hillfarmlad
Member
Hello all just joined a few days ago and am already looking for help
I bought a 1996 disco about 10 days ago 63000 with service history belonged to an eldery gentleman who died five years ago his daughter inherited the car stuck it in the garage and is only now she could bring herself to parting with it the vehicle is in A1 condition inside and out its been motd every year but its last service was 2002 since then it has'nt covered 1900 miles
when I got it it black smoke splutterd out when you put the foot down then would clear and pull away without the black smoke no smoke when idling either the 300tdi is clearly a more complexed beast than my old and forgiving s3 so I'm just looking for some advice on my next step
I suspect the injectors, pump valves or maybe even the exhaust which is fairly corroded and may be slightly blocked on inside I changed the air filter which was almost as if the paper had solidified! and that has made a difference am also bunging in brand additives to clean injectors with every tank (only used 2 fills so far) but I feel there is still better to come from it
can I ask for your thoughts please what can I check or do ( bearing in mind I class myself as an amatuer mechanic with a capital A) before throwing myself at the mercy of a garage or should I run it for a while yet with additives to see if we can clear the sleep out her eyes after her long hybernation
thanks for any help
I bought a 1996 disco about 10 days ago 63000 with service history belonged to an eldery gentleman who died five years ago his daughter inherited the car stuck it in the garage and is only now she could bring herself to parting with it the vehicle is in A1 condition inside and out its been motd every year but its last service was 2002 since then it has'nt covered 1900 miles
when I got it it black smoke splutterd out when you put the foot down then would clear and pull away without the black smoke no smoke when idling either the 300tdi is clearly a more complexed beast than my old and forgiving s3 so I'm just looking for some advice on my next step
I suspect the injectors, pump valves or maybe even the exhaust which is fairly corroded and may be slightly blocked on inside I changed the air filter which was almost as if the paper had solidified! and that has made a difference am also bunging in brand additives to clean injectors with every tank (only used 2 fills so far) but I feel there is still better to come from it
can I ask for your thoughts please what can I check or do ( bearing in mind I class myself as an amatuer mechanic with a capital A) before throwing myself at the mercy of a garage or should I run it for a while yet with additives to see if we can clear the sleep out her eyes after her long hybernation
thanks for any help