelander GS 2002 (Gone)

Just a bit of information to throw in the mix about fuel filters. A LR Assist guy once told me that they had had problems with some LR filters that had too fine a mesh in them which caused the reduced power mode to kick in and that when these were changed all was OK. The problems was most acute when people were still using summer diesel when cold weather arrived (anti waxing agents are added by diesel fuel suppliers in cooler months).
Given how little I am using my car at the present I will probably still be using my current tankful at Xmas ! 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

With respect Dorset, this is standard prattle with those guys, every time , they had a faulty batch of this that or the other , every time they attend to sort your problem,I think it’s a given part of their training to gloss over the fact LR vehicles are not the most reliable of the bunch.

Replacing a non-genuine fuel filter with a proper Land Rover one has cured the problems I was experiencing with my Freelander 2

Hi, thanks for that. Only 3 years since the last post on this thread!

It took me several weeks to work out what was wrong.