Member Since: 12 Jun 2017
Location: somewhere
Posts: 769
Glad I'm not the only poor b d to be dealing with rust. Many swear words were used for whatever numpty changed the arms last, obviously never hear of copper grease. This is the project V8 that passed an "MOT" 2 months ago, my bloody did it, probably not seen a real test in a few years....
The remains of the front and the air tank:
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30th Aug 2023 10:09 pm
DN D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2307
That is bad……Looks like it spent its life going in and out of the sea. D3 owned from new, P017 brake recall, BAS FBHIC, new FBH, LR013487 oil pump, new water pump. RRS front lower suspension arms. New suspension compressor/ relay. New Denso alternator. CuNifer rear brake pipes. New GKN rear propshaft. New HPFP belt & tensioner. New A/C Condenser.NO WARRANTY for many many years.
30th Aug 2023 10:19 pm
desv8
Member Since: 01 May 2020
Location: CHELTENHAM
Posts: 129
T piece Finally gave up on me. Lucky as I use her for going up and down to our Caravan in North Devon. Noticed the coolant under the car at our local supermarket less than half a mile from home, had it given up on the motorway may have been a slightly different post. Gave me no warning just disintegrated.
Just concerned now what other plastics may be in the same condition
3rd Sep 2023 12:18 pm
darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
Posts: 2863
Todays job for the D4
Changed the right front hub on my D4 today, seems to be the original one from 2012 judging from the amount of force it took to remove it
Oddly there was no play in the hub but a constant wub wub wub as it was driven with only a really marginal difference between straight driving and turning left.
On inspection the original hub bearing was really gravelly in one position but the rest of the bearing rotation was fine
All done with the only hassle being the removal of the chewed up Torx screw from whoever had the front discs off before, ground the head off and everything else was plain sailing.
I was going to change the front discs and pads at the same time but there is so much life left in them I kept the new ones and will save that for another day. Must stop buying shiny toys....
5th Sep 2023 10:20 pm
Brooklyn
Member Since: 05 Aug 2023
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 11
Replaced the gearbox detent circlip,
Great guide found on here, £11 part the size of your thumb, and around 20 minutes work for an absolute transformation,
The lack of a sprung return made gear changes in/out of 5th and 6th feel like a bit of a gamble, watching the dash display was the only way to be sure you had it right, admittedly my circlip was broken up but I'm still really impressed with the difference its made.
10th Sep 2023 6:48 pm
paul123
Member Since: 22 Mar 2020
Location: norwich
Posts: 233
passed the tools to a mate trained lr tech as he changed the vacuum pump and servo.2005 discovery 3 tdv6
1971 200 tdi 2 door range rover
300tdi defender 90 in bits needs lots of work
11th Sep 2023 1:47 pm
Brooklyn
Member Since: 05 Aug 2023
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 11
Wheels refurbished in gloss black..
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15th Sep 2023 10:29 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4174
Put a new battery in the D4 prices have doubled since the threads were written in 2021 quoting prices.. best I could find was at Halfords and even with my trade card it was still £187 still 5yr warranty so should be good for a while..I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
16th Sep 2023 2:26 pm
Davethegeo
Member Since: 01 Oct 2015
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 903
Changed out the upper tailgate switch as the tailgate refused to open by hand although it opened happily using the fob button. Quite an easy job compared to some others.
Switch I used was https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332268023977. I used just the switch with its two thin black wires and discarded the rest of the loom that was in the box. I managed to take the relevant connectors out of the 8 way connector under the upper tailgate trim and was a straight swap to insert the new switch connectors in (after a bit of fiddling to get the wires through a foamy bit.D1 300Tdi - gone
D2 Td5 ES (Alive remapped...mmm) - sadly gone
D4 2012 SDV6 XS - Stolen
D4 2014 SDV6 HSE - Shiny
16th Sep 2023 5:19 pm
Journeyman
Member Since: 27 Sep 2020
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 262
The old girl had her MOT today and passed with three advisories, two of which will be sorted in the service next week and the third is for the tiniest chip in the windscreen, less than 3mm and not in my line of sight. It's so small I hadn't even noticed it!
Not bad for 15 years old and 135000 miles. Cheers,
Jez
Discovery 3 HSE Stornaway Grey
MY 2008 2.7 TDV6
Discovery 2 2003 - gone
21st Sep 2023 6:13 pm
DIY Ace
Member Since: 06 Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 958
New MOT with one advisory - a boot on the driveshaft could do with replacing. 18 years old and still going strong.2022 BMW i4 M50. Bought Oct 2022. 10,200 miles and counting...
2014 BMW 435d convertible. Bought July 2021. 58,000 miles and counting...
2005 Discovery 3 HSE Auto. Bought Feb 2019. 169,000 miles and counting...
2009 Freelander 2 XS Manual. Bought Sep 2013. SOLD Aug 2021 (already regretted!)
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
Posts: 583
Booked in for MoT test tomorrow.
Spoke to garage and arranged to drop it off tonight. "We are here until 8 but generally lock up at 7:30"
Arrived at 7....ALL LOCKED UP AND DARK A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
21st Sep 2023 9:29 pm
HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
Posts: 583
Back to garage this morning at 8 to give them the key.
Happy(ier) bunny this afternoon as it passed MoT. A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
22nd Sep 2023 3:53 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4174
Car back from Disco Mikey yesterday after having new lower front arms, new front wheel bearings and new rear upper arms and a four wheel alignment... drives far better !I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
22nd Sep 2023 5:20 pm
HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
Posts: 583
DM, any chance of you relocating south? A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
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d to be dealing with rust. Many swear words were used for whatever numpty changed the arms last, obviously never hear of copper grease. This is the project V8 that passed an "MOT" 2 months ago, my bloody 
prices have doubled since the threads were written in 2021 quoting prices.. best I could find was at Halfords and even with my trade card it was still £187 
