gear selection dial MY13 D4

[kmdisco]

Hi All
I have a MY 13 D4 started the truck up this morning gear dial came up and in a matter of seconds it went back down and then in about 20 to 30 seconds the gear selection dial came up and I was able to select reserve gear. and drove off.
Could anyone let me know if this is a problem or is this normal with the D4 ?.
It appears to happen when doing a cold start


regards Kev..

[LandyAndy]

Havent heard of this on a D4,it could be a transmission protection for the cold start.
My CAT grader,and the previous one wont allow gear selection on a cold start,it just shows a dotted line for both forward and reverse gear to select.Only on VERY cold mornings,usually less than 1min,up to 2min max.Yes I do warm the machine before operating,just to get the heater working;);););););)
Andrew

[LRD414]

Here you go Kev .... from Disco3 in the UK. Yours could be suffering from this.

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Rotary gear selector won't stay up when cold. (http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic124096.html)

A customer may report that the Transmission Control Switch (Rotary selector) intermittently fails to rise when the Start/ stop ignition button is pressed or may rise and fall immediately, particularly where ambient temperatures are less than 4 degrees C

The motor within the Transmission Selector assembly may be at the lower end of the specification preventing it from rising within the required time span.

The fix is to replace Transmission Control Switch.

Cheers,
Scott

[LandyAndy]

Here you go Kev .... from Disco3 in the UK. Yours could be suffering from this.

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Rotary gear selector won't stay up when cold. (http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic124096.html)

A customer may report that the Transmission Control Switch (Rotary selector) intermittently fails to rise when the Start/ stop ignition button is pressed or may rise and fall immediately, particularly where ambient temperatures are less than 4 degrees C

The motor within the Transmission Selector assembly may be at the lower end of the specification preventing it from rising within the required time span.

The fix is to replace Transmission Control Switch.

Cheers,
Scott

Do they drop a little blue tablet in the tranny oil to fix it????
Andrew

[kmdisco]

Thanks Scott (LRD 414)
The Disco has only 11,500 k up now. I think I will keep a record over the next couple of weeks and then contact the Brisbane or gold coast dealer
and see what they have to say or do.


Thanks for your reply Andrew I don't think the little blue pill with help
with my D 4 problem
Thanks again for your replies
Kev

[nat_89]

Hi All
I have a MY 13 D4 started the truck up this morning gear dial came up and in a matter of seconds it went back down and then in about 20 to 30 seconds the gear selection dial came up and I was able to select reserve gear. and drove off.
Could anyone let me know if this is a problem or is this normal with the D4 ?.
It appears to happen when doing a cold start


regards Kev..

Interesting never heard of that before.

[LandyAndy]

Thanks Scott (LRD 414)
The Disco has only 11,500 k up now. I think I will keep a record over the next couple of weeks and then contact the Brisbane or gold coast dealer
and see what they have to say or do.


Thanks for your reply Andrew I don't think the little blue pill with help
with my D 4 problem
Thanks again for your replies
Kev

I have identical ks on my MY14 D4,no issue yet.
Andrew

[sniegy]

Download to fix, Adjusts the parameters of the cold Start issue.

[scarry]

So when you have the gear stick,one less thing to go wrong:D:p

[cjc_td5]

So when you have the gear stick,one less thing to go wrong:D:p

I would say that we don't have a gear stick, so one less thing to go wrong :D:D:p:p

[BMKal]

So when you have the gear stick,one less thing to go wrong:D:p


I would say that we don't have a gear stick, so one less thing to go wrong :D:D:p:p

But when you have a gear stick, there is no need for little blue tablets. :p:p:p

[kmdisco]

HI
Maybe if Mr LR can exchange my gear selector for a gear stick or I get Landy Andy to send me a little blue tablet my problem may be solved. HA HA.


Anyway I very much appreciate all your imput
regards Kev

[Tombie]

I would say that we don't have a gear stick, so one less thing to go wrong :D:D:p:p

But if you don't have a decent stick you're just a knob :angel::wasntme:

Guess you can go play with your flappy bits ;):angel:

[RHS58]

But if you don't have a decent stick you're just a knob :angel::wasntme:

Guess you can go play with your flappy bits ;):angel:

Oh dear, Tombie.

[kmdisco]

HI
Same problem raised it head again this morning, this afternoon spoke with the LR dealer on the Gold Coast , disco booked in Tuesday morning. Will go on machine and after that the boss of the workshop will talk to me.


I will let you know the outcome.
Regards Kev

[Celtoid]

Not sure if it's the same issue but there was a service bulletin on the gear selector for MY13 SE. Solenoid issue or something.


I saw it on TOPIX against my VIN and it was 'addressed' when the car went in for it's first service. I didn't have any issues but it was dealt with supposedly as part of a global fix.


I'm pretty certain the fault in some cars meant the knob didn't rise up.

