Recent content by lareynard2001

Hi, I did take the opportunity to examine the cylinders using my trusty scope and everyting looks fine with no scoring and there is no apparent play at the bottom of the conrods. Also, the camshaft looks in good order so I don't think there's been any top end damage. As I hope I'm over the...

Dear All, I managed to get the sump off yesterday as it was the first decent weekend weather-wise! I witnessed what can only be described as a triumph of mechanical engineering..... the oil pump bolt protruding 5mm from the sprocket and waggling around quite happily with no screw thread :mad...

Hi, Just a quick update on the Discovery.... I've just got hold of an oil pressure guage and sender to test the oil pump and it's it's definately not doing much of anything (the pump... not the gauge!) My poorly Jag should be back this week so I'll get my local mechanic to check the bottom end...

Dear All, I've managed to get time to look at the EGR valve and the turbo. The EGR was completely stuck and covered in black "gloop" which I've managed to clean with carb cleaner. I took the intercooler pipe off to examine the turbo and it's completely shot - the spindle moves in three...

Hi, I was wondering what the best type of engine flush would be so many thanks for the advice, the only problem I now have is that whilst the engine doesn't appear to be totally seized it won't run for more than a moment or two before coughing and stalling - I'm just concious that I may...

Dear All, I think it may be the end of the road for my TD5 engine.... I took the cam-cover off yesterday with the idea of removing the injector harness and the cam lobes look pretty bad as they have heavy scoring. In general when I looked around the cylinder head with all the plastic...

PS, I'll also check the intercooler pipes.....

Hi Johnlad, Many thanks for the update..... I'm going to keep my fingers crossed regarding the new loom and ECU cleanup doing the trick. Before I fire the engine up this weekend I'll turn over the engine by hand just to make sure nothing has seized - could really do with this being a cheap fix...

Dear All, Apologies for the delay for getting back in touch - things have been a bit hectic! Many thanks for all your replies and especially to DarrenM for your offer of help - much appreciated... I've since taken delivery of the Autel MD802 diagnostic kit and it works a treat (very cheap...

Hi Darren, Seems really ironic now but I ordered a Autel MaxiDiag Elite MD802 from the US just over a week ago as it's a great piece of kit and talks to all the modules. My current Gendan unit is really only for Jaguars so only picks up a couple of the TD5 sensors but alas... I'm still...

Dear All, This may be a known issue already but I couldn't find anything on the forums. Yesterday after driving about 1.5 miles (part motorway) I suffered an incident with my 2001 Discovery TD5 ES (100k Miles, ACE with Air-con) that sounded like a one-off single misfire although the engine...