Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6570
Nice.... welcome to the forum
Was it armored at the factory or is it some kind of aftermarket thing? B6 I assume?
9th Apr 2019 8:08 pm
greg00
Member Since: 08 Dec 2017
Location: Zurich
Posts: 162
@kajtzu: I had a pretty concerning issue with the throttle. When I was driving very slowly almost to a stop the car reved up and accelerated by itself. I had to push the brakes really hard to come to a halt. That kind of scared me about 3 times. It must be a transmission or throttle issue so I decided to clean it. It wasn‘t that dirty as I saw on some youtube clips but the issue went away for a year untill last month.
I‘ll give another cleanup very soon and we‘ll see where it goes.
9th Apr 2019 8:24 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
Mines in the dog house, failed mot on lower front arms, rear lower and upper arms, rear brake pipes and to add insult to injury a brake light bulb which was fine when I checked it last night.==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
9th Apr 2019 9:23 pm
Steve17
Member Since: 08 May 2016
Location: Essex
Posts: 422
Well I have just joined the v8 club a 05 hse after two tdv6 this is a nicer drive even though my tdv6 is a 08 with half the miles and premium leather ect but the v8 makes the car I think I have just fitted a genuine LR steering guard and raised air intake with ITG filter as this is my first v8 discovery what are the best things to check on the engine ect
10th Apr 2019 1:17 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6570
greg00 wrote:
@kajtzu: I had a pretty concerning issue with the throttle. When I was driving very slowly almost to a stop the car reved up and accelerated by itself. I had to push the brakes really hard to come to a halt. That kind of scared me about 3 times. It must be a transmission or throttle issue so I decided to clean it. It wasn‘t that dirty as I saw on some youtube clips but the issue went away for a year untill last month.
I‘ll give another cleanup very soon and we‘ll see where it goes.
This is very interesting since mine were really clean and I haven't bothered looking at them since...
10th Apr 2019 7:12 pm
H780
Member Since: 12 Feb 2019
Location: Surrey
Posts: 14
Got one! Purchased through that well-known auction site and collected last week.
Not sure whether this one was previously known to the forum (no sticker). Currently on its original registration which was BF06... Soon to be changed.
Picture pinched from sales ad:
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Now the fun really begins...
Chris02 Mercedes ML270 w163 (gone - and better forgotten)
04 Audi TT Coupe 3.2
06 Discovery 3 v8 HSE
11th Apr 2019 12:05 pm
cobra
Member Since: 26 Nov 2016
Location: Folkestone
Posts: 71
Sorted! Cleaned throttle body and MAF sensor and no more idle pulsing. It seemed that a large build up of gunk in throttle body was preventing the airflow at idle. I actually took no photographs, which I know is is very helpful but my throttle body looked exactly like this video I will have a good 100mile drive tomorrow to give it at test.
11th Apr 2019 7:37 pm
MrBrain
Member Since: 12 Mar 2014
Location: bucks
Posts: 471
H780 wrote:
Got one! Purchased through that well-known auction site and collected last week.
Not sure whether this one was previously known to the forum (no sticker). Currently on its original registration which was BF06... Soon to be changed.
Picture pinched from sales ad:
Click image to enlarge
Now the fun really begins...
Chris
I was close to buying that!
11th Apr 2019 11:00 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
Away we go. Family trip.05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
13th Apr 2019 12:50 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
13th Apr 2019 12:51 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
Enjoy.
Mine's like this at present lower arms of, waiting for replacements to be delivered.
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05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
13th Apr 2019 1:10 pm
H780
Member Since: 12 Feb 2019
Location: Surrey
Posts: 14
MrBrain wrote:
H780 wrote:
Got one! Purchased through that well-known auction site and collected last week.
Not sure whether this one was previously known to the forum (no sticker). Currently on its original registration which was BF06... Soon to be changed.
Picture pinched from sales ad:
Click image to enlarge
Now the fun really begins...
Chris
I was close to buying that!
Sorry! If it's any consolation (probably not) I've got my first engine management light already. Travelling this week, so first visit to nearest Indy garage scheduled for the week after Easter.02 Mercedes ML270 w163 (gone - and better forgotten)
04 Audi TT Coupe 3.2
06 Discovery 3 v8 HSE
13th Apr 2019 5:48 pm
Steve17
Member Since: 08 May 2016
Location: Essex
Posts: 422
Well it happened today engine management light came on I checked with IIDTool and it was saying left bank to rich and right bank to rich is there anything to have a look at or sensors to clean ect cheers Steve
13th Apr 2019 8:43 pm
Charliecloud
Member Since: 31 Jul 2014
Location: Tonbridge
Posts: 980
plocker wrote:
You my friend - need a trailer
13th Apr 2019 9:40 pm
cobra
Member Since: 26 Nov 2016
Location: Folkestone
Posts: 71
Steve17 wrote:
Well it happened today engine management light came on I checked with IIDTool and it was saying left bank to rich and right bank to rich is there anything to have a look at or sensors to clean ect cheers Steve
Steve,
From my recent experience clean the maf, and look to see if the throttle body is gunked up as these
are very easy to do (I just watched videos like that I posted). The throttle body on mine was sufficiently dirty to affect the air flow at low revs, and my maf was very dirty. I have seen a marked improvement in throttle response at low speeds and fuel consumption, albeit on the onboard computer.
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engine management light came on I checked with IIDTool and it was saying left bank to rich and right bank to rich is there anything to have a look at or sensors to clean ect cheers Steve
