does the compressor spin when the air con is on? if not try hot wiring the electric clutch to see if the aircon works when the compressor spins and the problem is electrical...... on mine the aircon did not work because the switch in the thermostat housing that turns the aircon off when the...

Mine leaked and i got rubbish seal as part of a swivel kit from dingocroft, this new seal leaked even more than the old one :wtf: Im using 80w/90 oil in the swivel which is not THAT thick, i perservered with the oil even though i got hold of some of the grease as per prior post, but i never...

Just a thought, my 300 tdi auto goes a lot better after a cam belt job.......the cam was one tooth clockwise from where it should have been....now its correct.......goes very well, even the wife noticed......but its still rattly...putting it right didnt fix that :Cry: Getting the damper pulley...

From memory to get at the srs light you need to remove the back of the cluster and the remove a small sub panel behind either the speedo or rev counter a haynes manual has the details, there is a plastic lens attached to the sub panel with 2 bulbs in, its doable in other words My srs light...

My 300tdi sounds awful to me and taps away (its not the lift pump or lift pump) but ive showed it to a few people who,ve owned a 300tdi and they reckoned it sounded fine! So first t hing i suppose is to listen to another one before deciding its noisy. But i still cant help thinking theres...

Glow plugs not as good as your other disco.s? Maybe also the battery not as good? Maybe glow plugs not working at all?

I had similar issue but no misfiring before not starting it turned out to be a the fuel shut off solenoid valve was not getting power ive not worked out where the fault is yet it could be the alarm or simply a broken wire in the harness so to to rule those out id do what james martin suggests...

Rust proofing? Or is it already too late....:D:D

On my car same prob but solenoid ok theres a fault in wiring i cannot find or maybe the alarm so i have run a wire to solenoid from glowplug relay and problem solved. I'll keep looking for wiring fault but its not easy as the problem is not always there....

If diesel could be fuel stop solenoid or wiring fault affecting same the solenoid needs constant power otherwise engine cuts out

Mine failed to start today, 3rd time, this time it didnt fix itself before i could check what was wrong and the fuel stop solenoid is getting volts but not enough power to make it work. This could be your problem, either the solenoid is not working or power not getting to it easy check is to hot...

Also, after the glow plug light on the dash goes try counting to 5 secs before starting it as the light goes out before the power to the glow plugs shuts off, at least it does on mine anyway.....

Thanks for posting - learnings like that are really helpful to others - like me!

This link demos the cut off switch well.... YouTube

There will a electrically operated fuel cut off valve somewhere on your engine, your problem could be a loose connection to it as it needs a constant 12v to keep the engine going, on my 96 300tdi without EDC or EGR its on the rear of the injection pump and has a single black wire to it, that...

I don't HAVE to remove the ABS relay on my 96 TDI either, but I thought MAYBE removing it ensures there is no damage to other parts of the ABS system that might be caused by the "blinking" or intermittent current that occurs during the diagnostics? Does anyone know what the ABS relay controls...

Can be a bit tricky to delete codes have to disconnect pins at rtight time in the flash sequence ONly one code displays and delete can be done at a time, repeat the display and delete all the codes until they are all gone then road test and see what codes come back and fix them. AIr gap error...

Another suggestion....most of the work in weld jobs is in the preparation BEFORE the welding starts and with patience you could probably do that prep work and save cash even if you get the welding done by a pro. What I do is: 1. Cut out rust (tin snips, angle grinder etc) 2. Trace the outline...

Thanks again guys, I had good play with the alarm last night and whilst the fob does not appear to work at all, the ign key appears to making the alarm come on just fine when the door is locked. I noticed for the first time :D that the "LED" light in the bottom middle of the cluster is flashing...

I've just searched the Land Rover workshop manual for 95 onwards, I can't find info on the stop solenoid/cut off valve etc (except for the EDC/ECM models - not mine - and even that info. is really vague) but I guess there must be a electrically operated valve somewhere to stop the engine when...