Freelander I TD4 rumble

Hi folks,
my old (but well maintained) Freelander I TD4 has developed a rather loud rumbling sound whenever I shift down to second gear to slow down. Before I shell out another small fortune to my local garage, does anyone have any idea what might be causing it?
Thanks in advance for any replies.

Hi,

Can be the VCU supports …

Regards

Thanks for your reply, I'll have them checked out. By the way, am I OK to drive just now or is it a serious problem..?

Hi,

Depending from where the rumble comes, you can drive like that for a time, but not that long.

At least if you can go under the car, you can check yourself the VCU supports, cracked rubber are pretty obvious.

Regards.

Sandy 109 said:

Hi folks,
my old (but well maintained) Freelander I TD4 has developed a rather loud rumbling sound whenever I shift down to second gear to slow down. Before I shell out another small fortune to my local garage, does anyone have any idea what might be causing it?
Thanks in advance for any replies.

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It could be the lower engine tie bar bush going soft. This can allow the engine to shift under torque, causing components to make contact with each other, which wouldn't normally happen if the engine wasn't free to move.

Sandy 109 said:

Thanks for your reply, I'll have them checked out. By the way, am I OK to drive just now or is it a serious problem..?

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It depends on the issue, and the cause.
Does it have identical tyres all round, with the least worn on the back?

It does have identical tyres all round - not sure if the least worn are on the back though.
Maybe it's worth adding that the yellow descent control light comes on occasionally - mainly when I'm on the road and driving slowly uphill...

Nodge68 said:

It could be the lower engine tie bar bush going soft. This can allow the engine to shift under torque, causing components to make contact with each other, which wouldn't normally happen if the engine wasn't free to move.

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Thanks for that, I'll have my local mechanic check that possibility out too. The real difficulty is that I'm in France, and my local garages aren't too well acquainted with old Freelanders...

Sandy 109 said:

Thanks for that, I'll have my local mechanic check that possibility out too. The real difficulty is that I'm in France, and my local garages aren't too well acquainted with old Freelanders...

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A 4x4 specialist garage should know that car.

You can go at Land Rover, but they do prenium prices.

Look for a local independant garage that know the car.

Most of the garage doesn’t know that they need to change the PCV filter.

Alteredtech said:

A 4x4 specialist garage should know that car.

You can go at Land Rover, but they do prenium prices.

Look for a local independant garage that know the car.

Most of the garage doesn’t know that they need to change the PCV filter.

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My local garage here in the south of France is generally very good - but every time I take the car there, they always say it's so old that it's not worth spending money on repairs! I couldn't disagree more, I've owned my freelander for about fifteen years now, and I still love it and want to keep it in first class condition..

Garage that say it doesn’t worth to fix It, should not be trusted. If a garage told me that I find an another one. Find an other garage that can fix It.

A freelander 1 TD4 in good condition can cost 4000 to 5000 euros in France.