Thread: Disco 4 Engine System Failure Warning - beware!

Hi, have had Engine Systems Fault come up 140kms after picking up demo SE 3.0ltr from dealer. Had 2500kms on clock when i collected the vehicle. Has now been in the dealer for nearly 4 weeks since then. They have bought in new ECU from UK but as of today have been trying for a week to get it to work without sucess. Rapidly losing faith in Land Rover's ability to fix the car!

Hi D4...,
I feel your pain.

However, I suspect that it is probably the dealer service guys who may not know what they are doing. (Not all Sydney dealerships are at the same standard.)

I hope that you have a loan vehicle as replacement.

Best of Luck,
Peter

Not much has been said for a bit on this thread, however i am currently in accomodation (paid for by LRA) somewhere in the 'alpine' region off the hume hwy due to the same fault on 3l d4!
Similiar scenario. 100km uphill, cruise control, loss of power, towing alpaca float. Tried all the recommended resets to no avail so tilt truck tomorrow am to a dealer.
I have read all previous comments and are feeling very nervous about my trip to dealer as soo many differing outcomes.

btw I am 4000 km from home (perth) with animals in my float and don't fancy a breakdown on the nullarbor when i (hopefully) are given the all clear.

nervous i am.

Cr

Where are they taking it?
I hear the Canberra dealer is much improved.

Hi caverd3

Being from perth i honestly had no idea where i was (apart from Hume hwy) and where I would end up.
LRA got someone to meet me - as it turned out - at alpine and direct me to accomodation at alpine. Tilt tray the next morning to a narrellan? ford dealer who has taken on the lr service thingey! very helpfull. Chucked D4 on computer which came up with a fault code and unknown cause - go figure! Reset and away i went. Just got home to perth via Melbourne and adelaide and anothe 5000 k's with no other probs, so pretty happy with that.

ps
i can't fault the landee and it's driveability.....biased i know

Cr

Resetting a fault code somehow fixes problems? Sheez...

Originally Posted by jonesy63

Resetting a fault code somehow fixes problems? Sheez...

Works on any computer even an Apple !

Disco 3/4 are not computers... they have them - which capture physical faults and log the error codes. Resetting the codes just removes the symptom - it doesn't cure the physical cause for the fault to be registered in the first or subsequent case.