Thread: Where to buy?

Originally Posted by Epic pooh

The only electronic/electrical stuff ups worth mentioning in my 9 year old vehicle have been driven by mechanical issues. For example, compressor dryer unit = eventual compressor replacement; sticky flaps/levers and farting noises from HVAC system which I ignored for too long has eventually led to failure of actuator and necessitates a dash out repair ... in a couple of weeks, total cost will be $580 for dealer to R&R dash to fit $100 part ... then my HVAC will work properly and the buzzing on startup that drives me nuts will be fixed.

If they've been treated respectfully (ie. not used as a submarine or on para-military operations haha), I reckon the main things to watch out for are really suspension related (eg. bushes, compressor), driveline related (eg. bearings in general) and maintenance related (eg. autobox, diffs, xfer case fluid changes) - and in the case of the V8, the cooling system (stupid plastic parts need attention with age, change all the ones prone to failure at coolant change time has been my approach).

Interesting you say that about the aircon, Epic. Mine farts a bit too, when turning the fans on or off - is the list what you experienced? How did it deteriorate? Mine is about the same age.

Yes that's what mine was doing on and off, got worse (over about 3 years) and now happens all the time when you press the recirc button and has led to actuator failure (buzzing). The root cause is lack of lubrication on one of the mixer flap plastic rod parts - you can fix it if you have small hands and want to take the stereo head unit out and some other things (look up burping / farthing on disco3.co.uk as there is a detailed guide there). My hands are too big to get in to fix it and I was too lazy ... Renovating house at the moment so off to the dealer to fix as I'd rather spend my time working in the house instead of the car !