christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
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Chaz wrote:christyler, is there anything left to do to that machine of yours!
I have done loads since the last time i posted pictures, i think i am running out of ideas now though. CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
First D3 in the World with a Hydraulic Winch.
2006 Disco 3 TDV6 S Auto,
Diff Locks, Turbochipped, Raised Air Intake, 220volts Onboard, Onboard Compressor, Large Bore Exahust, Underbody Protection, One or two Other Mods as well.
Other toys include, Argo Avenger 8x8, Tatra 6x6 Motorhome (Being Built)
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Chaz
Member Since: 20 Sep 2006
Location: Preston
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Cool, what else have you done? I'm very interested in the car PC idea. How reliable have you found it to be?
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| 16th Jan 2007 11:37 am |
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DiscoDad
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Beautiful Teesdale
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Just been on the TC website and found this quote:
"We are selling the Turbochip upgrade on all our new Landrovers wthout question. It has made a great product even better "
Mr C , Aftersales Director, London
It would be interesting to find out who the mysterious 'Mr. C' is and speak to him about the LR warranty.
BTW, When we bought the Saab 9-3 for SWMBO, we were offered 150bhp (standard), 175 & 190bhp options, all with the same 2.0l engine. We paid £750 extra for the 190bhp chip upgrade. Back in the game!
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| 16th Jan 2007 12:52 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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I think it comes down to LR won't honour the warranty if an ECU mod is the cause of problems but LR dealers that sell the mod will, they load the cost of the mod sufficiently so on the off chance that one did cause a problem they've made enough profit to cover the cost of any repair
DiscoDad wrote:It would be interesting to find out who the mysterious 'Mr. C' is and speak to him about the LR warranty.
This would be a good place to start looking  The End
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| 16th Jan 2007 12:58 pm |
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DiscoDad
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Beautiful Teesdale
Posts: 3003
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Ahhh, gotcha! Back in the game!
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| 16th Jan 2007 1:26 pm |
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LRtuning
Member Since: 22 Feb 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA + UK
Posts: 468
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Mr C was my customer and the dealership in question is Stratstone and I know that they will just 'push' any warranty claim through regardless of what accessory is fitted to a car even it technically could affect the warranty.
They have amazing influence with LR and have very few rejected warranty claims
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| 16th Jan 2007 4:56 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23387
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Logical really, why would a main dealer want to miss out on warranty work?
If they report the modification to L/R, then not only are they likely to loose the customer, but the work as well.
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| 16th Jan 2007 5:06 pm |
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LRtuning
Member Since: 22 Feb 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA + UK
Posts: 468
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Excatly, I know one LR workshop that 'survives' on warranty work with at least 60% of workshop time charged back to LR every month.
Face it the dealers need to have warranty claims accepted or the cost concious customer will simply take their car to another cheaper garage.
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| 16th Jan 2007 5:20 pm |
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Mossy
Member Since: 01 Jul 2005
Location: Hollyoaks, UK
Posts: 2682
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Out of curiosity, how many problems and issues have ben reported that could (with or without chipping) have or could have been attributed to ecu modification?
You'd be a hard dealer to link squeaky wiper blades to a TC remap. 
From what I read the TDV6 seems to be quite a reliable unit. D3 HSE V8...
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| 16th Jan 2007 5:26 pm |
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LRtuning
Member Since: 22 Feb 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA + UK
Posts: 468
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Early TDV6's had turbo problems due to poor manufacturing but apart from that I havent heard of anythimg else
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| 16th Jan 2007 5:31 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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That doesn't surprise me., I'd imagine warranty work involves slightly less admin. costs for the dealer as well.
I've already posted about the Saab dealer that replaced two auto. boxes (flying them in from Sweden!) under warranty, even though it was clearly my fault  They never mentioned the fact that the engine & exhaust system was modified & producing too much torque for the box to handle, but they knew full well. The head technican was always talking to me about what had been done to his & my cars.
Another reason why I have no concerns whatsoever about a re-mapped TDV6.
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| 16th Jan 2007 5:33 pm |
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Mossy
Member Since: 01 Jul 2005
Location: Hollyoaks, UK
Posts: 2682
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LRtuning wrote:Early TDV6's had turbo problems due to poor manufacturing but apart from that I havent heard of anythimg else
I think the "issues" section of this forum supports this. D3 HSE V8...
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| 16th Jan 2007 5:36 pm |
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catoperator
Member Since: 29 Jan 2006
Location: hampshire
Posts: 149
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lrtuning good to see someone with an interest in whats going on as always:lol:
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| 16th Jan 2007 9:20 pm |
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LRtuning
Member Since: 22 Feb 2005
Location: AUSTRALIA + UK
Posts: 468
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Always happy to help 
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| 16th Jan 2007 10:34 pm |
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