Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Easy to do - in future just leave the tow electrics cover on the drivers seat and this will instantly remind you (until you start forgetting why you left the cover there).

See, that's the sort of common sense answer that solves a problem. Like I have a bright pink dog lead around my bike disc lock that I loop up over the right handle bar, so I can't try to take off with the lock in place.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

I find the low coolant warning is too subtle. Yes you get the information message, but it doesn’t really stand out - especially when it comes up whilst driving. Really should be an audible alert (even just a few bongs or until you acknowledge it).

I agree totally, I actually heard the fan roaring this winter due to water low level before I noticed the alarm or perhaps it doesn't come on until it loses quite a bit of water.

D3 2.7TDV6
new oil pump FordMoCo 15mm impeller, new genuine 16mm crank bolt and seal. (I bought a 14mm but landy mech had a genuine 16mm in stock)
New water pump
Serpentine belt kit
HPFP belt kit
Timing belt kit

Which Pirtek oil do I buy for a 3.0?

Originally Posted by John_D4

Which Pirtek oil do I buy for a 3.0?

Penrite?

Full Syn 5w-40
Full Syn 5w-30
C1 5w-30

Are all ok if you don’t have a DPF
C1 if you do.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Mounted a waterproof AirTag holder to the D3 today. Removed the speaker from the AirTag before fitting.

The downside with AirTags is if someone did steal the car and happened to have an iPhone then they will actually get an alert that they are being tracked. With luck this prompts them to abandon the car sooner.

I've got almost the identical mount on my Lynskey bike, but it sits behind a bottle holder so isn't obvious at first glance.

Originally Posted by John_D4

Which Pirtek oil do I buy for a 3.0?

Penrite?
(Pirtek do hydraulics)

I use Penrite HPR5 (5W40)
Showing excellent results on oil analysis. (201,000 klms)

Originally Posted by Discodicky

Penrite?
(Pirtek do hydraulics)

I use Penrite HPR5 (5W40)
Showing excellent results on oil analysis. (201,000 klms)

Fully synthetic, not the semi synthetic version.