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IQUOTE="steve24v, post: 5410728, member: 39068"]First thing I'd do is get the leak sorted, can you see where it's leaking from? More than likely be the cause of the starting issue. I got mine rebuilt at my local diesel specialist as it had a bad leak. Might as well get a new timing belt fitted...

Hi all, I recently purchased a 300Tdi manual Discovery 1 from '97 (3 door Version). It's been stored in a barn in the Finnish countryside for the past 9 years and, although it has 200.000 miles on it, the owner before last was a lady from Scotland. All this sounded very good to me and I drove a...

I will update this thread as I discover more in case anyone is ever in the same situation. I took the viscous fan off and spun the crank pulley with the rocker cover off. I can feel and hear that the engine has compression and also it spins normally like any other. What seems to be the fault is...

I was thinking the same myself, so just before it got dark I managed to take the rocker cover off and inspect, although the chain is intact and tensioned. I don't think it slipped out of time but I can see tomorrow if the crankshaft spins freely by hand (i.e. No compression) or if it is seized...

Please let us know what happens, I'm curious if that would've been all the same issue on mine too, when I considered changing the gearbox before.

Had the exact same issue for about a year. I tried the Xyz switch and didn't help. The situation deteriorates over time, at some point you might not be able to switch out of 1st anymore... Happened to me, but adding a liter of oil helped change into 3rd limp mode again... See if you have any...

Stoped while driving and won't crank anymore. A bit of info: '99 Disco 2 Td5 with auto gearbox. Gearbox faulty, drives only in first, reverse and 3rd (limp mode). Just finished cleaning intercooler and inlet manifold after a long period of sitting in abandoned in a field. Was driving in 1st...

No, I definitely don't think it can be considered cost effective, but I for one, never got one of these cars expecting so. They rot everywhere except the body (somehow?) and the front chassis where the engine leaks keep a protective film. I was cleaning mine these days and found the original...

I was thinking the same thing, while working underneath the car today, toiling at the Xyz switch with a straight pipe exactly in the way, I noticed at least six wasps make their way in a drain hole which leads underneath the passengers seat. Now I can't wait to get everything fixed so I can...

I have a pretty bad hole myself in the same spot and was thinking of doing something similar. Is it structurally safe? It can't be worse than leaving it to rot? I don't have any MOTs to pass as my vehicle is off the road but I was thinking it would be a good project until I can afford a chassis...

Yes, it does include the torque converter, and for 400 pounds including shipping it sounds like a bargain. I think I'm going to try to see if I can bring it back to life with cleaning the xyz switch, checking all the connections, changing the torque convertor and seals (after driving it in snow...

Hi all, thanks for the replies. First, I'm not based in the UK, I'm not quite sure what the prices are like there, but where I'm from there is a LR dismantling shop that sells parts and they have a "tested and working" auto box for a bit less than 400 quid and they offer a 6 month warranty on...

Hi all, I´m certain this has already been discussed to death, however I am still in doubt as to what to do, even after reading countless threads on the subject. I own a 1999 Td5 with an automatic gearbox. Last year, one day it just decided it won´t switch gears anymore. Sticking it into...

Hey, I've actually not thought of that one, but they seemed fine when I took the half shafts out. Do you think they could be the reason? Also the clonks wouldn't scare me so much, but inside the car they genuinely feel as if the whole front diff blocks and then dislodges itself, from inside it...

First off, hello everyone, I'm a not so new Disco owner. I've had some problems with it, mostly tried to fix them myself, but one in particular is too much for me or any mechanic I've spoke to. Front diff clunk's very heavily sometimes when hard steering. I've ignored this for as long as I...