BournevilleBazza
Member Since: 17 Jun 2008
Location: Croston, Lancashire
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Following its 3rd trip into my dealers, it has finally been agreed that the compressor is running too slow to keep up with height changes!
The part is on critical back order with LR themselves as apparently there isn't one in the country!
Any ideas from the knowledge base on here how long i'm likely to have to wait?
 If you aren't living life on the edge, you're taking up too much space!!
2010 Discovery TDV6 HSE with a few bits and bobs on.
1986 V8 90 County
2012 Evoque TD4 (for the Mrs) and really VERY pleased!
Formerly BuckinghamBazza
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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We await Nick's words of wisdom.. 
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| 23rd Feb 2012 2:45 pm |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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Just had a new compressor fitted to my D4 a couple of weeks ago Cheers Ian
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| 23rd Feb 2012 4:12 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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BournevilleBazza wrote: The part is on critical back order with LR themselves as apparently there isn't one in the country!
If your D4 is laid up and not drivable and LR are still currently building D4's, you should escalate via LR and demand for one to be 'line pinched'.
I did this in the early days of my D3 when my transfer box went, my D3 was off the road and I was given a lead time of 6 - 8 weeks!
Not happy that as an existing LR owner I was being neglected in favour of new customers, I escalated this with LR and had a transfer box 'pinched' from the production line and at my dealer the following day!!
Following day I received a hamper of goodies courtesy of LR.
But, sadly [as I suspect] your D4 isn't off the road due to this so possibly you'll just have to grin and bear it! ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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| 23rd Feb 2012 4:28 pm |
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BournevilleBazza
Member Since: 17 Jun 2008
Location: Croston, Lancashire
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No she's not laid up, been to pick her up tonight.
Apparently most D4s are fitted with a Hitachi compressor that is prone to a fault. When the Hitachi plant was damaged in The Tsunami, LR had to find an alternative sharpish so they bought them off AMK for a limited chassis run, to keep the line going.
Now that Hitachi compressors are failing, LR technical will not allow them to be replaced like for like, they HAVE to fit AMK now, of which there are none.
Thought maybe they could have fitted a Hitachi one while they wait for an AMK but alas, NO!
Madam TLO, the site clairvoyant has one in stock, but he needs that just in case, can't blame him for sticking hold of it!
Frustration is, if they had believed me when it first went in weeks ago, it would have been fixed now! If you aren't living life on the edge, you're taking up too much space!!
2010 Discovery TDV6 HSE with a few bits and bobs on.
1986 V8 90 County
2012 Evoque TD4 (for the Mrs) and really VERY pleased!
Formerly BuckinghamBazza
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| 23rd Feb 2012 11:41 pm |
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Leesbay
Member Since: 19 Dec 2011
Location: rainford
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Discovery-3-4-RR...1056wt_922
One for sale on fleabay, get LR to buy it for you! ....................................................................................................
If my wife ever sells my stuff for what she thinks I paid for them, you lot are gonna get some bargains!
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| 24th Feb 2012 12:00 am |
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jonesy63
Member Since: 17 Oct 2006
Location: Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to ...
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A friend here (Baggy) also has an intermittent fault on his D4 compressor, and faced with a 2 week wait to get a new one installed. I hope it is not contagious!
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| 1st Mar 2012 8:21 am |
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