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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4937 |
Haldex holds about 650ml.
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27th Sep 2020 7:09 pm |
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Pedro Member Since: 01 Apr 2010 Location: Very near Pig Hill Posts: 449 |
Sounds as though you were low on haldex fluidl!
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27th Sep 2020 7:09 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4937 |
Yours looks very grimy - dirt in oil maybe.
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27th Sep 2020 7:11 pm |
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kiwiNCFC Member Since: 14 Jun 2020 Location: Norfolk Posts: 23 |
Thanks guys for your thoughts!
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27th Sep 2020 7:30 pm |
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Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4102 |
It looks oily on the outside so I’d say that’s where your oil has gone. I’d consider changing that pinion oil seal while it’s out. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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27th Sep 2020 7:31 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4937 |
The FL2 is NOT permanent 4WD. It normally runs in FWD (Front) and only engages the rear diff via the haldex when 4WD is required as sensed by the wheel rotation sensors in combination with the special programmes controller. Jules |
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28th Sep 2020 8:04 am |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4937 |
Yes, I agree - oil has probably leaked out of the front of the haldex Jules |
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28th Sep 2020 8:07 am |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
Read the below for additional info...
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28th Sep 2020 9:56 am |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4937 |
thanks Alex Jules |
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28th Sep 2020 1:23 pm |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
You're welcome and also sorry for the OP that I didn't find info on Haldex 3, as he has... |
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28th Sep 2020 1:46 pm |
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kiwiNCFC Member Since: 14 Jun 2020 Location: Norfolk Posts: 23 |
Thanks for the clarification Jules.
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28th Sep 2020 5:53 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4937 |
@kiwincfc
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28th Sep 2020 6:09 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 4937 |
Ive never done this but... Normally if you jack up a rear wheel with hand brake off you can rotate it as the propshaft is not locked to the rear axle pinion. But IIRC when in sand mode the haldex is fully engaged straight away so that you have immediate full power to all 4 wheels. So if you start the engine and engage sand mode whilst still in neutral the transmission should become all locked together. So if you release the handbrake (chock the front wheels) and jack up a rear wheel and try to rotate it, you should NOT be able to do so. If you can rotate the wheel then the differential pinion is not being locked to the propshaft by the haldex. If it is locked then when you return to normal mode and/or turn the engine off, the wheel should be able to be rotated. This assumes Im right about the haldex locking up in sand mode when in neutral. Jules |
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28th Sep 2020 6:25 pm |
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kiwiNCFC Member Since: 14 Jun 2020 Location: Norfolk Posts: 23 |
Yes I did wonder why my big bearing was smooth and not covered in grooves like the above video. There are not a lot of videos showing gen3 Haldex’s online. I hear that the gen4 was much improved and was used for a lot longer than gen 3s. Obviously on the FL2 it was only the early models that had it.
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28th Sep 2020 10:41 pm |
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