HELP

my freelander is not driving right and need help to get it going again... I was driving to Sutton coalfield and the landy was kangarooing. In need of serious help please
Dave

We might need a bit more information than that. Like engine, miles, history and so on.

I'm not very good with cars so I would need help to fix it but I will need help to sort it.

It's a 1.8L
105161 miles

Not sure of history as not long had it

Clutch worn or grabbing? Try starting on a hill with strong acceleration and see if the engine revs rise quicker than the vehicle speed.

Don't take too much offence from this, but a colleague at work had kangarooing problems and asked me to have a look. I couldn't get it to reoccur. I sat in the car while she drove, and it happened.

It was - ahem - driver error. She was dumping the clutch too quickly, and as the car lurched forward her foot would come off the throttle, taking away power, then under the deceleration she would pitch forward and push the throttle again, and so on.

No its not that this is happening even when I have no foot on the clutch

landydave87 said:

No its not that this is happening even when I have no foot on the clutch

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Sounds like the IRD is damaged. Don't drive it until the IRD can be checked by someone who knows what they are doing.

landydave87 said:

No its not that this is happening even when I have no foot on the clutch

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Her car would kangaroo even with no foot on the clutch - you're somewhat missing the point about driver oscillation causing car kangarooing causing driver oscillation... Anyway, it's probably not that.

If you fancy a check yourself, I would raise the front of the car and check movement in the front diff and also for backlash (turning play) and radial play (wiggle rear output pinion up and down) in the rear pinion of the IRD.

Also check the clutch for wear on a hill as above.

If you're not confident in doing this then get someone on the know to check, as Nodge says. Driving the car in this unknown condition could cause irreparable damage.

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Cos it could also be a spark plug, or coil pack, or a simple air leak.

Many thanks for your help guys it's in the garden tomorrow and I will mention this to them

landydave87 said:

Many thanks for your help guys it's in the garden tomorrow and I will mention this to them

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Cutting the grass are we ?

I'm not convinced this is a mechanical problem (eg related to the IRD). I'm no great expert on the K Series engine, but I think this is more likely to be a fueling or electrical problem. Fueling may be caused by a faulty fuel pump or clogged fuel filter starving the engine of enough fuel. More likely though it is an electrical issue. I understand you have a 2000 car?, if you have a distributor its likely to be the leads (wires) from the distributor to the spark plugs or the coil, maybe something in the distributor (do they have points?) or coil packs.

Does the engine idle smothly? If you are parked up and rev the engine, does it splutter?

Did any lights come on on the dash? If so, I would take it to a Land Rover specialist (there's bound to be one near you) who can plug a diagnostic reader in and tell you what the problem is likely to be.

You say on your profile that you've "Loved landys since a young age" - now you have one, its a great progression in enjoying Landies to then learn a little about how they work. It can not only give you enjoyment, but also help you get the best out if off road whilst not destroying the car and save you good money in the process You mention in other threads that you want to go off into the wilds camping - then really you should have a basic idea of things - it might just get you out of the pickle one day.

Separate to this issue (or maybe related), as you say you are not very good with cars, have you checked your tyres and VCU are within spec for Freelander? You'll be doing yourself a favour if you read this and do the checks...

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/tests-new-freelander-owners-should-do-on-their-car.312863/

I assumed that it was jumping with the clutch out to mean the vehicle is banging when coasting. Like it can when the IRD crown wheel teeth are damaged.