Hi Folks
I’ve just brought a Td5 disco she’s a 04 landmark with 145k on the clock. I brought online from a farm auction without viewing (cardinal sin I know!) went to collect and there was a problem with the alarm/ central locking which I have now sorted by fitting a new receiver in the roof, when we got it started it took a long while turning over before it fired which I thought wasn’t right. So 20 miles home all fine, drives quite nicely in fact! Been out in it a few times with no issues apart from starting, I was on my way to town to get some fuel when coincidentally the fuel light came on, dropped in put half a tank in and continued on my way, after a couple of stops I’d done my jobs and it was starting ok (which it had been after it had been run), went to start to come home and the M and S lights on the dash started flashing, drove the 4 miles home (almost) lifted foot off the loud pedal to turn into end of road and it cut out!!! Quick shift into neutral and just had enough momentum to get into drive way! After a little mucking around got it restarted and parked it up eventually got it started today with a jump and got it round to workshop, had a good look round but in this wet weather it’s a little tricky to see any leaks. I had a filter on the shelf so thought I might as well change that but now it will sit there idling for ages with no issues but take it down the road and after a few minutes starts to splutter and dies, it will eventually restart but will do the same again, sometimes after a short period sometimes longer and now when turned off is a pig to start! What am I missing???? Any help would be much appreciated thank you.
I’ve just brought a Td5 disco she’s a 04 landmark with 145k on the clock. I brought online from a farm auction without viewing (cardinal sin I know!) went to collect and there was a problem with the alarm/ central locking which I have now sorted by fitting a new receiver in the roof, when we got it started it took a long while turning over before it fired which I thought wasn’t right. So 20 miles home all fine, drives quite nicely in fact! Been out in it a few times with no issues apart from starting, I was on my way to town to get some fuel when coincidentally the fuel light came on, dropped in put half a tank in and continued on my way, after a couple of stops I’d done my jobs and it was starting ok (which it had been after it had been run), went to start to come home and the M and S lights on the dash started flashing, drove the 4 miles home (almost) lifted foot off the loud pedal to turn into end of road and it cut out!!! Quick shift into neutral and just had enough momentum to get into drive way! After a little mucking around got it restarted and parked it up eventually got it started today with a jump and got it round to workshop, had a good look round but in this wet weather it’s a little tricky to see any leaks. I had a filter on the shelf so thought I might as well change that but now it will sit there idling for ages with no issues but take it down the road and after a few minutes starts to splutter and dies, it will eventually restart but will do the same again, sometimes after a short period sometimes longer and now when turned off is a pig to start! What am I missing???? Any help would be much appreciated thank you.
