LRover2019
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Hi everyone.
Very new to this forum - always loved LR's - previously had a Freelander, a year ago I bought my first Disco - I will have a Range Rover at some point too, but still on the look out for a LWB Defender - just to complete the set! - but they are all unfortunately out of my price range currently.
Anyway, I have searched, but couldn't find anything recent regarding the ACE system.
So, I have had my 2003 TDS ES Auto for about a year now. Yesterday my normal route to work was blocked, the detour took me on some horrendous bumpy country roads. At one particular bend the red ACE light came on. I immediately stopped - I still had fluid, so I continued to work. I drove home with the light on amber. After finding out this fluid is like gold dust, I eventually got some from LR and as soon as I put it in, it has started leaking out towards the back of the car.....almost directly behind the rear wheel. It has obviously been spraying out too as it is all over the back of the car - that will be washed off asap....... car is booked in for next Tuesday - it won't be driven untill then to get it to the garage. I won't be able to get under it until the weekend to see exactly where it is leaking from, but after reading some horrendous stories about what it could be, I am hoping for more sensible answers on here.
Am I potentially looking at a whole new system? The garage said on the phone that he may just turn the ACE system off....? what does that actually mean for me? - is that something I want to even consider?
Also......there is something else. I am female. Now that shouldn't matter, but I have found that it does in my own personal experience. I have been ripped off at garages before, and don't intend to be again. I am not a complete car novice, I am proud of the fact that I can change discs and brake pads, and a few other things - I have a local mechanic that checks my work for free and gives me a discount on work I cannot do.....I am willing to have a go at anything.....unfortunately he won't touch my Disco as mainly it is too big to get into his garage on the ramps and he jokes also because it is a Land Rover!!.... so is this something that I can potentially do myself, or even know what to look for to ask the right questions at this 'new' garage??
If you got this far - Thank you for reading.
And I hope you guys can help/advise me.
Very new to this forum - always loved LR's - previously had a Freelander, a year ago I bought my first Disco - I will have a Range Rover at some point too, but still on the look out for a LWB Defender - just to complete the set! - but they are all unfortunately out of my price range currently.
Anyway, I have searched, but couldn't find anything recent regarding the ACE system.
So, I have had my 2003 TDS ES Auto for about a year now. Yesterday my normal route to work was blocked, the detour took me on some horrendous bumpy country roads. At one particular bend the red ACE light came on. I immediately stopped - I still had fluid, so I continued to work. I drove home with the light on amber. After finding out this fluid is like gold dust, I eventually got some from LR and as soon as I put it in, it has started leaking out towards the back of the car.....almost directly behind the rear wheel. It has obviously been spraying out too as it is all over the back of the car - that will be washed off asap....... car is booked in for next Tuesday - it won't be driven untill then to get it to the garage. I won't be able to get under it until the weekend to see exactly where it is leaking from, but after reading some horrendous stories about what it could be, I am hoping for more sensible answers on here.
Am I potentially looking at a whole new system? The garage said on the phone that he may just turn the ACE system off....? what does that actually mean for me? - is that something I want to even consider?
Also......there is something else. I am female. Now that shouldn't matter, but I have found that it does in my own personal experience. I have been ripped off at garages before, and don't intend to be again. I am not a complete car novice, I am proud of the fact that I can change discs and brake pads, and a few other things - I have a local mechanic that checks my work for free and gives me a discount on work I cannot do.....I am willing to have a go at anything.....unfortunately he won't touch my Disco as mainly it is too big to get into his garage on the ramps and he jokes also because it is a Land Rover!!.... so is this something that I can potentially do myself, or even know what to look for to ask the right questions at this 'new' garage??
If you got this far - Thank you for reading.
And I hope you guys can help/advise me.
