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Sorry Marco, combo of fat fingers, autocorrect, or dyslexia.
10th Aug 2014 6:55 am
griff488
Member Since: 21 Feb 2013
Location: Tamworth Staffs
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Anyone found out where this chap is yet? I'm heading to France Tuesday morning and happy to transport parts or tools if he's near where I'm going. Which is Saint Jean de mont by the way. I don't have a code reader unfortunately though.
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10th Aug 2014 12:04 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Re: stranded in france, any ideas?
captaindarling13 wrote:
.... Driving along and get the following alarms: hdc fault, special progs not available, suspension lowered and finally parking brake fault. I stop the car and restart, all clear, complete my journey of about 20 miles. Two days later the same happens, stop restart, all ok, but happens again within a mile ....
I had the exact same list of alarms on mine a couple of months ago, in my case the fault codes pointed to the rear left wheel speed sensor, the actual culprit turned out to be a chafed wire (from the sensor) in the loom in the front left wheelarch.Clive
10th Aug 2014 12:21 pm
captaindarling13
Member Since: 07 Jan 2012
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 40
Hi guys, sorry been out of touch for a couple of days, long story but basically insurance will repatriate car but not caravan, so flew back to uk to borrow mates d4, and have now got van back to Calais ready for crossing in the morning. Would you believe car could take 3 weeks to repat? Many thanks for the offers of help, car is in la Rochelle by the way. I suspect chafed wire, but a mate of a mate says failing clutch causes similar issues? Once again many many thanks for your input. David.
11th Aug 2014 4:58 pm
captaindarling13
Member Since: 07 Jan 2012
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 40
So I'm back in the UK, waiting for car to arrive in the next few weeks!
Now trying to decide how best to recompense my mate who lent me his D4 to do an 1100 mile round trip to collect my caravan. What's fair do you think? He says buy him a drink, I was thinking more like £200 vouchers for somewhere?
David.
13th Aug 2014 7:54 am
maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3171
WOW - what a great friend to have.
I guess it depends on your relationship really - it sounds really strong and he may well be very embarrasssed if you go too far. After all, he wouldn't have lent it to you if he thought it was a burden.
Probably better to buy him a nice bottle of highland essence and remember that you owe him one big time.
I presume you returned said beasty with the tank brimming over
Steve
13th Aug 2014 8:31 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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So an offer of a night with your wife would be excessive?
Perhaps I appreciate my D4 too much but it great to have mates that are so willing to help.
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 07 Jan 2012
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 40
Hi all,
So the car has finally arrived from France today, delivered to my house! Have done a lot of research now, mostly on this site, and have initially changed the brake pedal switch just now, but the same faults occur almost immediately. Is it really worth changing the bulbs as well? I think it may now turn out turn to be the steering angle sensor, but does this need re calibration once fitted with some specialist kit?
29th Aug 2014 6:29 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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If it has been away a conditioning charge is the starting point. Diagnostics with a tired battery can be frustrating and pointless.
PS - I am still in France so anything could happen...Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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