Member Since: 06 May 2011
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 7
Hello & a few questions!
Hello all,
New to this forum but not to Landys!
Firstly i would just like to ask for a little feedback on what happened to me recently.
I have a disco 3 TDV6 2005.
I travelled 350 with a caravan on tow, once stopped & unhitched, moved forward 20 yards, and my N/S/f wheel fell off!
3 sheared studs. Replaced the hub at the camp site and all was well - interestingly i got better MPG on the return trip than i did on the way - maybe the new bearing helped.
I didnt notice any vibration or anything sinister & guess the manovering of the caravan finished it off.
BUT..... when i spoke to the guy at LR (who was really really helpful) he said i was lucky as the part had been on back order and had just come in - i asked if this was common and he suggested that "ahem, we have seen it before", so anyone else had this?
Next - my Indicator clicking noise has packed up, any ideas? the dash light works, but no noise.
I also have a shudder when accelerating, feels like it may be fuel starvation or even gearbox, not from stationary but at maybe 30mph, it feels like the reverse of brake judder? Any ideas? I have flushed & changed the oil, fuel filter etc but it still does it.
Finally i have some bubbling showing on the side window scrappers (black plastic finishers at the door/window meet) any suggestions on where i can get some?
Sorry for all the questions!
I hit this forum, as the campsite we stayed on also had someone else staying there with a monster Disco 3 with every extra fitted - snorkel, winch etc, it looked the dogs & had a number plate ____MUD! He had a Disco3.co.uk sticker on it!
6th May 2011 9:36 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Hello and welcome, I had to replace a N/S front wheel bearing recently, seems not an uncommon failure, quite a few reported on here, not heard of the wheel dropping off though.
Shudder while accelerating is another common enough fault, again I've had the same but a "Mega-Flush" sorted that out.
The window trim bubbling is just the springy bit moulded into the rubber going rusty, a very common fault on older Disco 1's and 2's and now it seems starting to appear on the 3's.Clive
6th May 2011 9:47 pm
cliffbase
Member Since: 06 May 2011
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 7
Thanks Clive.
What does a Mega Flush involve, as i recall the gearbox oil on these from LR is Brewsters££££! Are there any alternative oils availiable, and can i do it myself?
Yes i have 2 Disco 1's (and a defender!) that both have the trim bubbles, but want to keep my 3 looking good.
6th May 2011 9:52 pm
rnlisg
Member Since: 07 Aug 2010
Location: kent
Posts: 209
bearing etc etc
hi cliffbase
mine had it n/s/f bearing replaced at around the 30k mark,ref the shudder,as crwoody suggests could need the mega flush,a lot of the guys on site have had it done with generally good results.
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6th May 2011 9:57 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Megaflush involves connecting a device to the auto box oil cooler feed and return pipes and pumping new oil through the system with the engine running, it is claimed to replace up to 97% of the oil this way compared to a "double flush" which just means draining and refilling twice, the problem here is that when it's drained, a lot of the tranny fluid is retained within the box and torque converter so you only get to replace about half the fluid.Clive
6th May 2011 10:10 pm
cliffbase
Member Since: 06 May 2011
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 7
Thanks Guys, i'll give the local specialist a call then.
Any ideas on the Silent Indicators?
6th May 2011 10:17 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Re the gearbox, try entering "+megaflush" (without the quotes) in the search box, there's quite a bit of info on here and a local specialist may not always be the answer, worth a try anyway.
Re the silent indicator, there's a small piezoelectric sounder on the back of the instrument cluster, I believe the "tick-tick" sound comes from there electronically rather than a mechanical relay noise, (I stand to be corrected here!) Do you get any other beeps and bongs? - key in with door open etc.?
Could be a question for Wiggs Clive
6th May 2011 10:35 pm
cliffbase
Member Since: 06 May 2011
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 7
Will check on the other bongs, but yes i understand it is a sounder.
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