Hi Everyone. Newbie here. I just bought a Freelander 2 TD4 HSE (2010) and was warned about gearbox issues. Mines an automatic. It seems fine driving and no judders or anything and pulls away fine. Does anyone have any experience with this model and age car? sorry for the dumb question but i'm new to freelanders and am curious. Thanks in advance.
Nodge68
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The gearbox isn't known to give many troubles, providing its maintained more often than the stupidly long service intervals LR give.
Potential issues with it are normally confined to torque converter clutch wear (almost certainly due to long fluid change intervals), and sometimes fluid leaks, but it's generally a pretty good gearbox.
Are you aware that there are many drive components on the FL2 which all suffer from LR's stupid service intervals, all of which need maintenance if expensive failures are to be avoided.
The rear differential, Haldex coupling, and Power Take Off (PTU) all need regular maintenance.
Potential issues with it are normally confined to torque converter clutch wear (almost certainly due to long fluid change intervals), and sometimes fluid leaks, but it's generally a pretty good gearbox.
Are you aware that there are many drive components on the FL2 which all suffer from LR's stupid service intervals, all of which need maintenance if expensive failures are to be avoided.
The rear differential, Haldex coupling, and Power Take Off (PTU) all need regular maintenance.
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Thank you yes I read about that but that's good to know. I read something about the tyre condition affecting the rear diff and haldex coupling so will make sure they're always in god condition too. We have a Mazda bongo and the thing has cost us so much to maintain I wanted to be sure I would have one good road car lol
Nodge68
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Tyres is an interesting issue, with everyone having their own opinion about them.
My own opinion is that at the very least, all tyres should be the same make and version, which minimises the loading on the AWD system, when it's actually engaged (this is fully automatic), making sure all the bits are at least turning at the same speed.
It's vital that the rear diff, Haldex and PTU get regular fluid changes, ideally every 3 years, and no more than 5 for the gearbox. Personally I'd replace all driveline fluids every 3 years or 30k miles, just to ensure the fluids are doing what they're supposed to be doing.
Thanks for your help I'll make sure we stick to it
Thank you! That's a really good point I have the service history so will check through it all
