Thread: Knocking noise from rear right suspension

Originally Posted by Alan7140

Sad when people try to be funny and pull up short...

Here's how Land Rover Australia themselves choose to illustrate the Landy's 65th anniversary on their FB page:



and in the email they sent me on the same promo today:


which, as we all know, is just a Freelander 2 with an overpriced and shortened body attached and "Range Rover" stuck on the bonnet...

Love your work!!!! :-)

Yes I thought the same, kays a bit high but the price was right. I had to put tyres on it too. It has the 17 inch wheels on it being the SE version. I got Perrelli Scorpians from JAX tyres for $259 each. I ended up getting all 5 tyres done at once. At least I shouldn't have to worry about them now for a long time!
The car seems well looked after although there was only limited service history. So I searched around and found the proper oil for it and have given it an oil change and new filter. I had to make a tool to get the oil filter housing off....
I also had to put a new battery in the remote, not an easy task but it can be done for the princely sum of $9 for the battery, you just have to brush up on your soldering skills

Mine has had a sony touch screen entertainment/gps unit put into the dash, looks almost factory but unfortunately they didn't get the steeringwheel controls hooked up to it and it appears that the rear park sensors have been deactivated somewhere along the line.

I have put a Hayman reece towbar on mine a couple of weeks ago too. Pays to shop around. I got mine from a place called ISP at Islington in Newcastle for $645 and fitted it myself including the wiring harness and trailer CPU. It was actually the easiest wiring job I have ever done, every thing just plugs in, no cutting or soldering needed.

What are the differences between the SE and the HSE? I know the wheels are different...

Originally Posted by Richard93Vogue

Yes I thought the same, kays a bit high but the price was right. I had to put tyres on it too. It has the 17 inch wheels on it being the SE version. I got Perrelli Scorpians from JAX tyres for $259 each. I ended up getting all 5 tyres done at once. At least I shouldn't have to worry about them now for a long time!
The car seems well looked after although there was only limited service history. So I searched around and found the proper oil for it and have given it an oil change and new filter. I had to make a tool to get the oil filter housing off....
I also had to put a new battery in the remote, not an easy task but it can be done for the princely sum of $9 for the battery, you just have to brush up on your soldering skills

Mine has had a sony touch screen entertainment/gps unit put into the dash, looks almost factory but unfortunately they didn't get the steeringwheel controls hooked up to it and it appears that the rear park sensors have been deactivated somewhere along the line.

I have put a Hayman reece towbar on mine a couple of weeks ago too. Pays to shop around. I got mine from a place called ISP at Islington in Newcastle for $645 and fitted it myself including the wiring harness and trailer CPU. It was actually the easiest wiring job I have ever done, every thing just plugs in, no cutting or soldering needed.

What are the differences between the SE and the HSE? I know the wheels are different...

Sounds like you may have picked yourself up a bargain. I'm new into the Land Rover family and have been looking and studying for a while. I was nearly going to buy an Freelander 2 SE a few years ago but due to the old LR reliability scared me off so I went Japanese. That was then and this is now so after further research, decided to take the plunge. I didn't want to go new cause I wanted to use it off road (plus the extra $$), who wants to scratch a new car anyway. I wanted something with a few extra options and that's where I saw the car in Melbourne advertised for $26k. It was advertised in "good condition" so decided to take the plunge and head down. Well, new tyres ended up being bald, the small scratch ended up being a dent in the front guard and bumper and a knocking noise in the rear over bumps. It was black with a black interior, not my favorite choice but made him an offer. Picked it up for $21,500.

The car was optioned up with what they call Technology and Lighting pack which includes HID active headlights (ability to see around corners) for both main and high beam, blue tooth, front and rear sensors, navigation with digital compass, umpteen speakers with pro logic surround sound, memory power seats, bigger wheels and 2 x personal audio control for rear passengers. It also has puddle lights but think that's standard in the SE. Not sure what else is different as I haven't really taken a lot of notice with the SE so there maybe a few other changes but I think that's the main points. These options were the main reason I went for the car as very few come with standard navigation for this price

The car needed a good clean and being a company car, seemed like it never saw a car wash or detail in its life. I scrubbed it up, replaced the tyres and repaired the damage and gave it a good service. Downfall was when they did the service, they found that the previous mechanic had not changed the oil filter which basically fell apart in his hand. My mechanic gave it a good flush and is good as new. He advised to give it a good run and return it back for another flush.

