tp_123

Be very careful with this one I have seen a similar problem where a fairly violent judder at around the same speed was persistent from the rear of the vehicle. The rear diff exploded at 70mph on the motorway (not a nice experience and expensive), has the car been driven with mismatched tyres or excessively worn tyres? (this will cause greatly accelerated wear in the gearbox/diffs). If so check for oil leaks in all gearboxes and check the transmission oil level.

I agree with FridgeFreezer would look at the fuel filter and/or pump, maybe put some fuel system cleaner additive through too as it is inexpensive and shows reasonable results. The filter is held in very tight due to a bonding attachment so be careful when changing. Remember to drain the sedimentor to remove any water from the system. Also the petrol freelander tends to run hot so keep an eye on the coolant level, and look for signs of sludge in the water reservoir (my better half boiled ours dry and blew the head gasket).

An update if anyone is interested. As there are no ECU faults hooking up to a dealer OBD reader is largely pointless, as it simply monitors rail pressure and that is fine. I decided to go low tech and threw some good old injector cleaner into a full tank and took the old girl for a blast at high revs, she is much better with less knock and smoke when cold still hunting slightly at idle when cold but nowhere near as bad as before. I will persist with injector cleaner additive for a few more tanks and that should clear up the injectors and prevent spill back.

Hi Guys and Girls, I have an issue with my 05 freebie Td4 which has done 95000 miles. She is rough idling at around 750rpm and is smokey (white) when cold, does not stall but is hunting. when warmed up she runs fine, I have noticed that when I disconnect the high pressure fuel sensor she stops hunting, I have no warning lights or codes in the OBD, but my interrogator only shows a limited live stream. Will a dealer/independents OBD interrogator be able to distinguish between healthy or blocked injectors and or sensors if there are no fault codes from the ECU? I have replaced all filters including fuel, and am planning on changing oil as soon as I get the chance, so far have seen no real improvement. has anyone had a similar issue or guidance as to narrow down the problem, I am thinking injector (expensive, is it worth getting from a scrapper and do they all need to be balanced) or fuel regulator/sensor Thanks in advance

Tp_123. Yeovil - Somerset

WOW! my 05 td4 freebie has done this since I bought it and I never thought to check the fob, so simple thanks guys

that is truly nasty

nice to see a common sense approach from Fridge Freezer I agree check the simple stuff first

Hi guys I'm new to this forum so firstly 'hello' to every one, I have an 05 td4 5 door and was wondering if I fit an EGR bypass will it affect the MOT emissions test?

Hi guys great forum I have an 05 td4 and have found a few handy tips in the forums already, I'll come here if I have any problems in future