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Justjoe
Member Since: 16 Jul 2019
Location: Preston
Posts: 15
  
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Just seeing if anyone else has had problems with their d3 one after the other.
Thought id start well and get the belts and water pump done, then a month after the air compressor gave up. And now two months after that had a warning saying "engine system fault" currently waiting to hear what's up with it.
Sorry if nothing made sense just seeing if anyones been in same boat, cheers
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 11th Nov 2019 9:14 pm |
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Dazz360
Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: West Mids Walsall
Posts: 871
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Got my car in January, new drive shaft , all belts and tensioners, rear brake problems , esf problems , injectors knackered, parking sensors intermittent still to do and sun roof drains bodged by other so your not alone
Oh and new alternator and aux belt and tensioner Metal auto sump & fluid change (3 hrs)
LR door puddle projectors (10 mins)
Tinted Bonnet wind deflector (10 mins)
All Intercooler pipes and Tbolts (2hrs)
3 injectors replaced so far (30mins)
Sunroof drain pipes both sides 2.5 hrs)
Rear discs, shoes,pads,callipers,flexi hoses, rigid brake line, n/s upper hub carrier bush and rear n/s upper arm (13hrs over 2 days)
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| 11th Nov 2019 10:16 pm |
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Mr Kington
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Scottish Borders
Posts: 1549
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It is the norm. Eventually you get to the point where it runs well for 6 months and then something else kicks off. Mine was pretty reliable up until the end, but maintained it very well and did whatever it needed when it needed it doing. James favourite hobby is writing in the third person.
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| 12th Nov 2019 8:49 am |
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stew 46
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: cornwall
Posts: 10146
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My aux tensioner bolt sheared on my first D3 , new bolt £3 but body off to replace it 2.5k I’m afraid it’s enjoy it when it’s going well  -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
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| 12th Nov 2019 8:55 am |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26699
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Like said, it’s a labour of love! Your current problem should be easily identified with codes read.
Easy things to check are turbo hoses for splits, fuel filter replace.
As for the compressor, make absolutely sure that the underlying fault (leak?) has been addressed or your new compressor won’t last long. Does it sink overnight? Does the compressor run regularly and for a long time? It should not be cutting in regularly and even when your playing up and downy with the switch, it should stop after a couple of minutes max.
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| 12th Nov 2019 10:14 am |
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Justjoe
Member Since: 16 Jul 2019
Location: Preston
Posts: 15
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Thanks everyone least im not alone
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| 13th Nov 2019 5:30 pm |
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MJD 3
Member Since: 10 Feb 2016
Location: Teesside
Posts: 311
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My Disco seems to be in the garage every couple of months and has cost me a fortune, only a couple of months ago I paid £700 to get the suspension sorted which pushed my spend this year to about £1500, now it’s back in the garage after I got warning lights appear the other day and the suspension went into access mode, also suspect compressor on its way out.
It’s by far the best vehicle I’ve owned and when it’s running well it’s amazing, however I’ve got a company vehicle which is costing more than planned and struggling to keep shelling out on the disco when it’s only used for greenlaning, getting pressure from SWMBO to get it sold which I don’t want to do but cannot keep spending money on it at current levels. Decisions, decisions. General Grabber AT3's
EGR Valves Blanked
Aluminium sump guard
Tree/Rock sliders.
Bank Account - Empty.
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| 13th Nov 2019 10:51 pm |
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Aerialmark
Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Burnley (Where the M65 is cobbled)
Posts: 5191
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Now a days a D3 may be a cheap car to buy but its still a complicated and expensive car to maintain if you can only do a little yourself (like me). That will only get worse as it gets older.
So be prepared  The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
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| 14th Nov 2019 5:06 pm |
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