Recent content by smitpet

I am very grateful for all of the above responses, however I am not "technical" and if I had one of these scanners would not know what to do with it, is there anyone who is mobile, and knows how to fix the problem i have? as it is at the moment my disco parked up and out of action.

I have been told that the throttle pedal switches (sensors?) have to be adjusted to bring the throttle into the correct range does any of you know what the settings I need should be ?

Hi Many thanks for your assistance, the only sensible way forward for me is to book it into a Land rover specialist as it's a bit to technical for me to deal with, I will let you know the outcome in the hope it will help other disco owners who get a similar problem kind regards. Peter

I have had my disco scanned with a Snap on Scanner by a mobile mechanic, he cleared the codes which stopped the M and S lights flashing and put the engine management light out he started the engine and the throttle action worked with the engine revving as it should, he then re-scanned it and no...

Hi, I brought a throttle pedal secondhand off e bay, my mechanic (who is not land rover trained) fitted it, he checked the red plug on the ecu which was dry, he then scanned it and loads of can bus faults came up, he cleared these and the disco worked, well for 11 miles it did then broke down...

Hi Many thanks, I will buy a throttle pedal unit, and check the red plug, the injector loom was replaced with a new genuine land Rover one four weeks ago so hopefully that will be ok?

Hi, I have a 2000 Discovery TD5 Auto, which has a fault my mechanic is unable to fix, without any prior warning the green M and F lights come on and flash, plus the orange engine management light comes on ,when this happens the throttle does not work the engine remains on tick over the gears...

Hi, many thanks for your reply, it drives in reverse no problem, both reversing lamp bulbs have been changed, but there is no voltage going to them, but where, and what are the clusters?

Hi, Does anyone know where the reversing light switch is on my auto disco td5?, I have been told its not in the xyz switch, all the gears work properly and there are no warning lights on, I have looked but cannot locate where the switch is for the reversing lamps ||