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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318   
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sorry guys can't even find my own posts - thats how bad I am at doing a search ...Mal where are you when I need you
anyway all the F's are for my problematic truck (mentioned on numerous other posts I can't find) BUT alias..... I think I've found the problem with the engine....its the transmission ! 
no wonder nobody could find the problem with the rough running engine. been to Swansea today and I was beginning to think the low fuel light was working but that did eventually come on at 468 miles after filling up on BP ultimate. Anyway all was well there and until I came off the motorway and within a few hundred yards I'm at the traffic lights....come to pull off CLUNK as I lift the clutch up.....nurse it to my mom and dads a few miles away seems ok. 1 hour later pull to come home (another 8 miles and bl**dy heck what a bag of nails. slowly leting clutch pedal up to pull away and bang - and horrible sounds transmission back lash while on the move........SO ALL GOOD I THINK I'VE FOUND THE ENGINE ISSUE AFTER 2YEARS 
what now. the wife and her car are away. I need to run the kids around the weekend ? do I call land rover assist?.....and just to complecate matters it due a service NOW. Last edited by Caterham on 31st Oct 2012 2:19pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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26th Oct 2012 7:26pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507 
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LR Assistance - thats what the warranty is for
If its not quickly repairable you'll get a courtesy motor too [i did] Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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26th Oct 2012 7:34pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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Sounds similar to when my 110 threw its toys out of the pram and trashed the transfer box
Call LRA, get it into the dealers and get a loan car. Good luck. Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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26th Oct 2012 7:40pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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off to call LRA ...
let you know how I get on....if I can find the number |
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26th Oct 2012 7:42pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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LRA coming out in the morning to review and will organise courtesy car if required (me thinks it will be req'd.....but then what do I know - I'm usually wrong....but I feel like my luck's turning so perhaps I'll be right...and perhaps I won't but if I am I'll find out tomorrow if the turn up which I'm sure they but if I'm wrong and they don't turn up and I don't get a courtesy car well may be I'll find out tomorrrow when they don't turn up to fix my car and confirm I don't need a courtesy car cos they won't be they tell me if I right or wrong but if they don't then I'll know my lucks not turning and that will confirm that I'm not sane but I'm sure I was before buying the wonderful vehicle that has enabled me to sample various other cars at no cost and .....my fingers are sore now.
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26th Oct 2012 7:50pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507
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Senseless ramblings ..... poor lad has contracted Landroveritis
You need to sit in a dark room til morning .... with alcohol of course  Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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26th Oct 2012 8:00pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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if only land rover had such good advice
thank you. |
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26th Oct 2012 8:16pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3655  
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i will be very interested to hear the outcome of this story DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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27th Oct 2012 6:06am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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I think I'm a well happy bunny.
after almost 2 years of trying to sort an intermittent problem with the engine LRA have come out and said.... intermittant loss of drive. suspect transfer box. requires further investigation / repair at dealer. enterprise car to be supplied
so for the last couple of years where I thought vibration through the foot pedals was initially down to the engine then assumed it was from varying road surfaces it would appear to have been faulty transmission all along. really looking forward to getting it back fixed and yet its not even gone to the dealers yet ! happy days (I hope I'm not speaking too soon). |
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27th Oct 2012 11:17am |
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| bell-auto-services Member Since: 08 Jul 2007 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 2233 
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Glad you found your cars fault, did you remove all your cars mods to save them passing the buck on why it failed.
Pete |
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27th Oct 2012 1:11pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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Pete.
no mods to remove.....
oo. just thought there is one little thing that I should swap just before I go and drop it off thanks. not that it could possibly have anything to do with the transfer box...but just in case best go swap now just before I go drop car off and await a freelander being dropped off at home later..... so much for a disco 4 which i was hoping for. |
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27th Oct 2012 1:21pm |
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| bell-auto-services Member Since: 08 Jul 2007 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 2233
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A freelander will be better than a D4, you will appreciate the defender more when you get it back after driving a freelander lol.
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27th Oct 2012 1:25pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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fogot to change the mod over !! and already dropped the car off? suppose I could go back tomorrow and tell em I left something in the car could they give me access? damn damn danm ! |
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27th Oct 2012 3:43pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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I'm feeling like a numpty having thought I'd had engine trouble all this time and now it would appear it was the transfer box all the time....
anyone else done the same ? and is it unusual for it to take almost 2 years to fail....ie from thinking some things wrong to failure? just coming upto 24k miles for those interested. bearing in mind the car has done very little towing and is driven like miss daisy I presume its unusaul to have a failure so soon? .....just starting to wonder if the work done under warranty had been paid out of warranty would have exceeded what I paid for the car. new ecu - off road with RRS for c2 weeks new door, bumper, tow electrics, bulk head rust, new seat frames, new window catches, painted front grille - off road for 4 weeks with citreon ds3 its now in for a new transfer box / investigation - got a new freelander at the moment needs to go in for replacement carpets and drivers front door next oh yeah been in twice before for leaks 3 or 4 days at a time - free lander provided. thats got to be a few grands worth ? |
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27th Oct 2012 8:17pm |
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