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Where can I check to see when my car was built?

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RSAChris

Member Since: 16 Apr 2010
Location: Centurion RSA
Posts: 154

2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 SE Auto Ipanema Sand

Where can I check to see when my car was built?

I have a (so I'm told) 2007 D3 VIN SALLAAA137Annnnnn and yes, I know the 7A means it is a 2007 model - BUT - I saw in page 3 of my service manual that my car had a pre-delivery inspection on 2006-12-21 and was sold on 2007-07-30

I therefore want to know if I can check somewhere when the car was actually built in the factory.

Cheers
Christo Proud owner of an IIDTool
2010 Disco 4 TDV6 SE
R2D3 the 2007 Disco 3 TDV6 SE... gone now
Romulus [Defender 110 CSW Td5] will always be missed
Rofty [Defender 110 CSW Td5] first Td5 and start of motor electronics...
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5th Jul 2011 7:25 am

wiggs

Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Fuji White

Open the Bonnet and check the date on the top of the headlight .

The parts are normally fitted within a month of build G4 Gone ...but not forgotten

5th Jul 2011 9:17 am

nighthawk

Member Since: 24 Jul 2010
Location: Malta
Posts: 1163

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue

I believe registering with the topix site and feeding it your VIN will give you the info you're looking for.

http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/ Dennis

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue

5th Jul 2011 10:24 am

RSAChris

Member Since: 16 Apr 2010
Location: Centurion RSA
Posts: 154

Ha!

Got this on Topix:
Model year:
2007

Build date:
19-Oct-2006

Warranty start date:
30-Jul-2007

Sooooooooo - I will try to blank off the EGRs....

Thank you kindly
CS Proud owner of an IIDTool
2010 Disco 4 TDV6 SE
R2D3 the 2007 Disco 3 TDV6 SE... gone now
Romulus [Defender 110 CSW Td5] will always be missed
Rofty [Defender 110 CSW Td5] first Td5 and start of motor electronics...
www.flickr.com/photos/the_steyns

5th Jul 2011 10:47 am

Martin
Site Admin and Owner

Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18506

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Buckingham Blue

xxx7Axxxx indicates a 2007 model year vehicle - despite the vehicle actually being built in 2006 it IS a 2007 model.

Model years don't follow actual years exactly, for Land Rover they start in roughly September/October time and run through to the following August.

So for determining the emissions version, which indicates if you can blank the EGR off without the MIL coming on, the build date is not the important factor - it is the model year you need to look at.

This of course assumes that the South African 2007MY was Euro 4 like UK/Europe D3s! 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!

5th Jul 2011 10:51 am

SteveNorman

Member Since: 14 Oct 2005
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1145

Have a look at the 2 EGR bolts that hold the valve to the cooler, if the heads are nearest the front of the car, you have the earlier blankable EGR's, if the heads are nearest the rear (pointing forward) you have the later ones. Or pm me your full chassis & I'll tell you.
Regards
Steve

5th Jul 2011 10:54 am

RSAChris

Member Since: 16 Apr 2010
Location: Centurion RSA
Posts: 154

Martin yes, I follow you. Maybe I should tell you where I come from...

There are a few 2007 models in RSA that are blanked successfully - we suspect it is the early built ones... I never knew if mine could be blanked as I thought mine was one of the later models... only first registered end of July 2007. Just shows how long it was standing on the showroom floor.

Thanks Steve - sent pm.

Cheers
CS Proud owner of an IIDTool
2010 Disco 4 TDV6 SE
R2D3 the 2007 Disco 3 TDV6 SE... gone now
Romulus [Defender 110 CSW Td5] will always be missed
Rofty [Defender 110 CSW Td5] first Td5 and start of motor electronics...
www.flickr.com/photos/the_steyns

5th Jul 2011 11:01 am

RSAChris

Member Since: 16 Apr 2010
Location: Centurion RSA
Posts: 154

OK, I guess my picture is not too clear...

Click image to enlarge

But Steve's confirmation that it is an Euro 3 spec is good enough for me... seems that the 7A cars sent to South Africa all had E-diff and is so far we can tell Euro 3.

Cheers
CS Proud owner of an IIDTool
2010 Disco 4 TDV6 SE
R2D3 the 2007 Disco 3 TDV6 SE... gone now
Romulus [Defender 110 CSW Td5] will always be missed
Rofty [Defender 110 CSW Td5] first Td5 and start of motor electronics...
www.flickr.com/photos/the_steyns

6th Jul 2011 10:40 am

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