Member Since: 30 Sep 2016
Location: Cardiff South Wales
Posts: 416
Discovery 3 Hse ,Just bought one
Going to pick up a disco 3 hse 05 on Thursday ,What should I be checking for ? It's on 135000 now with fsh and belts done at 90000.Heard about the handbrake but Never owned a disco3 ,Plenty of disco 1s Cheers
Well done......best of luck with your new vehicle....
You need to tell us the vehicle details....year, type etc
Others will add to this:
It's not just the fsh it's the repairs & replacements......
Belts OK
Gearbox oil flush or replacement (is yours manual or auto)
The oil pump housing
EGR valves....expect some work here....get them blanked if they aren't already
Brakes.....expect to rebuild every 25k miles.....V8 option worth doing
Hand brake.....has to be nurtured get sorted & get programmed to deploy automatically.....if used every time stay good
Suspension parts.....these aren't life if the vehicle - things need to be swapped out when cream-crackerec both front end & back end
Enjoy your vehicle !BREXIT - done properly.
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D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
25th Oct 2016 9:43 pm
thommo1927
Member Since: 30 Sep 2016
Location: Cardiff South Wales
Posts: 416
Thanks for the reply,It's 2005 & TDV6 & dark grey. It'll be mainly for taking the wife and 7mth old baby boy out and about.The disco 1 let us down once or twice but easy to work on. These look a bit complicated
Your good with doing your own repairs
Or
You have or have to find a good independant that knows Disco 3/4'sBREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
25th Oct 2016 10:03 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2608
Also just picked up a D3 but a V8
Mine had the FBH light issue when the lights came on. Red lights on the dash (not good). Turns out its caused by the MY07 software upgrade (FBH indicator is now lights on indicator) and nothing to worry about. Just reflashed it with an IDD device.
25th Oct 2016 10:07 pm
Coo
Member Since: 01 Jun 2015
Location: Fife, Scotland
Posts: 284
Well done, enjoy the purchase!
Check the rear upper tailgate fixing points, they can get loose and its a pain to fix them if they come off!
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
pjm-84 wrote:
Also just picked up a D3 but a V8
Mine had the FBH light issue when the lights came on. Red lights on the dash (not good). Turns out its caused by the MY07 software upgrade (FBH indicator is now lights on indicator) and nothing to worry about. Just reflashed it with an IDD device.
Welcome to the elusive V8 club 8)05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
27th Oct 2016 10:30 am
thommo1927
Member Since: 30 Sep 2016
Location: Cardiff South Wales
Posts: 416
I've heard a lot about the compressor,Does it lift the suspension? How do I check if it's working & the handbrake? Picking it up Saturday so want to check things are in order. Cheers
27th Oct 2016 7:31 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Re: Either
thommo1927 wrote:
BLFarrar wrote:
Your good with doing your own repairs
Or
You have or have to find a good independant that knows Disco 3/4's
Pretty good at doing my own repairs but the disco3 seems a bit complicated at the moment. 8)
D3 is defo diyable all the info you need is on here or google.
The trick is when you read a thread where someone has had an issues with whatever you check yours and fix/replace if needed.
27th Oct 2016 7:39 pm
Discoveringcomfort
Member Since: 16 Sep 2015
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 637
plocker wrote:
pjm-84 wrote:
Also just picked up a D3 but a V8
Mine had the FBH light issue when the lights came on. Red lights on the dash (not good). Turns out its caused by the MY07 software upgrade (FBH indicator is now lights on indicator) and nothing to worry about. Just reflashed it with an IDD device.
Welcome to the elusive V8 club 8)
Yay hay another one!
Welcome.Series 1 V8
Series 2 Hibrid V8
Discovery 3 HSE V8
28th Oct 2016 8:06 am
bimblephish
Member Since: 21 Jul 2016
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 272
An exclusive club indeed, welcome aboard. It's quite normal behaviour to wind down the windows and turn down the radio when pulling away from lights
29th Oct 2016 7:46 am
thommo1927
Member Since: 30 Sep 2016
Location: Cardiff South Wales
Posts: 416
Well still got the discovery and still loving it ,Since owning it it’s had a new compressor,Front lower arms and an alternator. Other than the usual pads,tyres and oil changes it’s been great.
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Cheers
but easy to work on. These look a bit complicated 
