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    Non starter td5

    Hey guys, got a non starting td5 here. Last week the in laws were just on the way home when the oil light came on, just as they pulled on the drove the engine was running really rough and then cut out. I checked the oil and it was below min, so topped it up. Never ran since Aa man came out...
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    ECU swap

    Hey guys. Probably been asked loads but got a 2003 disco td5. Recently got the old non starter, plugged it in, 4 injectors open circuit. Looked at the injector harness, full of oil. Checked the ECU, full of oil! Can I use any ECU from a td5 disco and it be plug and play or will it need...
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    Disco 2 Td5 auto gearbox oil change

    Hi guys. I want to do an oil and filter change on my td5 auto but just want to check if I've got the right service kit. How do I know what gearbox is fitted? It's an 03 td5 auto and I've found this service kit...
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    Disco 2 td5 misfire!

    Well, my td5 was having a starting and cutting out problem. Long story short, i changed the injector seals and problem was solved, cars been fine for a good 500 miles until the other day. It is now misfiring, starts and runs ok, but the misfire is pretty bad, the car shakes quite violently and...
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    Dodgy garage advice

    Hi guys. I recently posted about my fathering in-laws disco 2 td5 having cutting out and starting problems. He took it to a local landy "specialist" in sheffield who had the car for 2 weeks and on the final day came to the conclusion it was the ecu causing problems so they swapped it out for a...
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    Disco 2 Fuel filter housing

    His guys. Just a quick question. Does anybody have a diagram of how the filters and valve's SHOULD be in a 2003 td5 disco''s fuel filter housing? Having starting problems and once I rule out the harness and injector seals I will be moving onto those little valves in the filter housing but...
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    Disco 2 Starting problems and cutting out

    Got a 2002 disco td5. Ever since I got it it's been a pain to start in the mornings, would have to prime the starter 3 or 4 times and then fire it up. Today it decided to cut out down the motorway and then again at the bottom of the street and took about 10 minutes to get it started again...
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    Freelander 1 Poor handbrake

    Been having a poor handbrake on the freelander so I decided to change all the cables and the shoes. It's still poor. Any reccomendations? The drums are rusty but there's not much of a lip on the inside, could it still be worth changing them? Also does everything look OK with this as the auto...
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    transfer box

    Freelander packed In last week and the garage have said it's the transfer box which has gone, I'm assuming they mean the IRD as freelander don't have a transfer box. IRDS are massively expensive, so what I'm thinking is, would there be a way to just remove it so the car is front wheel...
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    rear door wont unlock

    Hi guys my freelander rear door wont unlock electronically but it will lock.. If i press the unlock the rod stay stuck down but I am able to open the door from the inside which makes the rod then pop up and the door will open and lock as normal util it comes to unlocking it again I've...
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    help removing hub

    Hi, I need helping getting my hub off to change the abs ring. I managed to get the hub but off using my 3/4 socket. Next I got the top nut and bolt holding the hub to the strut. And I got the the bottom strut nut off. But the bottom bolt going through the strut and hub would not budge. I...
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    and reluctor ring replacement

    Hi guys I changed the front ns abs sensor on my 2000 freelander this morning as I had the 3 amigos and diagnostics said it was the front ns sensor I had to drill it out as it was completely seized up. Upon doing so I think I hit the abs ring in the hub, the 3 amigos have now gone but when...
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    abs sensor td4

    hi guys new here. my parnters dad has got an x reg td4 landrover and it has got an abs fault. Plugged it in to diags and thats telling me its a front left abs sensor which needs replacing. My dilemma is that all the usual places i get parts from (gsf, bullseye etc) all want about £180...