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character
Member Since: 31 Dec 2007
Location: wiltshire
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just an update for yer guys,
HE'S OFF THE ROAD 
got him recovered yesterday whilst pulling a grand vitara in to camberley from Salisbury, gearbox seems to be fine under strain however developed a droaning noise in the background that got lounder as the trip went on, no gear slippage, will keep yer posted, up on the ramp Monday 
now running around in a defender 110 van, no cup holder, no radio, off road tyres but tacho so at least street legal cheers SHB 4X4 
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 5th Feb 2011 2:34 pm |
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character
Member Since: 31 Dec 2007
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5781
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yep.... hope I have'nt killed him, he's a tough old nut so fingers crossed, been doing me research on soon to be broken D3's so have me telephone numbers ready for the call on Monday morning
Big yellow taxi transported him to independent suggested by a friend, arrived there this morning, going up on ramps as first job monday
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| 5th Feb 2011 9:31 pm |
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HowardHolmes
Member Since: 07 Feb 2010
Location: Derby
Posts: 17
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same happened to mine lever went stiff then did not engage fully, took linkage apart got wire brush on it to clean up then put back together with lots of copper slip has done the trick works fine now only takes about 20 mins to do.
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| 5th Feb 2011 9:47 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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character wrote:not wishing to eee on yer bonfire chaps, but the car "feels like new" is only a temp condition as the battery is disconnected and resets the gearbox till it learns yer driving habits.:
Sorry to eee on your bonfire , but your wrong 
The gearbox adaptation has to be reset in the ecu with some sort of diagnostic equipment, not by disconnecting the battery G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 5th Feb 2011 9:56 pm |
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character
Member Since: 31 Dec 2007
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5781
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thought you'd want to correct that 
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| 5th Feb 2011 11:46 pm |
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Comberford
Member Since: 16 Feb 2011
Location: England
Posts: 2
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i Have a Disco 3 TDv6 SE. I am at the moment in France. The car is playing up and the price of repairs at the Landrover dealer here astronomical! When driving the car recently i have noticed that when i slow down to go round a corner or at an island or whatever, sometimes the car is not responding when i re accelerate and then all of a sudden it 'zooms' of again, almost like when you 'over rev a manual car, mine is an auto. Today it completely stopped and when i revved it a 'transmission fault' display appeared. If i push the gear lever in to manual drive it works better. I have contacted a garage in the Uk who said that it would need to go on the computer reader to find out the problem. I have heard about those things you can buy to reset the computer system but have no idea where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
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| 16th Feb 2011 12:45 pm |
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truck5181
Member Since: 31 Dec 2010
Location: york
Posts: 54
 
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if i were you i would check the linkage first before you let the" stealers" do what they do best :
good luck
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| 16th Feb 2011 2:49 pm |
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imck
Member Since: 05 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex
Posts: 21
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Comberford -Exactly what I have experienced recently. WD40 on the linkage has cured the problem for now (no problems at all for the last 10 days). I'm getting the gear linkage replaced tomorrow. There must be a good chance that WD40 on the area would be enough to sort you for a couple of weeks. It took me about half an hour to remove the gearbox cover, spray the linkage arm and replace the cover. Good luck.
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| 16th Feb 2011 4:51 pm |
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character
Member Since: 31 Dec 2007
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5781
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just a note, gearlinkage changed, fine for a week or so, then transfer box started making the noise coupled with a smell of burnt clutch when pulling up a long hill, then TB got lounder on same trip.
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| 16th Feb 2011 10:53 pm |
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Comberford
Member Since: 16 Feb 2011
Location: England
Posts: 2
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Thanks for the response. I have an auto Disc 3, 2006 model, 55 plate, would this work on this model do you think? Sorry to sound thick I am a female!!!
Is it not possible to buy one of those things that reset the computer on the car?
Thanks again all
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| 18th Feb 2011 10:11 pm |
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imck
Member Since: 05 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex
Posts: 21
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Your car is the same vintage as mine, and what you describe is an exact match too. I have not yet been able to have the gear linkage replaced (parts expected early March), but as yet, since spraying the linkage generously with WD40 two weeks ago, the problem has not come back. There are other threads on this site explaining the problem - it seems that due the linkage gets worn/ affected by road salt, and the result is that the car does not fully engage drive, with the result being as you describe, it jumps in and out of drive on occasion, causing the revs etc. (perhaps someone with more experience could explain this better!). Too get access to the linkage, you need to remove the Auto-box cover, which is the one just to the rear of the front wheels, held on by six bolts, and then it is easy to spray the linkage. You will probably need to get the linkage replaced subsequently - the parts required are cheap. From what I have seen on the site, this may well cure the problem, but obviously Character has also had to have more work later. Have a look at this thread too (it tells you which parts are required and has a link to a further thread with description or repairing the linkage arm (and photos so you can identify what is being talked about!): http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic46344.html
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| 19th Feb 2011 11:28 am |
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Disco82
Member Since: 14 Sep 2008
Location: Wilden, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Posts: 20
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| Gear linkage issue and... |
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Been finding it hard to stay in D recently, had to stay in Sport, all the classic symptoms of the gear linkage issue. Got into the drive tonight and the gear knob came off to compound my misery. The white plastic rod running within it (which gets pulled up I think to select reverse) has sheared low down. So now, key stuck in the lock and no reverse gear 
Can still start up in N and raise the suspension so hopefully will be able to at least get the gear cover off and douse the linkage enough to free it temporarily. Any idea's re the plastic rod within the gear shaft... can it be accessed from underneath and replaced or will it be a dealer-only fix? Thoughts appreciated...
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| 21st Feb 2011 10:09 pm |
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Disco82
Member Since: 14 Sep 2008
Location: Wilden, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Posts: 20
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AndrewW wrote:Disco82,
Have you looked at this thread?
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic31656.html
I have indeed. Definitely looks to be the gear lever pivot. Popped the old girl into Rogers of Bedford today as the gear knob rod needs doing too, which will require more disassembly than I have time to undertake at the moment 
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| 24th Feb 2011 12:40 am |
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