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evo smith
 


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2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4
P0501-81 vehicle speed sensor A range/performance

My D4 will move forward and backward but as soon as you give it a little bit of throttle in either drive or reverse, it kicks out of gear and you can hear the transmission spinning. It’s as if the gearbox is confused about what it should be doing.
It all started after i pulled out of junction in normal driving mode.
Not sure if it also feels like its grabbing the brakes as well.
Fault code reader pulls up P0501-81 vehicle speed sensor A range/performance.
Any advice or guidance is much appreciated.
  
Post #23550835th Dec 2023 6:59 pm
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evo smith
 


Member Since: 20 Mar 2010
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2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Anybody have a possible idea what the problem could be?
  
Post #23553438th Dec 2023 7:54 pm
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eightfoot
 


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six or eight speed ?
 please excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4 
 
Post #23553869th Dec 2023 10:17 am
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evo smith
 


Member Since: 20 Mar 2010
Location: jersey, channel islands
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2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Six speed
D4 2010
TDV6 HSE
80k miles.
I have had a very costly few months with it.
I'm praying it's reasonable fix for once Laughing
  
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eightfoot
 


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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

first place to look would be the gear selector linkage on the side of the gearbox get someone to go through the selections whilst watching the cable underneath ,the cable should rotate on the link rod as it goes through its curve sweep selecting the gears not bending the selector cable as you check it
 please excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4 
 
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evo smith
 


Member Since: 20 Mar 2010
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2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Thanks for the advice, I will get on it in the morning.
  
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evo smith
 


Member Since: 20 Mar 2010
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2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

The alignment of the cable/rod looks fine.
I have taken apart my original gearbox pivot level arm set up.
Cleaned and greased everything up so that it works nice and smoothly.
I have also ordered a new gearbox lever pivot kit regardless (just waiting for it to arrive).

However, I still have my original problem with the gearbox that I posted.
  
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eightfoot
 


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have you tried it in low range ?
 please excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4 
 
Post #235609616th Dec 2023 2:56 pm
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evo smith
 


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Just tried it in low range and it's exactly the same.
  
Post #235610416th Dec 2023 4:03 pm
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evo smith
 


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2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

I think I have found the problem, the nearside, outer CV joint has gone.
  
Post #235611216th Dec 2023 5:07 pm
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