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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Well it turned out to be rear diff a bearing had gone so had reconned one fitted now and back on road.
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Going to have a look at brake drum on Friday (my only day off) been told to look and brake actuator as well l is there any way of knowing if its transmission wind up and how would i sort that out. Will check oils as well. Just had new gear box and clutch fitted before it went to stratstones...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Well had my landy on ramps today couldnt see nothing wrong took it off ramps and as reversing up drive my landy locked up wont go forward or reverse when you try to drive its bogging down like its trying to go and same in reverse the wheels moving a bit and rolling back when i let off any ideas...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    No haven't had chance yet to have a look going to get it up tomoz on ramps see if can see anything ive been told if it is prop shaft to take it of and run it as a 2 wheel drive for now could this do any damage
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Hi spoke too soon about my landy was on M18 last night with it doing between 60-70 when suddenly started rumbling this thought i was on rumble strips but wasnt then thought it was tyre noise it was making so slows to pull into inside lane and starts to hear noise which seemed to be coming from...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Well got my landy back at last and running brill but couldn't move them with bill £962.21 as they said i needed fuel pump as well but in know i didnt any way got my old 1 back as it not much over year old and going to write to who evers in charge of stratstone and let them know how incompetent i...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Hi they phoned me with price of just under a thousand cant remember exactly £900 and some which was for a new fuel pump and injectors testing and refitting with new seals oh and of course diagnostics and 2.5 hrs labor but they said they'd work 15hrs on it im wondering though how many of them...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Well finally getting somewhere with my landy, stratstone phoned yesterday saying it was finally running but wanted to keep it over night to try in morning from a cold start. so finally after a new fuel pump, fuel regulator, glow plugs and injectors sent away for testing and there fine decided to...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Hi yes i know they have they have been brill and that's what i'm telling them to change the o rings in morning and if they wont then ill pick it up and take it some where who will do it i've had enough of there fob off and head scratching they've had car 11 days now and im still none ner wiser...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Hi well went down to Landrover this morning to pick my landy up and said they wouldnt release it yet as the tech who was working on it wasnt in and nobody else apparently know how to start a car there because no one could try it to see if it run. So left it there a few phone calls later its...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Told them to change fpr they done that now and said started first time and running fine but want to keep over weekend and start it from cold monday morning so still not got it back. Then decided to phone dcv who originally change regulator to ask about refund for faulty part they fitted and said...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Spoke to them today and they said im getting 4 bar at pump and 1 bar after regulator but asked if if changed regulator would this solve my problem and all he could say was its worth a shot. Then i asked about injector seals and said yes its possibly that but didnt want to disturb seal on new...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Land rover have phoned again today and changed there minds they now think it could be fuel regulator just waiting for them to phone with price. Wonder what it could be tomorrow.
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Thinking about swapping fuel pump myself if that dont work it can only be injector seals everything else has been replaced going for pump first look easier than injector seals wish these was as easy to work on as my series 2a 2 1/4 petrol fire engine.
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Oh and its not come up with any faults on diagnostics.
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Well Landrover have had it now for 3 days scratting there heads and decided they want to change fuel pump which was changed in 2008 and see were we go from there so i think there guessing at what wrong with it and at £600 just to see if makes a difference i dont think so.
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Hi no not got it sorted yet went back to garage where diagnostics done and it was just coming up with can error ive been phoning round garages to see if they have proper land rover diagnostics with no luck as yet think im going to have to pay out and take it to actual land rover garage, but...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Well got it running with bit of spray and couldn't believe it running spot on, took it to garage anyway to see if could find any thing and it came up with previous faults of ambient air pressure but cleared that and checked again and had no fault like i said car was running fine so checked what...
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Thanks for replies taking it to garage today to have it plugged in (if i can get it there) will let you know what happens thanks
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    My TD5 Disco hard to start and running rough

    Hi i bought a td5 a couple of month ago as ive had one for nine years with no serious problems after a very short while gearbox was very clunky in first and second so decided to have it checked at a land rover garage and they discovered quite a lot of faults which was front cam leaking, rocker...