Search results

Cheers again Nodge. I can't believe I didn't try the soapy water trick when I had the car up on ramps over the weekend. Now I'm back in the city it's going to be difficult to get around the car without ramps. I might take it to the garage tomorrow to see if they can do a smoke test to confirm...

Yeah, I know there's a couple of codes specific to the actuator circuit so am fairly confident it's a split somewhere along the charged air route. I did see a YT video from Beavis Pits it had the same P0299 error as me and his split was on the small hose connecting to the inlet manifold. I've...

Okay, I'll take a look again. There does seem to be some wear marks where the hose would make contact. I do hope this is the issue but I don't want to start throwing parts at it. I nearly bought silicon replacements for all the hoses but stopped when I thought it could be the intercooler...

If I reset the codes, it seems to work fine although, I swear I can hear some hissing with the windows down but I think it might just be me looking for the problem. Once there's any considerable engine load, it will go back into limp mode. This happens frequently when going uphill or over...

Is that the white plastic thing in the first picture? It wasn't connected to anything at all. I'll take a look at the part closest to the drive belt. I'll check in the morning. Thanks

Had a chance to get under the car again and I'm seeing a few things that are suspect but nothing is screaming out to me as being the cause. I can see any serious splits or holes but again, it's hard to see everything from under there. First thing that looks suspect is the hose coming from the...

I'm with you now. So the oil leaking is likely a red herring in terms of the p0299 code. I'm close to just buying aftermarket hoses and replacing them all anyway but don't want to needlessly throw money at something that isn't going to fix the issue. Is there a better way to get a view of the...

Thanks. When seeing the trouble code and noticing the resultant lack of power, I did initially suspect a split hose but all of them appear to be fine. The one connecting the throttle body was one of them in good condition but, as you suggested, I had already bought a replacement as they're...

Hi all, One of the new curveballs my LR2 is throwing at me is a suspected broken turbo. Have been getting the P0299 Turbo underboost. Originally I had suspected one of the intercooler hoses to have split as is common judging by this forum/word on the street. Managed to check all but the one...

Had another look and while driving over the last couple of days I've been hearing what sounds to be leaking air when the turbo spools up. It's definitely not the little 45 degree hose that connects directly to the throttle body. It sounds like it's coming from the hose that small section...

Looking to make my financial blackhole a bit more comfortable I currently have a 6 pre-set headunit with the aux input only - I'd like to swap it out for the standard 9 pre-set unit with bluetooth as I'm not a huge fan of using aftermarket aux bluetooth thingies. Is this actually feasible...

Just got the car back from the power steering issue. Needed a new high pressure hose as I suspected. I thought the reduced engine performance was a thing of the past since I cleaned the MAP and MAF sensors but unfortunately it came back. Still the only code the scanner has picked up is the...

Ended up taking the car in to get the power steering HP hose replaced - have shared parking outside the flat so don't really want to be pulling off wheels and wheel arch lining. Couldn't find any bolts there. Bought some M6x12mm bolts that fit but had a scary moment where I could feel the...

Had the dreaded reduced engine performance on my 2009 FL. Scan throws up only the P0299 DTC turbo underboost - with no other related codes (also had a B1D13(14) which I think is related to the boot light that has loose wiring. This happened after a cold snap -12 degrees with cold starts that...

Cheers Nodge, Defo fell down somewhere on the undertray. Only thing unbolted was the MAF sensor and it was still in situ - fairly confident it hasn't fallen anywhere untoward but I don't fancy ripping out hoses to find a 20p fitting. I read elsewhere it's an M6x20mm but that seems pretty...

Hi all, Have had a difficult time starting in cold weather recently got a P0113 along with P0299 but that's for another thread, another day. Before cracking into the turbo, I wanted to check the MAP and MAF sensors. Cleaned both, lost the retaining screw for the MAP sensor. Anyone have a...

Hi, Just bought a 2009 Freelander 2. Trying to change the language but no matter how much I look online, I can only find instructions for changing it with the infotainment screen which the model I have doesn't have. Is there some weird button combination that enters the car into set up mode?

Thanks for the heads up. It had a massive wad of paper with service history every year since 2009 so I'd like to think an owner that took that much care would have frequently changed out the oil. I'll look through the service paperwork again to confirm when it was last done though.

I didn't notice a door unlock on the dash, it had a manual lock below the door handle though and that didn't seem to unlock it. It was only when my wife opened her door that I could open the driver's side. I'm going to ask the dealer to look into it. It's otherwise in a really good condition...

Hi, I was in the process of buying a used Freelander today and after taking it for a test drive I realised the driver door doesn't unlock. Central locking activated when we started driving locking the doors however pulling the door handle didn't unlock them. My wife was in the front...