Member Since: 28 May 2010
Location: Ontario
Posts: 3
Amazing work you've done.
What helped me most was identifying where the problem was, I always thought my leak was from the connectors themselves and not the plate being cracked!
I filled the inside with a small layer of 2 part quick set epoxy, see:
https://app.box.com/s/fe6bm3fj7zmclghcgs4a
and the leak is gone and no more message after driving for a bit around.
While at it, I sifted the decadent and baked at oven till bluish and cleaned all parts of the dryer.
Hope someone else benefits from this.
Last edited by JeeZues on 3rd Sep 2014 3:17 pm. Edited 1 time in total
4th Dec 2013 4:41 pm
tsale0512
Member Since: 25 Oct 2010
Location: Blackpool
Posts: 95
My D4 has just started doing this fault - is it covered under warranty ??
have 12 months left on mine
4th Dec 2013 6:17 pm
gruodiz
Member Since: 16 Nov 2011
Location: Klaipeda
Posts: 294
I tried with epox glue at first but it failed later anyway.
This should be covered by warranty.
5th Dec 2013 8:40 pm
gruodiz
Member Since: 16 Nov 2011
Location: Klaipeda
Posts: 294
I have received a lot of PM's from forum members who wanted these caps. Due to a lump of stainless steel material price, manufacturing price and delivery to UK the total price went a little bit high.
I'm asking you guys to PM me for the price which is acceptable for you. I'll count how many of you want these caps, I will talk to manufacturer to lower the price and hope to make you all group buy deal for good price.
24th Dec 2013 9:31 am
incubus13
Member Since: 02 Feb 2014
Location: Bourgas
Posts: 17
Thanks, gruodiz! I filled mine with a two component "liquid steel". 8000km. later it's ok. Thanks again!
4th Feb 2014 10:18 am
JFE
Member Since: 07 Feb 2014
Location: Mpumalanga
Posts: 26
Similar issue as Jee, did soup test and found leaking from the blue connection. Now to strip and find a resolve. My only concern is how do you get the pipes off? Don't want to pull too hard and break something.
22nd Feb 2014 10:36 am
incubus13
Member Since: 02 Feb 2014
Location: Bourgas
Posts: 17
PUSH the blue ring AND pull the pipe.
22nd Feb 2014 6:02 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
I find a suitably sized spanner / flare spanner helps to push the ring in.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 28 May 2010
Location: Ontario
Posts: 3
Update... 6 months in canadian winter and the epoxy is still holding strong... Hopefully i didn't just jinks it!
14th May 2014 12:38 pm
Thurbs
Member Since: 08 Nov 2013
Location: Midlands
Posts: 28
Bums just fitted new compressor !!!
13th Jul 2014 10:25 am
luciogodoy
Member Since: 14 Apr 2008
Location: Windsor - UK
Posts: 356
Guess what? I have the same issue!
Used the soap/sponge trouble shutting technology - yep confirmed by the bubbles.
Thinking of using the epoxy solution
any other solutions around?
Thanks
LucioI'm riding a R1250GSA Triple Back
Previous love: Disco 3 HSE MY07, D4 heated Steering/W, D4 rear cluster, D4 extended roof rack, D4 grille & air grille, D4 rear bumper, colour coded arches + front bumper, side-steps, Webasto timer/ remote control, De-Tangoed Xenon headlights + HID, LEDs all around, reverse CAM (RR hack) + brightness, DLR LEDs, 3-click indicator, SatNav on the move, EGR's done, front/rear antiroll bar Polybush, gearbox pan/filter + oil mega-flush.
3rd Sep 2014 3:06 pm
luciogodoy
Member Since: 14 Apr 2008
Location: Windsor - UK
Posts: 356
found this on ebay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Disco...19f1b87953I'm riding a R1250GSA Triple Back
Previous love: Disco 3 HSE MY07, D4 heated Steering/W, D4 rear cluster, D4 extended roof rack, D4 grille & air grille, D4 rear bumper, colour coded arches + front bumper, side-steps, Webasto timer/ remote control, De-Tangoed Xenon headlights + HID, LEDs all around, reverse CAM (RR hack) + brightness, DLR LEDs, 3-click indicator, SatNav on the move, EGR's done, front/rear antiroll bar Polybush, gearbox pan/filter + oil mega-flush.
3rd Sep 2014 3:15 pm
JeeZues
Member Since: 28 May 2010
Location: Ontario
Posts: 3
luciogodoy wrote:
Guess what? I have the same issue!
Used the soap/sponge trouble shutting technology - yep confirmed by the bubbles.
Thinking of using the epoxy solution
any other solutions around?
Thanks
Lucio
Updated link above with new photos of my work.... almost a year and it is still holding...
3rd Sep 2014 3:21 pm
luciogodoy
Member Since: 14 Apr 2008
Location: Windsor - UK
Posts: 356
Excellent, i see what you have done, you basically created a new layer with the epoxy I'm riding a R1250GSA Triple Back
Previous love: Disco 3 HSE MY07, D4 heated Steering/W, D4 rear cluster, D4 extended roof rack, D4 grille & air grille, D4 rear bumper, colour coded arches + front bumper, side-steps, Webasto timer/ remote control, De-Tangoed Xenon headlights + HID, LEDs all around, reverse CAM (RR hack) + brightness, DLR LEDs, 3-click indicator, SatNav on the move, EGR's done, front/rear antiroll bar Polybush, gearbox pan/filter + oil mega-flush.
3rd Sep 2014 3:31 pm
luciogodoy
Member Since: 14 Apr 2008
Location: Windsor - UK
Posts: 356
Problem solved, and it has costed £3.45 + couple of hours!
Removed the dryer cap, 6 torx 30 screws, cleaned with warm water and soap, dried and then used a sand paper to create a 'key' inside the cap. Cleaned again, dried with wife's blow drier.
Mixed 2 table spoons of epoxy ( one of epoxy + one of hardener) i've bough the kit at wickes, then i poured inside the cap creating an extra layer inside.
I have left to dry on a warm place (on to of the plasma TV) for couple of hours and re-fitted it back, and et voila problem solved.
I reckon this will stay fixed for a number of years, as i have created a good "key" for the epoxy and hopefully some of epoxy fell into the hair crack, this will become one piece of rigid plastic.
I have to say thanks to both JeeZues and gruodiz, as you have helped me to save some £.
Thanks
LucioI'm riding a R1250GSA Triple Back
Previous love: Disco 3 HSE MY07, D4 heated Steering/W, D4 rear cluster, D4 extended roof rack, D4 grille & air grille, D4 rear bumper, colour coded arches + front bumper, side-steps, Webasto timer/ remote control, De-Tangoed Xenon headlights + HID, LEDs all around, reverse CAM (RR hack) + brightness, DLR LEDs, 3-click indicator, SatNav on the move, EGR's done, front/rear antiroll bar Polybush, gearbox pan/filter + oil mega-flush.
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