1. kingcarlos

    wife moaning - turbo or overfueling?

    Hi mate ,my mate had the same problem,turned out to be the turbo intake pipe losing structure due to age and collapsing in on itself, effectively no air = over fuelling = no power = lots of smoke.Try taking air filter to turbo intake pipe off and running it.Might not cure but will be the...
  2. kingcarlos

    Yippee.......... Oh no !!!!!!

    Well I changed the engine ignition loom and she now runs perfectly once again.Thought I'd check the thermostat on my kenlow electric fan whilst i was mucky,glad I did the terminals had started to corrode and not making a connection,so no power to fan..BAD NEWS...All fixed now but as I was...
  3. kingcarlos

    Now thats what i call service..

    In this age of crap service and the f.u mentality it's so nice to see good old fashioned pride in there service.I haven't heard of mail order 4x4,I'll have a look,thanks.
  4. kingcarlos

    Now thats what i call service..

    Just to say a very very big thank you to Island 4x4.Once again they have excelled themselves.Ordered parts at 2pm yesterday,on the door 8.45 am today.Gonna fit injector loom and cross my fingers.I'll let you know how it goes...
  5. kingcarlos

    injector loom.wiring doom.

    if i run it with it missing will i do damage to the engine?I think its only missin on one at the mo'.I have only ordered the engine loom,thanks.
  6. kingcarlos

    injector loom.wiring doom.

    I've had the lid off the ecu and is completly dry and clear.Maybe as soon as i started it up again the oil pooled in the plug socket again which is causing the short.I'm hoping that when the new loom gets here it will cure it, but because i like to know as much as possible about things, just...
  7. kingcarlos

    injector loom.wiring doom.

    Can anyone tell me why oil in the injector wiring loom causes the car to missfire? Is it the oil reaching the red scart plug and causing a short in the electrics,or does the oil actually get inside the wiring in the head and disrupt the injectors? I've ordered a new loom cause i've got seepage...
  8. kingcarlos

    ABS shuttle valve repai kit

    check out my thread on next page,isn't always svr kit thats needed..Theres places in usa that sell for $60.
  9. kingcarlos

    Disco 2 TD5 Buzzing near instrument cluster / fusebox

    could also be a relay in the fuse board.Drop the knee board and follow the sound,the relays look like little boxs, you can sometimes feel them buzzing if theres a problem.
  10. kingcarlos

    three amigos,'take a look might help..'

    went down Dick Turpins today for price of new shuttle valve repair kit...£480 +vat..How come they are only $60.00 in USA.Have Landrover relocated from The Midlands??????Anyway , borrowed this from dealer..All you need is a multimeter..£7.50 from Wilkinsons..Check ur abs sensors aswell should...
  11. kingcarlos

    air suspension and the three amigos.

    Just a quick note to all with the Three Amigos..If you have fitted a coil spring conversion and did what I had done,ie not plug in and inform the computer and stick a piece of sticky tape over the annoying suspension warning light,then it does affect the ABS, eventually triggering the dreaded...
  12. kingcarlos

    td5 air suspension

    yeah thanks paul didn't even think of that!!!! God I hope it gets more intelligent than this.
  13. kingcarlos

    td5 air suspension

    Hi there , first time on this site so will probably get it all completely wrong ,but here goes, rear end on stops,compressor is not running as it should but works fine when I put power to it,I have checked the usual,height sensors,filter, fuse, relay.I've also checked the pressure relief valve...