Landrover Discovery 3 Reborn

[smallribber]

For most of my towing I have a Landrover Discovery 3. I both love it and hate it at times in equal measure. As a tow vehicle it is second to none however.

A month ago I had the 4th EGR Valve fail so decided enough was enough. The best fuel consumption I would get was about 27 mpg.

I took it to a Specialist Landy Man who with a click of his fingers made the EGR Valves disappear as if by magic. He also did an ECU remap and got another 40 hp out of the engine. I had a tranny flush and new transmission oil and all for £660 incl VAT. I was chuffed.

It now runs and performs as these always should of done and it is like a new car reborn.

The interesting twist is I am now getting 31 mpg.... Double chuffed. It is running efficiently now you see.

If you have a Landy I would certainly consider doing this

[Steve509926]

Originally Posted by smallribber

I had a tranny flush

Not very PC Dennis.

[smallribber]

Originally Posted by Steve509926

Not very PC Dennis.

If ever I am PC please let me know so and can make sure it never happens again

[Fenlander]

Funny all this talk of egr removal, blanking or deletion in software, remapping, decating etc which I see loads on the car groups I belong to. In perhaps 20yrs plus of modern diesel motoring, and nine different models over that time, we’ve never suffered any issue in these areas. Drive them right and they’re fine.

[Nasher]

Originally Posted by smallribber

For most of my towing I have a Landrover Discovery 3. I both love it and hate it at times in equal measure. As a tow vehicle it is second to none however.

A month ago I had the 4th EGR Valve fail so decided enough was enough. The best fuel consumption I would get was about 27 mpg.

I took it to a Specialist Landy Man who with a click of his fingers made the EGR Valves disappear as if by magic. He also did an ECU remap and got another 40 hp out of the engine. I had a tranny flush and new transmission oil and all for £660 incl VAT. I was chuffed.

It now runs and performs as these always should of done and it is like a new car reborn.

The interesting twist is I am now getting 31 mpg.... Double chuffed. It is running efficiently now you see.

If you have a Landy I would certainly consider doing this

Be aware, if you spend any time at all on Disco3.co.uk you'll see that MOT testers are getting very good at noticing missing EGR valves on D3s as you can see them down the side of the engine cover.
Far better to blank them off but leave them in place.

I removed them from my D3 and it did make a difference, I just wish the software in my D4 was as forgiving so I could do the same.

[smallribber]

Originally Posted by Nasher

Be aware, if you spend any time at all on Disco3.co.uk you'll see that MOT testers are getting very good at noticing missing EGR valves on D3s as you can see them down the side of the engine cover.
Far better to blank them off but leave them in place.

I removed them from my D3 and it did make a difference, I just wish the software in my D4 was as forgiving so I could do the same.

No egr's removed on my car. It is all done by magic.

[smallribber]

Originally Posted by Fenlander

Funny all this talk of egr removal, blanking or deletion in software, remapping, decating etc which I see loads on the car groups I belong to. In perhaps 20yrs plus of modern diesel motoring, and nine different models over that time, we’ve never suffered any issue in these areas. Drive them right and they’re fine.

I am afraid I have to disagree with that. Nowt to do with how they are driven it is about the fact that stuffing up the exhaust and recirculating some of the exhaust is not wise and never will be. They are a very well known failure point.

[Fenlander]

You need to drive a modern diesel like a petrol to avoid these issues. My real life experience tells me that.

[User name]

No driving style will prevent a modern diesel from choking up. It's a product of the emissions tech that has been added to them to try make them greener.

The only downside to EGR delete/remap etc is that you may have issues with your emissions results during MOT.

[Steve509926]

Originally Posted by User name

No driving style will prevent a modern diesel from choking up. It's a product of the emissions tech that has been added to them to try make them greener.

From what year is a modern diesel?