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GordonSage
Member Since: 12 Jun 2011
Location: Torphichen
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All seems fine now - 2 weeks have now elapsed and confidence is slowly returning. I still think that it's not as supple as it used to be - perhaps old age takes the edge off the suspension?
My other car is a Disco 2 TD5 ES - I used to worry that its complex electronics would become the bane of my life but now that I'm a D3 owner too the D2 seems such a simple beast!
Anyway I'll be sticking with LRs - when they're good they're REALLY good but when they're bad they're a pain in the ar..................... 
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 24th Sep 2012 6:42 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
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I have only ever had this articulation fault come up twice on my L322 Rangie, both were due to leakage in the front EAS airbags.
It seems that the EAS system saw a lowering of one front corner as something that it imagined could only be caused by a twisting of the chassis or an axle.
I replaced one side only to fix this, only to be presented with the same a month or two later caused by the other side.
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| 25th Sep 2012 6:29 pm |
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GordonSage
Member Since: 12 Jun 2011
Location: Torphichen
Posts: 8
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Well, well - 4 weeks and 700 miles later and we're back to having a suspension-less D3. Same symptoms as before - don't know yet what the fault codes are. At least it had the decency to do this about 400 metres from home while my wife was driving.
Any suggestions as to what next would be most welcome. According to my local independent specialist D3's of this age and older are prone to disintegrating wiring so we may be in for a long and painstaking investigation. 
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| 22nd Oct 2012 7:27 pm |
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geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
Posts: 8531
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i,ve seen this sort of problem before with forum member (iconix) when i read the faults it came up with ride height sensor fault and cross articulation valve fault dealer wanted about 800 quid to put it right 
i suggested he gets the ride height sensor replaced and the wiring checked and have all the suspension re calibrated job done for a total cost of about £200 and i think to date the problem has never come back 
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| 22nd Oct 2012 7:33 pm |
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Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
Posts: 7830
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There's nothing to say you're still suffering the same problem, just a similar symptom. 
Go through the process of checking your brake bulbs again before you start to throw money at it.............just in case.  Mods:
Front Fogs + Halos
FBH Remote Control
The 1st Ever RRS Modded Grill
Garmin Nuvi + D4 Surround + Reversing Camera.
D4 Steering Wheel.
Rear Boot Spoiler.
Twin Brake Lights.
Wing Mirror Indicator Repeaters.
Long Roof Rails
Make your own Narpy grill thread
I'm not scared, I'm outta here.
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| 22nd Oct 2012 8:06 pm |
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D4JWW
Member Since: 20 Oct 2009
Location: London, UK
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My 2c worth check Susp height calibration it solved this problem,
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic84429.html A few mods... and keeping it all running...Faultmate MSV2
MY09EGR's blanked Thanks Bellautos, BAS
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| 22nd Oct 2012 9:30 pm |
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GordonSage
Member Since: 12 Jun 2011
Location: Torphichen
Posts: 8
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Thanks, Geoff, I'll pass that onto my friends at GEMM.
And brakelight bulbs haven't featured in this saga - you must be confusing me with someone else. But is it true that you should only use genuine LR bulbs?
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| 23rd Oct 2012 6:54 pm |
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geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
Posts: 8531
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Gordon
some say that but I've found if you use decent quality ones they will be fine
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| 23rd Oct 2012 7:36 pm |
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Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
Posts: 7830
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GordonSage wrote:And brakelight bulbs haven't featured in this saga - you must be confusing me with someone else.
You seem to be missing my point Gordon.
You think your problem has returned after 700 miles but it may very well not have. What could have also happened is your initial problem may well be still fixed but you're now experiencing a very similar symptom caused by something entirely different..........like the brake bulbs which when causing problems, often give similar symptoms to your current issue.
These are complicated beasties, never rule out the obvious ( and very well documented ) in diagnosing a fault.
Good luck with it. Mods:
Front Fogs + Halos
FBH Remote Control
The 1st Ever RRS Modded Grill
Garmin Nuvi + D4 Surround + Reversing Camera.
D4 Steering Wheel.
Rear Boot Spoiler.
Twin Brake Lights.
Wing Mirror Indicator Repeaters.
Long Roof Rails
Make your own Narpy grill thread
I'm not scared, I'm outta here.
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| 23rd Oct 2012 8:43 pm |
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Albert0109
Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Sunny Essex
Posts: 404
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Could also be your suspension compressor going wrong ? 
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| 23rd Oct 2012 11:35 pm |
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