Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 6019
Glad it was fixed, but what are the sweets like
I never get any from GS down here
3rd Sep 2009 6:53 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
Sweets are nice ...orange, apple, lemon, strawberry flavours 8) ...my second tin 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
3rd Sep 2009 6:59 am
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
We can see that you sure its only your second tin
3rd Sep 2009 7:12 am
bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
Posts: 2270
Quality Street size?
I'm with Ken, irks me that vunersble or ill thought out pieces of design are the cause if hassle.
No doubt my epb will be full of sand thereby costing landrover money to sort and me inconveniece.
Just for info DG, my father in laws defender suffered the same fate as yours. Alternator full of mud.
25 years age difference in the vehicles and the same problem, ironic eh?
The oldest car there and the newest failing lolWelcome "Lola"
3rd Sep 2009 7:30 am
GraemeS
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: NSW
Posts: 706
I suppose that LR are keen to give the impresion that these vehicles will take anything that can be dished-out. I know that LR's specifications for the starter motors for the 3.0 TDV6 (don't know about the 5.0 V8 ) in the D4 includes working whilst submerged and that at least 1 manufacturer declined to quote as they thought there would be too many warranty claims because they say its impossible to make such a starter motor.
3rd Sep 2009 9:53 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
Whilst in general there should be an expectation for these things to just work ...I appreciate that it's only a machine and that can fail. It could have been on it's way out and just helped along by Hogmoor's mud ...or I took it beyond it's parameters. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
Is the alternator on the D3 sealed and water cooled? i'm sure i read that somewhere. Seems a complicated but sure way of dealing with mud/water ingress to a low hanging part so to speak.
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