Member Since: 31 May 2013
Location: Birmingham
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Limited performance - whooshing from the engine
Today driving down M6, the triangle warning came on and a limited performance message. The car gains momentum but has loast all the pull.
I will take a look tomorrow but when I try to pull away, I hear a whooshing sound almost as if a hose has gone?
Any clues? D4 HSE all the way
14th Oct 2014 9:15 pm
STAR 316
Member Since: 06 Oct 2014
Location: glasgow
Posts: 26
Split intercooler hose.
14th Oct 2014 9:26 pm
Mambosasa
Member Since: 31 May 2013
Location: Birmingham
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Is it obvious to see when I pop the bonet?D4 HSE all the way
14th Oct 2014 9:32 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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Not always so you may need to prod and squeeze the big air hoses to see the split. Other times it looks like a psycho knife attack.
Starting to see more leaks from the intercoolers themselves now that some D3s are getting on a bit.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 06 Oct 2014
Location: glasgow
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Put it under load. you will hear where it is.
14th Oct 2014 9:45 pm
Mambosasa
Member Since: 31 May 2013
Location: Birmingham
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Right, I will investigate tomorrow. If it's an easy fix, I will just do it myself.D4 HSE all the way
14th Oct 2014 9:57 pm
STAR 316
Member Since: 06 Oct 2014
Location: glasgow
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Sure you can, replace it with a silicone hose BLACK or BLUE the choice is up to you.
14th Oct 2014 10:05 pm
Mambosasa
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Location: Birmingham
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Which hose am I looking at? General location will do.D4 HSE all the way
14th Oct 2014 10:11 pm
Cellerdweller
Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Macclesfield
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Facing the engine look into the engine bay ,left hand side . It comes of the inlet manifold and disappears downward to the intercooler You're not afraid of the dark are you ?
14th Oct 2014 10:24 pm
Mambosasa
Member Since: 31 May 2013
Location: Birmingham
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So, I went out, had a look and I think I located the hose, but squeezing it, prodding it etc - none the wiser.
I started the car, listened - still not sure of what I am looking at. It is quite hard to reach it from the top, so is there a definitive way of confirming that this is the offending item? D4 HSE all the way
15th Oct 2014 1:07 pm
Cellerdweller
Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Macclesfield
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Get someone to rev it whilst you listen around the engine bay
You can also remove the plastic cover on the os front lower part of the chassis and you can see the bottom of the intercooler hose You're not afraid of the dark are you ?
15th Oct 2014 1:14 pm
GlosBoy
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
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Maybe completely off the mark here as I am not mechanical but we had a similar "reduced performance".
It turned out to be a hole in one of the hoses ( mice)
I was told by LR Assist that it goes into RP at just over 3k revs, so if I drove and didn't take above 3k it was OK, just meant driving a little different until I could get it booked inD4 HSE - Aintree Green
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Member Since: 31 May 2013
Location: Birmingham
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Okay,
It seems like a small hole, but enough to whoosh at the bottom. I think I will get my local garage to swap it over tomorrow, but where best to get the hose from? I would need to purchase it and take it to them to install.
Suggestions?D4 HSE all the way
15th Oct 2014 4:24 pm
dervdave
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