Land Rover LR2 2008–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM67617 · NHTSA communication 10100848 · issued Aug 27, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2008–2014
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
"issue: during dealer technician investigation for related haldex coupling issues and associated fault codes, technician's may identify a 'black sludge' type substance in the oil,filter,haldex pump as shown in the picture attached. Cause: the 'black sludge' is from the additives in the oil solidifying out in the cold oil."
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.