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Engine System Fault
Help driving home from work this evening and disco 3 decided to nearly die on me . Message on dash came up with Engine System Fault and happend to go on for about 5 seconds and then was ok again afetrward. Only drive three miles to work so wondering if this is the problem with the engine not getting warm enough before parking up and switching off.
Has anyone had a similar problem and is there a known fix.
Thanks
Pilot Don't be blinkered vision, see the world in colour.
When you say "nearly died" - was there power loss ?
The message can come up for a whole host of reasons though. Without any other messages, lights, symptoms etc it is nigh impossible to point you to any one item. Could be "one of those things" to MAF/MAP sensors to first sign of EGR trouble to delaminating hoses and to a broken turbo... to name a few.
You need to get the fault code read and take it from there.The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
3rd Mar 2010 7:53 pm
pa28pilot
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Who would be best to read the fault code bearing in mind my disco 3 is a 05 reg.
ThanksDon't be blinkered vision, see the world in colour.
3rd Mar 2010 7:59 pm
ad15
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when mine did that, it turned out to be a blown brake light bulb.....
3rd Mar 2010 8:00 pm
pa28pilot
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I cant believe that a blown light bulb can have such an effect on the engine. There was power loss and then it picked up again and its not the first time the car has done this. My disco 3 is approaching 32000k on milage so its not high milage as such and its naver been hammered only pampered.Don't be blinkered vision, see the world in colour.
3rd Mar 2010 8:19 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Hate to say this but turbo knackered. Same symptoms on both my D3s when they blew just fault lasted more than few seconds.
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3rd Mar 2010 8:23 pm
ad15
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urrr mine was under 35k miles, the dashboard lit up like a christmas tree, power went haywire,,,, brake light bulb had blown, put a new one in and no problem since...
i cannot explain it, but it happened like that..
3rd Mar 2010 8:24 pm
pa28pilot
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DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH THE TURBO CHARGER COST TO REPLACE AND ANYONE HAD ANY EXPERIENCE IN REPLACING THESE. Don't be blinkered vision, see the world in colour.
3rd Mar 2010 8:27 pm
MacLeod 313
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pa28pilot wrote:
Who would be best to read the fault code bearing in mind my disco 3 is a 05 reg.
Thanks
Turbo, welcome to the 05/55MY turbo replacement club
3rd Mar 2010 8:28 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Pa £1200 from an indi, £1700 - £2k from
main stealer, ISTR. Mine paid for by tesco x 2.
Mac, it's CFT - Club Fooked Turbo!
3rd Mar 2010 8:32 pm
MacLeod 313
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Club CFT is is
3rd Mar 2010 8:34 pm
MacLeod 313
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Mine was with dealer for over a month, as they could source a Turbo and in the end they LINE PINCHED, estimated cost was £2500 fitted plus the dreaded, but was under warrenty
3rd Mar 2010 8:36 pm
DN D3 Decade
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Faulty brake light switch maybe ?
3rd Mar 2010 8:36 pm
MacLeod 313
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I hope so, but the explanation is similar to mine, you get the MESSAGE on the dash, and the D3 goes sluggish and no oomph, turn it off and then restart and it clears.
Mine did this for about 2 weeks before after a restart it would'nt clear. TBH its not the turbo usually, its the electronic bits, the variable Vanes than need to open up under load, if they dont and are clogged with soot then this message appears.
Solution is a NEW turbo, and a software update that exercises the Vanes on full open to fully closed on pre-heat.
Before you panic...and everyone else posts it is definitely the turbo...
Did the car lose power as well...? The OP reads, to me, that the message came up but nothing else happened. So although I mentioned turbo as one of many potential causes (mainly to illustrate a point), it is far too early to diagnose that from a few lines in one thread...
And yes, a blown brake light bulb or a faulty brake switch can cause this problem as well...
And edited to say: take a look at this thread. http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic45214.htmlThe next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
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