Disco4SE
13th March 2011, 05:10 PM
Hi all,
Did a spot of 4WDriving yesterday up near the Thompson Dam Vic.
Here is my scenario.....In the D4, 19" MTR's, e-diff, going down a steep slippery clay tack, Mud Ruts, Low range, S2 selected.
Both vehicles in front that were with me went sideways and became bogged. I stopped and reversed up the hill. When I got to a freshly made and spongey run off, the D4 went all out of shape and I ended up facing down the run off and not being able to reverse up because of lack of traction. Had a wall of mud behind both low side wheels.
Once we had sorted out the other vehicles, I decided to dig the mud out from behind my wheels and lower my tyre pressures to around 25psi as they were at 36 / 33.
When I strated my vehicle, the terrain response would not work and there were all sorts of messages coming up on the dash.........like 'Gearbox Fault' , 'Normal height safe mode' etc etc. I tried to reverse but found that I could not engage low range and had lost alot of power.
Turned engine off and waited for a while. When I re-started the vehicle, there was a loud grinding noise coming from underneath, like gears trying to mesh. I turned it off straight away.
When I re-started it, it had the same noise. I selected 'D' and drove forward slightly. The grinding noise went and the Terrain Response worked again. I was then able to reverse out.
This has not happened since.
I have also had doubts about the e-diff working as I have been bogged in places that others haven't.....with no terrain response, diff locks etc.
Has anyone else had this same or similar experience????
Have my Disco booked in for its 48K service this Tuesday, so I will be running through my experience with them.
Cheers, Craig
Did a spot of 4WDriving yesterday up near the Thompson Dam Vic.
Here is my scenario.....In the D4, 19" MTR's, e-diff, going down a steep slippery clay tack, Mud Ruts, Low range, S2 selected.
Both vehicles in front that were with me went sideways and became bogged. I stopped and reversed up the hill. When I got to a freshly made and spongey run off, the D4 went all out of shape and I ended up facing down the run off and not being able to reverse up because of lack of traction. Had a wall of mud behind both low side wheels.
Once we had sorted out the other vehicles, I decided to dig the mud out from behind my wheels and lower my tyre pressures to around 25psi as they were at 36 / 33.
When I strated my vehicle, the terrain response would not work and there were all sorts of messages coming up on the dash.........like 'Gearbox Fault' , 'Normal height safe mode' etc etc. I tried to reverse but found that I could not engage low range and had lost alot of power.
Turned engine off and waited for a while. When I re-started the vehicle, there was a loud grinding noise coming from underneath, like gears trying to mesh. I turned it off straight away.
When I re-started it, it had the same noise. I selected 'D' and drove forward slightly. The grinding noise went and the Terrain Response worked again. I was then able to reverse out.
This has not happened since.
I have also had doubts about the e-diff working as I have been bogged in places that others haven't.....with no terrain response, diff locks etc.
Has anyone else had this same or similar experience????
Have my Disco booked in for its 48K service this Tuesday, so I will be running through my experience with them.
Cheers, Craig