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The manual says on page 259:
Quote:
Never aim the water jet directly at the engine air intake, heater air intakes, body and sunroof seals, or at any components that might be easily damaged.
Do not use a power wash system in the engine bay area.
Do not use hot water
Do not use detergent soap products or washing up liquid.
...I'd better revisit my cleaning methods 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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2nd Jun 2007 1:30 pm
bkehoe
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Wexford
Posts: 1481
Sounds like the transmission ECU is the problem. Bring it to a different dealer and say nothing about the washing.IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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2nd Jun 2007 2:31 pm
christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 1168
Well Said
bkehoe wrote:
Bring it to a different dealer and say nothing about the washing.
Well saidCLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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2nd Jun 2007 2:41 pm
hgrees
Member Since: 28 Nov 2005
Location: Pembrokeshire
Posts: 24
Thanks for all the feedback nad I will be taking this up again on Monday morning with the dealer principal. I've bought 4 new Discovery s off them now and won't be so honest next time.
My mate is a car valeter and all the cars that come to him are steam cleaned and theres never been a problem.
Maybe my Disco is allergic to water. They have suggested I use the car and see if it dries out!, I told them this happened 2 weeks ago and have been to Ireland on Holiday for a week, I thought it would of dried by now.
DSL caused me a nice chuckle. Your picture above of Nodo$h and his blanked out number plate. Can someone explain how that stayed clean coming through that when the rest of the car got a new paint job?
Here's the preceding photo....
Looks like the number plate is self cleaning!I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
Just washed my engine with a hose ( all covers fiited) now it is total stuffed. Also I stuffed up by telling them I washed the engine. So it looks like it is going to costing me $700.00 plus.ATACAMA SAND SE ,V6 PETROL, AUTO ,WINDOW TINT ,SIDE STEPS, SPORTS ROOF RACKS, ARB BULLBAR, KAYMAR REAR BUMPER TWIN TYRE, HID SPOTLIGHTS, TX3540 RADIO, ICOM 400PRO, GPS, DUAL BATTERY SYSTEM, MITCHELL BROS TOW HITCH.
21st Jul 2008 6:21 am
caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Unless you used a power wash to clean the engine bay they should not be able to refuse the warranty claim. I would fight them on this one. A normal hose should not cause problems for an off road vehicle with a recommended wading depth of 500mmm.
I bet this is your problem:
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...I'd better revisit my cleaning methods 
