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#276 of 281 Re: Piece of Junk [cwoolner] by goatgirl26 Sep 28, 2009 (12:10 pm)
Replying to: cwoolner (Sep 21, 2009 2:56 pm) After reading all of the posts in here, I have to assume that my coolant must be leaking into the oil, too; hence the sludge. Was told that if the coolant was leaking into the oil, the oil would be a milky color. Is this true? Did anyone's (whose had this problem) oil turn a milky color, or is it just a silent killer? Replies to this message: cwoolner (Sep 28, 2009 5:40 pm) goatgirl26 (Sep 28, 2009 7:14 pm) mom62650 (Sep 30, 2009 11:09 am)
#277 of 281 Re: Piece of Junk [goatgirl26] by cwoolner Sep 28, 2009 (5:40 pm)
Replying to: goatgirl26 (Sep 28, 2009 12:10 pm) goatgirl26:   My oil never turned milky. I was checking it almost daily for a change or sludge starting to form and I never had any of it though I was filling the coolant container weekly or more. Yours does have sludge? Replies to this message: goatgirl26 (Sep 28, 2009 7:14 pm) mom62650 (Sep 30, 2009 11:09 am)
#278 of 281 Re: Piece of Junk [cwoolner] by goatgirl26 Sep 28, 2009 (7:14 pm)
Replying to: cwoolner (Sep 28, 2009 5:40 pm) My coolant has also been leaking regularly and there has been no change to the oil color or evidence of sludge. My check oil light came on last week. Took it to the dealer mechanic and was told by him (after he took off the oil fill cap and looked into the oil resevoir with a flash light), that the engine is full of sludge and needs to be replaced. (For his expert diagnosis (and time of 15 seconds) I was charged $65.   Just had the timing belt and other things done in November (by my regular mechanic). He had the valve covers off at that time and said the inside actually looked pretty good. Although, the coolant didn't start leaking until Feb/March of this year.   So I'm not really sure. Is the engine really coated with sludge? Can that really be diagnosed by looking into the oil with a flash light? Do I really want to pay for "more detailed expert diagnosis" just to be told, "yes, indeed, the engine needs to be replaced."? If the engine does really have sludge in it, is there anything (cheap) that can be done to limp it along, so that I can at least get a little bit of money for it as a trade in before it totally dies?   I am officially uninvited to ever again returning to the LR dealership in Sarasota, FL, as of today. Was told by the service manager that they don't want customers like me (customers who ask questions and don't just blindly fork over thier credit cards at any monetary charges they throw out). Replies to this message: mom62650 (Sep 30, 2009 11:09 am)
#279 of 281 Re: Piece of Junk [goatgirl26] by mom62650 Sep 30, 2009 (11:09 am)
Replying to: goatgirl26 (Sep 28, 2009 7:14 pm) Did you get that in writing that it needed a new engine? I would gladly pay the $65 to be told that at this point.   I have been in contact with the lawyer mentioned above, and have been told to the get " it needs a new engine" from a dealer. My problem is that the nearest dealer is 100 miles away, and I am not sure if the vehicle will make it!   My selling dealer (used) told me the wholesale value of the car is $5000 -- What do you think the odds are that a LR dealer would give you that for this POS? I already had a service manager tell me to NOT repair the vehicle just based on the timing belt issue. Wish I had that on paper.   Just count me another very unhappy Freelander owner.
#281 of 281 Re: HELP! [seventhson74] by seventhson74 Nov 21, 2009 (10:22 am)
Replying to: seventhson74 (Jul 23, 2009 2:55 pm) So, it's 4 months later and I thought I would give you an update. We have been unable to deal with the dealer so we've gone to Land Rover corporate. They actually havn't been that bad but really slow. I have had to continue to make payments on this truck and it's still taking up allot of space in my driveway. Landrover has mentioned that they are willing to pay for a replacement engine if I will pick up the cost of labor. They will also give us a year warranty on the engine. This has been going on for over 2 months now. I don't know how close we are to getting this resolved, but I just want to get this monthly payment out of my life! I need something reliable to cart my 2 kids around and Land Rover has proven that they are not reliable. Facebook is the next great place for advertisers. In that spirit I started a 'Land Rovers suck' group. I would like to invite anyone on this forum who is also on facebook to join and share their experiences so that more people can see that the issue wasn't due to a couple of poorly made vehicals in the line, but the whole line of Freelanders are defective! The group can be found at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=137135680008 please share your experience!

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