freelander td4 engine rattle/knock

hi all. i'm new to this landrover game, i have a '55' reg freelander td4 with the BMW diesel engine in, when pulling away and steady throttle i am experiencing a rattle/knock from the engine, the car stutters slightly and has black smoke from exhaust,
It sounds to me like a timing issue or fuel.
Are there any problems with the diesel pumps or injectors on these cars?
All help greatly appreciated, thanks

How many miles has it done? Service history?

thanks for your swift reply, the car has done 66000mls,i have just done a service on it including oil air and fuel filters, it has a full service history previous to that, not all done by a dealer.

Mine does EXACTLY the same. The black smoke is due to the engine needing time to warm up, but not too sure about the rattle! I guess it's a 4x4 and not a sports car at the end of the day and struggles a little at speed!!!!

Dazz80 said:

Mine does EXACTLY the same. The black smoke is due to the engine needing time to warm up, but not too sure about the rattle! I guess it's a 4x4 and not a sports car at the end of the day and struggles a little at speed!!!!

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hi daverhs20 did the problem exist before you did the service ?

timfreecom said:

hi daverhs20 did the problem exist before you did the service ?

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ooops just noticed the date of the posting !

Well. I experience the problem and there appears to be no answer on this thread!!!

Does anyone know the possible cause of the 'rattle'...

See my post to Defunct
I thought it was a noisy timing chain at first. As without a damper there is a large oscillation superimposed on the normal rotation of the crankshaft it does give the timing chain a hammering.

I am told by a neighbour, who is a mechanic that had a TD4 with a power problem, that during the time prior to fixing it ( which took loads of time and money) was very diesel sounding (rattle). he says mine is making the same noise, but so far performance is OK. after testing this and changing that, he found out that it was the underbonnet fuel pump. Since changing, the engine was much quieter and back to full power. Hopes this helps.

Hi to everybody i am new here but i need despair help with my freelander td4 sport 2004.for 1 year almost everything was ok and suddenly the engine start to knock like crazy, my car is done 55000 miles and its a very good care car, went to all the "experts"
i know i change the half engine including injectors and many other parts that i really cant remember even the names. I pay 1250 Euros until now but still nothing. the problem is that the car is in idle there is a very strong noise and when i accelerate the noise despair also the acceleration power seems to reduce a lot and the engine give me the filing that it works with 3 cylinders’ am so desperate i don’t know what to do And Also i have a couple of "friends" saying i told you not to by that car...please any ideas will be very helpful.

daverhs20 said:

hi all. i'm new to this landrover game, i have a '55' reg freelander td4 with the BMW diesel engine in, when pulling away and steady throttle i am experiencing a rattle/knock from the engine, the car stutters slightly and has black smoke from exhaust,
It sounds to me like a timing issue or fuel.
Are there any problems with the diesel pumps or injectors on these cars?
All help greatly appreciated, thanks

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I have the same problem please let me know if you found a solution as
i dont know what to do i spend a lot of money on injectors pumps bla bla
i need help please

You could try cleaning and examining the electrical connection and wiring to the fuel rail pressure sensor.