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    Front shock replacement without jackin it up

    To change front shocks on a discovery Td5 (03) without jacking up the car and removing wheels :- Spray nuts and bolts with WD40 or release oil the day before. Firstly, put handbrake firmly on and chock all four wheels both sides so nothing can move anywhere ......... safety first. Passenger...
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    Disco td5 de-cat down pipe ....... a must !

    Treated myself to one of these whilst sorting various other things out ................. and all i can say is 'my god what a difference' !!! Also go for ........ k&n air filter , Egr valve blanking kit If your toying with the idea ......... do it, you will not be disappointed ! Taking the...
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    Disco td5 running problem solved ........

    After quite a few hours of searching the disco for the real reason for the horrible misfire, lumpy running and total loss of anything that resembled 'power' ......... the fuel pump finally gave up and raised the white flag, owning up to all the problems. I must say though it's been good to go...
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    td5 in tank fuel pump change ...... any tips ?

    Fuel pump has now died on my disco td5 auto 03 (62k) after refusing to die completely for over a week giving me all sorts of misleading rough running and mis-firing symptoms ! But i've sorted a few other little things out so not all waisted time. Any way ............. any helpful tips for the...
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    silent disco td5 fuel pump

    should i be able to hear my fuel pump (before engine start), it just seems to be silent ?? :confused:
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    continued. misfire , running rough and reduced power

    still unsolved ........... Disco td5 auto 03 with misfire/ rough tickover and reduced power. Changed injector wiring loom as ecu plug showed the signs and also have run a new parallel loom from the engine plug to the ecu to rule out residue oil and later chaffing problems. Ecu inspected , no...
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    Please help, urgent guidance needed on td5 misfire

    Hi Guys, Posted earlier in the week with my ' oil in the wiring loom' problem on my disco td5 es auto 03. Have spent Saturday morning replacing the injector loom and also as a precaution for the future ran a new parallel loom (chaffing problems). Have carefully identified correct wires and...
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    Finally signed up

    Hi too all, Finally signed up yesterday :-) Already learning alot more than i could have imagined ! :D Current - Disco 2 td5 Auto 03 (facelift) K&N , EGR and full HID & LED conversion. more to do like exhaust and re-map !! Previous - Disco 1 200 tdi manual 89, great motor ........ should...
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    Oil in the Td5's injection Loom

    Hi all :), After limping home on Sunday with a sick motor thinking the worst (injectors!) i've identified the very common td5 problem of oil entering the injector loom ........... the oil dripped from the plug on the ECU !! So the parts have turned up .......... new loom and a cover gasket...