I haven't taken the car to have the suspension sorted though my mechanic feels its nothing serious. He hasn't had a good look but feels confident he can have it sorted, he's not a LR mechanic. I was hoping to give him a few idea's before he starts looking hence my post on the forum.

Apart from that and I think a very minor power steering leak through a hose buried deep down in the motor, the car seems to going well.

You seem to know a little about LR's, have you had much to do with the Freelander 2?? They seem to go on forever, I was worried amount of K's in my car as most of my cars I've owned have been well below this amount. Apart from the knocking noise, seems very reliable and tight and capable small 4wd.

This is my first plunge into a newer LR. Only had older cars till now, but yes this is my 5th Land Rover. I researched the reliability of the Freelander 2 a lot before I took the plunge too, as I know that the 1st Freelander was somewhat less than perfect in the reliability stakes. From what I was reading on the UK forums the FL2 seems to have benefitted from Volvo and Ford technology. The Si6 petrol motor is a Volvo motor and was used in the FL because Ford owned LR and Volvo at the same time back then (Not now though). When I started taking covers off to service it the FoMoCo (Ford Motor Company) logo shows up pretty quickly.

I'm not sure about my headlights turning automatically, but there is a dial on the dash that lets me aim the lights up and down.
I wanted the SE because of the smaller rims/taller rubber, supposed to be better off road and easier on your rims.
Puddle lights, are they the ones in the doors or the ones in the mirrors? I know I don't have the one's in the mirrors and not too sure about the doors either for that matter.

We took ours for a drive up to the Myall Lakes National Park this week, nothing serious but it handles the dirt roads superbly. Didn't want to take it on the beach though.

Originally Posted by Richard93Vogue

This is my first plunge into a newer LR. Only had older cars till now, but yes this is my 5th Land Rover. I researched the reliability of the Freelander 2 a lot before I took the plunge too, as I know that the 1st Freelander was somewhat less than perfect in the reliability stakes. From what I was reading on the UK forums the FL2 seems to have benefitted from Volvo and Ford technology. The Si6 petrol motor is a Volvo motor and was used in the FL because Ford owned LR and Volvo at the same time back then (Not now though). When I started taking covers off to service it the FoMoCo (Ford Motor Company) logo shows up pretty quickly.

I'm not sure about my headlights turning automatically, but there is a dial on the dash that lets me aim the lights up and down.
I wanted the SE because of the smaller rims/taller rubber, supposed to be better off road and easier on your rims.
Puddle lights, are they the ones in the doors or the ones in the mirrors? I know I don't have the one's in the mirrors and not too sure about the doors either for that matter.

We took ours for a drive up to the Myall Lakes National Park this week, nothing serious but it handles the dirt roads superbly. Didn't want to take it on the beach though.

Yeah, I've read a lot about the development and it sees that Ford/Volvo has done a superb job at what appeared to be an average car to what it is today. Tata have done a great job on the D4 ad looking t the further development of the Freelander will leave our cars for dead. Nice looking vehicle, like a baby RR!!

I know the up and down head light switch your talking about. No mine are like eyes turning left and right matching as you steer the vehicle. Impressive on a dark road but I live I Sydney so....
As for puddle lights, yeah, mine has both, under the mirrors and in the doors. Puddle lights come on once you flick the remote, lights the side of vehicle without opening the doors, then when you open the doors, it lights up like a xmas tree, nice touch.

I'm heading up to Lithgow tomorrow for a trek with some guys from the forum (upcoming events). Looking forward to trying it out but not looking forward to getting stuck lol. Have been told that its quite capable so tomorrows the big day. Hopefully will return in one piece with no red faces.

Hey, well I hope that you have a good time at Lithgow. I am sure your car will not fail to impress you! I expect to see some photos

From your description of the puddle lights, mine does not have them. The cornering head lights would have been a great option to have as we will be doing a lot of country driving later on, but I guess as the saying goes, if you've never had it, you won't miss it

Wow - that technology pack cost about $8k new in 2008. (I know because we ummed & Arred about it on our new hse at the time.) trick was back then unknown to us at the time - you couldn't get any aftermarket gps units to work in with the canbus system...

Trailer - does the Hayman Reece wiring turn off the rear sensors? I just paid over $800 for the oem wiring kit - but it activates the trailer stability adaption to the stability control so if you get trailer sway it will try to stabilise for you and turns off the rear park sensors - bug doesn't work with led lights so you need another box ;(

Hey,

Check your rear diff as well. Ours was making a similar noise that you describe but from the left hand side- mostly when low speed turning (i.e. different wheel speeds).
if it is the diff then it will be $$ to fix.
otherwise they are such good cars!