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Coffecup, that sinking feeling happened to me about a week ago. Car was parked at normal height and the next day was down to access. I look forward to your next post with trepidation!
11th Aug 2005 10:45 am
scorpio
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what amazes me about this forum is that we are being told by other users to go and find the leak ourselves WHY!!!!! the vehicle is under guarantee take it back to a dealer DO NOT MESS OR ATTEMPT TO FIND THE FAULT ALWAYs TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, if we keep looking for our own faults the dealers will never figure it out for them selves and LR will think they have a wonderfull vehicle when in all honesty it is a mess thet needs urgent fixing.
11th Aug 2005 11:50 am
10forcash
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scorpio wrote:
what amazes me about this forum is that we are being told by other users to go and find the leak ourselves WHY!!!!! the vehicle is under guarantee take it back to a dealer DO NOT MESS OR ATTEMPT TO FIND THE FAULT ALWAYs TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, if we keep looking for our own faults the dealers will never figure it out for them selves and LR will think they have a wonderfull vehicle when in all honesty it is a mess thet needs urgent fixing.
errr... I don't think Winger was being entirely serious and Coffecup has done just that - the dealer is now aware of the defect and is in the process of rectifying it..... or at least that's the way I read it
11th Aug 2005 12:01 pm
BN
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On the other hand, it may be quicker if we find it ourselves and educate the dealer, because we do not want to lose our cars for 2 weeks
11th Aug 2005 4:43 pm
lawman
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No further news from Coffeecup........I do hope he wasn't sitting under his car the last time he posted
11th Aug 2005 6:32 pm
Coffeecup
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Sorry for delay in giving the update, had some family matters that were more important...
The Dealer has kept the car, now two days and counting. Update as at 4pm.
They can't find anything wrong, but agree that it sinks in about 3 hours - they must just be standing there watching it (like paint drying). They have cleaned all the sensors, and actually replaced one that was faulty - see TestBook does like (unlike the customer). They have tested all the airbags and haven't found any leaks - apparently very difficult as they are shrouded in an aluminium case.
However.... They are replacing one of the Airbags (Reception couldn't tell me which corner of the car) but needed special sanction from LR as it was an expensive item. The Dealer has ordered one and it will be there tomorrow - they were going to give me a call back before they went home at 6pm to confirm everything was going ahead... but they seem to have forgotten me
So. Tomorrow they will complete this work and keep their fingers crossed that the vehicle doesn't sink anymore. I've no idea how they have singled out a specific corner of the car to replace it's airbag, unless that corner was the lowest first...
I'll give another update tomorrow. Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
11th Aug 2005 8:15 pm
Coffeecup
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Update... End of Day 3.
My car has been returned.
It has had a new AirBag in one corner (G*d knows which corner)
They cleaned all the sensors
They have also replaced a sensor.
They put a little bag around a cross over valve
They washed the car
And....
It still sinks. Vehicle now booked in for next Tuesday to have the cross over valve replaced as they are sure this is what is causing it to leak/sink.
Now getting uncomfortably close to our European jolly at the end of the week. I do hope that there are experience English speaking Land Rover Dealers in Denmark, else I'm going to be a bit stuffed if something goes wrong. Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
12th Aug 2005 6:26 pm
BN
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Did the dealer show you where the crossover valve is. If so, pump up the suspension and get a little soft paintbrush and mix a slightly soapy solution. Paint the valve with the solution and see if you can see bubbles. Washing up liquid will do the trick, but not too thick.
12th Aug 2005 6:40 pm
10forcash
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it may be that the crossover valve has a leak to vent or back to tank, a 'bubble test' would not show that up
12th Aug 2005 7:27 pm
BN
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That is true, but he could start with the basics to illiminate them.
12th Aug 2005 7:28 pm
Coffeecup
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Apparently they put a 'special' bag (Condom?) around the valve, and watched it inflate as the car sank.
I must say that the car seems to ride completely different than I remember it did - I guess 3 days in a Lagona changes the way everything appears Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
12th Aug 2005 8:02 pm
10forcash
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Coffeecup wrote:
Apparently they put a 'special' bag (Condom?) around the valve, and watched it inflate as the car sank.
I must say that the car seems to ride completely different than I remember it did - I guess 3 days in a Lagona changes the way everything appears
spooky... we used to the same with 'suspect' valve blocks on chicken processing lines.... nice sorry scrotrot if you think it's 'off topic'
12th Aug 2005 8:07 pm
Coffeecup
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It's alright 10FC, stop looking over your shoulder for Scorpio, this isn't his thread.
I started this thread and I don't consider you have wandered too far ... Just put it down to 'manufacturing tolerances' Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
12th Aug 2005 8:13 pm
BN
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10's doing fine tonight and on the subject. Hows the vino doing 10
12th Aug 2005 8:15 pm
10forcash
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Coffeecup wrote:
It's alright 10FC, stop looking over your shoulder for Scorpio, this isn't his thread.
I started this thread and I don't consider you have wandered too far ... Just put it down to 'manufacturing tolerances'
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and Coffecup has done just that - the dealer is now aware of the defect and is in the process of rectifying it..... or at least that's the way I read it 
March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual 
May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto 
It has had a new AirBag in one corner (G*d knows which corner)
