Member Since: 19 Jan 2010
Location: Guernsey
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Low Power Warning = Alternator will die and other lessons
Hi All
New to disco3 ownership having just bought a 2006 HSE with all the trimmings. Thank god for this board. Within the first 3 months of ownership:
1. Had the loose nut for the gas strut in the boot. Saw the post and thought what about mine. Lo and behold hanging on by a thread... lucky save
2. Car started jumping out of drive - turns out the little joint underneath was full of muck restricting movement - fixed it myself (cheaper to buy a three ton jack and stands than take it to the dealer)
3. Low power light as I was plugging the ipod into the aux jack. 1 week later, back from holidays and I had a veritable new year's eve fire display of warning lights and noises until the car finally stopped and the alternator signalled it's surrender with a smell of burning and some whisps of smoke
4. LR service - 3 weeks in and still waiting for the replacement alternator....
DESPITE all of this we've been missing our D3 like nobody's business - apparently the alternator has arrived so it should be back for tomorrow.... yay!!!!!
Now all we need to do is find the extra 30k to buy a brand new one - anyone want to buy an old alternator
Cheers
Neil
9th Aug 2010 8:24 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73082
Welcome Neil, shows you what fun running an old D3 is!!! I run 2.
SWMBO has switched to the "If you buy another Land Rover I'll divorce you" line.
Oh well, it was a good marriage whilst it lasted Mark.
2006, D3 SE Auto - gone but not forgotten.
2014 BMW 530d M Sport Tourer.
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
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9th Aug 2010 8:32 pm
Neil Alexander
Member Since: 19 Jan 2010
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 2
Thanks for the welcome!
We also had the smoke from under the bonnet in the winter but again, with the help of this forum worked out I had a little oil burner under the hood as well as the engine - just need to work out how to cook sausages with it...
9th Aug 2010 8:33 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73082
anglefire wrote:
Oh well, it was a good marriage whilst it lasted
I am kinda agreeing with her but the problem is what to purchase! At least with a D4 you know what the problems are likely to be and prey they never come up (fat chance, it's a LR afterall).
Now I can sense NJF's poised over his keyboard!
Neil, just ignore my rantings, not had a glass of vino in almost a week!
I happened to watch Top Gear last night - and the VW Toureg was on.
I thought, it looks quite a nice motor - but then looked at the website and the prices start at £38K!
And is only 5 seats as far as I can see.
The D4 GS starts at £36K and is a 7 seater. Seems to have a lot more as standard too.Mark.
2006, D3 SE Auto - gone but not forgotten.
2014 BMW 530d M Sport Tourer.
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
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9th Aug 2010 9:08 pm
Popelka
Member Since: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
Posts: 2430
DSL wrote:
SWMBO has switched to the "If you buy another Land Rover I'll divorce you" line.
the real question is ...........
which is cheaper? Experience is a difficult teacher, because she gives the test first and then the lesson afterwards!!!!
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