EGT GAUGE ?

[KOOS BEST]

As you all know by now I have traded in my Patrol for a Discovery 3 TDV6 2.7.
I have taken off all my extras from the Patrol and are busy transferring it to the Discovery.
EGT Gauge, dual battery system, compressor etc etc.
Trying to fit the EGT Gauge , I could not find the Turbo on the Discovery , eventually believe or not its sits at the most stupidist place prone for damage , in the left wheel arch above the front axle, at least it is protected by a stone guard and heat shield. I was looking for a place to install the thermo couple, pre turbo. On the Patrol I had it post turbo.
I phoned Brian from Madman seen that they manufacture plates with couplings for Landies TD5 and Tdi, he told me they havent done any for the Disco3 , because its not neccessary. Looking on the oz land Rover site , they also state the ECU will control it. Whish I doubted.!!!!!!

Until this morning a friend walks in here that tow a Jurgens Excape, with a Disco3 6 spd manual. He have just done a trip through the Kruger. I was questioning him re. the towing capabilities when he said something strange happened. Anybody that knows the road from Badplaas going up to the Oshoek /Lochiel road , the massive long uphill , we actually can free wheel for 11km downhill. He says last week it was cooking at 40 deg when he was just about on the crest the Disco suddenly went in limp mode (can not exceed 1500rpm) with an engine fault coming up, the next thing on the dash it states "HIGH EGT ENGINE IN LIMP MODE" . Off course he said the only thing you think about the turbo or the engine went bang., he pulled off , phoned the agents , explained what happened and they reported back it a safety feature, he can start and go. Started all fine , limp mode claered from there until he reached home 400km later.

My reason for posting this , I never thought a vehicles ECU can pick this up.
I always said its the uphills that you overfuel and thats when everything goes BANG!!!!
I have driven for years with this gauge and had to control it by myself with the foot to never exceed the 720 deg limit pre turbo, and believe me it happens with the sligthest off incline.
Sorry to "verveel" you with this Discovery feature

[Wynvat]

Glad you Discovered it Koos, never too old to learn, he.

[OB1]

So the plucky Brits got it right at last. Wow

[Gerrit Loubser]

Actiually it would be the French that got it right. Isn't that a Peugeot motor?

[KOOS BEST]

Actiually it would be the French that got it right. Isn't that a Peugeot motor?

Its a Peugeot, Jaguar, Land Rover combined effort apparently. .
if this engine can be in the patrol , if only!!!!!
The rumours are they do have a brand new 3.0D 185KW AND 600NM coming in the Patrol, from French origin, is it the same as used in the Discovery4 , twin sequential Turbo?

[tour de frans]

Bosch,were the first with fancy limp and self learning ecu's etc.They are German.The English struggle with the Lucas system until a few years ago,and went to Bosch.

[Pieter du Toit]

Koos,

Wel kyk so daar na - een ding minder waaroor jy hoef te worry en wat die Landy se ECU gaan beheer!! En ek is seker as so n engin dan nou wel sou "BANG" se van oorverhitting dan gaan hulle mos moet Pa staan!!

Jy wen al die pad!!

Smart feature!!

Ons het tans n moe*se hittegolf in die Kaap - dit is nou al van laas week!! So nou jaag ons daai egt's sommer nou -nou by 720 verby - lee voertuig!!

Groetnis

[JG Shields]

Koos,

Ons het al elders op die forum oor die 3.0TD V6 enjin gesels (wat ek verkeerdelik as V8 genoem het). My info is ook dat die nuwe Patrol "dieselfde" enjin gaan he as die D4. My bron reken dat dit 'n BMW ontwerp enjin is. Nou is daar verskeie bronne wat dit as Jaguar, Peugeot ens verklaar. Soos voorheen genoem, is die integrasie van komponente tussen fabrikate so ver gevorder dat ons later nie meer sal weet wie het watter enjin ontwerp en uiteindelik gebou nie. In hierdie geval gaan ons wel sien of die enjins dieselfde is wanneer ons die "bonnets" oopmaak, met die oog vergelyk en selfs begin parte vergelyk. Dit gaan ook 'n interessante geskarrel afgee as dieselfde part teen verskillende pryse by verskillende handelaars beskikbaar gaan wees.

Ek is oortuig die 3.0TD V6 enjin in die Landy is oorspronklik BMW. Skiet my maar...ek dink so.

[KOOS BEST]

JG , ek kan met oortuiging se daars niks BMW in die 2.7 en 3.0 v6 diesels nie.
BMW was wel betrokke met die vorige generasies Range Rover se 3.0 D enjin asook die Freelander 2.0 lt.
Die diesel enjin in die D3 en die D4 is Peugeot/Citroen/ LandRover /Jaguar en Duratorq van Ford.
Die Petrol V8 is Jaguar in d3 en d4

Maar dat die enjin gedeel word is eintlik n goeie ding, sal onderdeelpryse laer druk.

[Stefan]

Myne het nou 165000km op die klok, is dit nog die moeite werd om 'n EGT guage in te sit?