I just bought another Discovery, my second, the previous one while mechanically strong rusted to dust. I replaced it with a Shogun which did everything I wanted, but it too dissolved with rust.
So I'm back in the Land Rover fold.
I found an unwelded 300tdi Discovery down in Cumbria on ebay and drove it back to Scotland. I immediatly became worried about its lack of power.
On my return, I changed the air and fuel filters, the EGR valve, the fuel lift pump. I've now blanked off the egr valve and fitted the bypass hose, and fitted a de cat exhaust. Some of the power has increased, but I have to rev the engine to well over 2000 rpm before the turbo kicks in.
I will mostly use the Discovery for towing a large trailer, so really need some low down torque.
It's a while since my last Discovery, so can't recall the power delivery characteristics. Should I have to rev the engine this hard? What else should I look at to regain the performance?
So I'm back in the Land Rover fold.
I found an unwelded 300tdi Discovery down in Cumbria on ebay and drove it back to Scotland. I immediatly became worried about its lack of power.
On my return, I changed the air and fuel filters, the EGR valve, the fuel lift pump. I've now blanked off the egr valve and fitted the bypass hose, and fitted a de cat exhaust. Some of the power has increased, but I have to rev the engine to well over 2000 rpm before the turbo kicks in.
I will mostly use the Discovery for towing a large trailer, so really need some low down torque.
It's a while since my last Discovery, so can't recall the power delivery characteristics. Should I have to rev the engine this hard? What else should I look at to regain the performance?
I hope you dont have far to go! 
