What happened to your D3/D4 today?

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Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Anyone successfully changed glow plugs on a 2.7? Sounds like a risky job getting them out.

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Perhaps the alternative question is has anyone unsuccessfully changed them out?

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Originally Posted by PerthDisco

Anyone successfully changed glow plugs on a 2.7? Sounds like a risky job getting them out.

Longer start time more noticeable this winter on cold mornings. Will try and test current draw.

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Always a good first step. Diagnose before parts canon.
I have a DC clamp if it helps.

So going on holiday the D4 decided it no longer wants it coolant so stuck in Newman waiting to be towed at a cost of $8200…….. WA RAC getting ripped of by the Pilbara tax

so it’s leaking from the plastic connector behind the compressor, but the rad shows leaking after a compression test


Camper trailer has to go home another way ….. just love the Discovery

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Originally Posted by Mumfy1973

So going on holiday the D4 decided it no longer wants it coolant so stuck in Newman waiting to be towed at a cost of $8200…….. WA RAC getting ripped of by the Pilbara tax

so it’s leaking from the plastic connector behind the compressor, but the rad shows leaking after a compression test


Camper trailer has to go home another way ….. just love the Discovery

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Ouch!!
just out of curiosity, what year and how many km on it?

I am asking because I do big trips and often remote so a relatively reliable car is vital and in the process of deciding whether to throw big coin at a 10 year old D4 to replace everything that is a show stopper or buy a new 4wd

That plastic block coolant fitting behind compressor needs changing after 10 years mandatorily. There’s only a few items like this to stay on top of. Change water pump with timing belt also.

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Originally Posted by PerthDisco

That plastic block coolant fitting behind compressor needs changing after 10 years mandatorily. There’s only a few items like this to stay on top of. Change water pump with timing belt also.

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I’m at 14 years on my 3L with that fitting 😬
Too hard to get to else I might have changed it at some point

Do at same time as 2nd timing belt change = 14 years a great time to do it

Good grief. People complaining that a 14 year old vehicle needed some maintenance. Imagine that... but lets blame the vehicle... [bigwhistle]

Preventative mainteance would have cost $2k

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Good grief. People complaining that a 14 year old vehicle needed some maintenance. Imagine that... but lets blame the vehicle... [bigwhistle]

Preventative mainteance would have cost $2k

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If we're talking about the coolant outlet manifold, isn't that closer to $50 - $100? Bearing in mind you change it during the mandatory timing belts, so only an incremental cost.

I think I'm on my 4th now - gets changed any time the area is touched, so 2x for timing belt, 1x for intake manifold, 1x for exhaust manifold.

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Originally Posted by veebs

If we're talking about the coolant outlet manifold, isn't that closer to $50 - $100? Bearing in mind you change it during the mandatory timing belts, so only an incremental cost.

I think I'm on my 4th now - gets changed any time the area is touched, so 2x for timing belt, 1x for intake manifold, 1x for exhaust manifold.

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They mean the one on the side of the block that's hard to access.