What age is your Disco 2 and does it have CDL?

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danny dorito

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When looking for a discovery 2 I ideally wanted one with the option of linking up the centre diff lock but wasn't exactly sure of what age of motor to be looking for. So I thought a poll would be a good idea for anyone who might be in the same situation. Plus I always wanted to start a poll :p

Forgot to say, please only vote if you have a diff lock mechanism fitted.
 
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Here are the relevant VIN details:

Disco2TransferBoxVIN.jpg


Peter
 
Mine is late 2003 and owners of earlier D2s are jealous of my transfer box
 
TC is AWESOME! But I was glad of the fact that I could manually engage myself :p ;) with a 10 mm spanner on the spigot on top of the transfer box when it took a dump ...even though I had to receive a tow up the rest of the lane! :D
 
DIFFLOCK66 said:
TC is AWESOME! But I was glad of the fact that I could manually engage myself :p ;) with a 10 mm spanner on the spigot on top of the transfer box when it took a dump ...even though I had to receive a tow up the rest of the lane! :D
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by doing that you disable tc unless you remove switch wires
 
jamesmartin said:
by doing that you disable tc unless you remove switch wires
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Are you sure ?.

Engaging centre diff lock on the D2 causes the traction controll to work at a reduced parameter. SLABS ecu,s on later cars enabled the TC to work as normal. ( as well as omotting audible " bongs " on engagement and dissengagement ).

Have I missunderstood your post ?.
 
Mine is a 54 plate. One of the last to be made, so should have it, but I'm buggered if I can get it to engage.

My theory is that the last few were "Frankenstien" cars that came off the line with whatever was left lying around. Hence I have a box sans CDL.

I'm a bit miffed about that. Also it must be one of the few Landmarks without ACE. A bit miffed about that too, but at least it's one less expensive thing to go wrong.
 
In 5 years I've never felt the need for a locking centre differential.

It's in there, but I'm dammed if I see the point of adding mechanical control. LR engineered Traction Control which does an excellent job, and I just don't see the need for anything else.

There was a later SLABS ECU that allowed CDL operation without upsetting the HDC etc etc, on early ones you need to fit a switch so the diff lock light switch doesn't signal the SLABS ECU, but then you need to remember that the diff lock IS engaged.

Peter
 
So I have just been lying underneath my newly acquired TD5 to see if it had the part coming out of the transfer box as my 300 tdi, TD5 is an X plate and yes it is there. Should I bother to get diff lock mechanism or not???? Is another poll required?????
 
The D2s traction controll is a very capable system indeed, however, the only subject that is asked about more than, " has my discovery got centre diff lock ", is, " my discovery has the 3 amigos ". There is modifications that can be done to the ABS modulator to help address the 3 amigos problem. Mechanical locking of the front and rear prop shafts definately aids forward motion together with TC in certain conditions.
 
Maaarrghk said:
Mine is a 54 plate. One of the last to be made, so should have it, but I'm buggered if I can get it to engage.

My theory is that the last few were "Frankenstien" cars that came off the line with whatever was left lying around. Hence I have a box sans CDL.

I'm a bit miffed about that. Also it must be one of the few Landmarks without ACE. A bit miffed about that too, but at least it's one less expensive thing to go wrong.
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Does your high/low lever sit back and to the right, rather than more central ?. Dont be fooled by the information sticker on the consol. If your high/low knob has the diff lock function embossed in it, then it probably has it, and as James says, the cable may be siezed.
 
ShaunPDisco said:
So I have just been lying underneath my newly acquired TD5 to see if it had the part coming out of the transfer box as my 300 tdi, TD5 is an X plate and yes it is there. Should I bother to get diff lock mechanism or not???? Is another poll required?????
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Up to you - it would make engaging the difflock easier should the TC take a dump whilst off roading, or you lose a differential or propshaft, but assuming you can get under the Disco then it's relatively straightforward using a spanner.
 
James and 50p, thanks for the information. There is a sticker on the console that suggests a diff lock, but the lever sits to the right and back (high ratio engaged) and simply has L-N-R embossed on the knob.

I am off work next week and will be doing work on the car, so will check for any seized cables etc.
 
Maaarrghk said:
James and 50p, thanks for the information. There is a sticker on the console that suggests a diff lock, but the lever sits to the right and back (high ratio engaged) and simply has L-N-R embossed on the knob.

I am off work next week and will be doing work on the car, so will check for any seized cables etc.
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Be prepared to find that you probably haven't got the linkage or the difflock hardware in the transfer box.
 
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