Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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Will do, although it will be a while until my car goes to the dealers (I don't want them to have it just before the easter hols!).
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 21st Mar 2006 3:34 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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JE Engineering wrote:Patch notes are out:
Disc Content
Below is a list of the issues addressed by this Patch File.
· Discovery 3 / LR3 and Range Rover Sport TDV6 Turbocharger Variable Vane sticking (P Code's P0132-B, P0299, P0234 and P0046)
· Discovery 3 / LR3 and Range Rover Sport TDV6 Auto V Max revised calibration
· Discovery 3 / LR3 and Range Rover Sport TDV6 Auto Cold Start Poor Throttle response
· Discovery 3 / LR3 and Range Rover Sport TDV6 Slow speed stall
Ive seen the vane sticking problem myself a few times.
Sweet thanks for this - just downloaded the pdf. The turbo charger vane sticking I would guess is what gives me probs when changing 1st to 2nd - definite power loss 80% of the time when pulling away.
The Slow Speed stall is something I have complained about before - hills starts are a pain unless you give the thing loads of revs. Ok if you have a run up to a hill, will pull OK.
thanks
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| 21st Mar 2006 6:50 pm |
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SimonW
Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Basingstoke, Hants, UK.
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I have had patch 2 fitted today.
Will let you know if it drives any differently. Nov '54' TDV6 SE Manual 25,000 miles - Excellent !! Don't buy an Auto until you have driven a Manual !!!!
'89 Classic 3.5i
Prev:
'00 4.6 RR Vogue,
'98 300Tdi 90 CSW,
'99 Freelander
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| 24th Mar 2006 5:48 pm |
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Jollyjack
Member Since: 19 Mar 2006
Location: Somewhere ooop North
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My RRS TDV6 SE was also done this week - it has transformed the cold starting and seemes to have cured (for the time being!) all the "Engine System Fault" alarms that were coming up. The fuel economy is also much better than pre call out of LR Assistance. Took the dealer a week to do it though!
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| 25th Mar 2006 2:25 pm |
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Tim in Scotland
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: All at sea
Posts: 496
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Sorry guys the post above was done by me but using the wrong log-in!
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| 25th Mar 2006 2:27 pm |
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SimonW
Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Basingstoke, Hants, UK.
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Upate: after the patch, it is at least as good as before.
Hard to tell when you having been driving something else all week though!! Nov '54' TDV6 SE Manual 25,000 miles - Excellent !! Don't buy an Auto until you have driven a Manual !!!!
'89 Classic 3.5i
Prev:
'00 4.6 RR Vogue,
'98 300Tdi 90 CSW,
'99 Freelander
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| 25th Mar 2006 2:31 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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Thanks Tim... seeking to do mine next week.
-s
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| 25th Mar 2006 7:02 pm |
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GLY 2N
Member Since: 07 Jan 2006
Location: North Wales
Posts: 40
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After taking our Auto D3 for its first service they gave us a Manual, which was alot faster, we then drove another auto which was also faster.
Is there a problem with ours?
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| 28th Mar 2006 8:26 am |
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irf
Member Since: 28 Sep 2005
Location: Herts
Posts: 106
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perhaps the loaners were chipped
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| 28th Mar 2006 11:28 am |
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MV
Member Since: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Moscow
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Got update yesterday due to 2 reasons:
- climate-control unevenness heating in driver's foot area
- cold start as if it is less than 6 cylinders
(according to VIN my TD6 had lvl 13 without any patches installed at the factory)
Results:
- climate-control fixed (I've noticed some air flow from front deflectors as well), can't tell about foot area, it became above zero here 
- cold start fixed, sounds like good 6-cyl engine now )
However,
I've noticed the change in engine sound now, it is more "rought" to me now
and
it became rather difficult to make smooth start - foot-throttle requires very gentle push otherwise D3 accelerates with spurt...
and
automatic transmission also less smooth than before...
Question to you guys - did some1 notice the same or I became just to sensitive? 
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| 1st Apr 2006 1:57 pm |
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lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Shed
Posts: 821
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Sounds like the effect of putting the TR in Sand mode ????? ..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
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| 1st Apr 2006 3:48 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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Your auto transmission has probably been reset... it will may well need to learn your driving style again and will adjust.
This has happened to many before post service.
If it doesn't after a few drives then maybe you have another issue.
-s
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| 1st Apr 2006 8:54 pm |
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adara
Member Since: 14 Nov 2005
Location: Eastern Europe
Posts: 152
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Had the software update too, the pre heat/cool menu is gone and I noticed the rough engine noise, now it sounds like an old diesel, when pressing the gas pedal there's an unpleasant sound. Also they informed me that the steering knock is a known problem, due to some Teflon joint in the lower steering column. They said there was a flaw in the design and there will be a replacement in May. Oh, and I have air flowing from all the vents now.
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| 3rd Apr 2006 5:47 pm |
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dldisco3
Member Since: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Hasselt
Posts: 191
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Mine now has WDS 13 patch 1+2, not 3 because apparently LR pulled this from their download site.
No i  , I still have the preheat/cool (not tested yet if it works) and a much better engine response is the result after more than 1 hour of upgrading the engine, gearbox, navigation, airco. I don't have a new MPG figure because I haven't done enough kms/miles yet... 
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| 5th Apr 2006 11:40 am |
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Desarzens
Member Since: 23 Nov 2005
Location: Crassier
Posts: 81
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My new car was patched before delivery and I felt that the engine was much more responsive than the D3 I had tested a day long.
Could it be that we have been Turbochipped by Land Rover 
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| 5th Apr 2006 12:09 pm |
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