Flashing cogs of death!

mudplugger said:

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The Disco has been struggling with the flashing cogs of death (S & M) for a few months now. I've managed to get it to limp on for a while. I have bought a second hand xyz switch and tried it but no change. I then bought a new xyz switch and a professional Lynz diagnostic kit to try and sort it...... but still haven't got anywhere (The Lynx kit is fantastic).
I have found a broken wire in the loom over the gearbox and sorted it. The computer is still telling me that the Gear position switch has a permanent and intermittent fault. So I can assume there must be more broken wires in that mass of spaghetti!
If anybody else has this problem I suggest setting fire to the vehicle and ringing the fire brigade in the morning!
That should sort it.
I am open to any suggestions before I wheel it to the scrap yard!
Mind you, it has done 200k miles of hard labour!

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mudplugger said:

:violent:

The Disco has been struggling with the flashing cogs of death (S & M) for a few months now. I've managed to get it to limp on for a while. I have bought a second hand xyz switch and tried it but no change. I then bought a new xyz switch and a professional Lynz diagnostic kit to try and sort it...... but still haven't got anywhere (The Lynx kit is fantastic).
I have found a broken wire in the loom over the gearbox and sorted it. The computer is still telling me that the Gear position switch has a permanent and intermittent fault. So I can assume there must be more broken wires in that mass of spaghetti!
If anybody else has this problem I suggest setting fire to the vehicle and ringing the fire brigade in the morning!
That should sort it.
I am open to any suggestions before I wheel it to the scrap yard!
Mind you, it has done 200k miles of hard labour!

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thebiglad said:

Before you do anything else, you need to verify and if necessary the battery condition - which often causes this kind of problem.

With a multi-meter measure across the battery terminals and establish what voltage is available. For this to be a valid test you need to ensure that EVERYTHING electrical is turned off.


Dave

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mudplugger said:

Thank you guys for your response. I've done all of the relevant checks as you've suggested. I am now considering the new wiring harness. I'll give it one last chance!
The guy who works for me loves it , and does not want a new one but he may not have a choice.

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mudplugger said:

Hi Dave, the voltage was 12.76 the battery is a 12 months old varta

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