Got some prices so thought I'd share them here... From Ebay -- looking from £350 up to £500 From TurboCentre website: £100 + VAT to collect and refurbish turbo (tempting) but they haven't got back to me yet... From TurboActive: Reconditioned (and exchange) £325 inc VAT and Delivery or £480 +...

Update: Haven't got as far as booking it in for a compression test.... well I did book it in but on the day it turned out that the garage couldn't test diesels. I'm wondering which part of "Compression test for a 300TDI Landrover diesel" they misunderstood! However, too the pipes off the turbo...

Thanks guys, I'll check the turbo pipes and wear and if that's clear get the compression test done. M

Thought I would add -- yes I saw the two oil washers on the injector and replaced them with a new one... Not sure why but all of the injectors had two collars on!

Is there a good check to see if the piston rings have failed? :confused: My disco 300tdi is currently smoking continually and I'm trying to track down the cause without doing a full head removal to inspect things. Symptoms 1) Smoke on start up (light grey/blue) and lots of it. 2) Smoke...

About 2 months ago I changed the rocker cover gasket. All has been good since then but for a long run up to Edingburgh I decided to replace the engine soundproof cover over the rocker cover. When I got back I noticed a sh** load of oil on the drive. Looking in the engine bay the centre of the...

Hi, Did you get any answers on this? The same thing has just started happening to me on my '97. Thanks Matt

I took the whole dash out. I've seen threads here that suggest you can do this without removing the dash but it requires some cutting to access the Matrix. So, I did it the long way... Everything does come apart okay (well did on my '97) and the colour coding etc on the wiring make that...

Just replaced the heater matrix with little but a couple of screwdrivers, some spanners and the haynes manual. I will never, never do this job again. Think I would rather pay someone else or get cold instead. For anyone trying it, it is a really simple job just extremely timeconsuming. It's a...

Hi Dorset, I've been researching this as I have exactly the same task to do this weekend... with the same cause! From what I have found the heater matrix can only be removed with the dash taken out - although I'd love to find a way not to do this. However, if it's just the pipes they can...

Thanks BigMatt! 106k miles on a 300Tdi Anyway - as they say the plot thickens... I'm now relavtively happy it's not the head gasket.... I think what I am seeing is two different issues. 1) The oil smoke -- probably this is going to be the rocker oil seals as it clears. 2) The low coolant...

I noticed a week ago that the water level in the header tank was very low. This is slightly concerning as I had topped it up three weeks before. However, I duly topped it up and made a mental note to keep checking it. Again I've noted today that the level is lower than I would expect but...

Hi, Can anyone please recommend a good supplier for replacement carpets and soundproofing for a Disco 1. Sadly, having learnt the hard way about the location of the air intake on a standard Disco1, I proceeded to learn about how quickly the interior could fill up with very muddy water...

Hi All, Just got myself a '97 Disco as my first Land Rover... Living up in Mold, North Wales and had my first "proper" off-road day Sunday up at Bala 4x4. Great day if a bit wet and windy and only got stuck twice and I didn't really like the running boards anyway! So, hello all and hopefully...

Hi all, I've recently got my first Disco (1997 300tdi). Loving the driving experience but got a couple of problems I'd like some advice on... The first is that there is a light blue smoke coming out at start up and signs of oil around the injectors / reclaim pipes. Is this the likely cause...