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:D Oh no what have I done -voodoo spell anyone? Rich

:D Oh no what have I done -voodoo spell anyone? Rich

Aha Ian I think mine is even worse. Sorry to hear about your cyl head. Used Wynns product and it seems to work really well , all oil has gone. However we did have a very troublesome day my poor bro aka mechanic inadvertently left the oil ring out from the cyclone filter mounting, so you wont be...

Well new oil cooler has been fitted, 250 quids worth of tin can -what a rip off lol wasnt so difficult to change but its so cold had to put off restart until tomorrow. I was totally gob smack at the state of the old unit; completely eaten away (I will post pics tomorrow), however designed this...

Hi, this happened on mine and didnt get round to fixing it; then last week I thought Id try the door again and it started working all on its own; true LR magic

Check wastegate aint stuck - that magic 2500 rpm wall might be a clue, also MAF sensor is a common fail on TD5 not sure re 300's

No it shouldnt; sounds like a poor earth or loose battery lead to me. Rich

OK thanks for the info Merry Christmas btw:-)

Hi Check your heater hoses rear of engine drivers side maybe ones split? Bit difficult to say otherwise without approx location?, hope its not your heater matrix. The lower hose from my fuel cooler blew once and it didnt show up until I was on motorway giving it beans. And top hose blew this...

Thanks Sierraferry OK Ian...so I guess I will need some exhaust gasket etc anything else to watch for? Rave manual says I will need to move aircon compressor - dont really want to have to take drive belt off; just put a new one on, absolute b+++++ lol or is this tosh? Rich

Hi Martain Just to elaborate - I have no loss of power after fixing the wastegate; there is no water in the engine oil. The oil in the coolant is pure engine oil. I will go for the cooler first since, from researching this, this is the most likely source of the oil and they are known to fail...

Hi Anyone advise which gaskets/o ring sets I will need for the replacement of the oil cooler. Reading In Ace seems like there are plenty so is there a full kit I OR part set kit thanks Rich

Thanks James, that's what I think; will get one Monday and hopefully not too difficult to fix :-) Appreciate your comment Rich

:) Hi Just joined, nice forum Live in Newton-le-Willows, Lancs area and have had Disco 2 TD5 for 2 years. Its not been well lol read my post Im a Amateur Wildlife Photographer and try to spend 6 months of the year photographing the birds and animals of the rain forest in Costa Rica/Panama...

:D Disco 2 TD5 owner here; just joined so HELLO everyone. What a saga I had been having trouble with power loss this last year. Last week it finally dawned on me the wasetgate was stuck, freed it off and marvelled at the new car power! Until I checked the coolant. Header tank is full of...