td4 running like a bag of xxxx

hi everybody anybody help . my freelander is vibrating as i drive it. when i get to around 50 mph it is shaking the whole car and the gear stick you cannot keep hold of it cos of the vibration.also it is pulling back all the time many thanks tony

joebow8 said:

hi everybody anybody help . my freelander is vibrating as i drive it. when i get to around 50 mph it is shaking the whole car and the gear stick you cannot keep hold of it cos of the vibration.also it is pulling back all the time many thanks tony

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could be one injector not werkin [pour in a load er injector cleaner ] . . . .

ming said:

could be one injector not werkin [pour in a load er injector cleaner ] . . . .

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cept then it would be more likely at a certain rev range rather than a certain speed, more likely it's either:

Unbalanced wheels (or a big lump of mud on one of them!)
Unbalanced or bent prop shafts (either or both)
Worn UJ's on the prop shaft
Worn bearing out of the gear/transfer box

Did it start suddenly, maybe after a bit of off roading? If so my money's on the first one!

i had just changed the engine it but it was doing the same thing before i changed it . some days it isnt that bad the others the whole car shakes like mad . never been off road in it .many thank

Might be the viscous coupling support bearings. When the rubber mountings on these go bad the VC wobbles around like a mad thing.

Ambriel said:

Might be the viscous coupling support bearings. When the rubber mountings on these go bad the VC wobbles around like a mad thing.

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Wouldn't that be dependent on the speed of the engine, not the car?

odenne said:

Wouldn't that be dependent on the speed of the engine, not the car?

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Nope. Directly dependant upon the road speed. Perhaps more pronounced under engine braking though.

Sorry, not used to your clever cars - only viscous thing on mine is the fan! (oh, and me brain and major organs when i try and take it ablve 50 mph!)...(or generally below 50mph if yer countin'!)

Sounds like mine ive replaced driveshafts
bottom arms
discs/pads
trackrod ends
wheels/tyres

I now think its down to a misfire lol
just ordered all the bits to mend will keep you imformed tho Muply

joebow8 said:

hi everybody anybody help . my freelander is vibrating as i drive it. when i get to around 50 mph it is shaking the whole car and the gear stick you cannot keep hold of it cos of the vibration.also it is pulling back all the time many thanks tony

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Hi joebow8

I suppose you did check the CV's and engine mountings?

Mine was doing the same thing and it was the inner CV's and an engine mounting and ball joint.

Best of luck

Chris