It deffo engine, oil light was on then cut out. Haven't tried starting again as sounded terrible trying to turnover.

I have had a lot of support of this forum with my 2003 TD5 nightmare purchase. Won't bore you with all the details and money spent todate. However the engine has gone metal squeeling / rubbing sound on turnover. I need a new engine as not prepared to let the car go for scrap. Can anyone...

I don't know, wife was with kids and trying to get suspension to lift as it had dropped so engine idling. When I came back I tried it and it started but soon as I stopped revving it cut out. Then the wife told me the oil light was on when it happened. Really don't know what to do. Is the the...

I don't know the wife was sat on the drive with engine running trying to get suspension to rise at the back. Bloody annoyed and didn't tell me that it was on until after I restarted it when got back but on turnover it was metal squeaking noise and then started and kept running whilst accelerator...

It was deffo metal grinding noise. Do I take it that the engine is probably beyond repair? Anyone know what the cost maybe to rectify as I am weighing up options. I purchased the car for 3k and have spent 2k on it already. I think I have been ripped off well and truly with this purchase. I am...

Seemed ok I thought I could here more of a metal on metal sound but had to rev it to keep it running. Soon as let go of accelerator it cut out. It's nothing to do with battery and compressor running while idling on drive trying to inflate air suspension. Once it's started is that enough to keep...

That's what I thought, it just will not keeping idling switches off straight away. Is that the engine gone then?

I have had no end of trouble with my 2003 TD5 and have spent a fortune todate. The rear suspension had deflated today and the wife started the car to get the airbags lifted back up to take kids to school. This time it took a good 20 mins. What she didn't know is the oil light was on and then...

Just changed the pas pipes and as such drained coolant and removed rad. When starting to put 3 litres of water in to make a start the overflow on coolant tank constantly dripping although water going straight into system? Strange? In fact there is evidence of a lot of water leaking down that...

Well please to tell you the pas pipes have been replaced. A lot of messing and cursing along the way. I haven't tested it yet as no OAT coolant but will be doing so tomorrow. One thing I would lie to ask: When starting to put 3 litres of water in to make a start the overflow on coolant tank...

The Haynes manual doesn't give that good instructions. Do I have to take radiator and oil cooler out? Taken off top hoses etc undone screws but still seems to be held in? Wasn't sure if anyone had any better instructions.

After much research, consulting Haynes manual, rave and - not forgetting previous help I have had on here - finally found the pas leak. It is on the high pressure hose which I have to replace the full run. Collecting tomorrow new pipe and started preparing tonight. I have now got reasonable...

Thanks for posts. Well yesterday my wife was using it for local school run and noticed a leak. On investigation it is power steering fluid. It seems to be coming from the water pump or more toward the front area. I am planning on having a good look this weekend. Where is then pas pump located...

Sorry just reading last post better. The bleed screw ran when engine running should I try when it isn't running?

See inside water tank. See the brown marks etc this is what worried me when I took it to garage and got then to check the head. The water isn't overfilled but yet still can drip out of the overflow. I loosened the bleed screw on top hose and coolant started to run. Is this hose supposed to be...

Also spotted something else whilst driving the subroofs are leaking loads of water starting coming out where the seatbelt are in front. This will need fixing as water on the floor pans surely isn't great either. Why did I let the wide talk me into getting another disco!

Also another thing I have noticed is that the coolant overspill in tank seems to have been dripping however filled upto cold mark? See pic I think there is also a small power steering leak dripping from near bottom or radiator.

Taken it out for a drive to get engine warm. Oil light went off when I started to drive not straight after engine started. However it did not come back on again even when I left it idling for some time. The leak appears to have slowed down however their is a small leak. The only part that...

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