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Front right in this case - not from roundabouts. Probably a combination of a bit of mud and a few "spirited" runs down from Hotham to Bright - lots of downhill right hand corners.:) I never saw it as it was replaced under warranty, but certainly a likely explanation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme
I had same experience as you with all my other Discos though, so put this one down to bad luck.
Cheers,
Jon
Just someone who hasn't previously been stuck on the side of the road several times in a near-new vehicle. I recall being very annoyed at my near-new D2 dropping its front tailshaft onto the road when neither of my well-worn RRCs had any such problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by garrycol
Someone once tried to push me to do the same but I didn't play - too much tread to be sacrificed.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon3950
You think LRs are complex, try a diesel/electric haul truck. For a 7 odd million dollar machine they certainly pump out some fault codes:D. And they fail prematurely for all sorts of reasons, both electrically and mechanically. Machines all have potential to break down regardless of if they are cheap and nasty or worth millions of dollars.
Bearings most often fail long before their service life, and the 3 most common failures are installation errors, lubrication and contamination.
Possibly Komatsu?? I know the 930s we have come out with some codes and after its been raining you have to start them and let them run for about half an hour to dry the inverters and computers out hahahQuote:
Originally Posted by shanegtr
Most long haul trucks are the same. My son in law's father drives road trains all over WA (usually pretty new Volvos) and he says the engine management lights come on quite often and they just have to wait by the side of the road for a mobile mechanic to come from 100's of km away to fix them up.
On a recent trip from Darwin to Perth we passed three road trains on the side of the road or pulling off the road, talking on the radio about how their truck was in reduced power mode due to some electronic problem. These were all in the Pilbara, a long way from anywhere. Also, one late model prime mover that was completely burnt out and not much more than a heap of melted aluminum.
Seems to be the way things are heading in the name of fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.
Bob
I have a mate who sold his Mack trucks and made the mistake of replacing them with Volvos. He ended up bankrupt and now drives someone else's (Kenworth) trucks on wages.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobD
In my experience, Volvo trucks should be confined to built up areas and freeways - they are bloody rubbish in isolated areas. ;)
Now where have I heard that before;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BMKal
Firstly, thanks to everyone for their comments .. very helpful.
A few too many comments to quote since my last visit .. I'll see what I can remember.
The Engine Systems Fault .. disconnected the battery for 10minutes then reconnected .. did not clear fault.
Yes, I have learnt about the remote release of handbrake which I attempted while waiting for the tilt tray re wheel bearing. Strangely it didn't work coz it wasn't the problem.
Yes, I agree that I probably need a fault reader. These seem to range from $10 to $2000. If all I need to do is clear faults, from what I read the cheaper ones will do this but only for engine faults. Do I need to get one of the expensive ones to do Suspension or ABS faults, etc:confused:
And so far the only problems I have listed are those that have crippled me. Add to the list ..
* All buttons on steering wheel stopped working .. fix= replaced buttons.
* Door seal fell off .. fix= new door seal
* Entertainment system intermittent fault .. fix= software upgrade
* Blowing a lot of smoke .. fix= replace turbo pipe
* Door stoppers missing .. fix=replaced
* Remote key module stopped working (car could be driven without key) .. fix= new module
I should point out that my nearest dealer is 150km away. Each of these problems (except 1) required a special trip to the dealer and a day of my time.
One of the problems in my industry (computing) is that there is a constant rush to market which leads to a growth in bugs in the delivered systems. Yes, Discos are increasingly complex machines but there does not seem much point in rushing to complexity at the cost of reliability.