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galwaygreen
 


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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Graphite LE Auto Loire BlueDiscovery 4
REAR PROP GONE AT 30K MILES

in for MOT and service today to be told rear prop has failed on the centre bush/bearing...the cars only done 30k miles since new....you would think landrover would know how to make a decent prop after all this time.
  
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darrind
 


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England 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

all 3 of mine lasted over 150k each but there seem to be a lot of complaints on the later D4s dont know if there was a supplier change late in the D4 lifecycle..
 Must stop buying shiny toys....  
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Gary_P
 


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Ukraine 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

Mine went at 35k miles.
 Gary
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Discovery 4 HSE 2016MY 
 
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teddy
 


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United Kingdom 2009 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Ipanema SandDiscovery 4

I've just had mine done at 140k. Maybe I got a good one Very Happy
 2010MY Disco 4 HSE in Ipanema Sand over Almond.
It's got THE rear diff. 
 
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darrind
 


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England 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Cost saving exercise somewhere will have backfired.

Will be interesting to see if people with GKN replacements start getting early failures or if it just plagues 15/16 D4 factory fitted ones
 Must stop buying shiny toys....  
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Gary_P
 


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Ukraine 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

I had no symptoms whatsoever. The split was picked up during a 5th year LR service. Independent confirmed a split about 2 inches. I had a warranty so went ahead. Indi with GKN part was literally half the LR cost.
He showed me another he’d just done on a Range Rover. Split all the way round. Although the part starts failing early it perhaps doesn’t get picked up for sometime on some cars so there may be a spread of mileages. I don’t think that would account for getting 140k miles out of it though.
Been trying to work out what the cause was, whether anything to do with driving style. Never been off road or abused, so not sure.
 Gary
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Discovery 4 HSE 2016MY 
 
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Dannyson
 


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Mine went at 25K FFS ..... Rolling Eyes clearly there is an early life failure issue here.... with LR using cheapest components it seems....

Said as much at the time and got it done under 'good will' without having to go through WD - so a result - but doesn't say much for the quality and robustness of LR components.... sadly Sad
 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black 
 
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sycove
 


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United Kingdom 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

My centre bearing has just gone too at 30k - 2015 D4
  
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DaveT
 


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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Indus SilverDiscovery 4

None of my previous five D3's & 4's have suffered a failed prop, but this one (2016) did at about 60k just before it's 3rd birthday so replaced under warranty.

No symptoms at all, just picked up at first MOT.
 Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
SIII Lightweight - neglected & rusting. Bulkhead, A panels, vent panel & outriggers now disintegrated - Next years project! 
 
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Oxford-boy
 


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United Kingdom 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XXV LE Auto Causeway GreyDiscovery 4

Mine (2014 D4) was picked up by Bodsey at 47K.. Had a GKN replacement put in place now.
 Jim

2014 Discovery 4 XXV SDV6 Causeway Grey
2016 Discovery 4 HSE Lux SDV6 Loire Blue - now gone 
 
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Andy Foster
 


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My D4 is on 54k and split in the bearing as an advisory on latest MOT. Just pricing up parts as need front lower arms doing as well.
 D4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten. 
 
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Skagg
 


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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Yulong WhiteDiscovery 4

just replaced mine at 71K

cheers n gone Nick
 MY16 D4 Landmark SDV6 (The Ice Maiden)
Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
MY08 D3 HSE Stornoway (Miss Moneypit) The money tree withered...... 
 
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Gary_P
 


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Ukraine 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

Andy
The consensus on here is that a GKN replacement is the one to go for.
From what I read the removal of old and installation of new is relatively simple if you have the right place to do the work.
Good luck.
 Gary
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Discovery 4 HSE 2016MY 
 
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Skagg
 


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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Yulong WhiteDiscovery 4

When I replaced the Prop on the D3 it took about 60 /90 minutes from start to finish. a reasonably simple job considering it's a Land Rover!

Bought the GKN replacement from Advance factors

Cheers n Gone Nick
 MY16 D4 Landmark SDV6 (The Ice Maiden)
Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
MY08 D3 HSE Stornoway (Miss Moneypit) The money tree withered...... 
 
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England 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

27,800 told mine had gone at service. Can I just ask as see people say about the mot picking it up is this an mot item as I thought the bearing could not be seen unless you move the heat shield and I thought they did not remove any covers for mot. The reason I ask is mine was mot and passed with no advisories then couple of days later it had its service only to be told it had gone. Just wondering really
  
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