Thread: d2 with lights on!!! what the?

Hi
Usually 3 amigoes refers to ABS TC and HDC(hill decsent control) lights on not the handbrake.
Read thru tech chatter loads of 3 amigoes info,dont know Ive heard of the ABS TC and handbrake on at once.
Goodluck.
Andrew

wow!
I didnt think rattlers went that fast,,,

65 in a 60?

No fish for you tonite Pedro the not so Swift
Andrew

Hi Disco Spargs,

I have the same issue....also, the TC "stuff" comes on when it doesn't have to, even when the wheels dont spin at all. I hear mechanical valves or something..

Have you/how did you fix your issue?

Regards,
Caine

catch-22, that sounds like a abs sensor playing up. i had a right-front one that kept having intermittent faults on my d2 and also on my ba falcon before that. sometimes as it initially stops sending a signal, or sends a bad signal, it can trick the abs system into thinking it needs to apply abs to correct ts percieved wheel speed differences. a new sensor is around 250 i belive, or used/ebay anywhere from 90-160.

it could also be the tc system coming in as you turn sharply while accelerating. coming out of my local shell i sometimes get mine coming on. its a sharp left turn and causes the suspension to flex a bit over the spoon drain thingo. perhaps theres just a smidgen of slip from a tyre, or the tight turning angle- which causes the inside tyres to be slower than the outside tyres, tricks the t/c.

Thanks Simon...I also get the three amigos.....but I guess this is all related right? I have also had the abs / tc / hand brake light come on all at the same time. A slight variation to the three amigos...

Will be taking the rig to LR next week to check diagnostics....and prolly replace the censor depending on outcome.

Originally Posted by disco spargs

have a disco 04 td5 auto with the handbrake light,tc and abs light coming on is that the "3 amigos"? or something else?
plus tested out the td5 today and on the open road for the first time and lose my licence for 1 month not happy jan.

plz help only had the disco for 4 months!!!!

Bet your happier to lose your licence for a month than to have written off the 2T vehicle and killed some innocent bystander.

So what did you wind it up too? Driving solo I got a lot of speed out of mine well over the legal limit. That was on a closed rd, then the brains kicked in and the brakes were applied.


Personally I wouldn't do it on the open Rd, too scary in a big vehicle.

They seem to peak out at about 160 irrespective of how the TD5 is setup. I think stocker I got about 158 and with a chip, intercooler, 4.11, 33's I got about 162 or 163. Both times were loaded and with a bullbar, so perhaps it may get more when lighter, but I doubt much more.