gensetsteve
Member Since: 01 Jan 2014
Location: hampshire
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The front diffs are known to fail and it does it when you turn the steering so it would point me to diff. D4
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 7th Mar 2014 9:21 pm |
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d.lundigan
Member Since: 15 Sep 2013
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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But surly if it was the diff it would do it all the time and mine can go a whole day without a problem then all of a sudden it's back again 
Dave
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| 7th Mar 2014 9:39 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
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Stick it in low ratio and off-road height then reverse it on full steering lock...you'll very quickly know if its the front diff...  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 7th Mar 2014 10:00 pm |
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jjvd21
Member Since: 16 Jul 2007
Location: Chicago
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Sounds like what I had (and I'm sure mine will return but for now ). Mine when making that noise was sometimes violent as it felt like the rear axle would be kicked back from the D3. Dealer could never replicate it on their own, I just figured it would fall apart one day and we'd have an answer. But alas the diff fluid replacement eliminated the noise / vibration. I know what it feels like to be telling the dealer what the problem is, showing them, then they say - all is good. 16 D4 Landmark
05 D3 HSE V8
THE original D4 spotter
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| 7th Mar 2014 10:01 pm |
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d.lundigan
Member Since: 15 Sep 2013
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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I've tried low gear in off road height, low gear access height, reverse forward, hard acceleration, light acceleration and nothing apart from a few funny looks from people in asda's car park 
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| 7th Mar 2014 10:12 pm |
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gensetsteve
Member Since: 01 Jan 2014
Location: hampshire
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d.lundigan wrote:But surly if it was the diff it would do it all the time and mine can go a whole day without a problem then all of a sudden it's back again
Dave
Could it make a difference if the oil is hot or cold. When my diff was shot there was an improvement when I changed the oil. But it was still shot. Could it be breaking up the large bits of swarf into smaller bits. D4
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| 7th Mar 2014 10:19 pm |
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d.lundigan
Member Since: 15 Sep 2013
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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That's what I thought but oil was clean not even any swarf on the drain plug
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| 7th Mar 2014 10:26 pm |
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gensetsteve
Member Since: 01 Jan 2014
Location: hampshire
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There was plenty on mine. let the oil settle for a few weeks in a coffee jar and there was at least 10mm of swarf in the bottom. The other symptom I had was at 70mph ish lift off the throttle and feel and hear a droning noise through the steering. D4
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| 7th Mar 2014 10:34 pm |
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d.lundigan
Member Since: 15 Sep 2013
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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Nope no droning or humming, doing me head in. Just a grinding and vibration sensation through accelerator pedal only under load all quite when deceleration and coasting. I have a hunch it's a drive shaft but Indy says there's no play in them and rubber boot are in very good condition 
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| 7th Mar 2014 10:45 pm |
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L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
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I had similar symptoms when transfer box on way out. Could feel grinding in steering and felt like the centre diff locking but it was also noisy, more so when power on than off.
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| 8th Mar 2014 12:07 pm |
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d.lundigan
Member Since: 15 Sep 2013
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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Personally I think it's either a wheel bearing or drive shaft on its way out but I'm gonna wait now for it to get worse. Getting sick of spending money on things that aren't broken. Doesn't help, we only do around 100 miles a week so not really clocking up the mileage, takes longer for things to fail.
Dave
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| 8th Mar 2014 1:04 pm |
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gensetsteve
Member Since: 01 Jan 2014
Location: hampshire
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d.lundigan wrote:Nope no droning or humming, doing me head in. Just a grinding and vibration sensation through accelerator pedal only under load all quite when deceleration and coasting. I have a hunch it's a drive shaft but Indy says there's no play in them and rubber boot are in very good condition
I have a slight noise when turning especially if the auto box is just slightly in too high a gear almost like the edge of the tyre being rubbed off. No metallic noises. Thought I would mention as I have a recon LR front diff now about 6 weeks old. D4
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| 8th Mar 2014 1:06 pm |
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d.lundigan
Member Since: 15 Sep 2013
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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Just an update to my very slight grinding problem. Thought I'd take the plunge and payout for 2 new front wheel bearings to see if this was the problem. Picked the car up a few hours later with everything crossed and guess what. It's still f  g grinding. I hate this car at the moment.
£550 on new prop shaft inc labour
£360 on diff oil change front and back + transfer box oil and re-cal inc labour
£400 on 2 front wheel bearings inc labour
Total so far £1300.00 spent on eeerrrr f K all  not sure if I should laugh or cry 
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| 6th Apr 2014 9:15 pm |
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A.J.M
Member Since: 31 Oct 2009
Location: Carluke
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£550 for a propshaft!!!!
It's only ( only  ) a £287 part from TLO!
My local garage fitted mine for £40!
How are you getting charged that much for work? In loving memory of FA54WSK.
Rest well old friend, your work is done.
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| 7th Apr 2014 10:13 am |
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