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Does bad luck come in 3's ?....
Well,that's the old saying anyway......
After getting my front diff replaced last week,and getting the leaking EGR pipe removed,refitted and re-sealed,last night my tailgate switch failed and wouldn't release the upper section.....so am I in the clear for a while ?..... "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
25th Feb 2014 8:07 am
Disco_Mikey
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Re: Does bad luck come in 3's ?....
euangibson wrote:
Well,that's the old saying anyway......
After getting my front diff replaced last week,and getting the leaking EGR pipe removed,refitted and re-sealed,last night my tailgate switch failed and wouldn't release the upper section.....so am I in the clear for a while ?.....
The tail gate thing is scary. I thought they'd addressed that a while ago with a more robust modded part? So they're still crap, then?PAGODA
25th Feb 2014 8:14 am
MarkOne
Member Since: 23 Jul 2011
Location: County Antrim
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Brakes, heater blowing cold at one side and a suspension fault all in 3 weeks so I'm with you here's hoping.
25th Feb 2014 8:14 am
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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Re: Does bad luck come in 3's ?....
[quote="pagoda"]
euangibson wrote:
The tail gate thing is scary. I thought they'd addressed that a while ago with a more robust modded part? So they're still crap, then?
As I was surrounded by a dozen D3 owners at the Scotland Central Area Meet when it failed,that was pretty much the concerned thoughts of all present......"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
25th Feb 2014 8:19 am
Sloss
Member Since: 18 Aug 2013
Location: Aberdeenish
Posts: 1691
Quote:
Does bad luck come in 3's ?....
Sure does and sometimes fours and fives.....
My mother always said that and when I was young she knew everything Stew,
2010 D4 gone but I really loved it
Went back to Merc - C350 AMG
25th Feb 2014 8:32 am
chalky
Member Since: 22 Aug 2008
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 3145
No mate that's not correct, the only Luck I get is bad luck ! It just keeps on comming !
On a positive note its good to see that the EGR's and tailgate latch are still a problem on well used D4's
Well its positive for us lowly D3 owners ?Only dead fish go with the Flow !
25th Feb 2014 8:35 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Surely bad luck only comes in threes for Disco 3s, for Disco 4s it would be four. Would hate to have a 110!!
25th Feb 2014 8:51 am
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Know your pain EG,
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DSL wrote:
Surely bad luck only comes in threes for Disco 3s, for Disco 4s it would be four. Would hate to have a 110!!
Glad I got a MY14 Discovery then DSL... (no 3 or 4 for us)
To be honest I already have three minor (I hope) issues, so...
Just to clarify sth about the tailgate: when I press the latch it unlocks, but not completely, I have to press again to open the upper tailgate. Is this normal, or do I have 4 issues to address?
25th Feb 2014 10:03 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Now you've done it!! MY14 = 14 problems surely.
Just saying.
25th Feb 2014 10:13 am
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
promitheus wrote:
Just to clarify sth about the tailgate: when I press the latch it unlocks, but not completely, I have to press again to open the upper tailgate.
Last night it would not unlock or open manually,only using the fob,and even then it would not release fully....this morning its not even doing that "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
25th Feb 2014 10:41 am
Paul Ian
Member Since: 24 Jul 2011
Location: North London
Posts: 107
Sounds like new parts required I changed the lock actuator and the cable complete, complete rubbish design cheap and nasty! Stamped Fomoco says it all !! While your there give the release handle a good clean as the micro switch tends to seize especially when the boot is full and you need to unload in France at the dead of night
Paul
25th Feb 2014 11:39 am
waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2863
Don't forget to mention that if the seal should fail then the loch mechanism can fill with water and will then freeze solid overnight
Good job we love 'em so much Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
25th Feb 2014 11:56 am
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Lucky Euan's still under warranty. I remember those heady days.
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