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DorsetPhil



Member Since: 26 Oct 2020
Location: Dorset
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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Zermatt Silver
Whining noise from the rear

So my FL2 has a whining noise from the rear. Car was serviced today and mechanic said it was coming from the rear diff. Especially on over run. Didn’t state the rear diff needed replacing as yet, as no evidence the bearing had completely failed as the oil in the diff was clear. My FL2 is 2011 model with 70K miles on the clock.

So how long should I leave the diff? Until the whining gets louder?

Or take the financial hit at Bell Engineering for a refurbished rear diff. I only do 5K miles, but the FL2 is in regular use towing a horse box.

Any advice would be grateful. Thanks in advance.

Phil

Post #398956 26th Oct 2020 8:39 pm
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Kage



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Give Austen a ring at Bell. He’ll put you straight without any bs.

Post #398957 26th Oct 2020 8:47 pm
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DorsetPhil



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Zermatt Silver
Update

Well driving home from work, heard a loud “twang” from front left of the FL2. On advice from Bell Engineering had to find some mud to play in. Front wheels were spinning up, until traction control kicked in. Then attempted to tow a friends horse box out of a field, again no power to rear wheels! Took the car to Candy’s 4x4 who confirmed the splines in the PTU had failed 😞 so waiting for the car to be fixed and the big bill.

Post #403076 22nd Jan 2021 11:08 pm
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mjom89



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What is a PTU?!

Post #403080 23rd Jan 2021 7:44 am
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MotionInc



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Power transfer unit, AKA "front diff".

Post #403084 23rd Jan 2021 8:40 am
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DorsetPhil



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Yes, sorry a Power Transfer Unit, pricey! £620 + VAT and fitting.

Post #403480 31st Jan 2021 9:22 pm
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rambling rollie



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Mmm, sorry to break this to you, but it sounds like you're also going to have to replace that rear diff front pinion bearing as well...

Post #403564 2nd Feb 2021 11:56 am
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Nodge68



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I'd replace the diff if it's noisy. Thumbs Up Mine seized solid just before Christmas, locking the rear wheels while I was going round a bend, which was rather scary. Shocked

To be fair, my diff had no oil in it, but that doesn't mean a noisy diff can't simply lock solid at some point too. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. My daily driver.
Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE.

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RogB



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DorsetPhil wrote:
Yes, sorry a Power Transfer Unit, pricey! £620 + VAT and fitting.


think yourself lucky, the PTU had to be replaced on my first Evoque (same set up as FL2) and as the splines were stripped LR decided to fit a new manual gearbox as well to a tune of nearly £7k for PTU, gearbox, seals etc but all thankfully under warranty. They refused to replace the clutch and flywheel though even though they had it all out

Post #403624 3rd Feb 2021 12:32 pm
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