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    2002 discovery 2 td5 missing and smokey

    top man john , tbh i use autocom as it dose show all injector graphs figures etc , i wasn't sure if i could unplug one injector at a time to test see if the smoke clears and keeps the same miss on that cylinder , ( just hope its not the head ) ps ill check for further codes ill report back...
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    ebay engines

    also to add a good friend of mine payed over 3.5k for one to find it had been built using old parts from other engines , he never thought about buying a brand new one from the main dealers heads and block 2.5 plus vat ,,, bloody bad news tbh im having mine in bits yet again ...
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    2005 diacovery 3 tdv6 missfire bluesmoke help

    hi all werid issiuse first this goes wrong and the td5 has gone down as well , ill try explain best I can 2005 tdv6 2.7 , my camshaft broke off , which I assume threw a fattage problem or flaw in the steel as the oringal bolt isn't basicly long enough ,, I removed both cylinder heads , and...
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    2002 discovery 2 td5 missing and smokey

    shes done a genuine 88.000 and history , but im fearing the worse as ive read horror stories with heads cracking , saying that its never over heated and dosent lose coolant and returns freely with no air mixing with the water, but the old girls running poorly , meaning starts great with loads...
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    td5 discovery 2 auto .cluncking noise

    Hi all bit issuise .when i accel.. or de accel i feel a lunck .is it normal with a auto td5 ? I carnt see anything lose .ie propshafts cjs bolts etc .anything to worrry about
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    few d2 dash lights abs/tc ...

    Well garage guy plugged his autel reader in and said lhs abs sensor he said fault wouldnt clear .so ill replace it he also deleted other codes .which personaly may have caused another issuise all the abs tc lights suddernly went off .but now engine wont pull right at all..ie really slugish and...
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    anyone fixed ....d2 central locking units...

    Bet me too it ...:bounce:
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    few d2 dash lights abs/tc ...

    Yep the reader shows all for wheel speeds .yet the 3 dash lights stay on ..i assumed a possible sensor unless its this big abs unit on the inner wing.yet theres no faults re showing..
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    few d2 dash lights abs/tc ...

    And a orange landrover light with a ! On it ..if i brake hard abs and brakes still work fine .i plugged a fault code reader in which came back with a intermitant abs wheel sensor .so after changing that and clearing codes the lights are still showing on the dash board .anyideas what to try next ..
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    anyone fixed ....d2 central locking units...

    Reason i ask i bought a 51 plate td5 auto es for 850 .;) but all locks but only osf door will unlock .so i bought one for the passinger door and replaced it .which worked.so thought id strip old faulty unit to find there very simple (once u get into them ).found one motor blown . After removing...
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    upgraded vnt turbo to td5 engine ?

    Cheers guys im fairly new to td5 .as i bought my first which is a 51 plate es auto .for 850 .with a common oil pump bolt failure .so after removing engine .found crank damaged as well as major turbo wear.hernce why i asked regards these vnt turbos ..im fine at adapting modifying.which ill modify...
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    upgraded vnt turbo to td5 engine ?

    Im told i can remove a std none vvt turbocharger .but im confused as most vv turbos use a pulseing type system and the td5 just has a set psi of the preload of the wastegate so how dose the vvt type work as id assume it would need the correct ecu software to work correctly
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    td5 few issuises advise please

    Ripped it out this morning found turbos buggared as well as crank and oil pump .but not damaged any conrods so bought another crank 80.00 mains big ends and new bolts.ill sort oil pump and thread lock it. All easy sorted there . But ive a turbo question .ive noticed some fit vnt for better...
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    td5 few issuises advise please

    Hi all just bought 51 plate td5 es .with 138k on it . First thing central lockibgs gone iffy all doors will lock but only drivers door will unlock correctly .very odd as these worked fine the night before .any common fix for this befor i buy all new door units ? Seconaly oil light came on and...
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    orange light comeing on under rpm gauge disco 2

    Yes i know this from manual but dosent go into depth of the fault or what fault is .
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    orange light comeing on under rpm gauge disco 2

    Right it has orange arrows faceing outwoulds .as manual dose give mutch info
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    orange light comeing on under rpm gauge disco 2

    Hi all ive a small issiuse with my td5 theres a orange car shaped light with arrows on keeps coming up while driving any idea what it is and what it means
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    p38 gems idiol issuises and lpg ..help

    My 4.0 litre v8 has werid idiol it starts from cold at approx 1500rpm then starts to drop to 1000rpm as the engine warms up .it drops right down near the mark just above the zero on the rev counter .and noticed only goes lumpy below 800rpm Ive so far changed .lamdas.maf.coolant sensor.plugs ht...
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    1996 p38 rangerover v8 .can anyone help...

    Hi all hopefully someone you can shed some light on my old rangerover otherwise its ebaying time ... My 4.0v8 gems engine has idiols issuise ill try explain Cold start revs up to 1500rpm and stays there until engine starts to warm up then drops to 800rpm as engine goes to correct running temp...