For what it's worth here's my opinion on the matter, albeit slightly biased as haven't driven a TDi! We have had a 1994 3.9 V8 for about 18 months now, the last 6 on LPG with a DIY conversion. I love the noise and it feels like it has plenty of power, not sure whether the diesel would feel...

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Well, finally got it started this evening! Moral of the story is: never assume a brand new genuine part isn't faulty... The new king lead was at fault, replaced it with a spare, which is slightly too short and it fired up...

The spider sounds like a definate possibility as the spark doesn't look as strong as we would like. Would a 94 disco have the spider??? Or was it only later ones? (Ours has the larger headlights). We haven't checked for compression yet, but there is suction, and the cranking speed drops when...

My husband doesn't normally like to use Easy Start but thought it might be a way to prove the ignition system...not even a cough when using it:( Sprayed it through the AFM whilst cranking and also directly into a cylinder whilst a plug was out. Also tried it with the injector fuse removed to...

Hi CharlesY, Thank you for your reply. its really good to know there are some nice people out there who want to help! Last night we took the spark plugs out and cleaned them up and then warmed them up in the oven before putting them back in the disco. Disconnected the gas and tried it, but it...

Hi there, I had a similar problem to you with my car (not a land rover Im affraid but never the less) in that occasionally when I turned the key all the lights went out on the dash and got nothing from the engine not even a clunk. I put a new starter on it and it has been working perfectly ever...

Hi all, thank you for looking at this page I would really appreciate any help with the problems I am having with my discovery. A bit of background first. I have a 1995 Land rover Discovery 3.9 V8 injection with the hot wire system. We've had the car for around a year and it always started...