Boring Freelander 2 stuff

[Broch]

Got a warning light and Reduced Performance Mode turned on just after setting off home from the Moot today. Made it the 70 miles or so home, but gonna have to take it in to the doctor next week I think.

My guess is either fuel filter needing replacing, or the infamous intercooler hose. Will have a poke around tomorrow to see if I can spot the latter for an easy-ish fix.

Don't panic with the odd light coming on occasionally. I presume you know the engine off & back on three times to clear a spurious warning regime? There are a load of sensors that can give an intermittent warning occasionally. Any garage with a diagnostic set will be able to tell you what it is.

 

[Chris]

Don't panic with the odd light coming on occasionally. I presume you know the engine off & back on three times to clear a spurious warning regime? There are a load of sensors that can give an intermittent warning occasionally. Any garage with a diagnostic set will be able to tell you what it is.

I did not know about the off/on. So literally just ignition on and off 3 times in a row?

 

[TeeDee]

I did not know about the off/on. So literally just ignition on and off 3 times in a row?

Then Triangle button , Square button, Square Button, Circle Button , Circle Button , Triangle button. Hold Left joystick Up.


Special power move.

You're welcome.

 

[Chris]

Then Triangle button , Square button, Square Button, Circle Button , Circle Button , Triangle button. Hold Left joystick Up.


Special power move.

You're welcome.

My Freelander just floated off into the sky?

 

[Broch]

I did not know about the off/on. So literally just ignition on and off 3 times in a row?

Yep, you have to start the engine, not just ignition on. Clearly, it won't clear a major fault, just the intermittent ones. I had an annoying fault due to a sensor to do with the EGR valve that would put the car in limp home mode once a month that was cleared just by going through that process.

Joking aside @TeeDee, years ago I had a Mondeo ST220 that I got annoyed with when it kept telling me I hadn't put my seatbelt on just to move the car around the drive. It was possible to permanently turn the alarm off by going through a sequence of switch presses that included winding the windows up and down! I thought it was a joke when I was first told about it but it worked

 

[Chris]

Yep, you have to start the engine, not just ignition on. Clearly, it won't clear a major fault, just the intermittent ones. I had an annoying fault due to a sensor to do with the EGR valve that would put the car in limp home mode once a month that was cleared just by going through that process.

Joking aside @TeeDee, years ago I had a Mondeo ST220 that I got annoyed with when it kept telling me I hadn't put my seatbelt on just to move the car around the drive. It was possible to permanently turn the alarm off by going through a sequence of switch presses that included winding the windows up and down! I thought it was a joke when I was first told about it but it worked

Thanks kindly, I did not know that. It doesn’t seem to have cleared it, but useful to know for the future.

Thankfully I have a new fuel filter ready to go, and if it’s the turbo intake then that’s a fairly cheap fix. So if it’s either of those it’ll be quick and easy to sort. Will see what the garage says once they’ve plugged it in.

 

[Chris]

Seems the turbo needs reconditioning… sad!

Could be worse, I suppose. Landyless for a week or two though, though hopefully back before I have to hand my electric work lease car back at the end of August.

 

[Keith_Beef]

It was possible to permanently turn the alarm off by going through a sequence of switch presses that included winding the windows up and down! I thought it was a joke when I was first told about it but it worked

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Should fix most things.

 

[Furbles]

Took my poorly FL2 to Bell Engineering last week. They diagnosed a Haldex problem, and in a few hours it was fixed - new o-rings, oil, and reconditioned. Highly recommend Bell. Now running sweetly again!

 

[Furbles]

After a great deal of swearing, roof rails and cross bars installed. Oh, and some wind deflectors so I can still open the windows when it’s raining / I’m sleeping in it.

Sorry to hijack your FL2 thread with my FL2…

 

[Chris]

After a great deal of swearing, roof rails and cross bars installed. Oh, and some wind deflectors so I can still open the windows when it’s raining / I’m sleeping in it.

Sorry to hijack your FL2 thread with my FL2…

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Feel free mate, mine is still in the garage so not like I’ve got anything to post about!

Looks great. I am going to add some wind deflectors as well I think. Were they easy to fit?

 

[Furbles]

Feel free mate, mine is still in the garage so not like I’ve got anything to post about!

Looks great. I am going to add some wind deflectors as well I think. Were they easy to fit?

Yes, mate, the wind deflectors are very easy to do. I’d recommend either iSpeed or Terrafirma branded ones - they are well made and fit like a glove, in my experience.

Not sure they actually do much for wind, but I like being able to open the window when it’s raining, and when I’m sleeping in the back of it…

 

[Furbles]

Overdue a service, so I tackled oil and oil filter, fuel filter, air filter and pollen filter. I also gave the sub frame and sills and arches a wire brush, coat of rust converter, and then some waxoyl before we head into winter.

 

[Chris]

The Freelander is home! Huzzah! Still full of spiders from the Moot, that's how long it's been since I've been in it. The turbo's been fully reconditioned and put back in with new everything, so hopefully that'll last me another 120k miles and nothing else is due to explode imminently.

Think I'm going to take the side steps off as my first job as they make it a pain to put on ramps/stands and they don't help with ground clearance.

 

[Furbles]

Welcome home! Fingers crossed that is your last big job for a while.

Taking the side steps off is a good plan - they are pretty flimsy anyway, and have a tendency to hide some nasty corrosion on the FL2s. One of my jobs before the weather turns is to take the sill covers and wheel arches off and give it a thorough clean and lanoguarding, ready for winter.

 

[Chris]

I ordered one of these which arrived today: https://www.powerfuluk.com/collecti...sb-c-adapter-for-land-rover-freelander-2-2012

Great little addon. Incredibly easy to install in the overhead console and it means I could plug in my new dashcam without wires trailing from my USB/12V in the centre console all the way up and around the windscreen.

 

[Chris]

Managed to get out and do some green laning this week. Handled everything my mate’s new Defender handled, no dramas.

 

[Furbles]

They are amazingly capable. I was camping at the weekend, and my FL2 and another instructor’s old Defender 110 were the only two that made it up the slippery track.

 

[Broch]

They are very capable vehicles especially if you have AT tyres on them - but it's surprising what they'll do on road tyres. We had a few turn up when we were delivering the off-road and bad weather driving training and the only thing they lack is the ground clearance of their big brothers so, usually, you just have to choose your route a little more carefully.

 

[Furbles]

They are very capable vehicles especially if you have AT tyres on them - but it's surprising what they'll do on road tyres. We had a few turn up when we were delivering the off-road and bad weather driving training and the only thing they lack is the ground clearance of their big brothers so, usually, you just have to choose your route a little more carefully.

I have Yokohama Geolander AT15s on mine, at a slightly oversized size. They’re great, not too noisy on road and so much grip off road.

Ground clearance - definitely. Some people use a lift kit on the FL2s, but that can cause all kinds of trouble. I’ve just gone for bigger tyres and a sump guard, and fuel and haldex guard, as they are the more vulnerable items underneath. Muddy Mods do the guards.