Hi apologies if this is a repeated topic, but im getting sleepy now after 3 days of my freelander breaking down lol.
I was driving along quite happily, at 30 when suddenly my landy stuttered, no warning lights came on. The rev counter just started going up and down, the car shuddered more and I stopped, it then wouldnt start. I called out the AA who cleaned the earth battery connection, the car started and no further problems. Till the next morning lol, I was doing about 65 when the car started to sudder again, the revs started going up an down again. I revved the engine up a little to get me into my depo, I was only round the corner. Called out the AA again, he cleaned the top battery earth connection and the bottom one too. The car started up no problems and was fine running about. Then today on the motorway I was doing 70 it suddenly started to sudder again the revs started going up and down. I quickly got on the hard shoulder, it wouldnt even start up and I then called the AA out again lol. They put the car on a low loader and took me to the services where a patrol was waiting for me. But after all that he didnt even touch the car and it started up no problems!! strange. He looked it over, could not see a problem, he also ran a diagnostic thing (sorry about the terminology ;-) ) It didnt show any problems at all with the car. I do need to fit a new expansion tank which if I can will get tmoz, I now plan on doing a full coolant flush and also put some of that petrol cleaner stuff in the petrol in case its just a blockage. I am by no means an experienced mechanic, I can happily do the basics, changing my windscreen wiper assembly, oil changes etc. Anything too technical and Ill have to get my garage to do it, prob is i'm a little skint at the moment but need the landy for work as I use it to deliver parcels. So any advise and very simple instructions lol will be very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
I was driving along quite happily, at 30 when suddenly my landy stuttered, no warning lights came on. The rev counter just started going up and down, the car shuddered more and I stopped, it then wouldnt start. I called out the AA who cleaned the earth battery connection, the car started and no further problems. Till the next morning lol, I was doing about 65 when the car started to sudder again, the revs started going up an down again. I revved the engine up a little to get me into my depo, I was only round the corner. Called out the AA again, he cleaned the top battery earth connection and the bottom one too. The car started up no problems and was fine running about. Then today on the motorway I was doing 70 it suddenly started to sudder again the revs started going up and down. I quickly got on the hard shoulder, it wouldnt even start up and I then called the AA out again lol. They put the car on a low loader and took me to the services where a patrol was waiting for me. But after all that he didnt even touch the car and it started up no problems!! strange. He looked it over, could not see a problem, he also ran a diagnostic thing (sorry about the terminology ;-) ) It didnt show any problems at all with the car. I do need to fit a new expansion tank which if I can will get tmoz, I now plan on doing a full coolant flush and also put some of that petrol cleaner stuff in the petrol in case its just a blockage. I am by no means an experienced mechanic, I can happily do the basics, changing my windscreen wiper assembly, oil changes etc. Anything too technical and Ill have to get my garage to do it, prob is i'm a little skint at the moment but need the landy for work as I use it to deliver parcels. So any advise and very simple instructions lol will be very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
If the crank sensor fails it should log a fault with the ecu!! I'd check for chaffed wires in the engine bay somewhere near the ecu. You could try unplugging the ecu and replug it to clean the contacts!!
