OK, bit hazy cos its all a long time ago,(Like P38 RR's) but UK spec 1996 and 1997my manual 300TDI's all had smart spider, 1998 - WA chassis had DDS. The easy way to tell is to look on Microcat,which I can only do at work. Unless its been in a dry climate its probably on its way with rust...

Ok,if you have 3 wires at the yellow arrow you won't have a smart spider, it is Bosch DDS immobilisation. Looking from the back of the pump,probably easiest with a mirror you will see that black lump is held on by 2 shear headed bolts .You need to drill these out and remove the lump. Under the...

As your Disco is a 1997 my, manual gearbox it will have smart spider immobilisation. The stop solenoid has a single wire to it close to where the throttle cable adjuster is held onto the pump. Its a single female spade connector. See if there is battery voltage at that connector with the...

Sorry, but at 200k,its going to be more than a cam and followers. All the shells are going to be back to the copper - and likely a scored and oval crank.There will be bore wear and the pistons and rings will be well past their best. Rover v8's are not good at high mileages,esp the 94mm bore...

I'd ask Richard Turner to fit a set of top hat liners to it and do the rest of the rebuild if you want another 200k out of it.

No, the ecu will just use the readings and calculate injector duration. Even if the VNT control is stuck in full boost conditon the engine will struggle to overboost until about 70mph in top gear - hence the thread on it. With the linkage stuck in a low boost position the engine will just lack...

This diagnosis has one large hole in it. Leak off testing is only a small part of injector diagnosis,spray pattern etc is equally important and can only be checked on a test bench. A jammed or non working vnt actuator is only going to cause under or overboost depending on where it is stuck.

Turner Engineering.

Its blinkin heavy, so I don't know how is the best way to get it to you. You can do bank transfer,cash,Paypal - whichever really. Do you have/use a courier ?

Yep,same as the ebay link - shame...

I have one of these in stock,taken off a DII that had a v8 with slipped liners. Its a genuine LR set,complete with single LR electrics. £50 if you want it. I think it was only used twice before the engine failed.

So why didn't you go back to Alive and ask for an explanation,or a reset to standard ?

Yes, hopefully the attached picture will show a TD5 in VERY poor health. Its only a picture of the laptop screen,this is because the Picoscope software saves multiple pages and is difficult to post a single image... The Pico is a brilliant weapon,I've been using it this afternoon to view K bus...

See if the new dealer can do an electronic compression test. It is done using a current clamp around one of the battery leads. The current draw is then viewed via a laptop based oscilloscope.I've lost count of how many TD5's I've diagnosed this way,no need to even get your hands dirty ! The...

Dont put any low voltage test kit on the injector wires, they run at 80-90V. I think you are going to need to scope all the ecu inputs to see what is missing.Scan tools do not give accurate readings whilst cranking. The other problem with the TD4 is that the engine ecu is permanently seeded to...

Next time it happens,try pouring cold water over the cam position sensor and then see if it will start.

If the head has been off you need to do the bleed sequence as in doing the 5 pumps with the throttle pedal as you already have. Doing this twice should be adequate,if all is well in terms of fuel pump health and all joints sealed.Cranking the engine towards the end of the second bout of the fuel...

Have you sampled the oil yet ? BTW Discool, I can't agree about 300TDI auto's, if they are in good shape they go very well,sold mine at 207,000m and the new owner is still driving it daily.It was just as quick as a manual,but far better for towing - esp horses. Their only downsides to them is...

Fixing yer leaky sunroofs might be an idea too...

First off, go to a decent LR independant,secondly TDV8 boost faults are usually related to stuck or failed actuators on the turbo's themselves. Good luck,its not cheap...