Member Since: 24 Mar 2010
Location: bolton
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Fault with Turbo
Had a whining noise coming from one of the turbos, so sent in it to the dealers yesterday. As no fault lights have shown they are having to do multiple test to satisfy Landrover that the turbo is actually faulty.
The biggest problem is that i am being told that to change the turbo it requires the body being lifted off the chassis ' joy'...
Anybody had any similar problems or know if this is the case, and if it is will it ever go back correctly?
Not the best with having only just covered 10,000 miles.
Well P....d Off.
9th Dec 2010 8:23 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Turbo isn't body off, and I've had one replaced on both my D3s. It's more fiddly and needs a mechanic with skinny fingers. Even body off is not too bad as ISTR it's only undo 6 bolts & lift. Is it a main dealer?? They might not have done many.
PS just seen D4 so above might not apply. Welcome to CFT (Club Fooked Turbo), there are some things LR do well and there are many they do badly, turbos are in the latter group and you have two of them!
9th Dec 2010 8:31 am
craigeman
Member Since: 24 Mar 2010
Location: bolton
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Hi, yes it is in a main dealer and yes it is a D4.
9th Dec 2010 8:36 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Shouldn't matter what the do or how they do it, just tell them to fix it! If LR are playing silly b rs threaten to reject the car. And you want an equivalent replacement car, nor some Corsa or Freebie 2. Funny thing is at the factory tour the LRE guy was trying to sell the virtue of the new twin turbo set up over the old 2.7 as they would be so much better. Yeah!
Rant over, need another coffee!
9th Dec 2010 8:40 am
craigeman
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Location: bolton
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New turbo on order, being fitted second week in January.
9th Dec 2010 1:34 pm
Bill Wright
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Make sure that the LR Mechanic has seen this video first:
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I understand it all now.
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D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
10th Dec 2010 7:40 am
Tazz070299
Member Since: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Harrow
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Bill Wright wrote:
Make sure that the LR Mechanic has seen this video first:
&feature=player_embedded#!
Bill Wright
I popped into my local dealers at the weekend, and was SOOO tempted to ask the salesman if one could be fitted as a dealer option, but didn't want to upset the site sponsor
Tazz
21st Dec 2010 6:43 pm
craigeman
Member Since: 24 Mar 2010
Location: bolton
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Well, dropped the car off this morning for the new turbo to be fitted. Here is hoping they sort the fault and put it back together properly......
10th Jan 2011 12:45 pm
MartinR
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Location: Oxon
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Reading this through, first thing I'd check when you get it back are the six bolts holding the body on...
10th Jan 2011 12:49 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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Mine has been in since Wednesday for new turbo to be fittedMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
10th Jan 2011 12:59 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Good to see LR's traditions re turbos are holding up, now they've fitted two of the things!!
10th Jan 2011 1:19 pm
craigeman
Member Since: 24 Mar 2010
Location: bolton
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Sorry to hear about yours Russell, so both of yours have gone? also are they taking the body off or are they stripping down the engine?
Cheers
10th Jan 2011 2:25 pm
Russell
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Location: Kent
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Body off and one turbo being replaced.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
10th Jan 2011 8:46 pm
craigeman
Member Since: 24 Mar 2010
Location: bolton
Posts: 15
New turbo fitted... got the car back this afternoon. Hope they have put it back together properly. On a concerning note the Disco 4 the dealer loaned me also developed the same fault with one of the turbos while i had it. Maybe it is a common problem....
14th Jan 2011 5:13 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Good to see recruitment to CFT won't suffer with the facelifted D3!!
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Had a whining noise coming from one of the turbos, so sent in it to the dealers yesterday. As no fault lights have shown they are having to do multiple test to satisfy Landrover that the turbo is actually faulty.
rs threaten to reject the car. And you want an equivalent replacement car, nor some Corsa or Freebie 2. Funny thing is at the factory tour the LRE guy was trying to sell the virtue of the new twin turbo set up over the old 2.7 as they would be so much better. Yeah! 
