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Volrider



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Haldex Repair Today at Bell Engineering

I booked an appointment for a Haldex to be fitted at Bell today, got there nice and early and met up with Austen who was dubious about the Haldex due to the very low mileage of 16k. Long and short of it it seems my car has some history... I bought it in 2018 and it was built in 2014 in the short time between the car coming out of warranty and the non JLR dealer I bought it off, the Haldex and pump had been replaced. Within 12 months of owning the car the Haldex grabbing issues etc showed. Austen is a guy I cannot speak highly enough of, he could have just popped in a new Haldex charged the money I was expecting to pay, but no he spent 5 hours stripping testing and I left with a new set of Haldex Clutch Plates and car not grabbing anymore, oh and a bill a fair bit cheaper than I was expecting. Hopefully it will be good but I know Haldex issues seem to be ever present on these cars so we shall see.

If anyone is looking for trust worthy great engineers then get in touch with Bell Engineering, I cannot speak highly enough of these guys 2014 Freelander 2 XS TD4
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Post #393815 6th Jul 2020 6:06 pm
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Dakar



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good to know, so thanks for posting.. Smile

Post #393816 6th Jul 2020 6:16 pm
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Chuckalicious



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Can I ask what Haldex grabbing is? Learned to drive in 2011.
Bought a Micra - great little car
"Upgraded" to Kia Sportage - hated it
Proper upgrade to FL2 TD4 GS 60 reg Facelift - tailgate paint issues, fuel gauge rewire, transfer box failure at 36k miles, clutch at 60k
Reconditioned diff at 70k ish
Sold at 84k and now on a DS. Terribly unreliable.
Sold DS for a 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Fingers crossed....
Sold Outlander for a 2014 SD4 SE Tech because I’m mental

Post #393831 6th Jul 2020 8:33 pm
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Volrider



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When you pull away with the front wheels aiming left or right, so pulling out of a side road onto a main road, you feel like your on gravel as the wheels skip a bit, this gets worse and you feel a grabbing effect, judder.. Anyway this goes away as soon as you move so only lasts a few seconds, believe its the Haldex which controls when the drive goes to the rear wheels not releasing smoothly. 2014 Freelander 2 XS TD4
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Post #393834 6th Jul 2020 9:03 pm
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Chuckalicious



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Interesting. First time I've seen it mentioned here. No doubt my FL2 will have those symptoms any day now 🤣🤣

Glad you got it sorted though - haven't read a bad word about Bell Engineering. Learned to drive in 2011.
Bought a Micra - great little car
"Upgraded" to Kia Sportage - hated it
Proper upgrade to FL2 TD4 GS 60 reg Facelift - tailgate paint issues, fuel gauge rewire, transfer box failure at 36k miles, clutch at 60k
Reconditioned diff at 70k ish
Sold at 84k and now on a DS. Terribly unreliable.
Sold DS for a 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Fingers crossed....
Sold Outlander for a 2014 SD4 SE Tech because I’m mental

Post #393835 6th Jul 2020 9:06 pm
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Volrider



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A quick search on Haldex will point out lots of posts, hope you never have the issue, some never do others seem to have quite a bit of trouble, but Bell Engineering are worth contacting if you do Thumbs Up 2014 Freelander 2 XS TD4
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Post #393836 6th Jul 2020 9:15 pm
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Dave47



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Another great report regarding Bell Engineering. Thumbs Up
it'll give confidence to anyone who needs their transmission
serviced or replaced.
Dave DAVE.
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Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
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Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
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Post #393881 7th Jul 2020 4:32 pm
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