I Have a 2000 (W) Disco TD5 I'm having problems with it.
It has lost power (not that there was a lot to start with) a few months ago we bought a brand new caravan on towing the caravan home the disco lost all power & would only go at 30mph no more, there didn't seem to be any accelerator pedal, (it didn't matter how far it was pressed wouldn't go any faster)
I took it to our nearest garage, who plugged it into their diagnostics computer. it wasn't showing any faults.
this went on for a few weeks. then it seemed to clear itself, but then when I accelerate sometimes it coughs & splutters, hiccups & is really hard to drive. (Hard as in, no power, power, no power, power, as quick as that)
I took it back for diagnostics, & still no faults showing.
the disco is so unreliable I have to wait for gaps big enough to get artics out at junctions/roundabout because I just don't know if it is going to go when I put my foot down.
also when I am pulling the caravan it is very slow on moving away until the turbo eventually kicks in at about 2500rpm, is there anyway of adjusting when the turbo kicks in ?
I know they say a Disco will pull up to 3500kg but to be honest mine struggles pulling 1500kg.
everybody else that uses a Disco to tow caravans & stuff say they're brilliant at it, & at the moment I strongly disagree.
thanks in advance (hopefully)
It has lost power (not that there was a lot to start with) a few months ago we bought a brand new caravan on towing the caravan home the disco lost all power & would only go at 30mph no more, there didn't seem to be any accelerator pedal, (it didn't matter how far it was pressed wouldn't go any faster)
I took it to our nearest garage, who plugged it into their diagnostics computer. it wasn't showing any faults.
this went on for a few weeks. then it seemed to clear itself, but then when I accelerate sometimes it coughs & splutters, hiccups & is really hard to drive. (Hard as in, no power, power, no power, power, as quick as that)
I took it back for diagnostics, & still no faults showing.
the disco is so unreliable I have to wait for gaps big enough to get artics out at junctions/roundabout because I just don't know if it is going to go when I put my foot down.
also when I am pulling the caravan it is very slow on moving away until the turbo eventually kicks in at about 2500rpm, is there anyway of adjusting when the turbo kicks in ?
I know they say a Disco will pull up to 3500kg but to be honest mine struggles pulling 1500kg.
everybody else that uses a Disco to tow caravans & stuff say they're brilliant at it, & at the moment I strongly disagree.
thanks in advance (hopefully)