Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
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My beautiful D4 is dead
Having had it serviced yesterday, it has decided to blow up.
Well, I guess the crank has gone, but wont know until tomorrow.
Uphill, light throttle, MASSIVE jolt and thud, and everything immediately stopped.
No power steering or anything, rev counter on 0.
If I pressed the starter, nothing at all, not even a click.
So its been dropped off at Tim Fry for investigation.
28th Aug 2019 5:12 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Feel for you.
28th Aug 2019 5:14 pm
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 2154
Fingers crossed for you - but doesn't sound good Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
28th Aug 2019 5:17 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1073
Spend £421 on it yesterday
Although that might be a good thing, since Warranty Direct cannot argue that it hasnt been serviced recently!
28th Aug 2019 5:19 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
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Feeling for you, hopefully WD will sort out your repair Iggy/Ieuan
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1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
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MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
28th Aug 2019 5:21 pm
Gazellio
Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
Can I ask the mileage?
28th Aug 2019 5:22 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4540
This seems to happen quite often. Work done on car, then major failure, a day, or a week later.
Could there be an issue with the work that was done?Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
28th Aug 2019 5:23 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
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Car has done 101000.
I cant think of anything that the service could have done that caused this. It was only a B service, so nothing major, and being OCD like i am, I checked the oil level before I set off and it was showing full.
But yes, this does seem to occur after services having read about it.
Problem I have is that its my only car, and even if they agree to repair, it will takes months!
28th Aug 2019 5:28 pm
G7jtk
Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: Prudhoe
Posts: 864
Wasn’t there a comment a while back implying an issue whth the way the oil filter was fitted during a service?
28th Aug 2019 5:30 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Oil filter is a D3 issue ISTR, plus it would take more than a day to go bang. Good job there is WD cover.
28th Aug 2019 5:32 pm
G7jtk
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28th Aug 2019 5:36 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Note ISTR, me being resident non techie. I have gotten things wrong. It was a Tuesday, and raining.
28th Aug 2019 5:44 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15272
Would assume that the belts were done at some point in the recent past.
Also, did it have an MOT when it was being serviced?...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
< ‘tis but a mere scratch …….. it’ll polish out.
28th Aug 2019 7:22 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1073
MOT was done in March, not with the service.
Both belts done about a year ago, by a very well respected indy, so unlikely to be that.
Been a day. After dropping the car at the garage, I had to walk back to work as I needed to get my laptop as I will have to work from home the next few days. Its 3 miles, but after 1/2 a mile is started to absolutely it down, and I didnt have a jacket or coat Just my suit trousers and shirt.
So got back to the office, dried my self off and had to call a taxi to get me home, £50
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day. After dropping the car at the garage, I had to walk back to work as I needed to get my laptop as I will have to work from home the next few days. Its 3 miles, but after 1/2 a mile is started to absolutely 
