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Location: Isle of Bute
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History bonus to smile about
Just sat down and had a read through the paperwork that's arrived for my 56 plate Disco GS ... bought at the car auction !!!! (I know what you're thinking)
I knew it had a 7 stamp dealer history up to 83k (now on 107) but wow.... what a wad of receipts for a fortune spent between 63 and 90k. All main dealer stuff and apart from service items, discs pads etc its also had a compressor, EPB module, front arms and bearings.
I've just done the EGR blank and remap, timing belts and oil pump so fingers crossed for a happy D3 future
8th Apr 2017 7:33 pm
crews control
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Location: Dorset
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What I'm thinking is.... you think the spending stops !!! 2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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8th Apr 2017 7:36 pm
gyislander
Member Since: 01 Mar 2017
Location: Isle of Bute
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I can but hope .... at least the really dear stuff has been done
8th Apr 2017 7:37 pm
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Cam belts......were they done..? If not they need doing
Gearbox (if it's an auto).... fluid change ....if not had the gearbox or torque converter been done ?
Engine oil pump...had it had any work done?..... specific parts numbers prone to a very expensive failure.....the actual vehicle serial numbers in a Wiki at the site header.
EGR. valves these peg out around where you are they can be freed up then blanked off......any reciepts ?
MAF sensor.....this can get fouled up...can be cleaned....mine was swapped out.....it brings up first an engine warning light .... then gets you home....just
AC pipes....on HSE's I believe....not on D3's with front AC only.....
PDC sensors & looms.....these don't seem to last that long
Brake servo.....there was a recall...the unit ingests oil & goes wonky
Tow Bar.....the detachable one....there was a recall....a dealer should say whether done or not
At this miles....should be lots on suspension parts & bushes...
You should be able to put dockets in date order & make a list
Note: brakes are a normal charge out item....they don't last long at all....they can be upgraded to V8 ones....really worth doing
Finally - who's going to do any further work ? Yourself, a dealer, or an independant
Don't despair - all is fixable & it's worth doing
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8th Apr 2017 9:15 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Edit just noticed youve done the oil pump
8th Apr 2017 9:19 pm
gyislander
Member Since: 01 Mar 2017
Location: Isle of Bute
Posts: 94
Re: Others will add to this....
BLFarrar wrote:
Check your reciepts....look for the items below:
Cam belts......were they done..? If not they need doing
Gearbox (if it's an auto).... fluid change ....if not had the gearbox or torque converter been done ?
Engine oil pump...had it had any work done?..... specific parts numbers prone to a very expensive failure.....the actual vehicle serial numbers in a Wiki at the site header.
EGR. valves these peg out around where you are they can be freed up then blanked off......any reciepts ?
MAF sensor.....this can get fouled up...can be cleaned....mine was swapped out.....it brings up first an engine warning light .... then gets you home....just
AC pipes....on HSE's I believe....not on D3's with front AC only.....
PDC sensors & looms.....these don't seem to last that long
Brake servo.....there was a recall...the unit ingests oil & goes wonky
Tow Bar.....the detachable one....there was a recall....a dealer should say whether done or not
At this miles....should be lots on suspension parts & bushes...
You should be able to put dockets in date order & make a list
Note: brakes are a normal charge out item....they don't last long at all....they can be upgraded to V8 ones....really worth doing
Finally - who's going to do any further work ? Yourself, a dealer, or an independant
Don't despair - all is fixable & it's worth doing
Good luck
I do my own work, as I said, just done the belts oil pump and egrs, unstuck the turbo actuator and sorted a broken wire causing EPB issues .... all jobs I might add made so much easier with the excellent guides on here and the advice of the brotherhood. Its a manual with front only air con. Everything (touch wood) seems to work though PDCs seem erratic.
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