4 x 4 Problems

[ajm1979]

Got in the Navara on Monday and noticed the 4wd light Flashing. Had a search on google and apparently its a common fault. The three 4wd sensors/switches on the transfer case allow moisture to get in then fail...****** especially as the Fourtrak is off the road with a fuel problem and needing some welding for mot.

After much searching the net ended up ringing Benfield Nissan. A short phone call later and my day had got worse, £80 + Vat just to put on diagnostic machine, then if as suspected its was the sensors it would be £362 + vat...So a minimum of £550, One word gutted, No money for a .223.

After another search of google I rang a real friendly chap at City Motors Carlisle,Small 4x4 specialist who said he would run diagnostic for £35. Booked it in and of course cancelled Nissan appointment. Dropped the car off after a quick chat at 2pm today and spent the next few hours with my fingers crossed. Phone rang at 4.30 to say it was ready. When i arrived at the garage I was amazed, Justin had decided not to waste my money on diagnostic, he had taken out all the switches, cleaned them up and greased them put everything back together...and it was fixed, the total bill £21,I couldn't believe it! So if anyone is in need of someone near Carlisle to sort out a 4x4 without paying through the nose I couldn't recommend anyone higher than Justin at City Garage, Carlisle.Now just hoping to get the Fourtrak no the road again.

[swiss.tony]

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[J@mes]

I love independent 4x4 garages - my local guy is fantastic, breaks his back to accommodate me and for great prices too

[al4x]

thats the difference between a mechanic and a fitter, quite a few 4x4's do the same as those sensors get covered in muck. Have to say my last L200 I just left it to it, 4x4 worked fine just the light flashed when engaged. At £550 I'd have left yours to it as well

[ajm1979]

agree would not have paid that, however it wouldn't go into 4wd so pretty ********

[J@mes]

thats the difference between a mechanic and a fitter, quite a few 4x4's do the same as those sensors get covered in muck. Have to say my last L200 I just left it to it, 4x4 worked fine just the light flashed when engaged. At £550 I'd have left yours to it as well

 

 

Exactly this - a guy I work with has a D3 which wouldn't select gear (auto). He had it recovered to LR and after all the diagnostics they were going to charge him in the region of £2500 to supply and fit a recon gearbox.

 

When he told me about it, I knew exactly what was wrong - the pivot for the selector cable rusts and sticks, so it won't select gears. I told him about it, so he had the D3 re-recovered to an independent garage who removed the corrosion from the pivot and lubed it. For £20. That's 0.7% of what LR wanted to charge him. I wonder how many people do get sucked in by dealers who don't look in to faults properly? :yp:

[al4x]

its the training, main dealers employ fitters not proper mechanics. Plug it in read the codes and replace parts simple. But expensive to the customer the little independents with a bit of mechanical ability win hands down

[J@mes]

Yep I'm lucky that my local guy, while being ex LR-chief technician was an agricultural mechanic for 20 years before he joined LR and he knows what the hell he is doing!