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PaulyB
 


Member Since: 19 Mar 2019
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United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Unknown ColourDiscovery 3
Intermittent dash failure

Hello,

Every now and then whilst driving along my dash fails, all needles hit zero and then it bounces back into life. Sometimes this will only be milli seconds and other times it could be a few minute. Confused

Common fault? any ideas?

Thanks  
Post #20652911st Jul 2019 12:40 pm
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Famousfive
 


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Ukraine 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 GS Auto Loire BlueDiscovery 4

I'm no expert, but sounds like a loose wire or grounding issue. In the footwell on the drivers side (behind the kick trim on your right foot) there will be a lot of black cables bolted to the chassis - are they all intact?

Worth a starter for 10 until a guru turns up Thumbs Up Stolen - D4 Loire Blue
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Post #20653371st Jul 2019 3:02 pm
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PaulyB
 


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Any input is gladly accepted, Will have a quick look later cheers  
Post #20653421st Jul 2019 3:38 pm
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Pete K
 


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or the dash connector

there was a TSB  
Post #20653751st Jul 2019 5:44 pm
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aja4x4
 


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There is a problem with the solder joints on the back of the dash, lead free solder was used and after a time has started to crack. Its an easy job to repair once you have the dash out and stripped down which is the hard part.

Where abouts in Westbury are you Paul?  
Post #20653831st Jul 2019 6:38 pm
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PaulyB
 


Member Since: 19 Mar 2019
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Sorry i had completely missed this reply. i am still having issues and not been able to get to the bottom of it.

I live over near LIDL in westbury.

Cheers  
Post #21599509th Jul 2020 1:10 pm
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aja4x4
 


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I live near Aldi 😉  
Post #21599649th Jul 2020 1:42 pm
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gareth71
 


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This is a common problem with D3 instrument clusters (I discovered all this when I had exactly the same issue with mine!). It's all to do with the switch to lead-free solder due to RoHS regulations - the lead-free stuff is absolutely terrible compared to the old full-fat stuff which isn't permitted to be used commercially any more.

The way to get it sorted is to get in touch with Patryk at www.totaltronics.com - he offers a fixed-price guaranteed repair for £239. You can either take the cluster out yourself and ship it to him, or if you're close enough you can take the vehicle to him and he'll deal with it there and then. I did this, and it took him less than two hours to take the cluster out of the D3, apply the necessary fixes, re-fit it and send me on my way. It's behaved perfectly ever since. Highly recommended.  
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