MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
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 Errmmmmm, now it seems we are looking electrikery. I had a problem after our Easter jaunt across Salisbury, DSC light flickered, the D3 lowered itself on its own, then the speedo and rev counter stopped, along with message Special Programmes off.
Mine was a Hub Sensor and receivor that fooled the HDC and left an open circuit apparently. When LRA came, although the main fault was'nt found apart from the open circuit, he did say that the terminal near the N/S/R wheel, behind the Spare wheel plastic guard corrodes and fills with cack, causing corrosion and sometimes replicates HDC clatter and suspension probs.
Maybe thats your prob spotter, drop the spare, find the terminals between the N/S/R wheel and plastic spare guard and spray WD40 and give a quick clean.
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 27th Oct 2009 10:11 pm |
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SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
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thanks all, will try and get it plugged in in teh morning and see if there any codes to be read...
Iain, the noise is accompanied by no lights on the dash and no nticeable loss of power or any other change in the drivability of the car. It accelerates, brakes and corners as normal during the noise episodes. The only change was the vibration/shaking today. (on a road I drive daily I should add) All TR and hi/lo and suspension settings work (as long as suspension red light hasn't come on of course) end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
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| 27th Oct 2009 10:13 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
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I'm going to go with DSLs theory......EPB causing intermitent problems by binding on the rear brakes and then releasing again after a couple of seconds.
If it were intermittent, then it wouldn't heat the wheels up, but it would give you bad vibrations for a few seconds.
MacLeod 313 wrote:Have you checked the compressor, like take off the cover and visably check the pump....
What pump would this be Mac?  2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 27th Oct 2009 10:38 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
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OK, basics, have you checked your wheelnuts? and tyre pressures?
If it were the EPB delaminating you would almost certainly have been on the receiving end of an EPB fault warning by now...
Assuming no DTC's and all the above is OK, it's possible a shock absorber / damper failed causing oscilliations on uneven surfaces, this may cause the suspension to register a DTC indicating 'too many transitions / events' in the RLCM
like I said, the only way forward is to carry out a full diagnostic to determine the root cause, everything else - including the above, is educated speculation
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| 27th Oct 2009 11:05 pm |
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DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
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Sounds like the way i'd have described it when my EPB shoes were just starting to bind. But that was obvious - smell + heat.
(I won't tell you what happened next) Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
SIII Lightweight - neglected & rusting. Bulkhead, A panels, vent panel & outriggers now disintegrated - Next years project!
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| 27th Oct 2009 11:22 pm |
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
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MacLoud 313 the diagnostic speculator of speculators wrote:Have you checked the compressor, like take off the cover and visably check the pump....It could be a prob there, theres nowt else apart from wheel Bearings to check for symptoms like this.
10forcash wrote:everything else - including the above, is educated speculation
I'm going to have to disagree with you 
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| 27th Oct 2009 11:33 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
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fair point 
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| 27th Oct 2009 11:50 pm |
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SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
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LRA have been and gone. No serious codes recorded
........nothing...unable to replicate in 20 min drive unsurprisingly........
only recourse is leaving it with a dealer to drive round in. LRA chap was not optomistic on the problem being found until it becomes terminal  i
Just got to learn to ignore it and the red suspension failure warnings....... end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
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| 28th Oct 2009 1:41 pm |
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SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
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Right
Now know what is was...................... It was tow trucked away from the side of the road yesterday, NSR wheel bearing completely shot..........
glad it did it finally in a car park not on the autoroute as it had been only a little while earlier........... end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
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| 2nd Nov 2009 12:32 pm |
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wilsonmg
Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Wigan
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was gonna say that it was the wheel bearing as I had the exact same thing. . . .boy it sounded like the wheels were going to fall off...
glad you got it sorted Still miss my D3 
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| 2nd Nov 2009 12:41 pm |
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SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
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yes it is a bit noisy 
yup it is at the dealer now I hope being seen too........
presumably only another three to fail now............. end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
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| 2nd Nov 2009 1:46 pm |
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countrywide
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: UK
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Glad you found it. You made it back from France now then
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| 2nd Nov 2009 2:20 pm |
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SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
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yup back safely
Your turn for noise diagnosis now 
Maybe we need a new "lights and sounds" section on the forum...today my D3/4 was mostly sounding like a ...... end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
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| 2nd Nov 2009 5:40 pm |
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sufun
Member Since: 22 Jun 2006
Location: Wiltshire
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Had mine changed today as well You are right, another 3 to go ....  TDV6 SE
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| 12th Nov 2009 1:26 am |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
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 Hi Sufun, haven't seen your car around for a while; how's things? Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 12th Nov 2009 2:31 pm |
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