Hello I am from downunder. Bought a disco 3 2nd hand a week ago, all is great except today it died on me after giving it a wash. I don't have a clue what has happened. can't see any codes.
First sign was the hand brake warning light was on momentarily last night. Today I topped up battery and gave the area a wash down afterwards, Read somewhere can get moisture in wires and plugs around battery so pulled that out all dry & clean. Hand brake works sometimes
I am retired and cannot keep putting the hand in pocket to buy things
need help please
please have a look at pics
Last edited by DonDownunder on 11th Jan 2015 2:11 am. Edited 1 time in total
Behind the battery are the 4x4 module and the engine ecu, if you have washed around that area you will have got those plugs wet, you need to disconnect them and spray them with Wd40 or some moister repellent spray.
You have be careful around that area when your throwing water around.
Can't see your pics properly so can't see what is on the read out screen but if it says something transmission fault, special programs and the car is struggling to start I would say you need a new battery (battery life on the D3 seems to be 6years). If you've got the above and suspension has lowered and electric park brake fault light on then I would say a brake light bulb has gone or the brake peddle switch.
Hope this helps
10th Jan 2015 4:06 pm
Apache
Member Since: 17 Oct 2011
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 691
Re: my disco 3 died today
DonDownunder wrote:
I am retired and cannot keep putting the hand in pocket to buy things
And yet you bought a Discovery
10th Jan 2015 4:09 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
I'm with Flack on this one. I had the same problems with my first D3, the wiring/connectors in that area are very sensitive to water ingress and can cause a multitude of faults.Clive
Can't see your pics properly so can't see what is on the read out screen but if it says something transmission fault, special programs and the car is struggling to start I would say you need a new battery (battery life on the D3 seems to be 6years). If you've got the above and suspension has lowered and electric park brake fault light on then I would say a brake light bulb has gone or the brake peddle switch.
Behind the battery are the 4x4 module and the engine ecu, if you have washed around that area you will have got those plugs wet, you need to disconnect them and spray them with Wd40 or some moister repellent spray.
You have be careful around that area when your throwing water around.
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Flack
Thanks Flack , Do I need to have Faults Cleared with an OBD II scan tool?
11th Jan 2015 2:33 am
mike23118
Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: North Wales
Posts: 1028
Green flashing light is hill descent, push yellow button to the left of handbrake I did the same with mine ,gave engine bay a steam clean when first got it , dash lit up like xmas tree
11th Jan 2015 3:11 am
AusAndy
Member Since: 27 Oct 2012
Location: Sydney
Posts: 15
I popped over to see Don today after work to see if I could help out, as I have an IID bluetooth tool and live about 1/2 hour away. Plugged in, and found around 25 to 30 faults, most seemed unrelated and not important (lost communication, missing message etc) so cleared the faults to see if any remained, all but one cleared
P0915-00 (2F) Gearshift position -circuit range/performance..
Had no drive or reverse, no special programs available, so I think the 4x4 ecu must have got water in it, he's going to talk to the local indipendant garage and see what they say. anyone else have any ideas?
Was nice to meet Don and I hope it goes ok for him.
Andy
12th Jan 2015 10:07 am
Nick Evans
Member Since: 20 Mar 2013
Location: Dorset
Posts: 63
The only idea i can suggest is that you / Don have a look at the ecu yourself, it's a very easy diy job & will take about 10 mins.
My Disco3 floated to KLR @ South Windsor this Morning. Diagnostics hooked up and looks like corrupt date leaving the Module/ Further investigations are underway and a new Module required.
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15th Jan 2015 2:43 am
af3556
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney
Posts: 27
Hello Don,
What was the outcome of this issue? (Did you get a new module, did it fix it?)
Thanks,
Ben
3rd Jul 2017 2:13 am
TomekW
Member Since: 06 Mar 2016
Location: Czechowice
Posts: 22
DonDownunder wrote:
My Disco3 floated to KLR @ South Windsor this Morning. Diagnostics hooked up and looks like corrupt date leaving the Module/ Further investigations are underway and a new Module required.
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before you spend the money try to charge the battery properly.
I had a similar issue.
Once I replaced the battery my troubles has gone.
Hope this help1971 SIIa LWT
1985 ExMOD 110 ST 3.9 V8 + Sankey
2003 Defender 110SW Td5
2004 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
2011 Discovery 4 V8 HSE
3rd Jul 2017 11:37 am
af3556
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Sydney
Posts: 27
Long story short: my D3's fault appears to have been a transient glitch, possibly attributed to an aging battery; the IIDTool could not clear it, took an Autologic to do the reset.
My battery was just on 3 years old, and though it seemed to be ok (started ok at around -6 C in country NSW the other weekend; terminal voltages were ok), I replaced it. Whilst I had the battery out I shorted the battery terminal cables as well ("hard reset", not that I believe that actually achieves anything but it's easier than putting pins in dolls...). With the battery out, I checked the (transfer case?) module that's installed behind the battery compartment, all looked fine (no corrosion, no moisture).
On connecting the new (charged) battery, there was no change to the issue, and I still couldn't clear the P0915-00 fault with my IIDTool.
A visit to my local independant with an Autologic, and all faults are cleared and we're all back to normal.
For the record, here were the Autologic faults prior to clearing (the ones marked * weren't reported at all by the IIDTool; the P0915-00 was reported but couldn't be cleared):
All Terrain Control Module
* U0416-94 Invalid Data Received From Vehicle Dynamics Control Module
* U0403-94 Invalid Data Received From Transfer Case Control Module
* U0421-94 Invalid Data Received From Ride Level Control Module
Transfer Case Control Module
P0915-00 Gearshift position - circuit range/performance
Vehicle Dynamics Control Module
U0403-68 Invalid data received from transfer case control module
Ride Level Control Module
* U0416-86 Invalid Data Received From Vehicle Dynamics Control Module
Instrument Cluster
U0132-87 Lost communication with ride level control module - missing a message
Audio Front Control Module
U1A03-62 Vehicle configuration parameter - signal compare failure
(this one's a regular customer for my D3)
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