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Soul Fan



Member Since: 23 Dec 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Havana

Merhaba Can,

Did you remove the unit from your car or service it on the car? Also, did you remove both the pump and filter or just renew your filter? Back in the fold after 8 yrs. V8 Disco 300 series-Gone.07 Freelander 2 HSE Auto Rimini Red.
Gone.
2013 HSE Lux Havana ( Brown! )

Post #405163 12th Mar 2021 6:28 pm
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Can



Member Since: 05 Feb 2021
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Turkey 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Lago Grey

Hi Soul Fan,
Firstly, thank you
I have not seen these transactions. Service made. How should it be done? I will do this process again

Post #405175 12th Mar 2021 9:29 pm
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Can



Member Since: 05 Feb 2021
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Turkey 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Lago Grey

The masters said that these vehicles often fail the haldex unit with oil leakage, and that it is difficult to cut the leak and that I need to buy new haldex. I think they say this because they don't know how to do it. When I look at your shares, it seems to me that the leak can be cut[img][/img]

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Post #405177 12th Mar 2021 10:04 pm
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Soul Fan



Member Since: 23 Dec 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Havana

Hi Can,

It may help people to suggest how to help you if you could take some photos of your Haldex to show where you think the oils are leaking??
Also, as you are a member of the forum you can search for your problems and read old posts which may help you also.
The search facility is at the top of the home page in the blue banner.
I did a quick search and found the link which I’ve posted below. This shows photos of a leaking Haldex unit which may help.

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic31344.ht...ldex+leaks

Good luck Thumbs Up Back in the fold after 8 yrs. V8 Disco 300 series-Gone.07 Freelander 2 HSE Auto Rimini Red.
Gone.
2013 HSE Lux Havana ( Brown! )

Post #405190 13th Mar 2021 1:37 pm
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Nodge68



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Rimini Red

Can wrote:
The masters said that these vehicles often fail the haldex unit with oil leakage, and that it is difficult to cut the leak and that I need to buy new haldex. I think they say this because they don't know how to do it. When I look at your shares, it seems to me that the leak can be cut[img][/img]


The only place a Haldex can leak from is the various O ring seals, all are available, and none of them are difficult to replace. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. My daily driver.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.

Post #405216 14th Mar 2021 8:39 am
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jules



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Firenze Red

Soul Fan wrote:
Merhaba Can,

Did you remove the unit from your car or service it on the car? Also, did you remove both the pump and filter or just renew your filter?


The Gen 3 haldex can be serviced on the car. Both motor + motor filter and cartridge filter can be removed.
Its harder to do it on the Gen 4 because the filter cover is at the top.

Click image to enlarge


Also on the very late cars the flange is much larger and has to be removed in order to remove the motor. On cars with the smaller flange you can just get the motor off.



I remove my haldex completely. It only has 4 bolts holding it to the rear diff. Getting the prop shaft off the front of the flange was the hardest bit. Jules

Post #405229 14th Mar 2021 1:42 pm
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MotionInc



Member Since: 17 Jun 2019
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Canada 2008 LR2 i6 SE Auto Tambora Flame

My Gen 3 has the larger flange; I've changed the oil twice since ownership and the filter once. The filter that was in it was in very good condition and both times the oil was as well. I did not re & re the motor as I made a calculated decision based on the condition of the oil and the original (assumed) filter. It's a PITA to remove the flange just to get to the motor.

Post #405240 14th Mar 2021 4:37 pm
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Sertac



Member Since: 20 Oct 2020
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Turkey 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Alaska White

This thread gave me the courage to give it a shot Smile

I have a 2010 210k equipped with a gen4 Haldex.
I was able to remove the pump as I have a propshaft with the smaller flange. When I opened the pump to clean the inner filter there was nothing much.
Btw, i collected 550ml of old oil by removing the pump-didnt sringe it out.

As for the filter which is placed on the upper part, it was a real pain. I removed the electronic card-i thik- that was attached to the unit. Then it was little bit easier. The bolt on the left was invisible, so it was a blind fight and took a long time to remove.

The oil was black, but no debris or gunk was observed.

I topped the new oil, turned on the ignition for 5mins, topped again and removed 50-60 ml+the amount in the hose. Everything was alright.

However (!)
5km later while I was driving, I felt a stutter for a second, and a couple of minutes later an error message (hdc/speacial programs off) appeared.
Stopped the car immediately, restarted and it was gone.

