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Faultmate MSV2
Series 2 - long gone
RR Classic long gone.
Disco1 believe its still going as a farm vehicle in France.
1st Dec 2012 12:33 am
pinhead
Member Since: 20 Dec 2010
Location: yorkshire
Posts: 877
Just get the exide premium from euro car parts its about £103 but discount codes can get it down to about £77
It is rated better than the original fits in perfect and has a 4 year gty they also do free delivery or you can click and collect if there is a store near by
Try code ukpas25Club original turbo
161k and counting
general AT's, oval timer, blanked egr's, silicone intercooler hose's
1st Dec 2012 8:17 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
As pinhead said...
…but are you sure your battery is the root cause of the problem?
Is the alternator ok?
Was the battery properly charged?
How old is the battery?
What voltage is it showing pre and post a proper charge on a quality charger?Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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1st Dec 2012 9:32 am
bigjimmy1963
Member Since: 27 Nov 2011
Location: Dumbarton
Posts: 52
Agree with the guys above,got the exide from euro parts a couple of weeks ago.
1st Dec 2012 9:58 am
pinhead
Member Since: 20 Dec 2010
Location: yorkshire
Posts: 877
Yes well said Robbie
The alternator could be the route cause so needs checking and replacing if found faulty
But I would still put a new battery on as the total discharge usually kills the old oneClub original turbo
161k and counting
general AT's, oval timer, blanked egr's, silicone intercooler hose's
1st Dec 2012 10:08 am
Albert0109
Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Sunny Essex
Posts: 404
Agree with Robbie and pinhead Faultmate Owner
New front lower wishbone bushes and balljoints
New suspension compressor with two new front height sensors
Clock on dash plus 3 flash indicators
New Exide 017 battery
EGR,s blanked
Front and rear belts replaced by Me
Including new idlers, water pump and serpentine belt tensioner
Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Sunny Essex
Posts: 404
pinhead wrote:
Just get the exide premium from euro car parts its about £103 but discount codes can get it down to about £77
It is rated better than the original fits in perfect and has a 4 year gty they also do free delivery or you can click and collect if there is a store near by
Try code ukpas25
fitted this one to my car and No Problems yet Faultmate Owner
New front lower wishbone bushes and balljoints
New suspension compressor with two new front height sensors
Clock on dash plus 3 flash indicators
New Exide 017 battery
EGR,s blanked
Front and rear belts replaced by Me
Including new idlers, water pump and serpentine belt tensioner
in here you will see a long thread about batteries, chargers, solar chargers etc.
I bought a VARTA battery yesterday that cost me a lot more than 103 pounds
but it is a different spec battery that charges faster straight after cranking the engine
i.e. i is meant for the vehicles with stop start featrure but alos meant for vehicles that have loads of electrical gizmo's
D3 have enough to qualify for this + the fact is I am fed up of "just" starting the D3BREXIT - done properly.
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2nd Dec 2012 8:51 am
parrafin23
Member Since: 04 Dec 2011
Location: Buskeud
Posts: 681
In my D3 I Have a Bosh battery. it allways starts and never been changed I guess. Had an tiny issu yesterday..
5 minus outside, fired up and let it run on idle for a while. i enabled the heated windscreen to defrost.
Im not using the vehicle mutch.. the satnav screen flickered and then rebooted. then the Airbag warning lap lit up. I used the faultcode reader and loads of new codes where found all around the system. Missing a message errors..
I shut it down and went to bed. today I opened the hood and had to measure the voltage on the battery 11.90 volts.. oops.. warning laps flashed. (in my wired head) and now its 10 minus outside. I only have one hope. to put the ctech charger on and see what happens later today.
so Yeah.. The vehicle needs the best battery that you can get out there.
P.
2nd Dec 2012 9:09 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
parrafin23 wrote:
so Yeah.. The vehicle needs the best battery that you can get out there.
…and the best software?
Random issues on a D3 are not uncommon with a poor battery but your symptoms are typical for 2004 and 2005 D3s that have not had the power management software update that was issued in the UK as the 'Vehicle Enhancement Programme 2006'.
Are you sure you have all the updates on your car as given the temperatures in your country you really need them?Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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