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    Freelander 2 newbie. Power & shudder issues

    Hi folks! Just bought my first Land Rover, a 2013 Freelander 2 SD4.
    Two issues I can’t seem to get any answers on:
    1. Just after I got it, had loss of power when accelerating from stop. Thought maybe it was a bad lot of fuel. Took about two refills to stop happening.
    2. Once this cleared, the second issue started. Don’t know if they’re related. At around 80kmh it gets a bad shudder in the rear if revs are low (1500rpm). If I give it more revs it stops shuddering. This only happens in Drive mode. If I drive in Sports mode (higher revs) it’s completely fine. It’s had a 190,000km service and two gearbox flushes with anti-shudder out in but is still happening. Really hoping it’s not needing a new gearbox!

    Bonus issue - just noticed it’s blowing cloud of dark smoke if I accelerate hard to overtake. This is in either drive mode.

    Any insights appreciated!

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    Loss of power and black smoke under acceleration might be a boost issue. Maybe a split hose.

    With the other issues I'd have the car get a diagnostic scan and see what codes pop up. The Freelander 2 is pretty basic as far as Land Rover's go so even a basic OBDII scanner will work well.
    04 L322 Vogue V8 - Work truck
    07 Freelander 2 TD4 SE - The wifes
    74 Leyland P76 Targa Florio - Aspen Green
    91 Kawasaki GPZ900R


    Previous LRs = 78IIa series - 81, 93, 95 RRC - D2V8

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