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ccurtis
 


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2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Unknown ColourDiscovery 4
Blue smoke under acceleration - turbos to be replaced

I purchased the new D4 V6 3.0 Turbo Diesel top of the range. Shortly after purchase noticed that it was blowing a cloud of blue smoke under acceleration - i.e when accelerating to join a motorway, when accelerating to overtake. At all other times there is no visible smoke.
Been back at the dealer 4 times without any success - now told that a decision has been made to replace 2 turbo's as a 'preventative' measure.
Is this a known issue ?
  
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Neil Pettersen
 


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Any news ?

Both turbos replaced ? What about an oil-ring failure . It's a new engine
and this is usually how & when it shows . Engine oil is blue , unburnt fuel
is black/grey ....... Confused
  
Post #65988413th Jun 2010 9:29 am
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Russell
 


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ccurtis
I have the same issue, it has been back to the dealers several times and already had a EGR valve replaced which has improved the fuel economey. I spoke to them on Friday and they confirmed that LR UK are looking at the issue and that I may well end up having both turbos replaced under warranty, justv waiting for the final decission/investigation to take place. Please keep me informed.
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ccurtis
 


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2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Unknown ColourDiscovery 4
Turbos now replaced

Hi, both turbos have now been replaced. The smoke has gone so it looks that this problem is now solved. Apparently there was visible traces of oil in one of the turbos.
All happy until last night when I received 'gearbox fault' and all of the associated errors. Turn the car off and the messages disappear - presumably this is only a computer issue.
Off to the dealer again I suppose!
  
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ccurtis thanks for the info, I have acouple of questions. How long did it take to do and is there any other changes, improvment in performance since it was done, is there any change to fuel economey etc

Russell
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United Kingdom 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Landmark LE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

The gearbox fault indication is almost certainly due to low battery voltage.........they probably had it in the workshop powered up without the engine running for too long. Mine did this only this morning, quick restart and it went away......just one of those LR niggles that keeps us buying them Whistle
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ccurtis
 


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Hi, the turbo replacement took about a week once the parts arrived which was less than 2 weeks once the decision was made to replace the turbos.
I was also intrigued by what would happen with fuel economy - happily I can say that around town I am getting just over 10 liters per 100klms - on the highway 9 or under.

Thanks for the advice about the gearbox fault error.
  
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I reported blue smoke under acceleration on my D4. They claim no fault found. I might have to follow this up.
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Re: Blue smoke under acceleration - turbos to be replaced

ccurtis wrote:
I purchased the new D4 V6 3.0 Turbo Diesel top of the range. Shortly after purchase noticed that it was blowing a cloud of blue smoke under acceleration - i.e when accelerating to join a motorway, when accelerating to overtake. At all other times there is no visible smoke.
Been back at the dealer 4 times without any success - now told that a decision has been made to replace 2 turbo's as a 'preventative' measure.
Is this a known issue ?

Hi ,
I had both e turbos replaced BEFORE I took delivery of the car. They were very waffly about e reason they replaced them?
Cheers,
Peter
  
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ccurtis wrote:
Hi, the turbI was also intrigued by what would happen with fuel economy - happily I can say that around town I am getting just over 10 liters per 100klms - on the highway 9 or under.
Can mine have new turbos too? I'd like that fuel consumption! Home of LLAMS, for LRs and Jeep GCs  
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Australia 2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 4

is that measured consumption or just what the computor reads out.

frank
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United Kingdom 2009 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Java BlackDiscovery 4
Replacement Turbo's

My 18 month old disco 4 is awaiting parts so that the turbo's can be replaced.....lots of smoke on acceleration. Hopefully won't be too long until its fixed, maybe next week Rolling Eyes Absolutely love this car though.
  
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United Kingdom 2009 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Java BlackDiscovery 4

Hmmm have had the turbo replaced finally and well... Still have a lot of blue smoke on first hard acceleration of each trip... Am waiting for dealer to get back to me. BTW how many turbos does a 3lt diesel disco 4 have?
  
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They have 2, this link should explain all - just play the engine video. Thumbs Up

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South Africa 2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 SE Auto Ipanema SandDiscovery 4

Just told by my dealer that there is now a tech bulletin out which calls for turbo replacement.
Anyone confirm this?
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