Hi Glenn... Not that I wish to delight at your poorly car too, but it's finally nice to know I'm not in this alone. Perhaps having found another car with the same problem, Land Rover is at least going some way to being able to claim this is "representative of the marque"! It does sound like a...

It is guaranteed on the first start of the day, but it can also happen - sometimes - as little as two hours after the engine last fired. The longer you leave it between engine starts, the worse the problem seems to get. i.e. after two days, there's more smoke (typically) than after one day. I'm...

Some 2010 MY D4s did not have DPFs; mine doesn't. My dealer tells me all later cars with a DPF would not suffer this issue. They also tell me they have tested this on similar aged D4s without a DPF, and with similar mileage, and they all smoke on start-up like mine does (hence the...

Thank you for all of your responses. It is very much appreciated.

Thanks, but of the 5 trips to my dealer this year, LR Technical attended on two visits. It is upon their second inspection, and written report they sent to their HQ, which Land Rover has decided this is "representative of the marque" and "no further action will be taken". All this, despite four...

Dear forum Firstly, if you think this post sounds familiar, then apologies - I have posted something similar in another LR forum online - simply as I am trying to access the widest possible pool of Discovery 4 drivers. My car is January 2010 registered D4 HSE with the 3.0 litre TDV6...

Now that is definitely a thought... Thank you. Really helpful!

Thanks for the advice. Far too complicated for me though... I do diesel and air in the tyres only... Mods aren't in my skills bank, so looks like I will have to leave this idea!

Hi there, we have a Freelander 1 HSE 06 plate which is kept in a long term airport car park outside, at a holiday home. It is often not driven for a month at a time, meaning the battery doesn't always want to start. I have been looking at solar chargers which I can leave on the dash connected...