alexnicholson1961
8th December 2021, 10:03 AM
This is a beautiful car - well-cared for and lovely to drive.
Owned for around 12 months with no issues - car has around 100,000 on the clock. During this time we acquired a new caravan (bigger and heavier) and undertook a number of trips - some lengthy. Car seemed perfectly capable of towing the van though it did need to work harder to get moving - and on hills.
Took the car into service in September 2021 and noticed in the days following that the automatic gearbox was "indecisive" at times in selecting gears - would result in a slight shudder as it tried to decide which gear to select.
Took the van on a short trip and around half way experienced the dreaded "Restricted Performance" message. Power disappeared entirely - quite a freaky event when travelling down a road with others behind you. Anyway, shutdown the engine and the car reset. Couple of minutes later same thing. Couldn't attribute it to anything - ie wasn't powering up a steep hill. Reset and managed to get to where we were going. Was diagnosed as a sensor around the EGR which was replaced. Gearbox oil also replaced with a metal cover and filter installed. Gearbox shudder has stopped though I have noticed (occasionally) that I have to be quite assertive with the throttle from time to time to shift down a gear.
Next trip we experienced a restricted performance again but it felt slightly different as I can still rev the engine quite high but there's just no power. Less stressful event. The yellow engine light came on this time on around the third occasion. Limped home - and took the car to the garage - with the restricted performance happening - as it happened on the way in (without the van in tow) and no significant revs.
Car has been in the garage for a week - and we don't seem to be any closer to identifying the issue. They have tested the hoses extensively - no problems. They have identified that the replacement oil drain has not been installed and that was the focus initially - attempts to convince Land Rover to repair at their expense as its covered by a technical bulletin (LTB00513). No joy with Land Rover - and they won't sell the tools to the mechanic so that he can do the job. Asked them whether they had checked the Change Over valve - and today they confirmed that they have run a vacuum test - and its good. Currently looking to run a smoke test to check the hoses. They have discounted the oil drain as there are no smoke issues.
Does anyone have any ideas? We seem to be running out of options. I wondered whether it might relate to the gearbox (overheating possibly).
Other questions. They don't seem to be able to locate silicon hoses in Australia for the 4.4. Anyone know whether these are available in Aus?
Should I get the drain fixed regardless once we have resolved the immediate issue? Does fixing it prevent other events occurring. I'm thinking that towing the van will clear any oil - so it's a waste of money getting it remedied - but I'm not a mechanic!!
I love the car - but the relationship is somewhat strained at the moment [bigsad]as we've had to cancel our Xmas trip!!
Regards, Alex.
Owned for around 12 months with no issues - car has around 100,000 on the clock. During this time we acquired a new caravan (bigger and heavier) and undertook a number of trips - some lengthy. Car seemed perfectly capable of towing the van though it did need to work harder to get moving - and on hills.
Took the car into service in September 2021 and noticed in the days following that the automatic gearbox was "indecisive" at times in selecting gears - would result in a slight shudder as it tried to decide which gear to select.
Took the van on a short trip and around half way experienced the dreaded "Restricted Performance" message. Power disappeared entirely - quite a freaky event when travelling down a road with others behind you. Anyway, shutdown the engine and the car reset. Couple of minutes later same thing. Couldn't attribute it to anything - ie wasn't powering up a steep hill. Reset and managed to get to where we were going. Was diagnosed as a sensor around the EGR which was replaced. Gearbox oil also replaced with a metal cover and filter installed. Gearbox shudder has stopped though I have noticed (occasionally) that I have to be quite assertive with the throttle from time to time to shift down a gear.
Next trip we experienced a restricted performance again but it felt slightly different as I can still rev the engine quite high but there's just no power. Less stressful event. The yellow engine light came on this time on around the third occasion. Limped home - and took the car to the garage - with the restricted performance happening - as it happened on the way in (without the van in tow) and no significant revs.
Car has been in the garage for a week - and we don't seem to be any closer to identifying the issue. They have tested the hoses extensively - no problems. They have identified that the replacement oil drain has not been installed and that was the focus initially - attempts to convince Land Rover to repair at their expense as its covered by a technical bulletin (LTB00513). No joy with Land Rover - and they won't sell the tools to the mechanic so that he can do the job. Asked them whether they had checked the Change Over valve - and today they confirmed that they have run a vacuum test - and its good. Currently looking to run a smoke test to check the hoses. They have discounted the oil drain as there are no smoke issues.
Does anyone have any ideas? We seem to be running out of options. I wondered whether it might relate to the gearbox (overheating possibly).
Other questions. They don't seem to be able to locate silicon hoses in Australia for the 4.4. Anyone know whether these are available in Aus?
Should I get the drain fixed regardless once we have resolved the immediate issue? Does fixing it prevent other events occurring. I'm thinking that towing the van will clear any oil - so it's a waste of money getting it remedied - but I'm not a mechanic!!
I love the car - but the relationship is somewhat strained at the moment [bigsad]as we've had to cancel our Xmas trip!!
Regards, Alex.