sarahhowen01
Member Since: 16 Aug 2012
Location: Cheshire
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I have a 55 plate D3 that is affectionately known as the "Problem child" and it has been suggested that having it remapped would be a good idea..............
I have zero technical knowledge but have lots of experience paying for it to be fixed so I am wary of doing anything too it that may cost me more pennies.........
Can peeps let me know your experiences good or bad relating to having this done and is it worth it??
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 10th Mar 2017 2:22 pm |
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Discogaz
Member Since: 17 Mar 2014
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 1399
 
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Just do it.
It's not as if you are going stage 3 with larger intercooler, bigger turbo etc. which will put the
whole drivetrain under massive additional load.
A basic remap just allows the car to breath better and produce the sort of grunt that it should have had when it left the factory.
The original map is designed to take into account bad fuel and conditions in places like Africa so there is a massive margin, all a UK remap will do is taylor the car for UK fuel quality.
A real no brainer.
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| 10th Mar 2017 2:41 pm |
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Aerialmark
Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Burnley (Where the M65 is cobbled)
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Get it done you will not regret it  It does however highlight any problems you may have with your transmission as it did with mine. But if its ok there is nothing to worry about The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
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| 10th Mar 2017 5:15 pm |
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Flack
Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
Location: Preston Lancashire
Posts: 6233
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I can sort you out with a remap from the respected Bell Auto's. pm me if your intrested.
Flack
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| 10th Mar 2017 5:43 pm |
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Dan the Man
Member Since: 20 Mar 2014
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 215
 
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I found it helped eliminate that "nothing happening" feeling when pulling out of a junction into a gap that should be large enough..... 1981 Unimog U1300L (ex German Army vehicle
Previous:
Discovery 3 G4 Challenge
Golf R DSG
BMW 535d M Sport Touring
2010 D4 HSE in Nara Bronze
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| 10th Mar 2017 5:48 pm |
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Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
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Good Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
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| 10th Mar 2017 5:50 pm |
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zinke
Member Since: 22 Feb 2014
Location: Scunthorpe
Posts: 584
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I had Gary at alive do mine at 185,000 miles, it was something i meant to do earlier but was always something else i needed to do. So after replacing my clutch i thought it would be a good time to have it done. So far ive not had any issues and it drives much better.
Pete. IID, webasto software and workshop facility's available.
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| 11th Mar 2017 12:45 pm |
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markthegad
Member Since: 06 Sep 2009
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 636
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Mine was done about 7 years ago, all good (BAS) one
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| 11th Mar 2017 3:21 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
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Just do it. Mine has a BAS remap. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 11th Mar 2017 4:11 pm |
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JPB1
Member Since: 12 Mar 2017
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 4
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I had a D3 with a remap which really improved the drivability, however it was a manual and the extra power would make clutch slip, despite a low mileage. In the end I removed the remap and the clutch was still going strong when I sold it several years later.
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| 12th Mar 2017 10:49 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
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Mine's manual with a remap, Allisport IC and deCat. It pulls like a train and no problem with my clutch. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 12th Mar 2017 11:30 am |
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discott
Member Since: 24 Sep 2010
Location: Harrow
Posts: 131
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I have very recent experience to share with you. My 2006 disco has around 65k miles from new. I have just had the egrs blanked and a remap done by Bodsy (easy to find on the forum). The remap has transformed the performance of my car. Power is up and delivered urgently, but very smoothly. I am hugely impressed with the results and would highly recommend that you get it done and done by Ian if you are near him. Ian travelled from Shropshire via Northampton to work on my car near St.Albans. It took around an hour and would probably be quicker for the remap on its own. He can give you the price himself, but I think it represents the best spend I have ever made on a car. Ian also offers a menu of other electronic/programming mods to personalise your car.
As the people from Nike say.....just do it!
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| 15th Mar 2017 4:30 pm |
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A.J.M
Member Since: 31 Oct 2009
Location: Carluke
Posts: 2815
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I got my 54 plate car mapped at 154k.
I got mine done by site sponsor BAS, there is a large difference between a proper map for these cars and a generic tuning box effort.
BAS have spent a lot of time getting a good map sorted so I went for that.
Made a huge difference, the pick up from stationary leaving junctions is far better and always a big issue for mine, the power through the rev range is better and low down torque is much improved.
Wish I had mapped mine sooner.
Car is now on 159k and no issues with the map, or the car that weren't there before.
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| 15th Mar 2017 5:28 pm |
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Lid
Member Since: 26 Apr 2013
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Posts: 255
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JPB1 wrote:I had a D3 with a remap which really improved the drivability, however it was a manual and the extra power would make clutch slip, despite a low mileage. In the end I removed the remap and the clutch was still going strong when I sold it several years later.
I've had a remap on my manual for 3 years and it's fantastic. I have had no new clutch issues.
(I've always had a funny, intermittent clutch(?) judder since I bought the vehicle 4 years ago; I never got to the bottom of it, although someone on here suggested it may not even be the clutch).
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| 15th Mar 2017 5:32 pm |
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Geoff at Drym
Member Since: 18 May 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 584
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I live in deepest Cornwall. Anyone know who the nearest specialist is who could fit a BAS remap? Please! 2007 Disco3 2.7 tdv6 SE
gvif with reversing camera
V8 brakes with new EPB module and shoes
Later D4 grille
Alive tuning remap
Mazda MX5
Ferguson ted20 tractor
Hyundai Getz 1.4 (wife's )
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