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jatwap

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ok, so my 1.8 Xi s/wagon freelander (T plate) has developed a few 'issues' :( - the symptoms are:

1. Cluncking noise eminating from the rear of the car when pulling away in 1st, 2nd and less occasionally 3rd gear. :confused:

2. When steering is in full lock (left or right) in 1st gear, the car comes to a halt/stalls. :confused:

3. Similarly to point 2, when reversing whilst having the steering wheel engaged in a full left or right lock the engine seems to lose drive/power (it's as though the handbrake is on while reversing - though it's not!):confused:

Having searched through various threads, the symptoms seem similar to various other threads which point towards the "VCU" or "IDR" units being knackered????....:mad:

Could anyone help to shed any further, more specific light on my problem, how I can carry out diagnostics which would help to confirm the problem(s) and any further advice on getting it sorted?

Thanks in advance!....:)
 
how much more specific can we get without seeing the actual car, i agree it sounds like the vcu or the idr, the reversing on full lock thing seems to be linked to the 4wd system, take it to a garage if you want a bit more specific, remember this is only a website so we cant actuaslly tell you the definate problem, just point you in the right direction ;)
 
yella disco said:
how much more specific can we get without seeing the actual car, i agree it sounds like the vcu or the idr, the reversing on full lock thing seems to be linked to the 4wd system, take it to a garage if you want a bit more specific, remember this is only a website so we cant actuaslly tell you the definate problem, just point you in the right direction ;)
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Yes, appreciate it's a bit vague and am planning to take to a local mechanic at the weekend - just looking to see if anyone could help me to identify / narrow down the problem before my "trusty":rolleyes: mechanic feeds some random guesswork!....
 
i would say that idr, vcu has narrowed it down a lot to be honest, as for the reverse thing i wouldn't worry too much, you will get used to it eventually, welcome to the forum by the way ;)
 
Feeling like it loses most of its power when on full lock is normal. My V6 used to struggle too. As Yella mentioned it's down to the 4 wheel drive system.
Not sure about the clunk. Could be a mount that's worn out?
 
tinytdi said:
Clunk - rear diff - front mount.
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Spot prize to that man!

Mechanic looked at the problem I was having last night - "rear diff mount" was the verdit - in fact, by levering it you can quite visibly see the problem!

Thanks to all who helped...hopefully getting that sorted will resolve my cluncking issue.

As for the problems with stalling/losing drive in low gear or reverse while on full lock, I'm surprised to hear that this is expected behaviour - it certainly doesn't 'feel' right? Anyone able to confirm?....
 
jatwap said:
it certainly doesn't 'feel' right? Anyone able to confirm?....
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I can confirm again. My V6 was auto but it was very noticable she struggled when on full lock. Lots of posts on here about it. Don't worry about it :rolleyes:
 
Thanks for the prize - what do I get? LOL
Yeah, I can also confirm the feeling on full lock. The VC saps a LOT of power when it gets confused by full lock. Frett ye not.
 
tinytdi said:
Thanks for the prize - what do I get? LOL
Yeah, I can also confirm the feeling on full lock. The VC saps a LOT of power when it gets confused by full lock. Frett ye not.
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Hi,

Paid special attention to it today and I have to say that when reversing even on a slight sloop on full lock gives me no impression as if the car/engine would stall. I even left it crawl backwards on idle and no problem at all. What I already noticed in the past is that when turning full lock in forward slow drive I can hear a whine but still no stall of the engine.
 
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