Test drove today ( auto selection problem )

Hi all

Been happily driving my freelander for the past year or so but this last week I saw a nice Disco 3 tdv6 2.7 auto in a local garage on an 07 plate.

Went and had a closer look today and took it for a spin and fell in love with it but my only query was when we set off from the garage and drove upto a roundabout I came to a standstill whilst waiting to pull out, when a gap appeared I pushed the accelerator and just got a load of revs then I put into neutral and back to drive it drove off.

So a few miles down the road we pulled up and it did it again. This time I applied a little pressure on the selector and it engaged.

On returning to the garage I told the owner and he said it had happend to him when he drove it and told us there was probably something down inside the selector jamming it (sweet wrapper ) and when the car was valeted he would sort this out.

I have searched the forum and looked if this is a known problem but didn't find any threads so it could be true what the owner said and is a simple fix.

What's your thoughts.

Would you buy or leave it.

Is it an electrical switch mechanism and cheap to sort or major.

Thanks guys and look forward to your opinions.

Apart from that its a lovely motor and fully loaded with boys toys.

hello there

a couple of qs
did the selctors feel a little stiff ???
if yes
do you drive with your hand on the selctor ?
if yes
the discovery has a nylon bush that goes onto the metal brakets off of the gearbox onto the selctor cable these sieze up causeing it to be a little stiff so when driving along with your hand on the selctor you come up to a round about braking causeing your hand to knock it inbetween drive and netrual

hope it helps thanks mike

Thanks for the reply.

I didn't have my hand on it at all and it was in drive all the time.

It wasn't stiff or loose it felt right and engaged.

do a good search on this as them gearboxes can be problematic from what i have read. Sounds a simple fix but please do research before you buy.

Or have very good warranty

thought it was mine! said:

do a good search on this as them gearboxes can be problematic from what i have read. Sounds a simple fix but please do research before you buy.

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I believe it's the same 6-speed ZF auto that is fitted in loads of top-end cars such as Jaguar and BMW and is not an unreliable unit.

I reckon the OP's problem is that the selector switch on the side of the gearbox needs adjusting, but I certainly wouldn't buy it while it's misbehaving.

go onto the Disco 3 forum www.disco3.co.uk
fab site for \disco 3 owners
really helpfull
and come back and tell us how you get on

cheers
Jim A
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1996 300Tdi auto(Jap reimport)

janderson41 said:

go onto the Disco 3 forum www.disco3.co.uk
fab site for \disco 3 owners
really helpfull
and come back and tell us how you get on

cheers
Jim A
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1996 300Tdi auto(Jap reimport)

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Thanks for that, will do

Noel

Just walk away there are plenty around unless it is very cheap.

ruffday said:

Just walk away there are plenty around unless it is very cheap.

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Mmm,wonder why there are plenty around.....

eightinavee said:

Mmm,wonder why there are plenty around.....

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Because they sold plenty.

Yes but why did they sell plenty?


Because they're bloody good, that's why and so is Discovery IV