teddywood1
Well-Known Member
leave it on the fuel you save might coast you more with your insurance as you have to tell them if you do not and there is a problem they will refuse to insure you also it will drive differently
I'll second that, mine is off at the moment as i have had a new VCU from bell, and have not yet had the inclination or motivation to put it back on yet,
But the fuel consumption is the same with or without.
essexpestcontrol
New Member
if you going to take it off, turning the car into 2WD, why even bother with a freelander, sell it and buy the car thats economical on fuel as you seem to want that more
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
It flies without it though.
Not from a standing start . My v6 just spins the front wheels!
Then once rolling it makes no difference in acceleration.
eightinavee
Well-Known Member
It will have an effect,tyre wear will be less if you dont drive like an idiot,they also glide more easily into parking spaces on full lock with the prop off.With a 1.8 K series there is a slight mpg gain,but my wife never bothered doing the math accurately to work out what it actually was.
Then again it wont be long till having the prop on will make it once again one of the best cars on snow and ice ever....
Then again it wont be long till having the prop on will make it once again one of the best cars on snow and ice ever....
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
If your VCU is on the way out then it would be wise to remove the props. I run my V6 without the props from May to November as a way of prolonging the VCUs life. It also means my brakes are tested on the rollers for the MOT. I calculate my fuel use down to 2 decimal places all through the year so I know that running without the props makes a 0.03 mpg fuel saving.
teddywood1
Well-Known Member
I did not know we could fit wings!It flies without it though.
personally i couldnr be bothered taking the props on and off all the time for the neglible gains. buts that just my opinion
my old mans one came off coz it was fecked and on a cheap run around its just not worth replacing cost wise in relation the the value of the car.
As for the arguement about pointless making it fwd i kinda disagree here in fwd it still makesa decent wee car the 1.8 anyway seems a better road if you want in 2wd. i fully accept its lost its 4wd capability but my parents like it for its size and road position ei sit up high and small enought to chuck around and park etc. So the arguement you should sell rather than make 2wd is flawed in my mind as you can still make a decent wee car in fwd and their one has not slid of the road yet! just offering a different view when i sugested they get shot of it one the vcu went their arguement was they liked the car and even in 2wd it offered what they wanted and more importantly they couldnt find anything else at the price they got this one for that offered the same high up driving position but was still a smalllish car for town parking etc.
oh and after the hassle i had getting the propshaft bearing mounts to come out i certainly couldnt be bothered doing that all the time!
rant over lol
my old mans one came off coz it was fecked and on a cheap run around its just not worth replacing cost wise in relation the the value of the car.
As for the arguement about pointless making it fwd i kinda disagree here in fwd it still makesa decent wee car the 1.8 anyway seems a better road if you want in 2wd. i fully accept its lost its 4wd capability but my parents like it for its size and road position ei sit up high and small enought to chuck around and park etc. So the arguement you should sell rather than make 2wd is flawed in my mind as you can still make a decent wee car in fwd and their one has not slid of the road yet! just offering a different view when i sugested they get shot of it one the vcu went their arguement was they liked the car and even in 2wd it offered what they wanted and more importantly they couldnt find anything else at the price they got this one for that offered the same high up driving position but was still a smalllish car for town parking etc.
oh and after the hassle i had getting the propshaft bearing mounts to come out i certainly couldnt be bothered doing that all the time!
rant over lol
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
I do take my prop shafts and VCU off every spring and refit them after the MOT. I do this to prolong the life of the VCU , IRD and diff. It's also good to know that the brakes are fully functional on the test stations rollers. If my VCU should fail I'll replace it with a recon unit. I didn't consider my V6 a valuable Freelander but it's worth much more than a £200 recon VCU.
Took mine off before the MOT last year as the VCU bearing were shot (again). MOT man didn't test the brake on the rollers, as it perment 4wd
Car seemed to be fast / rolled easier with the shaft off, also had wheel spin pulling out of a couple of junctions especially in the rain. (its a TD4 Auto!!!!)
Car seemed to be fast / rolled easier with the shaft off, also had wheel spin pulling out of a couple of junctions especially in the rain. (its a TD4 Auto!!!!)
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
Took mine off before the MOT last year as the VCU bearing were shot (again). MOT man didn't test the brake on the rollers, as it perment 4wd
Car seemed to be fast / rolled easier with the shaft off, also had wheel spin pulling out of a couple of junctions especially in the rain. (its a TD4 Auto!!!!)
I do request a roller brake test which my tester is more than happy to provide as it's much quicker than him driving about with his de-selarometer. I do need to use care when pulling away when in 2wd as to much throttle results in wheel spin and tyre smoke!
