Hi All, seeking some advice… was driving along the other day and three amogos popped up along with the red brake light all at once. Got home and found a dogey wheel bearing on the front left, I have since replaced that wheel bearing. However after a lengthy test drive to check my work, all the lights still remain on the dash!! Very annoying, any ideas? D2 Td5 2003
Needs a diagnostic, sadly.
Looks like I’ll be stopping by the local lr garage after work tomorrow…
Welcome to the forum.
You may like to pop over to the "introduce yourself" section.
If you do your own work on your car, you will need to buy a diagnostic tool for it, two or three diags in a garage will be the same cost as buying one of the less expensive.
I was thinking that, I only use garages for involved brake system work. I’ve been trying to avoid the £500 ish for a nanocom but it seems inevitable
You can get a Foxwell 530 for £164, from their own site, a good tool. Admittedly not a nanocom, but still...
Beware knock-offs.
I have an older version and it paid for itself some time back.
I took a 3 amigos problem to a local, biggish Indy. They diagnosed a dodgy bearing, left rear, turned out to be right rear, after I'd swopped the left one out. I was furious. Bought the Foxwell straightaway. It successfully diagnoses 3 amigos problems.
The addition of the red brake light to the 3 amigos is a bit strange, to me anyway.
I'll tag @sierrafery cos he's the lad when it comes to electronix!!
Has puzzled me too, I have got a broken brake fluid float plug but it has been like that for 6 months+, it’s bizarre how it came on with the amigos.
I have recently had all new flexi brake lines put on, however as far as I’m aware the brake warning light is only related to the handbrake and brake float.
Hmm that sounds like a better idea, I’ll drive with the issue for a couple days until it annoys me enough to buy one!
I too did the shuttle valve mod, (I think, if you mean the biz under the ABS block under the bonnet, on top of the nearside wheel arch) once nothing else made sense! Under the tutelage of @sierrafery.
Not difficult, just fiddly, getting the bit off and then back on again.
Yes thats the thing, bit stressful thinking what if it went wrong but it all went OK.
I didn't loosen any of the pipework so I reckoned the worse it could be would have been as bad as it had been! But it was a right pain getting the three bolts out and back in. Mirror on a stick and blocks of wood, to enable access. Until I put together a pair of tools. I mentioned how to do it in a thread, with pics, cos they really are a pain.
Dunno where the thread is now!
Sorry to be ignorant to this particular Td5 issue, what does the shutter valve job fix?I didn't loosen any of the pipework so I reckoned the worse it could be would have been as bad as it had been! But it was a right pain getting the three bolts out and back in. Mirror on a stick and blocks of wood, to enable access. Until I put together a pair of tools. I mentioned how to do it in a thread, with pics, cos they really are a pain.
Dunno where the thread is now!
See this thread.
and this one.
Three Amigos - help needed in the North East
My Discovery 2 has just developed the dreaded Three Amigos. None of my local garages will touch it and the local Land Rover specialist wants to fib me off with a full shuttle valve replacement for 1500!!! quid. I know that there is a workaround with bypass wiring but I'm no good with electrics...
www.landyzone.co.uk
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Keith_L
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This should possibly be in a new thread but since you raised it here what is so special about the Nanacom? What, for example, can a Nanocom do that a Foxwell NT530+ or a iCarSoft LR V2.0 can't. Links below for reference:
Foxwell NT530 Plus Professional Multi-System Scan Tool for Jaguar and Land Rover Vehicles
Foxwell NT530 Plus Professional Multi-System Scan Tool for Jaguar and Land Rover Vehicles - only £164.00 including VAT & UK delivery!
www.gendan.co.uk
iCarsoft LR V2.0 - Land Rover & Jaguar Professional Diagnostic Tool
Offering a range of special functions, the ICarsoft LR V2.0 is a versatile diagnostic tool. If you need to diagnose a complex issue with your vehicle, you can use this professional diagnostic tool.
ljmcardiagnostics.co.uk
sierrafery
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Nanocom is from a different league, it can do more complex programming with the BCU than Foxwell or Icarsoft and these are not reliable at all when it comes to Td5 engine management(i learned that the hard way), they are usefull for the other systems, OK with ABS but with less functions.
Looks like a nanocom will be coming my way as I plan on keeping this a long time. Better to be safe and get the better tool