I bought a D3 V8 HSE over a week ago, it needed a bit of work so I had it done by a local LR specialist near to where I bought the truck. Its had a new thermostat housing all pretty simple. However whilst it was in the garage the front suspension went down. This was due to someone replacing the air pipe and not securing it properly and so it went on the exhaust !!
Its all done now so fingers crossed it will be ok.
Hoping to take it to the Malvern Land Rover show on Saturday if the wife lets me use it as it is hers !!
Pics soon.
Let the mods begin !!
Mark*D3 V8 SE Blue 2004 on LPG with Rock sliders, roof rack/Ladder, snorkel, 275/65x18 STT Muds, engine/G/box ally protection.
*D2 TD5 Epson Green 2002 Off roader (weekend toy)
*D3 V8 HSE silver 2004 on LPG (Wife's) SOLD
*Maserati Gran Turismo, the Gentlemans cruiser with a V8 soundtrack.
Let the spending begin The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
31st May 2017 10:58 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72787
And time for a little trailer.
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31st May 2017 11:06 am
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
Welcome to the V8 club. 05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
31st May 2017 11:53 am
spt28
Member Since: 10 Apr 2017
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 57
As already said - welcome to the V8 club, limited numbers of us but there's plenty of info available Disco 3 V8 with added LPG
Disco 5
Plus a few other toys...
31st May 2017 3:16 pm
maccers
Member Since: 08 Dec 2012
Location: SE Kent
Posts: 273
Good choice, welcome and enjoy!
31st May 2017 3:20 pm
SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
Posts: 775
Good Call on the V8.
Have them clean the throttle body, and do a BG induct cleaning. Check that the cowl is not warped by the Pollen air filter duct. Check for sunroof drains leaking. Replace coolant T plastic breather pipe.
DaveD3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey "The Rhino" (our NYC D3)
De-tangoed Headlights, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille, D4 19" Wheels/ Bridgestone Alenza
D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille (our LA D3)
D2 1999 V8 SD7 Chawton White (our Caribbean Beach truck)
31st May 2017 4:01 pm
toolbox 28
Member Since: 27 Nov 2016
Location: lechlade, glos
Posts: 123
Great choice, ive never regretted buying our v8, thirsty its true but smooth and creamy, on holiday in Scotland at the moment, we are only 15 mls from Swindon so we're quite local.54 disco 3 4.4 v8 now gone
06 freelander hse now gone
98 disco 2td5 now working on the farm
31st May 2017 8:53 pm
toolbox 28
Member Since: 27 Nov 2016
Location: lechlade, glos
Posts: 123
DSL wrote:
And time for a little trailer.
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I could have done with this on the journey to Scotland last sat 54 disco 3 4.4 v8 now gone
06 freelander hse now gone
98 disco 2td5 now working on the farm
LR garage had replaced thermostat housing and repaired front airbag pipe but it still had a misfire. Drove off got to main road and tried to go up a big hill, engine management light came on and it went into limp mode .. great .. stopped turned it off and back on again, still misfiring but moving.
Got to a fuel station and put some much needed go go juice in the truck and some water in me. While I was sat there, I just thought I would flick it over to LPG, wow much better no more misfire..
Got to Bournemouth with no further issues and it drove great.
Decided to give the interior a good clean out in the afternoon, much better.
This morning we go to come home, get in truck, turn on ignition and I get the "Christmas tree" effect and it doesn't start. A quick search of this forum concludes battery voltage low. Grab a charger and leave it for 30 minutes, try again and bingo.. phew..
Go to reverse it off the drive and then there was a loud phewsh fron front near side.. susp drops.. looks like the pipe that the garage was supposed to of repaired had gone again.
Abandoned truck on in laws drive and drove home in the Golf R... mechanic is going to look at it and also the missing on number 8, and MOT it too.
Not the start of ownership I was looking for.*D3 V8 SE Blue 2004 on LPG with Rock sliders, roof rack/Ladder, snorkel, 275/65x18 STT Muds, engine/G/box ally protection.
*D2 TD5 Epson Green 2002 Off roader (weekend toy)
*D3 V8 HSE silver 2004 on LPG (Wife's) SOLD
*Maserati Gran Turismo, the Gentlemans cruiser with a V8 soundtrack.
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2nd Jun 2017 10:44 pm
aechambira
Member Since: 11 Jan 2016
Location: Nairobi
Posts: 117
Trollman, I bought a V8 with similar issues. Check battery light and EML and Suspension light were on at time of purchase. Loss of power, misfires, Christmas tree effect, limp mode etc...then I joined this forum, did lots of reading and got encouraged to start fixing it. Not done yet but will keep in going.
Step by step yours will get done too.
If you get some time, do post how items were resolved.
Welcome to the V8 club.
3rd Jun 2017 6:04 am
pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
Posts: 1923
SafariDave wrote:
Good Call on the V8.
Have them clean the throttle body, and do a BG induct cleaning. Check that the cowl is not warped by the Pollen air filter duct. Check for sunroof drains leaking. Replace coolant T plastic breather pipe.
Dave
Ack clean the throttle body. Can you explain what you mean by the cowl and air filter duct? I'm prob being dense but what's the BG induct? Lastly, why change the coolant breather T if the original isn't leaking?
And on all V8s I'd suggest adding a can of BG44k to the fuel tank (not sure if that would affect LPG though).PAGODA
3rd Jun 2017 12:55 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
I did my coolant T pipe today, old one snapped as I was trying to remove it as it was so brittle. Should be good for another few years now 05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
Got any pics of the T piece in question? Not sure I want to open up the water system again as it was a nightmare to bleed !!
Will be doing the throttle body once I get it home.*D3 V8 SE Blue 2004 on LPG with Rock sliders, roof rack/Ladder, snorkel, 275/65x18 STT Muds, engine/G/box ally protection.
*D2 TD5 Epson Green 2002 Off roader (weekend toy)
*D3 V8 HSE silver 2004 on LPG (Wife's) SOLD
*Maserati Gran Turismo, the Gentlemans cruiser with a V8 soundtrack.
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