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My 3.0 TDV6 XS 2010 134000 mile

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Jlastsr

Member Since: 12 Apr 2023
Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Posts: 41

2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 XS Auto Buckingham Blue

Well the Pirelli tyres still have a little life in them so they are still on. We did some towing for the first time nice big trailer with a couple of tons of logs and then some jay and then a load of pallets. I even filled the boot with hay as well. I feel it has now passed probation and I can admit that it is an excellent machine. What really amazes me is that it is averaging 30.1 mpg. I have tended to slow down on the motorway post covid as everyone seems to have done but even so it is better than I expected especially after the last couple of weeks of towing. MoT due in a few months will update then.

5th Apr 2024 7:50 am

Jlastsr

Member Since: 12 Apr 2023
Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Posts: 41

itsaguything wrote:
What an enjoyable story line. I quite like your investigative skills and dedication to making it right.
We will need to agree, to disagree on the tires issue, though;)
Thanks and Cheers!

Kind of you to say so. I don't mind differing opinions. I can always prove to be wrong and learn something

5th Apr 2024 7:54 am

Jlastsr

Member Since: 12 Apr 2023
Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Posts: 41

We passed the MoT, Mileage is now 144,160. but the week before the intake manifold right bank cracked. Managed to source some pattern parts at a sensible price. I was tempted by some aluminium ones but decided plastic ones with a ten year warranty was probably going to last as long as the car.

I am going to have both replaced. My wife dissuaded me from doing it myself. I did not take that much dissuading!

The inlet crack gets noticeably worse as the engine warms up. Or rather it goes to restricted performance more frequently when the engine is warm.

25th May 2024 7:12 am

Jlastsr

Member Since: 12 Apr 2023
Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Posts: 41

Really glad I went to C&L Motortech they are my local garage but replacing both inlet manifolds cost £970 including parts and VAT. They quoted £1565 before the job. I asked why it was cheaper and they said we have done a few of these now so we can beat the book time by quite a bit. Anyway it seemed reasonable to me.

7th Jun 2024 6:39 am

Moo
D3 Decade

Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14377

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi Silver

That's a good price. There's a chap on here who recently spent £4k in Germany doing the same thing! New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner

231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control

7th Jun 2024 8:48 am

Jlastsr

Member Since: 12 Apr 2023
Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Posts: 41

Crumbs £4k is a big chunk of change.

8th Jun 2024 4:18 am

Jlastsr

Member Since: 12 Apr 2023
Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Posts: 41

Latest little problem. When I accelerate hard about when the thermostat opens I get a low coolant light this stays on. If I drive it the next day it is still on. The water levels are as they should be.

If I then wait for it to cool take the top off the overflow reservoir / expansion tank and run it until the thermostat opens then rev it a couple of times the light goes out.

It is I guess a ball float sensor in the bottom of the overflow reservoir. I could replace the reservoir. However at present I think I will try and work out a way to clean it up a bit. I will let you know if I find a way.

27th Jul 2024 6:35 am

Jlastsr

Member Since: 12 Apr 2023
Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Posts: 41

So the issue after a few resets using the method outlined above seems to have reduced in frequency.

Will keep persisting with it as it seems a silly thing to go wrong and recognisable that it is a false reading. If it eventually stops getting stuck again I will let you know

26th Aug 2024 7:29 am

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