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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    That's is very interesting The post doesn't follow up on the repair but it's interesting in the fact the crack is caused by only turning the injector off by one turn which is what it says in rave So what is the correct setting of the injectors
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    OK guys you were all correct I removed the head this week and after buying a second hand head and getting ripped off on the well known auction site I fitted another and I'm waiting to see the results of the repair. So the old head has indeed cracked on no1 injector socket a very fine crack...
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    Yeah I was clutching at straws but it seems as crappy landrover **** poor engineering strikes again. Along the same lines as the leaking sunroof. Still it keeps my hands busy and my wallet empty If landrover made cups
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    No but I think I may have found the crack in no 1
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    OK I'd had better do a compression test then I'll see if I can get hold of a tester
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    Yep tried that today and went through two purges and nothing coming out so fires compressed air into the fuel rail and that showed nothing either the only thing I can think of is the injectors themselves leaking through the tops if that's possible So I run it with no cover and the only place I...
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    Yeah I've don't that three times each time it seems to cure it only for it to fail later My thinking if it was head it would leak constant and not stop but what is causing the seals to fail
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    OK so it could not be caused by a bad injector
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    Td5 diesel in oil advice please

    HI guys I know this has been done to death but mine is a strange one and I can't find any info on it. OK, Td5 on the facelift 03 plate high miles 200k+ Oil level started to rise so I changed the seals on the injectors with the £35 set of seals which seemed to cure it for about 800 miles then it...
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    Breaking Disco TD5

    HI mate I need a rear bumper and I'm also looking for th AC condenser and fan units if you have any of em. Regards Barrie
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    Discovery 2 td5 pressuring

    OK could be and that's why it's blocked up
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    Discovery 2 td5 pressuring

    Yeah the top bleed from the rad is there I'm thinking this could be for the egr which had been removed by the previous owner anyone know what and where this goes Regards Barrie
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    Discovery 2 td5 pressuring

    Ahh ok this is a new to me motor the bleed hole had been blocked by a bolt where should this pipe go to
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    Discovery 2 td5 pressuring

    What will that show up? There is nothing passing the cap as far as I can tell?
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    Discovery 2 td5 pressuring

    Thanks guys It's squishy when cold and gets firm to hard when hot, The heater blows hot enough to be uncomfortable if you hold your hand over it for a few min Not losing water and not venting out of the header and once cooled down it does not hold any pressure I. E it goes squishy again and I...
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    Discovery 2 td5 pressuring

    HI guys looking for a quick answer on how hard should a td5 top hose get under normal running It's not overheating or spitting water out the header nor is it losing water but to me it does feel a little hard on the hoses Question is what is the normal Thanks in advance fellas Regards Barrie
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    Handbrake keeps going slack...

    Just stared to suffer this thanks guys
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    Td5 front prop problem

    OK update The prop was an unbranded omw that was a problem however on fitting a Brit parts prop again new it became evident that there was another issue going on Eventually narrowed it down to the TB and the front output shaft had been Bent enough to cause vibration. Swapped out the box...
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    For Sale Breaking Discovery TD5

    HI I'm on the look out for a transfer box with diff locks preferred if you have one Regards Barrie
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    Td5 front prop problem

    Brand new as in unused out of the box This one did have the nipples on however the nipples were not in the normal place but on the caps of the joints it is currently in the wife's motor heading back to its place where it came from for a refund what I did notice was that it was flicking grease...