I collected my new Freelander 2 GS TD4 manual 2 weeks ago. After 350 miles a seal in the transmission transfer box to the rear failed coating the underside (and exhaust) in gearbox oil. The smell of gearbox oil alerted me to the fault and luckily I was only a mile from home. Next day Land Rover Assistance transported the car back to the dealership and provided me with a Freelander 1 to drive around – all very efficient.

Seven days have now elapsed with no sign of an outcome in sight! Apparently these transfer boxes are “sealed for life” units and LR are very concerned about the premature failure. I’ll put on a further post when it’s sorted.

Not a good advert for LR’s new baby

Yikes.... I've been getting a noticeable hot oil smell, better go and take a look underneath ....

avtur wrote:

Yikes.... I've been getting a noticeable hot oil smell, better go and take a look underneath ....

Best you get your Landy into the dealer asap! It's all warranty work, but if they've got a problem, best they know soonest....

Jumplead,


I hope your problems are being fixed, just wanted to thank you for making your post. I too have experienced a smell of burning oil (which I'd sort of put down to new car smells - although I probably knew it was more than that). However, because of your post I decided I should look more closely and as a consequence I did find traces of an oil leak so the car is back at dealers.

On my car it's probably not transmission oil (will post when we are sure what it really is) but this has without doubt saved me an on-road breakdown .... thanks ...

Hi Avtur,

Since my first post, my car is still in with the dealer!

LR technical are now involved.

My Freelander had only covered 450 miles, how many had you covered?

Jumplead

Just in case you haven't picked it up in other threads my leak has been traced to hydraulic fluid for the clutch system.

As at today car has been off road for 1 week, waiting for replacement hydraulic pipes, there is talk that parts may arrive Wednesday car returned Thursday, but I'm not holding my breath.

Car has covered 1400 miles, but thinking back I first detected the 'odor' that turned out be hydraulic fluid burning on the exhaust, within 200 miles.

I’m being kept mobile by LR hire car through Enterprise Rental, (FL1, that’s now covered 950 miles in a week) miles that I would much preferred to have driven in my FL2)

What sort of job is the dealer doing about keeping you informed?

Now have my FL2 back!

Problem was with an oil seal on PTO output shaft to the rear axle. The seal should have had a metal coil spring inside, but was left during my units assembly. Hence LR’s technical Dept’s interest I guess, – could have meant a re-call?!

Anyway, all fixed now and it’s a joy to have it back. The dealer has been great.

Jumplead

avtur wrote:

Jumplead

Just in case you haven't picked it up in other threads my leak has been traced to hydraulic fluid for the clutch system.

As at today car has been off road for 1 week, waiting for replacement hydraulic pipes, there is talk that parts may arrive Wednesday car returned Thursday, but I'm not holding my breath.

Car has covered 1400 miles, but thinking back I first detected the 'odor' that turned out be hydraulic fluid burning on the exhaust, within 200 miles.

I’m being kept mobile by LR hire car through Enterprise Rental, (FL1, that’s now covered 950 miles in a week) miles that I would much preferred to have driven in my FL2)

What sort of job is the dealer doing about keeping you informed?

defkalion wrote:

avtur wrote:

Jumplead

Just in case you haven't picked it up in other threads my leak has been traced to hydraulic fluid for the clutch system.

As at today car has been off road for 1 week, waiting for replacement hydraulic pipes, there is talk that parts may arrive Wednesday car returned Thursday, but I'm not holding my breath.

Car has covered 1400 miles, but thinking back I first detected the 'odor' that turned out be hydraulic fluid burning on the exhaust, within 200 miles.

I’m being kept mobile by LR hire car through Enterprise Rental, (FL1, that’s now covered 950 miles in a week) miles that I would much preferred to have driven in my FL2)

What sort of job is the dealer doing about keeping you informed?

Hi avtur,

Haven't heard from you for a long time.
Have you got your car back? Everything works fine now, or should we all be alert about oil leaks?

Hello Avtur,

I also received this message (only once uptil now). To me it happened when I had to insert the key several times in a very short period (it came out (to hasty I suppose) and I had to put it back in). On other (similar) occassions the start button did not function. After retreiving the key, waiting a few seconds and putting it back in everything returned to normal. It is of some concern to me as we are planning a holiday and there is no other way to start the car except for this button.

The creaks (see previous post) haven't disappeared. The car will go in for a full day end of the month to examine this problem.

I maybe paranoid but I am noticing a hot oil smell from my car, it is only a few days old with less than 200 miles on the clock so assume it is just new components getting hot for the first few times but reading this thread made me worry a bit. Where should I be looking to see if I have the fault mentioned at the start of the thread?

cotefarmboy wrote:

I maybe paranoid but I am noticing a hot oil smell from my car, it is only a few days old with less than 200 miles on the clock so assume it is just new components getting hot for the first few times but reading this thread made me worry a bit. Where should I be looking to see if I have the fault mentioned at the start of the thread?

avtur wrote:

Yikes.... I've been getting a noticeable hot oil smell, better go and take a look underneath ....

Jumplead wrote:

I collected my new Freelander 2 GS TD4 manual 2 weeks ago. After 350 miles a seal in the transmission transfer box to the rear failed coating the underside (and exhaust) in gearbox oil. The smell of gearbox oil alerted me to the fault and luckily I was only a mile from home. Next day Land Rover Assistance transported the car back to the dealership and provided me with a Freelander 1 to drive around – all very efficient.

Seven days have now elapsed with no sign of an outcome in sight! Apparently these transfer boxes are “sealed for life” units and LR are very concerned about the premature failure. I’ll put on a further post when it’s sorted.

Not a good advert for LR’s new baby