Any idea about what might have caused this?
I was considering some options:
1. FEBI made in Germany might not be the right choice as its viscosity seemed too thick during the change,
2. There might be some excess oil (drained 550, refilled 700ml, removed 50-70 not 100% sure)
3. The gump/debris came loose after the oil change





Post #406580 13th Apr 2021 8:10 pm
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Nodge68



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Rimini Red

Maybe there was an airlock in the pump or filter or even the solenoid?
Hopefully the ECU is ok, as removing that isn't recommended, unless it's faulty.
I remove the whole unit, as it's easier to work on and clean, with it on the bench.
The fluid you got is correct, and what LR originally used when the vehicle was made. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. My daily driver.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.

Post #406606 14th Apr 2021 12:49 pm
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jimbowats



Member Since: 11 Apr 2018
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It could be the level was a bit low(see possible explanation below)...I replaced my filter yesterday(the one at the top with limited access) but not the pump filter, as id done this 10k miles ago so decided it didn't need doing

So, i'd replaced the main filter , then topped up the oil as per the manual, put the key on for five mins, topped up again(it didn't need any), then removed exactly 70ml as per the workshop manual .

Took it for a short drive and came back and because im a tinkerer with an overactive imagination I thought id check something
....it occurred to me the filter is ABOVE the fill hole so whilst topping it up no oil gets into the filter, and because there's no way to prime the filter whilst putting it in then surely unless you drive the car the Haldex wouldn't have activated and filled the filter with oil

therefore when I went for the short drive, the Haldex would have activated as normal and filled the top filter with oil as it does its thing.

So to test my theory I unscrewed the Haldex filler plug and thought id add 70ml which would theoretically bring it back level with the filler hole so it ran out.

Guess what, it didn't..so I added another 60/70ml or so and only then did it overflow from the hole, SO my Haldex was underfilled by this amount..

Now im no expert but it could be that the 5min ignition on doesn't fully fill the top filter? Just the accumulator and valves beneath it? Another theory to corroborate this is that the workshop manual makes no mention of replacing the top filter, just to drain out and refill, so maybe you need to add more oil if the top filter is removed and the manual makes no allowance for this?

Just a thought and thought id share my experience. Incidentally no error codes flashed up at all during the test drive, and the car ran fine before as it does afterwards

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merlinj79



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United States 2008 LR2 i6 S Auto Tambora Flame

MotionInc wrote:
My Gen 3 has the larger flange; I've changed the oil twice since ownership and the filter once. The filter that was in it was in very good condition and both times the oil was as well. I did not re & re the motor as I made a calculated decision based on the condition of the oil and the original (assumed) filter. It's a PITA to remove the flange just to get to the motor.


Word of caution...

I tried the full R&R, and promptly broke off one of the flange bolt heads. Stopped right there and drove carefully to the indie shop and let him do the work.

Next time I'll probably do the filter and fluid in place, without the R&R. If I try the R&R, I'll get a heat gun, that's what my mech said he had to use on the bolts. I didn't use THAT much torque but the bolts aren't that big so go easy and maybe try a little heat if they resist.

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Sertac



Member Since: 20 Oct 2020
Location: Edirne
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Turkey 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Alaska White

Hi again,

Today before I drove the car again, i used some brake cleaner to remove the oil residue from the day before so that I could check if there was a leak.

I'm very happy to tell that there were no error messages or leaks after a 50-km ride.

As you explained @jimbowats @Nodge68, it must be an airlock, probably in the main filter, that caused the error message i received yesterday. And your concerns regarding inappropriate amount of oil due to the main filter change, which is not included in the manual, is something we should really look into.

Thanks a lot for your considerations!

Post #406625 14th Apr 2021 9:20 pm
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merlinj79



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United States 2008 LR2 i6 S Auto Tambora Flame

Might be wise to pre-soak the filter in fluid?

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ReggiePerrin



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Firenze Red

Just home from Bell Engineering - haldex serviced and diff oil changed. A pleasant day out with a delightful lunch in Bewdley - thanks to the loan of Austen’s manual FL2

The car has been little used but it has had a quite a few weeks of traction control fault lit up - a new battery and repeatedly clearing the fault with iCarsoft made no difference but having then booked it in for service and a new pump if necessary, it mysteriously cleared itself a few days ago after a quick blast in sports mode.

Glad it is now serviced though… restores a certain confidence in the car.

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Freelander marto



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United Kingdom 2012 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Orkney Grey

My landy has just put up the transmission fault/reduced traction. It comes back after restarting the car at different times so I am thinking that the pump may be working but filter gummed up a bit, I have the code p1889-14. So for now I want to just clean pump filter and renew main filter and refill with oil, before I go and buy a pump needlessly. So I know prop has to come off the Haldex and the Flange to, but how much of the prop shaft has to be undone?. Can I undo the 6 bolts at the flange and it just slides back or do I have to remove some of the brackets supporting the prop. Thanks. GS Sd4 2012

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