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    Disco 2 tdi Oil choice?

    5/30 fully or 10/40 semi
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    diesel in sump,td5.....

    It can only be an injector or the head, the pump is in the tank at the back, there is no pump in the engine !
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    pressure in header tank

    Sounds like you have head/head gasket problems i'm afraid, there isn't anything else that can cause the issue !
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    Starter Motor Removal.

    I haven't done one for a while, but if i remember correctly it comes out the top, there are 3 bolts & its much easier if you drop the exhaust front pipe .
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    Help with a Pipe to nowhere

    On the later vehicles these came blanked off from factory, The pipe was still bolted to the bell housing but the rubber bit on the oil cooler is a blank & the metal pipe is cut like yours shows in the picture .
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    Accelorator Imobilised

    The TD5 suffers from the signal wire between the throttle pedal & ecu chafing through on the bulk head & causing intermittent throttle response that you are reporting.
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    tdci defender

    Ive got a 2000 X reg TD5 with 150000 miles on it & it is perfect, no issues at all ! I also have a very good 300TDi in my compound that a customer booked in for mot, clutch & timing belt , rang him after a few days to let him know it was finished, that was 18 mths ago !!!
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    Moreton River Crossing Dorset

    I nearly lost my 90 here, water was half way up the windscreen ON THE INSIDE, there are some deep hidden holes in this ford, it is fine if you just drive alongside the bridge !
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    locking

    I take it your talking defender? Short answer no, Longer answer yea but you will also need lots of other parts to make it work!
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    Setting up an independent LR workshop in Middle East

    Hi Deep, Yes autologic does reset service lights, T4 system is what is used in Landrover main dealer workshops, there are 2/3 different versions of the T4 system, the advantage of the autologic system over the T4 system is the ability to offer basic downloadable performance upgrades for most of...
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    DSE dont start

    Any more details on the situation?? Just didn't start one day or flat battery etc etc?
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    Setting up an independent LR workshop in Middle East

    Hi Deep, One of the most valuable bits of kit i have is my autologic diagnostic kit , as an independent you can't be without it, & the phone support is 2nd to none, as far as landrovers go your usual run of the mill tools will do 95% of the work with the odd few special tools just to make the...
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    What have you done to your Landie today.

    Pressure washed the chassis, cleaned the whole thing inside & out, oh and changed the oil & filters as the seal split on the large filter & leaked oil all over the drive !!
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    Hello Everyone

    Hi, My name is Nick & I run an independent Landrover workshop(good excuse for having my own autologic:D:D), as well as having 3 of my own, a Def TD5 for off-roading & towing the jet-ski, a disco 2, and a series 2 currently in bits!! Nick Evans Garage