Had our 07 plate D3 for a year now and just had new belts all round to make her last longer as I love the car.
BUT...this evening I was tootling along and suddenly for no apparent reason red light on suspension and the car went down to the ground. I stopped and turned off and on again and the suspension came back.
Have been reading on the forum but any suggestions as to first port of call as to what the problem might be would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Adri
6th Jun 2018 7:52 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
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Realy need the codes read. But could be as simple as low tyre pressure or leaky/sticky valves, pipe, reservoir, faulty senor, broken wire.==================================
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6th Jun 2018 8:21 pm
adri123
Member Since: 21 Oct 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 163
Thx for the reply.
Is there a cheap but effective Disco 3 code reader to be purchased?
Don't mind buying one if it's not too much.
Cheers
Adri
6th Jun 2018 8:55 pm
XDAndy
Member Since: 16 Jan 2018
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 597
From my extensive experience as a disco owner, all of 5 months, the short answer is ‘no’.
Cheapest ‘official’ option is iCarsoft I think, and you can get that for about £100 for anfailt code reader.
Britpart do the lynx range from about £300, again Fault code readers.
More advanced diagnostic tools with ecu update functions start heading towards NanoCom and GAP IDD around £400. The GAP tool seems the current most recommended forum tool.
JLR option is using their SDD software (available free) but requires a ‘cable’ at about £500 and a TOPix subscription which as a few hundred.
There is also a Chinese ‘Mangoose’ knockoff option that can be gotten from eBay for as little as £30 that purportedly will do the diag stuff and flash, but you run the risk of bricking your car if you aren’t careful or the cable fails.
Not sure this all helps ....
As to your problems, given the recent rain, is the passanger footwell wet?
If ‘yes’, lift the carpet up (lift the passanger door treadplate trim) and feel between carpet and metal floor pan, and see if there is water pooling on the floor. If so there may be water gathering in the wiring loom channel that sits under the door treadplate. This can be known to cause electrical issues, but this could also be a red herring.
Reading codes is still a good place to start, but may not pinpoint the issue,.
Andy
7th Jun 2018 12:46 am
adri123
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Location: UK
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Well I am going to give the cheap option a try first...
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You would be better asking if someone is local to you with iid tool who will read the codes for you.L633 Defender
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7th Jun 2018 6:32 am
Sea Raider
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adri123 wrote:
Well I am going to give the cheap option a try first...
Save your money
Only 1 road to go down GAP IID and the bluetooth version in my opinion.
It will pay for itself in no time.
Don't mess around, you may only need a £20 part to fix your problem but a cheap code reader may send you down the wrong alley and you spend more replacing parts with your fingers crossed.
The IID will pay for itself in no time and there resale value is close to what you will pay for it.
Buy cheap - buy twice
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7th Jun 2018 6:40 am
Dan1720v
Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Street/Somerset
Posts: 176
adri123 wrote:
Well I am going to give the cheap option a try first...
Used it before I bought the disco, but said there were no fault codes at all.
Got Bodsey to scan it a couple of weeks after, and despite mine still reporting nothing, the IID tool showed all the body control, engine, fbh cod3s that were actually there.
So, apologies, but that thing will probably not show you anything
7th Jun 2018 7:34 am
adri123
Member Since: 21 Oct 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 163
Anyone in the Tideswell Derbyshire area with a proper code reader?
I've checked the tyre pressures and all are at 38.
I've measured the wheel arch to centre of hub and they are Front 470mm, 470mm Back 480mm, 495mm
Does that back wheel difference account for anything?
Many thanks for all the help.
Adri
7th Jun 2018 7:54 am
XDAndy
Member Since: 16 Jan 2018
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 597
There should be, but worst case scenario, I’m over Telford direction, which isn’t a million miles away.
If you get stuck and are prepared to come over this way, I can scan I for you.
7th Jun 2018 7:58 am
MikeO
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Location: The Cotswolds
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I have the iCarsoft and it's okay. It's no IID tool for sure but I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand. I only paid about £80 for mine and for that I think it's good value.
It is clunky to use and can only do a fraction of the things an IID tool can do but it can do some very useful things...2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
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7th Jun 2018 8:31 am
adri123
Member Since: 21 Oct 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 163
Codes Read.
C1A06 O/S/R Height Sensor
U0416 Invalid Data from vehicle dynamics Cont Mod
C1A07 Cross Articulation
The guys who do the vehicle are ordering a height sensor.
How does that sound?
Also, many thanks for the offer of Code Reading XDAndy!
Adri
7th Jun 2018 9:09 am
adri123
Member Since: 21 Oct 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 163
mmmm....overnight the disco has dropped down indicating to me that the air is leaking out somewhere.
does that sound right?
Cheers
Adri
8th Jun 2018 9:17 am
G_Cam
Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2061
probably the valve blocks..
try removing/cleaning/replacing the seals. cheap and easy..
Even if its not that its probably going to need done anyway...1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
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