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Ton of faults after an aftermarket subwoofer was installed (SOLVED)
I am a bit slow it seems. From the first jpg, I see a wire that is not connected to anything. I assume that was not a factory Land Rover wire but am I to assume that wire related to something other than the sub woofer install? In other words, whatever the wire does, it presumably got... -
Coolant Levels Dropping Slowly - No Visible Leaks
I recall that my Buick Roadmaster with the 5.7 V8 coolant level was slowly dropping but only rarely would I see any drips on the garage floor, and when I did, it was somewhat under the water pump area. Ultimately it turned out to be the water pump leaking at the front seal but for it to... -
OEM hitch receiver, or aftermarket?
If you have an LR3, the electrical system on the 3 prefers that the trailer have the incandescent bulb type tail lights. If an LR4, I gather that LED tail lights in the trailer work OK with the 4. Part of what the tail light harness is designed to do is let the vehicle know that a trailer... -
OEM hitch receiver, or aftermarket?
For equal time and all, below are some Rhino hitch pictures which is for real off road use. The factory hitch I regard as more for U-Haul type trailers. -
OEM hitch receiver, or aftermarket?
Attached are pictures of the original LR3 hitch and the newer LR4 hitch. Both work on either vehicle. The newer LR4 hitch is less long and apparently has an improved locking mechanism. Regardless of which one you use, remove it when not in use as when sitting inside somewhere, it is not... -
Random / Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
You have a good mechanic there. The problem with the who fault code game is the computers can only feed back what they have been taught. One thing none of the computers are every taught is "faulty electrical connector" or "broken/breaking/corroded wire". As such when that is the problem, the... -
Random / Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
Coils - yes, my Independent replaced a couple on my 4.4L V8 a few months back. I had noticed a bit of stumbling so to speak so decided it was about time to replace the spark plugs. I do that about every 50 thousand miles, not so much because there is a plug problem, but just to make certain... -
Fluctuating RPM's at constant throttle (throttle hunting, surging, gear hunting)
I am wondering what problem you are referring to? The thread started out with a question of what I would call surging - sort of like one was tapping on the gas pedal at low speed. If that is the problem, see my post #16 of 2019 - two years later, still no surging so I guess replacing the oil... -
As Predicted. (Defender news)
I guess that explains the length question but as to interior width, that will continue to be a problem that the 130 when it appears, will not solve. It seems that the styling guys sucked the body in at the waist and the interior just got smaller. The beltline also went up - empire waist so to... -
As Predicted. (Defender news)
What I cannot figure out is how the new Defender got smaller on the inside relative to the 3/4 yet a pinch bigger on the outside? I can get larger stuff thru the rear hatch of my 3 than I could a circa 2005 or even current Tahoe. With the flat floor of the 3/4 and the seven seats, one could... -
Pump replaced but air bags wont fill.
The odds are you have a broken / corroded wiring in the left front wheel wheel. In other words, you do not have an ABS sensor problems but it is just that the signals from the sensors are not getting to the computers. The link below discusses the concern. The reason I am familiar with this in... -
Battery Issue? AGM Lifetime?
I have the older SC80-LR controller which does not have any sort of interior mounted control box. I have thought of upgrading my SC-80 to the SC-160 with the control box but have yet to do so. The truth is I am not certain just how or what the limitations of the older unit is, however it does... -
Battery Issue? AGM Lifetime?
I would agree that you are correct that connecting just to the cranking battery will then charge the aux as well. I do not think it works the other way around and hence the reason for my switching box - to charge just the aux battery. I am thinking that next time around for new batteries, I... -
Battery Issue? AGM Lifetime?
I did much the same but only installed connectors (Delphi Weather Pack https://theelectricaldepot.com/weather-pack-delphi-connectors?zenid=afaad1bd8a5f7d715509337017d83253 ) and a switching box to toggle between the cranking and aux battery of my Traxide system. The jpg's below show the... -
Battery Issue? AGM Lifetime?
"Never designed for AGM" - that is an interesting thought. It is one I never thought about but yes, per the jpg, my 2005 factory battery was one of those low maintenance lead acid batteries with the sort of removable flush caps, but not the older style screw caps. I always wondered why the LR4... -
Battery Issue? AGM Lifetime?
The ECO warning light is something to do with that START/STOP system. Per the link in post #7, there is a good discussion re the START/STOP system. Yes, you probably need a new cranking battery as well. The computers are designed to shut down or cycle the high amp draw devices when the... -
Battery Issue? AGM Lifetime?
I do not know about the LR4 but the 3 is designed not to fully charge any battery - something about emissions. As such at least twice a year, I connect my CTEK US3300 to each of my two batteries for a week of nights to get the State of Charge up from the LR design number of 80% to close to... -
Battery Issue? AGM Lifetime?
Yes, probably your battery, and the good news is not everything breaks down at once, not even in a Land Rover. My view is that the more red lights etc one gets at the same time, that suggests the problem is minor but near impossible to figure out just what it is. I am speaking of my LR3 when I... -
Tail light (aftermarket)
The story is basically correct - was an early LR3 back in 2005 before LR Service understood that a bad tail lamp bulb / non spec tail lamp bulb would cause the computers to indicate a transmission concern. The transmission tie in to the tail lights / brake light switch circuitry is a result of... -
Rear suspension bottoms out on dips
I appreciate the pdf. The "bushings" are hollow pieces of rubber filled with silicone. I guess over the years, the rubber splits and the silicone leaks out. I have probably had those rear bushings replaced on my 3 about 4 times now over the past 15 years. I regard it as a maintenance thing... -
Parasitic Draw
I note the comment about the scanner calling up some starter fault. The trouble with all these scanners is I find they generally send you off in the wrong direction. I know that is not nice to say but what you can learn from these scanners is that if you are patient and can get them to tell... -
Parasitic Draw
Relay R1 per the jpg below on my LR3 seems to power the auxiliary power sockets as opposed to the cigarette light sockets - all look the same of course. The jpg shows the relay removed and a jumper installed. This is so that my aux sockets remain powered all the time. This means that if there... -
2014-2016 Traxide Dual Battery Kit Lessons Learned
The ECO light might just go off in a couple of weeks. It seems that open when I disconnect the cranking battery to replace it or whatever, I lose the ETA function on my NAV for a couple of weeks or so. Then for no reason or with no warning, I will look at the NAV display and see the time of... -
2014-2016 Traxide Dual Battery Kit Lessons Learned
For the most part, electric wires do not care how long they are. As long as the primary conductor between the cranking battery and the starter motor is about what the factory installed, the rest of the conductors may as well be as long as required to make the mod look factory. I would not be... -
All the battery posts got me scared ....
You might want to review the so far five page thread link below on exactly the question you are asking - Start / Stop. It is a real mystery. I believe that ultimately the thread will lead to an answer to the question...
