james911rs
Member Since: 27 Apr 2010
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Hi to all, can anyone help me please. I lost reverse gear on my Disco3, by that i mean I could not select it. The gate appeared to be blocked with something. I also noticed that the gear indicator on the dashboard was very slow to tell me what gear i was in, I had to be moving and an orange handbrake warning light came on.
i have taken it to my local independent land rover guy and have been told today that there are no gearbox parts available and i will have to have an exchange gearbox at £1700+vat + fitting.
Is this true, i cannot believe that there are no gearbox parts available.
Anyway I look forward to your comments, and thank you in advance.
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 27th Apr 2010 8:43 pm |
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DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
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If the gear selector is slow search for XY switch and re-calibrate it.
I would get a LR dealer opinion if this fails. SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
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| 27th Apr 2010 9:33 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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xy sensor for sure is well feck up
get it booke in asap
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| 27th Apr 2010 9:34 pm |
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wiggs
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He cant do the XY sensor reset as he cant get it in reverse gear  G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 27th Apr 2010 9:41 pm |
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james911rs
Member Since: 27 Apr 2010
Location: dorset
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I can definitely not get into reverse, i forgot to say I have also lost the self centralising of the gearlever so you really have to get it right when changing gear.
It feels as if something has broken and is stopping the gearlever from going over far enough to get into reverse. Im sure reverse is still there i just cant get to it.
Anyway it is still gearbox out to get to the selector and see inside the top of the box.
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| 28th Apr 2010 4:30 am |
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How many miles have you done, is there any smell, possibly the clutch. MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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| 28th Apr 2010 5:44 am |
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james911rs
Member Since: 27 Apr 2010
Location: dorset
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No smell, the cars has done 69,000 miles.
How come I can get all of the other gears?
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| 28th Apr 2010 5:57 am |
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popsdosh
Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
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As the vehicle is obviously out of warranty why dont you get a replacement box from a breaker then it will go straight in you should get one for a third of what you have been quoted.There are several breakers out there try a search on google.
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| 28th Apr 2010 6:33 am |
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james911rs
Member Since: 27 Apr 2010
Location: dorset
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I was only thinking breakers this morning, but how do i know its any better than the one ive got. At least a new one has a warranty.
Anyway you get what you pay for.
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| 28th Apr 2010 9:26 am |
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| 28th Apr 2010 9:30 am |
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james911rs
Member Since: 27 Apr 2010
Location: dorset
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thanks
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| 28th Apr 2010 9:38 am |
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popsdosh
Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
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james911rs wrote:I was only thinking breakers this morning, but how do i know its any better than the one ive got. At least a new one has a warranty.
Anyway you get what you pay for.
Most breaker warranty items like that and they come out of low mileage insurance write offs that are mechanically sound.Any good gearbox engineering specialist should be able to repair your unit quickly and the parts will be available somewhere as I believe ZF make that gearbox, unless I am mistaken.It sounds like a selector problem which should be a relativley simple and inexpensive repair
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| 28th Apr 2010 10:02 am |
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james911rs
Member Since: 27 Apr 2010
Location: dorset
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I thought it would not be beyond the realms of repair, but apparently two land rover gearbox specialists won't touch it.
Think the best thing to do is get the gearbox out this afternoon and have a dam good look what is wrong.
I will keep you all informed to the progress.
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| 28th Apr 2010 10:16 am |
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blue meanie
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there used to be an issue at about your age of vehicle with the plastic collar assembly on the gearstick that gave similar symtoms, a quick search on here may reveal a bit more? and theeeeennn......???
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| 28th Apr 2010 10:26 am |
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james911rs
Member Since: 27 Apr 2010
Location: dorset
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Its definitely gearbox, they have removed all of the central console around the gearlever so there is nothing to restrict it.
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| 28th Apr 2010 10:40 am |
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