Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

still waiting for transmission to come back from being overhauled 12 weeks so far . . .

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

still waiting for transmission to come back from being overhauled 12 weeks so far . . .

Is it a gearbox from a 'Fast and Furious' vehicle?

New battery after the 5.5yo RAA battery gave up delaying my trip home from work one night when I was running late, had an average day, and just really wanted to go home. Replaced it with the recommended Century AGM that was on sale for $410ish.

I reset my BMS with my iid, but I’ve noticed that the main battery is not charging generally over 12.7v. Prior to the battery change it was consistently 14.5v. The Aux is controlled by a Projecta idc25x and a solar panel and it’s getting up to 14v or so when needed.

Did I do something wrong when I reset the BMS?

Is the battery monitor cable disconnected?

Originally Posted by Graeme

Is the battery monitor cable disconnected?

Is that the cable at the front that looks like a drain hose? If so, yes, because the plastic cap is stuck inside the new battery and I’m having trouble removing it. I thought it was a vent hose so I didn’t see the hurry.

Originally Posted by Tombie

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

Preventative mainteance would have cost $2k

I changed 4 years ago ......problem was its been sat there for 6 months, and I don’t blame the disco............thanks for your comment

Originally Posted by discomatt69

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

270k

have ordered all plastic parts might as well do the hoses as well

Originally Posted by John_D4

Is that the cable at the front that looks like a drain hose? If so, yes, because the plastic cap is stuck inside the new battery and I’m having trouble removing it. I thought it was a vent hose so I didn’t see the hurry.

That will be the vent hose.