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NJSS
 


Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
Posts: 10795

United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Waitomo GreyDiscovery 4

It's ironic that I started this thread, over three years ago, & have just had an earth strap failure !

My "get you running again" fix was to buy 2 braided earth battery cables from Halfords and run them between the battery, and convenient points on the engine & on the body.

I didn't attempt a permanent fix for the problem - I left that to A C Landrover in Waterlooville. Thumbs Up

NJSS  
Post #230560426th Aug 2022 12:54 pm
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darrind
 


Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
Posts: 2889

England 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Having seen a number of posts about earth strap failures It happened to me this week on my 2013 D4

Unfortunately All of my spares were still packed from moving house and at the back of a big pile of sh*t so checked with a jump lead from an earth to the engine and she started without a problem so I had a quick run down to the local factors and bought more earth cables (couldnt remember the size so ended up with 3 different ones)

If you havent had it happen yet and you have a D4, buy a spare lead and fit it before it becomes a problem when you are in a hurry Must stop buying shiny toys....  
Post #238015623rd Oct 2024 3:23 pm
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Gary_P
 


Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1656

Ukraine 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

Thanks for sharing. Can you advise what size you used and how you ran it? I'm gathering info for the inevitable.
Cheers Gary
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Discovery 4 HSE 2016MY  
Post #238015723rd Oct 2024 4:02 pm
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pwheeldon
 


Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 1504

England 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

From memory it's 35mm cable and about 17" long. Clive at CDS gave me the cable and he suggested not using the LR part for obvious reasons. I've left my temp connection from the engine to the battery in place too, just in case. Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
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Post #238015923rd Oct 2024 4:46 pm
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Weyboat
 


Member Since: 13 Apr 2018
Location: Weymouth
Posts: 273

England 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

I have a pdf file in my gallery that shows how I overcame this corroded earth strap problem.
https://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/albums/us...ap_Fix.pdf Gone 2016 Landmark D4
Current 2015 HSE D4 - AKA - 'Gandalf the Grey'  
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