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The Land Rover Discovery Sport and the Discovery 4 are both known for a common fault with the failure of the electronic shifter module. This is a relatively simple repair however parts involved can be rather expensive. The fault presents in one of two ways. Either the shifter button will not raise up out of the centre console when the ignition is turned on or it may rise up[ but the dial will not turn out of the park Position. When this fault occurs the vehicle will need to h

A Common Fault with both the Discovery 3 and the Discovery 4 is the failure of the air conditioning Compressor. This Like most mechanical failures on the Discoveries is no easy task to replace and is not something for the faint of heart. If you are attempting this repair yourself at home allow yourself many hours. Before you commence the replacement you will need to get a mechanical workshop to remove the air condition gas from the system for you. This gas is an ozone deplet

A common fault with the Land Rover Discovery Sport is a warning that comes up in orange on the dash that reads "No engine restarts in XXXkms" This fault is caused by an issue with the vehicles add blue system. There are a number of possible causes for this. The most common one is the injector itself is faulty. The injector is located in the exhaust pipe just behind the engine. The add blue injector often fails. Replacing the injector itself is a fairly straight forward operat

A Step by step guide to removing and replacing the rear door locks on a Land Rover Discovery 4. (Discovery 3 is very similar) This video goes for almost ten minutes as the process is somewhat lengthy. Browse more blogs on our website www.gdlauto.com.au For Subaru performance parts and merchandise please visit www.gdlautosport.com.au

There are Three possible part failures that can cause the tailgate (top half) to not open on an Land Rover Discovery 4. Those three parts are. - The switch itself, the actuator or the cable. In all cases you will need to get access to the mechanism in the tailgate door. In this short instructional video we show you how to get the door open when it's broken and will not open. Browse more blogs on our website www.gdlauto.com.au For Subaru performance parts and merchandise plea

If your Land Rover Discovery Sport needs to be towed or pushed in neutral and for what ever reason the shifter mechanism is not working or unable to be used you can put the transmission into Neutral. This short video shows you how to put your transmission into Neutral. You will require a few basic tools to do it but its not overly difficult. Browse more blogs on our website www.gdlauto.com.au For Subaru performance parts and merchandise please visit www.gdlautosport.com.au

The Diesel Land Rover Discovery are known for developing oil leaks. There are a number of things with these engines that can be the cause of these leaks. The Most common oil leak on the Diesel Discovery is from the Sump Gasket. In this short video Dannie From GDL Auto talks you through whats involved to replace the gasket and the little tricks that you may not know about. Browse more blogs on our website www.gdlauto.com.au For Subaru performance parts and merchandise please v

How to get into a Range Rover when it has a flat battery. The Range Rover Evoque has a very cleaver feature which is the retracting electric door handles. This is great until the vehicle gets a flat battery and you can no longer gain access to the vehicle. In this Video Dannie shows you how to access your Range Rover if it has a flat Battery. GDL Automotive Services is an independent Land Rover and Range Rover specialist. Need your Land Rover or Range Rover serviced or repai

The Range Rover V6 diesel engine runs two timing belts. We have addressed the maintenance schedule surrounding this in an article we have written here. Since writing that article we have come across several people with the school of thought surrounding the rear belt and the necessity of its replacement. It turns out there are several people who feel this belt replacement is not essentian as nothing breaks if the belt fails. This is not true. In the shot video clip Dannie from

In this video Dannie shows you the two belts that need replacing on the 3.0 TDV6 Land Rover/ Range Rover engine. The 3.0 V6 Land Rover / Range Rover engines run two timing belts. The front one keeps the Cam and crank shafts timed correctly, the rear one keeps the diesel injection pump running. Many mechanics do not know about the rear belt or opt to not change it. Arguing that the worst that will happen is the pump stops running and the car will stop. this is not the case. Wh

We have covered this fault in previous blog articles which can be found by clicking here. In the Video here Dannie shows you the aftermath of this fault occurring and the replacement part needed. This repair was carried out at our Hornsby store on a Range Rover Sport however the fault is known to occur on all V6 Diesels with the plastic inlet manifolds. Looking for a Land Rover or Range Rover expert on Sydneys North Shore? GDL Automotive Services is you all inclusive Land Rov

This review primarily covers the 2.2 Diesel models. The Discovery designers have realised that its range of vehicle was rapidly becoming less about adventuring and off road travels and more about picking jimmy up from school and getting the family to weekend sporting events along with all equipment needed. AS such the good people at Land Rover seemed to have designed the new Discovery to be a far more practical vehicle for family use and city driving and have pushed the off r

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQopRK26pdU One of the crazy things about the Land Rovers is the repair procedure for many of the engine components. You may have heard people talking about lifting the body off the chassis, well here it is being done. No small achievement for even the most talented technician. the removal job takes about four hours with some one who is experienced. Even longer for a first time technician. Do not let the chases move at all. Even a millimetre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OirWVWHrnpQ The Land Rover Discovery 3 and Discovery 4 are known for the common fault of the hand brake also known as the parking brake getting stuck on. This video shows how to manually release it on a Discovery 4. On a Discovery there its very similar however the loop is under the little panel directly behind the parking brake switch. There are a few things to note here. Firstly this is rather complex for someone with no mechanical knowledg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h1rGmAsxq8 Here is a video of a British guy talking you through how to manually release the hand brake or electronic park brake on a Range Rover. There are a few things to note here. Firstly this is rather complex for someone with no mechanical knowledge so there is an alternative. The parking brake mechanism is an electric motor located above the read diff which operates on a spline that pulls mechanical cables on in the same manner as a c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpFY6GmTBvo With a lot of the new vehicles on the market now dealers are harping on about how you can get really long servicing schedules. I know for a fact Land Rovers every 26,000 kilometers. A lot of the luxury brands are up there with that. Some of the Japanese and Korean makes aren’t quite as big as service intervals, but they’re still pretty high. Along with the fact that they’re claiming you don’t need to service your car until it’s 40

It is a common issue for the TDV6 engine to develop injector problems. One of two things can happen. Either the injector gets stuck open forcing too much fuel into the combustion chamber or it stops firing all together which can starve the chamber of fuel. This can cause the vehicle to do one or multiple of the following things. Misfire Bring the check engine warning light on Smoke out the exhaust Oil level to rise Cause the engine to run on Melted pistons if left for to long

It is a common issue for the TDV6 engine to develop injector problems. One of two things can happen. Either the injector gets stuck open forcing too much fuel into the combustion chamber or it stops firing all together which can starve the chamber of fuel. This can cause the vehicle to do one or multiple of the following things. Misfire Bring the check engine warning light on Smoke out the exhaust Oil level to rise Cause the engine to run on Melted pistons if left for to long

The Land Rover Freelander is not a bad car. In fact of the whole Range Rover and Land Rover range currently not he market the Freelander has the shortest list of common faults. However there are a few things to look out for especially if you are considering purchasing one second hand. First up, as with all the Range Rover and land Rovers you need to be informed about the service schedules. the dealers state that they can go up to 26,000kms between oil changes. However they do

The Land Rover Freelander has a very common fault which is the failure of the differential unit. This is such a common fault hat Land Rover have released a technical service bulletin relating to it. Basically the diff cant cope with the loads placed upon it and the bearing on the pinion starts to fail. The symptoms the driver will notice is a humming noise from the vehicles and in severe cases it can get to become a metallic grinding noise. There are a few things to be mindfu