Thanks Nodge68. When the garage deleted the swirl flaps from my 530D BMW, they had to fit metal blanking plates. You think with this engine it's...
Nodge68 Good luck with repairing the car. I hope it's a quick and cheap fix. With regards to swirl flaps (and you have kindly contributed to my...
I contacted them as you suggested. Below is the reply, but to cut to the chase YES the earlier FL2s had swirl flaps. " Thank you for your...
Here is the other thread: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/helllllppppp.361078/#post-4909941 And a couple of posts from people who have had...
Sorry to resurrect this thread (yet again). Hippo, thx for the excellent advice above. I haven't found anywhere to trial it yet (as its been back...
I'm a new Freelander 2 owner (2009). Does whatever engine comes in my car have swirlflaps? Thanks
I thought they were ford engines not BMW in the FL2s?
Thanks for taking the time to look that up. I have had another quote from Broad Lane Land Rovers (who are unfortunately a bit further away from...
That's interesting. In my naivety I thought Haldex units would be much more expensive. If they are only a couple of hundred pounds to replace, it...
Thx. So does engaging sand mode immediately turn the Haldex on, and if I then drive it and get an error message I know i have problems, and if it...
Many thanks for the replies. They make an interesting read and compelling argument for getting the Haldex serviced, which makes me question why...
Now i'm confused (easily done). I have contacted a local Landrover specialist near me (Steve Hill Landrovers in Bristol), and asked them to quote...
Yeah. Unfortunately I wondered the same thing. To be fair if you use both hands to pull it to the top, it just about works, but thats no good for...
Thanks to all for the help and advice. I finally picked the FL2 up on Friday, and am for the most part very happy. There are a couple of small...
Hi there. No, we were mid negotiation on a deal and waiting to sort a couple of small issues out, and then the lock down happened and everything...
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