Here is the other thread: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/helllllppppp.361078/#post-4909941 And a couple of posts from people who have had problems: https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic17017.html https://www.freel2.com/forum/post347596.html I dont know if there are very few people who...

Sorry to resurrect this thread (yet again). Hippo, thx for the excellent advice above. I haven't found anywhere to trial it yet (as its been back at the garage having the handbrake and rear passenger door unlocking mechaism fixed) but do intend to give it a go when I can. Tyres match now on the...

I'm a new Freelander 2 owner (2009). Does whatever engine comes in my car have swirlflaps? Thanks

I thought they were ford engines not BMW in the FL2s?

Thanks for taking the time to look that up. I have had another quote from Broad Lane Land Rovers (who are unfortunately a bit further away from me) of £240 inc. VAT which is a bit more reasonable. I put the FL2 in sand mode last night and tried some hard acceleration and cornering. I didnt get...

That's interesting. In my naivety I thought Haldex units would be much more expensive. If they are only a couple of hundred pounds to replace, it begs the question why bother servicing it (if you cant do it cheaply yourself) and instead just replace it when it breaks? Though I appreciate...

Thx. So does engaging sand mode immediately turn the Haldex on, and if I then drive it and get an error message I know i have problems, and if it drives OK in sand mode without any dashboard warnings then the Haldex is 'probably' OK? Can I just engage sand mode and drive it on a normal road to...

Many thanks for the replies. They make an interesting read and compelling argument for getting the Haldex serviced, which makes me question why the local LR specialist wouldnt recommend it (the pesimist in me thinks maybe its more profitable for him to repair/replace broken Haldex than service...

Now i'm confused (easily done). I have contacted a local Landrover specialist near me (Steve Hill Landrovers in Bristol), and asked them to quote for servicing the Haldex. They have said its not something they would consider doing as its not on the LR servicing schedule. They stated that they...

Yeah. Unfortunately I wondered the same thing. To be fair if you use both hands to pull it to the top, it just about works, but thats no good for my wife when she drives it.

Thanks to all for the help and advice. I finally picked the FL2 up on Friday, and am for the most part very happy. There are a couple of small niggles that it will have to go back to the garage to be rectified (handbrake does nothing and rear passenger door only intermitently unlocks). Also the...

Hi there. No, we were mid negotiation on a deal and waiting to sort a couple of small issues out, and then the lock down happened and everything had gone on hold. I believe the car is still available and we may well still buy it (subject to price) when things start getting back to normal...

Thanks. There is no mention of filters being replaced but I am going to phone the servicing garage tomorrow and ask exactly what they did, and if it involved a Haldex service. I will watch those videos you mentioned. Kind regards

Stupid question time, but a recent service receipt states that the engine oil, auto gear box oil, transfer box oil and diff oil were all changed (5000 miles ago). Would one of those (possibly transfer box???) be the Haldex, or is that something different again? And would a Haldex service just...

Thank you for the replies. That's what i am hoping and that I will get some relatively trouble free motoring. The fact that they have bothered to do some of those bits I think is promising and from what I have tried to learn recently is in line with other owners good practice. Great to know...

Hi there and hope you could help a prospective first time Freelander 2 owner. Apologies in advance if these types of questions have been asked before. We are looking to upgrade our 2005 Honda MK2 CRV. Budget it limited. Honda has been fantastically reliable and not cost a bean in 5 years of...