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sweetpea54321
 


Member Since: 23 Nov 2015
Location: Bolton
Posts: 212

England 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3
New Battery fitted

Struggled starting for a while now in colder weather and may also be the cause of a few niggling electrical gremlins.. so Bit the bullet and got a good deal on a Yuasa HSB019 all fitted and performing well so far.
5 year warranty from Halfords.
Will see how it goes. Mods so far:

New wheel winch
Instrument upgrade (clock on dash)
D4 fascia + Garmin nuvi
LED side light, interior etc
New FL2 rear wheel arch seals
Parrot MKi9200 hands free kit  
Post #23550625th Dec 2023 5:20 pm
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Member Since: 30 Jan 2019
Location: Clanfield, Hampshire
Posts: 373

United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Vienna GreenDiscovery 3

How was the cold start? I’m having to do a few glowplug lights on and off before I dare Turn the engine over at the moment.  
Post #23550655th Dec 2023 5:33 pm
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sweetpea54321
 


Member Since: 23 Nov 2015
Location: Bolton
Posts: 212

England 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Good now... but the other battery was struggling and would often throw up the ' special programs off ' message during cranking. Mods so far:

New wheel winch
Instrument upgrade (clock on dash)
D4 fascia + Garmin nuvi
LED side light, interior etc
New FL2 rear wheel arch seals
Parrot MKi9200 hands free kit  
Post #23550755th Dec 2023 7:26 pm
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Flapper
 


Member Since: 04 Feb 2015
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 329

United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

Rubbish starting in the cold?
You will kill your new battery as well. try the hot water or resistor trick
it works down to -3 as far as i know.
This will save your battery as it starts like it already warm.
It will however run a bit lumpy for 30 seconds then its fine.

Also if you have a iid tool see what speed it turns over before it starts (live values rpm) it should be over 200 rpm as this helps cold starting massively. Mine was 100 rpm and very bad at starting in the cold even with the resistor trick, changed the starter now turns over at 280rpm, it was an amazing transformation.  
Post #23551416th Dec 2023 2:06 pm
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von Horst
 


Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
Posts: 114

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Yes! its not a marvel in cold weather thats for sure! surprised actually because it can get really cold in Britain as well especially in the country!  
Post #235845910th Jan 2024 4:53 pm
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