Think I've seen that one before too. I will register and take a look. Thanks.

Thanks for that. The other links to this site just took me to a home page and I couldn't get any further.

Can anyone give me a link on how to do the wiring modification? I have done a search but some of the links that I have looked at on here in the past don't seem to work anymore. Thanks.

I was speaking to Keith again today and he said that if he is on a hill on full lock the car will not roll but if he comes slightly off full lock it will then roll. Apparently it does it on full lock left and right and will hold itself on quite a steep gradient.

Thanks for the replies so far. As it's not my car I will have to get Keith to bring it round some when so I can have a proper look and try some of your suggestions. He's only just bought it and as the fluid was low, it may well have a slow leak and have air in the system.

What's the VCU?

A friend has just bought a 2003 1.8 Freelander which he is very pleased with, except that the power steering appears to be rather stiff near to full lock. The fluid was a bit low but he has topped it up and the problem is still there. Apparently the engine idle also drops a bit at the point...

The three amigos have been coming on intermittently on our Discovery 2 recently, so I borrowed a Snap-on Solus code reader and got the following:- 134 shuttle valve switch electrical failure. I cleared the code, checked for engine fault codes, then got a boing sound and the three amigos were...

Sorry, my mistake. Just looked at it again and they are a new case and blade with a used remote circuit board fitted inside. However, I guess one will do the job.

Thanks chaps. There are new ones on e-bay for about £35-00, so I think I will go for one of those and then try to find a friendly Discovery owner with Nanocom to program it.

Had exactly the same thing. Fuel pump failed it worked for a while, then the waste-gate got stuck. I did replace the boost modulator first but it made no difference.

Thanks guys. What is needed to programme it to the car?

Check the waste-gate is free, it only takes a few minutes and will cost you nothing. Get some grips on it, squirt the rod with Duck Oil/Plus Gas and move it backwards and forwards a good few times. Our TD5 had this a few years ago and it seemed to hit a brick wall at just under 3000 RPM...

What's the easiest and cheapest way of getting a spare key, with remote, for our 2000 TD5?

Thanks for the advice chaps. It seems that they both have their Achilles heels then. We were originally thinking of a Discovery 3 but that also has the electronic handbrake, and I guess any major engine work will also be a body off the chassis job.

We are probably looking to change our 2000 TD5 Discovery in the next 6 months or so and my wife would really like a Range Rover. The question is, whether to go for a Td6 or the TDV6 Sport. I am guessing that the BMW engine in the Td6 is probably more reliable than the TDV6 as it is...

I have finally got to have a look at the car. The front Camshaft plug/seal is fine and the inlet manifold is not loose, although there is one stud/bolt missing on the rear tract. The front of the alternator, behind the vacuum pump, looks to be slightly oily, so I suspect it must be the oil...

Thanks. I'll check this too at the weekend. I know that one of the inlet manifold bolts is missing but that is on the rearmost tract.

It shouldn't be the alternator, as this was replaced just over a year ago. I will check the camshaft front seal.

There is an oil leak around the alternator area on our TD5. There are a few drips on the underside of the alternator and on the auto gearbox pipes running to the oil cooler. It doesn't look like ATF though and the top of the alternator is clean. I need to get it cleaned off and check it...