New disco, little advice please.
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New disco, little advice please.
Just bought a used 2001 discovery SD. Browsing forums for weaknesses and have read lots on the 3 amigos. Appears the seller has disabled the abs and tc lights in the cluster as they don't illuminate on startup, also the park brake light seems to be disabled. Tc didn't appear to be working on a recent test run, tho with a little brake force while throttling, it sort of pulled me through. The hdc light however does work on startup or when engaged. Is the hdc light on a necessity for the 3 amigos? It does not stay lit while driving. I have ordered a icarsoft lr2 to read the abs codes but just looking for insight until scanner arrives. Thanks for any help
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okay i dont get the abs light, tc light, service engine light or any of the SRS lights, but mine isn't equipped with SRS. I guess first thing is to get the lights working, to see what seller was trying to hide. Otherwise it runs great lol..
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Don’t get discouraged. I would try to get the abs codes read somewhere if you don’t have the scanner. Once you do you know where to begin. If you don’t have a way to read the codes what I would do is start with “option b” fix. It’s very inexpensive to do and is a good mod to have regardless. I would say more times than not this will cure your issue.
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Thanks for the advice, not discouraged! Excited to figure this thing out, wanted a discovery for years, and the price was right and the truck is very clean with no rust, doesn't look to have been used off road much either... Yet. I did order an icarsoft lr2 scanner which will read the abs codes, just have to wait two weeks for shipping. The abs system does seem to still work fine, found some gravel and mashed the brakes and the abs worked like normal. Noticed a lot of brake dust on wheels, and the aftermarket pads were fitted. Figured while I'm waiting for scanner to arrive I will try cleaning the sensors up and checking the harnesses and connections for resistance.