Datatek
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Put it on diagnostics, otherwise you are chasing a needle in a haystack.
Thanks, it has been to 2 different garages one a landrover said it needed a new gearbox. Took it to a gearbox specialist and they said it was an engine problem .Had a new battery to as it was a bit low when checked! Feel like I'm going round in circles spending money and getting no where!
Indeed, i will try and find somewhere and get the codes written down! Thanks
Hi mate
Read about one the other week that was doing all strange things , turned out to be an ABS wheel speed sensor
Know the systems in these are very complicated
Please let us know how u get on
Ps, are u anywhere near old forge garage at Lincolnshire Bracebridge Heath
If u are near to this garage the guys on the D3 forum recommend them
Hope that helps
https://www.ofglincoln.co.uk/
https://www.goodgaragescheme.com/pages/garage.aspx/6175/The+Old+Forge+Garage
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gold rover
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I'll wait for Ant to correct me but those P codes seem to be EGR fault codes The U code is showing as invalid data from ECM
Do you know what reader the garage used? If not could you phone them and find out. All info helps the gurus to help you.
Addit; I am not a guru. I used my good friend Google, to search for a possible answer
Do you know what reader the garage used? If not could you phone them and find out. All info helps the gurus to help you.
Addit; I am not a guru. I used my good friend Google, to search for a possible answer
They seem to point to EGR system errors.....
U0401 is a generic code saying the ECM has invalid data - which is either a defective ECU (unlikely) or that it is reporting the sensors are invalid (in this case it is the EGR sensors by the looks of it).
Again, A garage that gives you codes and doesn't explain them to you or tell you what they mean is useless and perhaps shouldn't be working on your (or any other) car, as if they can't tell the owner what is potentially wrong from a diagnostics session, then they need to be kicked into touch.
U0401 is a generic code saying the ECM has invalid data - which is either a defective ECU (unlikely) or that it is reporting the sensors are invalid (in this case it is the EGR sensors by the looks of it).
Again, A garage that gives you codes and doesn't explain them to you or tell you what they mean is useless and perhaps shouldn't be working on your (or any other) car, as if they can't tell the owner what is potentially wrong from a diagnostics session, then they need to be kicked into touch.
@gold rover
@Saint.V8
May i ask a daft question please , would blanking the egrs cure it , or will the errors still come up therefore when errors are shown the egrs have to be replaced and then blanked
Thks
@Saint.V8
May i ask a daft question please , would blanking the egrs cure it , or will the errors still come up therefore when errors are shown the egrs have to be replaced and then blanked
Thks
gold rover
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Ant will most likely have a more in depth answer than mine , but, personally I would cure it. This is what my friendly indy did, not long after I got the Golden Girl. I have seen very little difference in performance but was advised not to remove it. Others have different tales.
gold rover
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@Sport05 are you reading these codes yourself off something? I ask as you state in a previous post that you are using a basic reader.
Sport05
It will power up if engine is put in neutral then back in gear but it will continue to not select gear when dricing again. Not got the fault codes, have a basic reader so will have a look and see what codes that brings up
Sport05
It will power up if engine is put in neutral then back in gear but it will continue to not select gear when dricing again. Not got the fault codes, have a basic reader so will have a look and see what codes that brings up
Many thks as always , I also blanked both of mine, left everything in place and just used a thin blanking plate between the engine block and egr pipes so it couldn’t be seen , noticed the tick over seemed a bit smoother
gold rover
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Sorry G, I misread your post. For some reason I thought you asked remove or clean. Shakes head at myself.
I had mine cleaned. I think we may even have discussed it somewhere on here . Then loaded with the different answers I toddled off to my friendly indy and he cleaned things up. So I still have mine.
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U never have to apologies to me , snigger
Indeed with the new mot regs I cleaned all mine out as much as possible then refitted everything, Map sensor was also blocked , removed the butterfly plate , but in the last pic can see like it hasn’t been touched
