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SantaCruz
Member Since: 22 Jan 2012
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Posts: 564
 
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| Loosing the love for my D3 here! |
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Well, had my D3 a month now, I had the track rod ends replaced yesterday as the were a little warn. Got to work this morning, just as I park up, I get battery light come on, loss of PAS and a squeak - took a quick look, and to my supprise, I find the water pump not where it should be! I'm loosing the love! Si
2016 Disco 4 SE Tech
2019 Fiesta ST3
2021 GBS Zero
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 14th Mar 2012 9:54 am |
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mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2477
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just a minor flesh wound ! keep the faith look on it as getting to know her 
no seriuosly i would be P****d off as well perhaps time for a once over at a trusted indy for a debug 
for balance character just collected his half a million miles baby up from ottons local to you so they dont all fall to bits easily MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
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| 14th Mar 2012 9:59 am |
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SantaCruz
Member Since: 22 Jan 2012
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Posts: 564
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Yeah, know where your coming from, still been cheaper to run than my last car... Had a £6k engine rebuild that lasted 1000 miles, as the turbo failed dropping part of the bearing into the sump and trashing the engine. Which resulted in another rebuild!
But the D3 will off to my local indie tomorrow! But apparently L/R have dropped the prices of water pumps as there known to fail!
He-ho
 Si
2016 Disco 4 SE Tech
2019 Fiesta ST3
2021 GBS Zero
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| 14th Mar 2012 10:07 am |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50937
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Water pumps aren't a real problem ...only a few examples on the site over the years ..strangely most of those failed after the 105k service  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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| 14th Mar 2012 10:33 am |
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Ceekay
Member Since: 17 May 2009
Location: Bury
Posts: 2057
 
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Santacruz
It's abit discouraging but they are pretty minor. Water pump about £17 plus fitting which doesn't take long apparently and track rod ends 1 hours work and about £30 each if I remember right. Deffinately an inconvenience but plenty more expensive items to fail yet
Ceekay D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
D3 HSE MY06 missing her still…
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| 14th Mar 2012 10:39 am |
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dottiog
Member Since: 05 Jan 2012
Location: scotland
Posts: 54
 
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Keep the faith i've had nothing but good news from mine - touch wood
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| 16th Mar 2012 12:39 am |
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SantaCruz
Member Since: 22 Jan 2012
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Posts: 564
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Thought I'd give a quick update on this, looking at the pump, the two right hand bolts have sheared off! I'll find out tomorrow what the real damages is - at least it's a proper mechanical failure!! Si
2016 Disco 4 SE Tech
2019 Fiesta ST3
2021 GBS Zero
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| 16th Mar 2012 12:45 am |
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Peter s
Member Since: 18 Jan 2012
Location: Derbys
Posts: 36
 
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Ditto to losing the love.......sort of?
We have had ours since January and to be honest I love the driving experience but I am getting fed up with the "I think there is something wrong with my car" line from the mrs.
Since owning we had the front arms and arb changed, they should have been done pre sale but we got a "freebie". The epb started squeaking, adjustment needed but again a freebie and to compound it we we got some  Key it recently and need a chips away type guy at some stage.
Love it and don,t if you know what I mean but I think maybe the first family holiday or 1 year ownership might change the feeling. My overall view though is that we have purchased occupant safety due to it's size etc and you can't put a price on that!!
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| 17th Mar 2012 9:58 am |
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