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I am sure somebody will tell me I am posting this in the wrong section and it needs to be in Insurance posts but I'm putting it here for those with Discovery 2 move recently got re insured – I'm just a bit amazed by how much premiums have gone up since last year and getting quoted over £300 for...

So apologies for yet another Disco 2 water leak story. I bought my 2001 TD5 last year during the 'great drought' so dry carpet everywhere! Unfortunately as the weather changed I became aware that there was water leaking in, headlining was wet and there was water in the driver's footwell under...

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Without any previous indication of a problem my D2 drivers window is not operating – won't go down, all other windows are fine. I believe the fuse is okay as the passenger window is operating normally and I think they are on the same fuse, both rear windows are fine. There is a clicking noise...

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I am thinking my TD5 poor starting issues may be down to the air vent valve in the fuel filter housing, having read other threads I thought it's best to replace the whole housing with new fittings included. But I am getting confused by different comments on this site and other sites as to what...

Tilly 2- just wanted to check your comment, are you saying you put in new glow plugs and you still got the poor starting issue?? This I have only had time to replace the fuel filter again in mine as suggested in one of the other replies to my thread and it hasn't made any difference, if...

Thas something I have been thinking, bought vehicle 3 months ago, warm weather and no starting problems. Fact that I changed the fuel filter may be coincidence, could be to do with glow plugs.

I think thats good advice and I have a spare so first thing to do. I've also been told that the one-way valve on the housing can jam open or get clogged and that allows air back in – anyone had that issue?

Good point, believe i did but now i think about it not so sure

Yes, old one out and cleaned area

Thanks for your reply. Yes, as far as I am aware I sealed it ok with new rubber seal. Do you think it is air leaking in?

Did a fuel filter change on my Td5 D2 and after purging the air out it started fine. Next start was a little hesitant but ok, however since then if it hasn't been started for a couple of days it fires on cranking then cuts out, crank again and it will usually start but very 'lumpy' eventually...

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, sorting through my garage I find I have some Dexron which I had for a previous vehicle and had forgotten about. Given that I have it a sensible choice seems to run it with that for a while on Dexron, drain and then refill with MTF. The opinions on using...

So thanks to a split gearchange cover gaiter I have drained what looks like milkshake from my Discovery 2 gearbox, the vehicle is new to me so how long it has had oil contaminated with water in it I don't know, I suspect quite some time. Thankfully one of our great contributors to this site...

I agree and have been looking online for a way to do that, most of the online info relates to auto transmissions. I did think of removing the gearlever cover plate and blitzing it with WD40 spray as that is a surfactant which would go right underneath any water and simply make it drain to the...

Thank you so much for tipping me off to this, as you can see the gaiter is split and judging by the rust underneath it must have been letting in water for some time. The split would be impossible to see from underneath so removing the centre console and cover plate reveals all!

Good thought, thanks!

Anyone got any ideas how water might have got into my Discovery 2 R380 manual gearbox? I drained the gearbox today and milky fluid came out which incidentally looked exactly the same as the guy on the YouTube video, link below, who waded way too deep in water went in the top of the gearbox...