D4 Dies after first service....VERY unhappy camper!

Rockylizard · 16th August 2011, 12:09 PM

Gday...

I provide the following copied from an email from a friend who has recently bought a new D4 - has always been Toyota Prado owner previously ....

QUOTE:
The first annual service located an oil level sensor that has to be replaced next week (thereby already surpassing the number of parts replaced on the Prado in 8 years!.....). And when I picked up disco, the reduced performance warning was on. So I pulled over, shut down and restarted. Caution gone.
15 km later - death rattles from engine, full acceleration (under closed throttle), masses of smoke and Christmas tree lights on panel (self soiling itself!) . Stand on brakes to slow engine, then it shut down so I rolled to a stop on a side road. In Ashwood - otherwise known as Axemurdererville.
Won't restart on a few attempts - one-press starter just keeps winding!
Landrover 24 hr assist put me on hold for 15 mins so I then try another start, which works so I limp 2 km to brother's place - during which it self oiled twice. I was prepared to put it in N and happily watch as it beat itself to death!
So it's gone on the truck (smokin' and stinking of oil and sulphur) and I'm on the train to get a loan car (anything that isn't British please!) and head to Sale, having missed two meetings this morn.
I hope that when it gets to LR it self combusts and burns down the dealership and all stock, so partially removing this scourge from the earth and saving many other owners from 'enjoying' LR ownership and 'service'!
UNQUOTE.

Any assisting comment please

Cheers
John

**SuperMono** · 16th August 2011, 12:52 PM

Only assisting comment I can offer is that this sort or failure happens to every brand of vehicle at some point.

Business contact was brave enough to order a Saab, first day the engine warning indicator came on, phoned the assistance line: 'faulty sensor - drive home and bring it in tomorrow'.
1 seized engine later, maybe the sensor wasn't faulty after all.

**d3syd** · 16th August 2011, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by SuperMono

Only assisting comment I can offer is that this sort or failure happens to every brand of vehicle at some point.

True. Had to happen to a happy Tojo owner of all things.......

**TerryO** · 16th August 2011, 02:16 PM

I guess he was lucky that his poor brother lived in Axemurderville, as he put it, otherwise he could have been in real trouble.

One could reasonably expect that when he decided to buy a new 4x4 that he test drove a new Prado given how happy he was with his old one. That being the case then the D4 obviously won the sale because he considered it to be a superior vehicle so he moved on from Toyota and now one break down later he wants to have a dummy spit because of a warranty issue that will be fixed by the distributor.

Well thats life things break down all the time even when new, maybe he should focus more on why he personally chose to buy a LR and not another Toyota and just get on with life.

cheers,
Terry

**Redback** · 16th August 2011, 02:24 PM

Not good at all, I was going ask if there was petrol put in the tank rather diesel, but I read it again and noticed an oil level problem, seems it wasn't a faulty guage, obviously knowone checked the dipstick maybe

Was it a 3.0l or 2.7l D4??

Baz.

Rockylizard · 16th August 2011, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by TerryO

-SNIPPED-

Well thats life things break down all the time even when new, maybe he should focus more on why he personally chose to buy a LR and not another Toyota and just get on with life.

cheers,
Terry

Gday...

Sorry - I caused confusion. I (and he I guess) was only seeking suggestions on what the 'wise heads' on here may have to suggest from experience so that when the squealer rattles on that it was only a 'minor' thingy he is at least armed with pertinent, experienced reflection.

He knows why he chose the D4 ....

Cheers
John

Rockylizard · 16th August 2011, 04:01 PM

Gday...

It's a 3.0L HSE D4

Cheers
John

**Geedublya** · 16th August 2011, 04:05 PM

Sounds like it was overfilled with oil at the service.

**discowhite** · 16th August 2011, 04:07 PM

its a land rover thing, he's obviously not LR worthy, our D4's are that good! they can judge if you are worthy or not

cheers phil

**Graeme** · 16th August 2011, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Geedublya

Sounds like it was overfilled with oil at the service.

I wonder if the faulty oil level sensor reported that the engine was grossly overfilled.

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