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tidester, host
Did you manage to find out the cause of the sinking was?...leaking valves?..etc..
I have the same issue with my Disco that has rear air suspension, overnight it drops, but when you turn the engine on the compressor kicks in and raises the rear to the ride height.
I had an LR roadside assistance look at it, but from his diagnostic equipment he could find no faults and offered no explanation! I'd rather not take it to a dealer and would like to know what is causing it and if a local car mechanic can fix it.
thanks
Richard
Checkpoint time: 112k miles, zero trouble with my Disco. She still runs and drives like new, and I'm still on my original rotors (but like my 6th set of soft pads).
(I love to temp Lord Lucas)
Cheers!
has 100,000 miles on it. What can I expect?
Please help!
Questions I have are, why so many with replaced engines or engine blocks?Is 100k about all they will hold up,can poor maintance be to blame?
I realize they are a bit expensive to work on but do owners find non dealer sercie avalible?
What about tires,my AWD requires all four get replaced at same time so as not to cause drive train issues?
Any pointers (or help talking me out of it ) would be great.
My friends has done 250,000ks (150,000miles) and is as strong as ever and does not burn oil between changes. Of course, being English, it will proudly drop a bit on the deck!
Please give your input. I found a 03 Disco II SE with 29000 miles at a local dealership, the asking price is 17,650, 2 month left on Factory warranty. I am going to see it this afternoon, what are the things that I should pay attention to? Also, should I extend the warranty? if so, how much?
Thank you for your input.
I have noticed that the ABS unit makes a very slight noise when the motor is off (hood must be raised, ear relatively close to the ABS unit). Is this normal?
Addtionally, we were parking at the edge of the road and got significant wheelspin from 1 wheel. Truck was in 4H. The brake locking did not appear to work well on the leaves to help divert power to other wheels. Is this common?
Now the vibration question. Driving at 72-76 mph, there is a vibration. It remains if the truck is placed in neutral, but is more prominent when driving. The tires seem reasonably good. Nothing obvious on the driveshaft. It is not a huge vibration, but I slow down below 70 where everything is as expected. Anyone experiencing the same issue?
Thanks for the help.
The traction control on the discos is not as good as it could be. That is the reason why they went back to the locking center diff in the 2004 MY.
A little vibration at speed is normally but having all of the tires rotated and balanced is probably a good idea. Make sure you take it to a place that uses road force balancing as it is best for Land Rovers. Also if you still have goodyear tires on the Disco dump those as soon as possible they suck.
If you still have vibration after that it could be an out of balance driveshaft.
checked the front/rear axles have oil nothing on the magnetic plug. I do have (1) wheel hub that is shot and throwing grease but would that really cause this problem ? what can this be ? I am cheap so anything I can do to avoid PAYING someone else to fix this anyone have any ideas ? thanks for the help !!!
PS: the dealer was quoting around $900 just for the valve job.
We have a 2003 Discovery 2 SE. At >70 mph we experience what I called a vibration in my previous message, but it is more like a rumble. It is more significant going downhill than uphill which makes me think it is related to engine torque through the driveline.
I have experienced tire vibration before, and it has been more of a vibration than a rumble. I realize that some vibrations can create structure borne noise in the cabin so tire / driveline vibration can be tricky.
Does anyone have experience with driveline vibration at higher speeds? How do you characterize it? What was the cause of the vibration? Could improper lubrication of the drive shaft be an issue?
Thanks for the assistance.
tidester, host
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
I don't think my Grand Wagoneer is to happy about me looking at other vechiles.
Mr. President
Recently ABS / Traction Control / Hill descent lights have started to come on intermittently. At 49k miles, we are fortunatly just within warranty. The LandRover dealer replaced the shuttle valve yesturday which is a first step in the warranty process. If the lights come back on, they will also replace the modulator. He indicated that about 50% of the time, the shuttle valve will fix the issue, otherwise they will replace the modulator.
Has anyone had this service? Did the shuttle valve change without a modulator change fix the problem or just delay the change to the modulator?
I understand the shuttle valve is about $500 and the modulator is about $2000. As we are almost out of warranty, I want to know how hard to push at the dealer.
Thanks all for the information. I knew of the ABS modulator issue from reading the forum, but have yet to see the shutter valve.
Fortunately the dealer replaced them both due to the proper fault showing after the shuttle valve fault.
Has anyone had problems with the ABS system after replacement of these pieces? I am hopeful that the replacement part is updated and there will not be a problem in the future. Has anyone had to replace more than 1 shuttle valve / modulator?
Thanks in advance for the information.
thank you
lynevoo
Apparently this vibration is not uncommon in this truck. It is likely a drivetrain issue. The rubber coupling at the rear of the driveshaft can need replacement due to the rear universal joint wearing out (no grease fitting on rear u-joint, it begins to bind and wears out the rubber coupling and causes a vibration).
We will get both replaced later this week and hopefully solve the mystery.
About two weeks later, the car overheated and all the coolant flooded out.
I was told by a mechanic that this is a "timing cover gasket" problem.
Is this true?
If so, what is the recommended course of action?
(It has temporarily been fixed with some sealant but I am hesitant to drive it for fear it will overheat again.)
Thanks to anyone who can advise.
Did you have to replace the head gasket?
What was the approximate cost?
Appreciate the help.
An update on the vibration that occured at 70 mph on our 2003 Discovery II SE. The dealership replaced the u-joint and rubber dougnut on the rear driveshaft plus the front driveshaft. Now the vibration is completely gone and the truck runs great.
Thankfully this was covered under warranty. Has anyone else had this vibration issue and parts replaced under warranty or after the warranty expires?
Thanks for the info.
**Additionally just before killing the ignition I noticed I lost both my brake lights and directionals. Could there be a sensor not allowing me to get out of park since I have no brakelights? Emergency flashers and headlights boot work fine with car not running. Starts fine as well. Where does the flasher live?
Suggestions please. I'm stuck in the grocery store parking lot! Thanks!