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2.0L TD4 2002 Losing Power

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purplegerbil:
Hi,
I have Freelander 2.0l TD4 2002. With general driving, setting off at light, round-abouts etc it is great. When going up hill the problem starts. When the revs hit 3000 it loses power. The revs stay high but the car slows down. The engine doesnt cut out just no power. Somebody told me it could the fuel filter. Changed it then went for a run. Same problem as before.

Any help with this would be great.

Cheers.

thermidorthelobster:
The revs stay high but the car slows down?

In that case it has to be a transmission issue.

Auto or manual?  If it's a manual then the clutch is the obvious place to look, or if it's an auto then it could be a number of things.

purplegerbil:
Its a manual.
It only happens when driving up hill. Get on to the flat and the power is back.

thermidorthelobster:
Uphill = more load on the transmission.  This may be causing the clutch to slip.

In a manual transmission, there is a direct mechanical link between the engine and the wheels.  The only way the engine can be maintaining its revs, and the wheel speed slowing down, is if something is slipping.

I can't see how it can be anything other than the clutch, because the viscous coupling only drives the rear wheels IIRC.

G30RGE:
Could be MAF sensor/Tuning related

check here for some good tuning info.

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