Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by RobMichelle

Yeh, it was a nervy relationship from the start, just didn’t feel right.

Fair enough. Some of us are just gluttons for punishment

Time for another new windscreen.

Truck decided to throw one up at me Saturday…

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Must have been designed by a public servant or similar.

Plastic gearbox, plastic gears, and a cute little motor (brushless? ) hooked up to a computer..................... just to operate what used to be called a handbrake.

I wonder who thought of the cable (ripcord?) for when it all goes wrong. Seems like the cable #1 needs another cable (#2?) for when cable #1 doesn't work when you need to pull it because something else hasn't worked.

cheers, DL

ahhh .. No!
Would have been (and was) designed by private enterprise who, like everything else they make, is made from the cheapest materials and of the cheapest quality, to ensure they have return business (spare parts) and in the process make the biggest PROFIT they possibly can.
If you make products out of plastics that are subject to 'stress' .. eg. EPB and plastic air intakes ... they are going to fail. That's the plan.
It's called 'inbuilt obsolescence'

I got the dreaded P0087 error today and the car became a complete slug. Pulled over and cleared the code and back to normal. I then swung by Barbagallo’s and paid a fortune for a fuel filter in the unlikely hope that’s the issue. I guess this time was coming - LPFP and HPFP likely on their way out.
Filter changed. Fingers crossed.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I got the dreaded P0087 error today and the car became a complete slug. Pulled over and cleared the code and back to normal. I then swung by Barbagallo’s and paid a fortune for a fuel filter in the unlikely hope that’s the issue. I guess this time was coming - LPFP and HPFP likely on their way out.
Filter changed. Fingers crossed.

DJ - LR Time just did a great video on this exact subject well worth watching.

Hope you have same success. Good luck.

Land Rover Discovery 3 Estimated 4000 Euro repair for 40 Euro fixed? Is this possible? - YouTube

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

DJ - LR Time just did a great video on this exact subject well worth watching.

Hope you have same success. Good luck.

Land Rover Discovery 3 Estimated 4000 Euro repair for 40 Euro fixed? Is this possible? - YouTube

Will watch this outcome with considerable interest.

Given I have a MY16 with only 55K km on the clock, much of my maintenance over the next 2 years is going to be time based, rather than km.
This led me to the thought - is HPFP etc almost purely km based, or is there a time based element to be factored in for maintenance/replacement requirements?

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

This led me to the thought - is HPFP etc almost purely km based, or is there a time based element to be factored in for maintenance/replacement requirements?

It appears to be a combination of wear, diesel quality, contamination and fortune. There appears to be a higher probability of HPFP failure, but like the crankshaft it's a case of "spin the wheel and see if it gets you home today". At least with the HPFP you can limp home in second gear.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I got the dreaded P0087 error today and the car became a complete slug. Pulled over and cleared the code and back to normal. I then swung by Barbagallo’s and paid a fortune for a fuel filter in the unlikely hope that’s the issue. I guess this time was coming - LPFP and HPFP likely on their way out.
Filter changed. Fingers crossed.

I have a pressure gauge and oscilloscope/current clamp you are welcome to borrow if you want to check the LPFP. Log the VCV/PCV/Pressure and throttle input if you can reproduce the failure and that'll tell you exactly what's at fault.