1. swatts70

    Disco 2 TD5 Rave

    www.myrangerover.co.uk Has defender, freelander and discovery rave cds to download and the discovery 2 includes td5 engine. I downloaded them all to have them all to hand in case something ever happens to the site.
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    Disco 2 Insurance seems high

    Dunno, but I thought that all insurance covered 3rd party damage even on private land as a legal requirement. I live in a group of 3 houses with a private driveway and if I damage another vehicle parked here my insurance has to cover any damage caused even though its on private property and not...
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    Disco 2 Insurance seems high

    Just checked policy to make sure, lol. Does cover what I need in terms off roading, also as one of my shoots also has a dedicated off road course built for private use by the landowner, driving around the land whilst shooting would be classed as gaining access to and from his course for...
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    Disco 2 Insurance seems high

    Sounds reasonable to me. I'm paying £300 fully comp, £50 excess and off roading cover included with Adrian flux.
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    MOT time again

    Might be wrong but didn't think that 2 wheel testers could be used without risking damage. Even says to use deceleration tester in mot testers manual by dot. I know my testing station refuses to test any 4wd on their rollers. Suits me fine as there's less to find fault with individual efficiency...
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    MOT time again

    Out of interest did the testing station use a 2 or 4 wheel rollersAtA when testing brakes.? I have never had any 4wd car tested on rollers, they always use a deceleration tester as the transmission can be damaged else. At least you won't need to worry about mot for the next 12 months. Glad...
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    Disco 2 Condensation inside headlight lens

    Mine just passed mot with egr delete and cat removed. The only way to tell if car came from factory fitted with a cat is by the vin number, ref rave manual. Just before the mot I refitted just the flexi pipe to valve body with a thin blank between cooler output and flexi pipe. With engine cover...
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    Oil pressure switch wires

    Pleased to report that car flew through Mot with no mention of decat or egr delete.
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    Disco 1 Egr dpf mot

    I think it's down to individual testers and how much they look hoping they might get some work. Be interesting to see how many people get egr deletes picked up at mot time.
  10. swatts70

    2002 discovery2 td5 starting problem

    Injector seals I reckon. Sounds similar to my experience with worn seals. A cheap and relatively easy fix.
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    Disco 1 Egr dpf mot

    An update on this thread. Just back from mot and car flew through. No mention of cat missing or egr delete (although my recent mod makes it look at a glance like nothings missing when engine cover in place,see photo). I think it's going to be down to individual mot tester on how everybody fairs...
  12. swatts70

    How South West are you?

    Plymouth
  13. swatts70

    Oil pressure switch wires

    I'll give it a try if I can't find the loom where it broke from. Should make it easier to trace now I now where the start point is. Mot tomorrow so see if de cat and EGR delete pass. I have a special trick to hopefully fool tester so will have a look at loom tomorrow if car passes. Cheers for info.
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    Oil pressure switch wires

    Hi all, just noticed when getting car ready for mot on Friday that the 2 wires from the oil pressure switch have been snapped/broken off from the main loom. There's about 18inches and 12inches on each respectively. I'm hoping that the oil pressure is fine as engine runs and sounds fine after 3...
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    D2 TD5 starting problems

    Injector seals and o rings need replacing. Mine had the same symptoms a few months ago. Noisy fuel pump, not wanting to start after being idle for a few hours. Changed air bleed valve, no change. Symptoms came on over a few days. Replaced with genuine lr parts. Took a couple of hours to do...
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    Dashboard trailer light

    That would explain why mine has no buzzer.,
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    Dashboard trailer light

    My 02 disco doesn't beep when towing. The secondary light on dash flashes in time with trailer/caravan lights (or not if lamp blown), but never had a buzzer. It's a genuine land rover tow hitch and socket fitted by me. Was never fitted as option from factory by previous original owner. Is...
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    Disco 2 steering

    All tightened now. Took a jack underneath ball joint to put enough pressure to lift the car by about 6 inches to stop it spinning but got it tightened eventually. Front discs were a breeze. No seized caliper bolts. However did discover caliper piston gaiter torn and ACE ram gaiter perished so...
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    Disco 2 steering

    My first thought but tried and nut and threaded part just spins. Probably just replace the drag link and damper, it's all new then so something I won't have to worry about failing at a later date, I've got new discs to fit at same time anyway. Was just worried about stripping it all down only...