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    Td4 Lack of power at 70mph - fixed !

    My Land Rover TD4 2006 reg, 2.0L Auto is in Land Rover now so will know in the next day or so. My problems are: Lack of power at 70mph (50mph going uphill) Thick Black smoke coming from the exhaust when revving the engine past 3,000rpm. Engine management light comes on when it lacks power...
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    Td4 Lack of power at 70mph - fixed !

    Is the vaccum control filter also known as the pollen filter? Apparently - according to the mechanic - there is some diesel been found in the breather valve and its pumping out a lot of smoke when you rev it high. He thinks the turbo is on its way out!
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    Td4 Lack of power at 70mph - fixed !

    Anyone?? Ive had a mechanic look at it and he cant find the area that this picture was taken either? My engine is the BMW automatic diesel. Thanks
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    Strong smell of GAS!! (Not fuel - Gas!!)

    HD55 - Thanks, how do I check this? Do you know where it is? What it looks like?
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    Strong smell of GAS!! (Not fuel - Gas!!)

    Howard - not really noticed exhaust clouds on cold mornings - any other signs or tests I can try? bigeeee - live in upminster, Essex. But air con seems to be working ok?? Hippo - no oil leaks from the car and air con is pumping out cold air. Thanks for the replies, hope we can solve it
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    Strong smell of GAS!! (Not fuel - Gas!!)

    All comedians aside - Propane gas smell - as if there's a calor gas tank leaking into the car. The same smell you can smell just before you light the gas on the cooker or when there's a gas leak. Air con has been playing up a bit from what I remember during the summer. Is it a DIY job or...
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    Brake Light failure

    Finally solved it - the brake light switch behind the pedal had broken down and had shorted the new bulbs I had installed, so make sure you install new bulbs after replacing the brake lights witch if changing the bulbs doesnt work.
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    Strong smell of GAS!! (Not fuel - Gas!!)

    I'm getting a really strong smell of gas (yes, GAS, as in mains gas) coming into the car from the engine area of my freelander TD4 Auto 2006. If I close the vents it goes away but if you open the windows or doors you can smell it on the outside. I've taken it 3 mechanics plus a Land Rover...
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    Brake Light failure

    Hi, To add to my engine blowing up and being replaced at a cost of £3,000, new brakes, battery, a mysterious problem of lack of power at 70mph and a strong smell of gas coming from the engine (Yes, GAS)............!!..........The world's worst car (Freelander TD4 Auto 06 Plate) has now added...
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    Td4 Lack of power at 70mph - fixed !

    Hi, I have an 06 plate Freelander TD4 Auto and have had the exact same problem for months now. It's been through 3 mechanics who all get an engine fault code of P1470 but have not been able to resolve it. I looked under my car but could not see the solinide or the turbo?? Is it in the same...
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