Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by Graeme

Some of the revisions could have been to add more tabs for locating pipes etc on later engines but my real point is that the manifolds had been beefed-up in lots of places, possibly gradually strengthening the next point to fail after fixing a weaker spot.
The ones that my son bought were very new versions, having only just become available.

FWIW, I've been told by an LR Parts Indie shop that a changed part number does not necessarily mean an update or improvement. LR (and others?) will change their p/n when changing a Supplier/manufacturer for that part. Perhaps that's their way of reminding themselves something....

Not the day but it ver the last 4 days faultlessly towed the van the entire length of the Great Central Road, some bits were relatively good and fast other bits were very corrugated and rough.
car and van performing faultlessly with only some awning screws working a little loose

Originally Posted by maxperformance

This sounds not right because aftermarket GPS signal system should be locked almost instantly with the accuracy of 2 - 10m distance in a clear day. In a very heavy cloudy day it might take up to 1 minute to lock but accuracy shouldn't be too far off 20-30m.

yeah, sounds like it's not getting a good GPS fix so maybe an antennae issue?

Originally Posted by BradC

After 11 days sitting idle in the driveway, I drove it. It started 1st time, and had only dropped enough for me to notice a quick "psh" at each end. Odd given the temperature fluctuations over the last week or so, but then it's always determined to surprise. I figured I'd come home and it'd be on the bump stops with a flat battery. Still if you start with low expectations a pleasant surprise is a more likely outcome.

Originally Posted by Narangga

Only 8 days for me. New battery a couple of months ago, new air struts on each corner 70,000km ago and a compressor service four months ago so I wasn't as pessimistic as you were.

Brad is not a pessimist but rather an optimist with experience.

Installed a Rijidij wheel carrier with huge help from fellow member Bryan. Easily the most metal work I've done, and was challenging at times. Measured 99 times and drilled once, but still had holes that would not line up.... worked around that, and finally very pleased with the result. Last step yet to be done is drill and tap the stainless steel bracket you can see... another skill to learn, which is great!

Should start a build thread...?

Another lesson: the Mk1 Tuffant is too heavy (my weakling body cannot lift the spare) so on the lookout for 18 x 8" alloys to fit a D4.

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Just come back from first 4 night camping trip (Sydney -> Wee Jasper -> Tumut -> Goulburn -> Sydney) in our Disco 4 with wife and dog and 4 kids 9-17.

Installed myself before the trip:
- Traxide D3 dual battery kit without the second battery (V8 has 2 airboxes so the second battery would go in the drivers side battery box = D3 kit)
- RedArc Brake controller (Following the instructions here but I went off script and put the box in the left rear ("The Plough") compartment and ran a 5m RJ45 to the knob installed in the light switch panel
- Mitch Hitch
- Mucked around with 1/2 assed resistors to try and make the D4 figure out it had a trailer connected - first with 1W inside the 7pin flat and then with 5W outside + hot glue seal.

Towing - Swag Double Fold (1.6T empty, 2T? running)

Eventful First Day:
- towing was a bit floaty/swaying when I did the 5km run to get fuel and test the brakes the night before leaving - I ditched the water from the camper as we were going to a powered site
- loaded and ready driving was still a bit floaty/swaying on the freeway and in the tunnel - I had to be very gentle on the steering to avoid setting up a sway
- stopped at servo Marsden Park (30 mins into the trip) to get more air in the tyres. Rears were at ~42 (hot), reading the sidewall max (Conti 255/50R20) was 51, so I put in 51. Fronts were 40/41 - put them at 45.
- swaying much better but not gone - trip to friends farm at Boro uneventful.
- on leaving the friends farm we were turned around at the road into Bungendore - road closed due to an accident
- detour via Tarago - stopped to get fule - local recommended we "turn right at the top of the hill and go past the old gold mine" to avoid a 2km tailback through the roadworks - (he meant the collector road but we didn't figure that out at the time)
- we misunderstood and went up Taylors Creek road which was very scenic, but we didn't have reception or decent maps and we turned around before we would have got to the collector road and thought we'd turned too early
- we joined the queue - caused by some automated roadwork traffic lights which did not adapt to the extra traffic - only letting through about 6 cars per cycle = 2 hours of idling and testing out the DVD player (Fifth Element)
- on the curves from Yass to Wee Jasper the "traction control" light on the dashboard flashed up a few times - I suspect the "trailer sway control" doing its thing
- arrived at Wee Jasper campsite 10pm, set up no probs

Middle of the Trip was uneventful except for the weather.

Towing from Tumut => Gundagai => Goulburn was uneventful until coming off the freeway at Goulburn - Yellow and Red warning triangles lit up "Traction Control Unavailable". I think went back to just yellow by the time we stopped at Goulburn and was gone when we started up the next day and drove home.

Before leaving Goulburn refuelled and pumped the tyres (cold this time) 44->51 so I suspect I had started the trip with ~35 cold and pumping to 51 hot = 45 cold. Sway was just about gone after this. I will weigh the camper loaded to figure out the axle weights.

Overall very happy with how it's gone. My idea with this car is it's mainly for touring like this, won't use it for commuting (250/week) so I think 18s are probably next...

Well, I'm not sure whats happened to my D3 yet as Im away from home for work, but the wife called me a few minutes ago, disco is ****ing diesel out from the engine bay. Looks like I've got some work ahead of me for my days off
I'm hoping its just the injector return line and not the HPFP, but wont know until later tonight when I can get home to have a look at it

Originally Posted by shanegtr

Well, I'm not sure whats happened to my D3 yet as Im away from home for work, but the wife called me a few minutes ago, disco is ****ing diesel out from the engine bay. Looks like I've got some work ahead of me for my days off
I'm hoping its just the injector return line and not the HPFP, but wont know until later tonight when I can get home to have a look at it

You might have to have a stern chat with that bloke who changed your fuel filter.