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Stuarts the man
 


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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3
should a D3 start with a tow

d3 not starting, but can get ignition lights.
decided to put a tow rope on it to see if it would start
on bringing up the clutch there seems to be no compression in the engine. as it does not drag the tow car down
is this normal  
Post #11962732nd Dec 2013 11:39 am
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England 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Arctic FrostDiscovery 3

You should use another vehicle and jump leads, the D3 relies heavily on the electronics and would need to do a system 'start up' otherwise (IMHO) the engine will be immobilised along with other critical systems to allow the engine to start Rolling Eyes

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Post #11962762nd Dec 2013 11:45 am
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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns BlueDiscovery 3

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Post #11962842nd Dec 2013 11:59 am
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United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tangiers OrangeDiscovery 3

I have successfully bump started my manual D3 once in the past, I needed be towed to about 10mph and then lift the clutch pedal and turn the key at the same time - took a few attempts to master it and it didn't feel like it was doing the vehicle much good at all - have since bought a decent set of jump leads which live in the boot 24/7. This of course has prevented me from getting a flat battery ever again Rolling with laughter 
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Post #11962862nd Dec 2013 12:02 pm
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Member Since: 22 Sep 2011
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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

hazzards still flashing, whenever i try to configure anything i get the no comm with pcm module
cant reconfigure pcm module as it says no comms with that module
does this point to the pcm module being at fault  
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