New td5 owner

Frank65 · Apr 11, 2017

Hi everybody, i have just bought my sixth,Landy, 2004 TD5 lovely shiny gloss black.(probably won't stay that way).We have had two series 1discos, 1freelander(now for sale) RR classic,and a ratty old series three.Sadly couldn't keep more than one at once tho..I'm a glutton for punishment but i hope the td5 escapes the gremlins as much as poss..It's currently bog standard,still on air,much better ride than the Series 1 .May need to change an airbag tho as it occasionally drops one corner after parking.will also look for a TUNIT or similar for power boost .
Like the friendliness of this forum cheers .

Disco1BFG · Apr 11, 2017

Welcome aboard

Shame you couldn't keep a series too

Have a search about tuning the TD5 - IMHO, a remap is a better more reliable option than a tuning box - and possibly cheaper too. From what others say on here, Mike at Dynachip seems to be the right answer to your "problem"

You'll probably also find that if one air bag is kaput, the other one is too - and again, forum opinion seems to be to do them both together.....

Frank65 · Apr 11, 2017

Thank you Disco,the odd thing is it's intermittent, it's up today from a drive on Sunday, but it was down Saturday .Dissent seem to be a pattern

Disco1BFG · Apr 12, 2017

Frank65 said:
Dissent seem to be a pattern

Pattern ?!?!? with a land rover and electronic bits ?!?!?!? ...... Shirley some mistake grasshopper

Have you got Diagnostics??

neilly · Apr 12, 2017

Are you parking on level ground?

If I park up with one rear wheel on the small 1" kerb, then the suspension will lower on one side. If I park without having it on the kerb then it will sit corectly for a few weeks.

Cheers

notenoughtime · Apr 12, 2017

Hi and welcome

Order yourself two airbags and make sure you get new clips for the top
Quite simple job tbh

biketeacherdave · Apr 12, 2017

Welcome nice place I have a td5 to go with my p38, deco call mike at dyno chip don't waste your time or money with any one else

Frank65 · Apr 14, 2017

Neilly thanks a point to ponder,the ground isn't completely level outside the house,
No disco ,no diagnostics ,but my son in law has a Merc diagnostic and code reade ,did not pick up any thing
I may get airbags changed, don't have facilities or time to do it myself,.have a reputable guy local in leighton buzzard
Joe Edwards

neilly · Apr 14, 2017

Hi Frank,

Not sure what a merc diagnostic reader will pick up on a D2 TD5, as they are not fully OBDII compliant, which is why a lot of us have the bespoke diagnostic systems for the car.

Cheers

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