JeffD4
Member Since: 25 Dec 2009
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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On recent trip heard a story from an ex 2011 D4 owner who claimed to have been through five turbos before selling the car. He tows a dual axle caravan (don't know the weight, driving conditions etc). Has anyone heard of this before on D4s used for towing in Australian conditions?[/quote] Land Rover Series IIA 1967
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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two turbos double trouble
get landcruiser
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| 5th Mar 2013 3:17 pm |
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Swiss-LR
Member Since: 08 Jan 2013
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| it's a phase of the moon problem |
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I heard from a serious source that towing of dual axle caravans in the southern hemisphere is is only allowed in phases of waxing moon (can anybody confirm, that it’s the other way round in the northern hemisphere?).
The good news is that LR decided to introduce a bonus-card system for the LR4 owners. If you bought 10 turbos, you will get no. 11 for free ….
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| 5th Mar 2013 3:48 pm |
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jonesy63
Member Since: 17 Oct 2006
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It's more likely that he was towing a really heavy rig and used cruise control all the time. Going up hills with CC on causes over-fuelling, leading to high EGTs.
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| 7th Mar 2013 5:55 am |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
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Was it this fella?
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic91799.html
Anything including Discos and turbos can be broken if not used/driven correctly.  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 7th Mar 2013 8:44 am |
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Swiss-LR
Member Since: 08 Jan 2013
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M3DPO wrote:Anything including Discos and turbos can be broken if not used/driven correctly.
btw, I don't see a link between CC (which simply regulates the electronic controlled throttle) and EGT. EGT isn't more affected as if you push the pedal to the floor constantly.
As M3DPO said: you can break everything by misusing it.
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| 7th Mar 2013 9:19 am |
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jonesy63
Member Since: 17 Oct 2006
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Swiss-LR wrote:btw, I don't see a link between CC (which simply regulates the electronic controlled throttle) and EGT. EGT isn't more affected as if you push the pedal to the floor constantly.
As M3DPO said: you can break everything by misusing it.
Towing a 3.5T van up a hill and expecting the beast to maintain that speed is the problem. The cruise control wants to maintain the same speed as going on the flat - so it keeps increasing the amount of diesel injected. Too much injected and it goes out the exhaust manifold and wrecks the turbo/turbos.
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| 7th Mar 2013 9:26 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Could also be the oil burn issue and the dealer did not know about it and replaced both turbos. 
Without more detail it is difficult to know. However I bet LR replaced them under warranty without question. Toyota LC200s are bowing engines and a day over warranty they won't pay. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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