[kmdisco]

Hi Celtoid
Thanks for the info. Question When was your service done .
my first service done in January 2015 at Bruce Lynton speedo reading was about 9,000 k now 11,950. Is there anything I should tell LR Dealer about.


grateful for the info


regards Kev

[Blue C]

Hi Kev
This happened to me 12mths ago with only 3000kms travelled. Initially I noticed the gear selector would rise then drop then rise again within 10-15 seconds every morning (i.e. when cold). It didn't recur during the day but would again the next morning. I began to think it was normal! Eventually on first day of our trip to Flinders Ranges it did same thing but then dropped again and stayed down.We were full packed leaving a cabin near Port Augusta. I then managed to rotate the dial to "D" whilst it was down (having read in manual this was possible). However what I didn't consider was what would happen if I couldn't turn it back to park (which happened!). So we were stranded for 8hrs before it was trucked back to Adelaide- a new rotary gear selector was sent out from UK. Mine was apparently the first D4 to have this done (so I was told). That took 10 days. A Hilux mining ute took over duties for the rest of that trip:( We are going back up there again next month. No signs of any repeat issues with the replacement gear selector. Fingers crossed! Regards, David.

[Celtoid]

Hi Celtoid
Thanks for the info. Question When was your service done .
my first service done in January 2015 at Bruce Lynton speedo reading was about 9,000 k now 11,950. Is there anything I should tell LR Dealer about.


grateful for the info


regards Kev


I'll go digging for the paperwork. Hopefully it lists the bulletin number on the paperwork.

[kmdisco]

HI Blue C
Thanks David I think mine is heading that way. I am a bit worried about going away in the caravan the way it is acting. Hopefully with the info I am getting from the forum (which I appreciate) we will have it fixed in the next couple of days
Enjoy your travels.


regards Kev

[Celtoid]

Hi Celtoid
Thanks for the info. Question When was your service done .
my first service done in January 2015 at Bruce Lynton speedo reading was about 9,000 k now 11,950. Is there anything I should tell LR Dealer about.


grateful for the info


regards Kev


Hi Kev,


Service was carried out by Austral LR in Fortitude Valley (26/11/2014).


Bulletin Number is Q355 "Rotary Gear Shift Selector Fails To Rise"


As I said, I never had an issue but it was carried out as part of a global requirement. I've had no issue since.


Touch Wood, the car has been absolutely fault free since new (late 2013).


Cheers,


Kev (Celtoid).

[kmdisco]

Hi Kev (Celtoid)


Thankyou very much for the info. I think my D4 was built mid 2013.
bought from LR dealer Cairns late 2013.


Will let the forum know what happens at LR Gold Coast


Thanks again Kev

[Celtoid]

Hi Kev (Celtoid)


Thankyou very much for the info. I think my D4 was built mid 2013.
bought from LR dealer Cairns late 2013.


Will let the forum know what happens at LR Gold Coast


Thanks again Kev


No probs mate.


Well Kev, there's another coincidence .... apart from our names .... LOL!!! I bought mine in Cairns too. As I had the previous D4 as well.


Mine was built in September 13 and I purchased it from Trinity in Feb 2014, still unregistered (50 klms on the clock), for what I considered at the time a very competitive price.


My first D4 was very reliable .... once they'd replaced 4 turbochargers ... :)! Actually, it was. Had a few 'New Model' issues (mostly little things) with the 2009 D4 but after a couple of years it ran fault free until I sold it at four and a half years old. Still miss it [bawl] ... LOL.


Good luck.


Kev.

[kmdisco]

Thanks Kev
Very interesting I bought mine with 45 k on the clock through a broker
Qld teachers credit union (Valley) Disco was road freighted from Cairns to Brisbane (was included in price as I was after a HSE.
Disco has been trouble free up to now only problem it is Corris grey.
But hey any colour in a Disco is OK.
Mine could have been in their yard when you bought your D4.
I am very happy with D4 love the way it tows the caravan.
Any way will keep in touch.
regards Kev

[kmdisco]

Good Morning everyone


Went to LR Gold Coast New Gear selector needs new gear selector coming from the UK will be here in 7 days
They checked if there were any recall notice in relation to my D4 and there were none at the moment.


regards Kev

[Tombie]

Good Morning everyone


Went to LR Gold Coast New Gear selector needs new gear selector coming from the UK will be here in 7 days
They checked if there were any recall notice in relation to my D4 and there were none at the moment.


regards Kev

Bet it doesn't... Doubt they even looked to see if the patch had been applied... :cool:

[kmdisco]

Thanks Tombie
I am only going on what they say the part will be her in 7 to 10 days and they will need the Disco for an hour to fit it. So I am watching the calendar
very closely.
regards Kev

[Blue C]

Good luck with it Kev. For what it's worth my replacement gear selector dial has worked perfectly for 11 months now! Regards, David

[kmdisco]

HI David
Thanks for the info. It was handy this morning I was able to tell the guys in the service department what had happened to you and the other guys here
on the forum.
As I said previously the part will be replaced as soon as the part comes in from the UK.
Apparently they will only need it for an hour to do the job


Thank you again for your input


take Care regards Kev
enjoy your travels.

[kmdisco]

Good Evening everyone
Went to Gold Coast Land rover this morning and the new gear selector
fitted.
Fingers crossed it will be OK.


Thankyou for all the replies I received in relation to this thread.


regards Kev..
MY13D4 SDV6 HSE..

[Blue C]

Thanks for the update and good luck with it Kev. Regards, David

[kmdisco]

Hi David.
Thanks for your reply
regards Kev..