[Sparklie]

Please bear with me as I'm not at all mechanically minded and have very little car knowledge.

I've never owned a landrover but I'm currently car shopping and looking to buy a freelander 2ltr diesel.

I went to see a car today at a small dealership and took it for a test drive.

2005, freelander td4 xei.

The car was lovely, really nice and smooth to drive apart from when I accelerated from about 50mph to 70mph in 5th gear. Then it made a large roaring sound, revs shot up and it didn't seemed to accelerate as quickly as I expected. Is this normal?

As I'm not used to this type of car (I currently drive a small engined city car) I don't know if this is driver error. Did I go up through the gears too quick? Should I be in 4th for longer? Or maybe it's cos the car has been sat on a forecourt and needed longer to 'warm up'? The guy at the garage took it out after me and couldn't see a problem with it.

I really like the car but wanted to check to see if this is actually a problem first. Car would come with a 3 month warranty if this helps.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me

 

[td4van]

Is it a manual or automatic?

 

[Sparklie]

Manual

 

[Yakko]

Roaring noise, increase in revs and lack of acceleration - my money is on a slipping clutch.

When coupled to the replacement of the dual mass flywheel, it's an expensive job.

 

[bencorkill]

Yeah would have said slipping clutch as already said, walk away and find another one plenty more fish in the sea

 

[Grayo]

Any idea what the mileage was on the car. I'm thinking clutch slip at the moment, did you have your foot on the clutch by any chance ????

If it comes with a three month warranty it should be ok providing it's a good dealer. Check the small print on the warranty, a new clutch can be very expensive.

 

[Sparklie]

Yakko,

Can I just ask...this was as my foot was no longer on the clutch, would that make a difference in whether its a slipping clutch or not (like I said...not mechanically minded so apologies if this is a stupid question)

 

[Sparklie]

No foot on the clutch. This would happen even if I'd changed gear quite a way before accelerating.

90k on the clock

 

[bencorkill]

Yakko,

Can I just ask...this was as my foot was no longer on the clutch, would that make a difference in whether its a slipping clutch or not (like I said...not mechanically minded so apologies if this is a stupid question)

If your foot was still on the clutch would be caused by the fact ur foot was still on clutch, but if you had 5th engaged and only foot on accelerator, IMO clutch is slipping

 

[Sparklie]

Bencorkill that makes sense, thank you

 

[Grayo]

No foot on the clutch. This would happen even if I'd changed gear quite a way before accelerating.

90k on the clock

With that sort of mileage it's almost certain it's a clutch job unless one has already been fitted and it's something else wrong. I'm still going with clutch.

 

[Sparklie]

Damn, ok thank you.
Will keep on searching

 

[Grayo]

A good way to test the clutch is to stick it into 2nd gear with the hand break on, let the clutch out while revving a little if the engine stalls the clutch is normaly ok if the engine keep going with the clutch pedal out the clutch is fecked.

 

[DD3]

Damn, ok thank you.
Will keep on searching

Be careful - mechanical knowledge or deep pockets is regarded as an essential with any used 4x4 type of vehicle

 

[Sparklie]

I'd better get learning then as deep pockets are something I don't have

 

[IndiTd4]

Would you say it was more of a Wooshing sound???

And lack of acceleration???

Hose split or come loose..would be my guess..

If you really think this is the car for you,,
get someone to raise the revs to about 2500 rpm,,
with your head under the bonnet,,
it should become obvious where the noise is from..

My Guess would be one of the blue ones you see here;

They wont be this colour on the one your looking a I am guessing,
they will be black, but its easier to show you what ones to look at,,
have a feel underneath for a hole or slit in the pipe..
find one found the problem..

Mine had a hole in the second from the left,,same symptoms..

Good luck..

 

[Grayo]

Be careful - mechanical knowledge or deep pockets is regarded as an essential with any used 4x4 type of vehicle

:5biagree: If you buy a Freelander consider it a hobby. If you don't know much about mechanics you soon will. But it's all good fun and pleanty of help on the forum so don't be put off.

 

[bukko]

:5biagree: If you buy a Freelander consider it a hobby. If you don't know much about mechanics you soon will. But it's all good fun and pleanty of help on the forum so don't be put off.

That is so true - all of it

 

[IanSG19]

My money would be on a soon-to-be-defunct clutch too. Freelander diesels tend not to increase revs very quickly between 50 and 70 under normal operating conditions (i.e. with the foot to the shagpile)! The turbo just whistles a happy toon!

 

[Sparklie]

Thank you all very much.
You're a very helpful (and knowledgable) bunch.

I've spoken to the garage and they're replacing the clutch later this week and I'm free to go and re-test drive the car if I'd like to at the weekend. I really like the car so I'm tempted to do so and see if they've fixed the problem.

I'm off to do some more brushing up on my landy research!!