Thanks for all your thoughts guy's, I think I will have it serviced first. Now the next problem: find a decent ZF mechanic on the Central Coast or near to.
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Thanks for all your thoughts guy's, I think I will have it serviced first. Now the next problem: find a decent ZF mechanic on the Central Coast or near to.
Hi all.
Found out through the previous owner that the auto was still under warranty from rebuild. Lucily, as it turns out I had just 900klms to go.
Left with the mechs for 3 days and on the 3rd.......
Well, even after them saying there was nothing wrong with the box, they dropped the pan, saved the oil for reuse and apparently change the modulators. Whatever they did has seemed to fix the problem.
Word of caution though:
Get 3 opinions before doing anything and ask around first,as I was told that the TC was gone and it was a $7500 rebuild, where as the second guy said if the TC was gone, you would feel shuddering in all gears not just 3rd.
IMHO the advise I received from the tranny guys was all a bit sus and I have just been lucky!
Good Luck
My D3 had a shudder under accelleration in 3rd. It had 120k on the clock, I've had it for about 50 k without doing much towing but I don't know it's life prior to me. I put in to Hiline 4 wd in Traralgon and he replaced the sump pan with a metal one and replaced the tranny fluid with genuine stuff and flushed it out just a bit and the shudder is gone.
Did the lower control arms on the front for me too and now it handles like a sports car again.
I recommend his services should anyone be looking for a land rover specialist that isn't a stealer.
:)
I had the "auto service" pan/oil replace today and lower control arms replaced. Much improved ride, tighter steering and no knock from the front over bumps.
My transmission wasn't giving me any warning signs or grief so not a huge difference in that but it is possily a little smoother. Car had done 84k so nice to have the new car feel back again.
Hi,
I have a D4 3.0 SE and it almost has 15,000kms.
I am worried about my transmission.
I haven't spoken to LR yet - but thought I would share some early symptoms here, to see if I do indeed have something to worry about.
So - I do mainly short trips, which I know isn't the best for a vehicle - but lets face it a vehicle that hasn't even got 15,000 shouldn't present any symptoms like:
On a couple of occasions over the past week the trans has slipped, early on in the journey.
The trans doesn't appear to change up to a higher gear as "fast" as it previously did when travelling between 50 -60kms. i,e at 50kmh ish the tacco is reading near 2600 to 2700 -- previously I recall the up-shift to another gear occuring much faster and revs dropping back to 2200-2400rpm
This is the vehicle I have wanted for a long time - despite often heard stories of reliability horror. I am a tad nervous at the moment - and would welcome to hear if anyone else is having similar experience.
dk
DK,
Has the vehicle had a service recently? There have been software updates that prevent torque converter lockup and gear upshifts when cold which may account for your observed change in gearbox behaviour. I noticed it quite early with my 3.0 D4 and the owner of a 2007 D3 also noticed it after a recent service.
Thanks Graeme,
No - it hasn't had a service yet.
First one was due at 24k or November - which ever came first.
The upshifts are a concern, but not as much as the short slipping from take-off (has happened twice this week)
Hard for me to confirm - but it also feels like there is some slippage between gear changes at 20-30km/h (I am guessing from 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th)
Hey DK,
My 2009 D4 SE is doing exactly the same thing, by the sounds of it.
I've over 40K on mine though. It's been back to LR twice and they keep 'flashing' the ECU which certainly helps but doesn't work permenantly.
Under low load...as in accelerating slowly....the gear change is fine 9 times out of 10. From moderate acceleration onwards, the change between 1st and 2nd is bad...ranging from a slight slip or shudder to a really definate slip, so bad the passenger can feel it. This occurs more often than not.
I'm taking it back to them again soon.
It ****es me off as this gearbox is not LR and has a reputation for being bullet-proof......:mad:
Cheers,
Kev.
Above should have read 1600/1700rpm not 2600/2700. Double checked when driving today. RPM drops back to 1200-1400Quote:
Originally Posted by dk09
Thanks for the feedback Kev
Will be speaking with LR RSN
dk
Hi all
My D3 is in for some work today (LR specialist, not a dealer), and after 95k they are *strongly* recommending the trans fluid change and pan swap. They took a sample of the fluid and said it was jet black.
Any ideas on whether cracking the "sealed for life" trans would have any impact on warranty, if the trans decided to blow after it was done? I've got another 6 months or 5k left until the factory warranty expires.
Cheers.