Cartertonian
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Got myself a Series 2 Disco a couple of weeks ago, having previously had a Series 1 (200tdi Manual) some time ago. My other car (a Toyota Previa) is an automatic and the second we've had, so I'm not unfamiliar with driving an automatic, but the Disco is giving me some cause for concern. It may just be the idiosyncracies of the mating of an automatic gearbox to the TD5 engine, I don't know, but there are a couple of issues:
Firstly, there's a rough spot in the rev range between 2000 and 2500 rpm. When I say, 'rough spot', I mean it's like driving over corrugated iron! It happens most in top gear, around 55-65mph. If I knock it down to third and accelerate through to 70mph before knocking it back into Drive, it smoothes it out a bit, but is it 'normal' or a misfire?
Secondly, on odd occasions when first setting off, there's almost zero throttle response for a few seconds, before the gearbox wakes up and it selects first gear, which is accompanied by a slight squeal. Again, 'normal' or a problem?
Thirdly, I can't select low range for love nor money. I note in the manual it talks about having difficulty selecting low range and gives advice, but nothing's working. It does occur to me that the previous owner may never have taken the vehicle off-road and therefore never needed to bother with the transfer box, but I have been doing a bit of gentle green laning and I'd like to be able to use low range.
Advice welcome.
Firstly, there's a rough spot in the rev range between 2000 and 2500 rpm. When I say, 'rough spot', I mean it's like driving over corrugated iron! It happens most in top gear, around 55-65mph. If I knock it down to third and accelerate through to 70mph before knocking it back into Drive, it smoothes it out a bit, but is it 'normal' or a misfire?
Secondly, on odd occasions when first setting off, there's almost zero throttle response for a few seconds, before the gearbox wakes up and it selects first gear, which is accompanied by a slight squeal. Again, 'normal' or a problem?
Thirdly, I can't select low range for love nor money. I note in the manual it talks about having difficulty selecting low range and gives advice, but nothing's working. It does occur to me that the previous owner may never have taken the vehicle off-road and therefore never needed to bother with the transfer box, but I have been doing a bit of gentle green laning and I'd like to be able to use low range.
Advice welcome.
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