Recent content by Twinnie

It was from the JGS eBay store. It was actually listed as for a Discovery 2 but I checked online and it was said to be exactly the same. I recall the only difference is the plug for the water sensor on the bottom of the filter but already had one so I didn’t mind. I checked the Disco 2 diagrams...

I don’t know what the actual original problem was but I found out my replacement fuel filter housing didn’t include the non-return valve so I’ve got one ordered. Hopefully there’s no more problems.

I'm, bumping this old thread because I think it's what I'm supposed to do. It's the same issue but I've only just managed to return to it. In brief, I just replaced the pressure regulator valve thing in the fuel pressure regulator and it didn't make a difference. • The fuel pressure is...

I replaced the fuel filter assembly. It’s in there isn’t it?

The cylinder head was replaced a few years ago and I swapped all the injector seals and o-rings and I replaced the injector harness as well. I checked out the red ECU plug and there's nothing in there and I haven't seen an engine warning light but I've not plugged it in to check for codes. The...

Mine's okay once it's warmed up and on a motorway but it's not starting well and and it's weak at lower revs and has poor throttle response.

Bumping this because I finally got hold of a fuel pressure tester kit. I plugged it into the sensor and just ran the fuel pump rather than turning the engine on. Since I thought the fuel pressure regulator was stuck closed I was expecting the fuel pressure gauge to shoot up and go way beyond 4...

Okay, I remembered I have an endoscope camera so I’m going to look at the fuel pump. I think looking at other things may just be wishful thinking, I’m probably just going to have to get to the fuel pump.

I'm having problems with my 10P TD5 and I think it looks like a high fuel pressure issue. It's having trouble starting and when it does it sounds like only one cylinder firing and there's lots of white smoke out of the back. With time and a bit of revving it gradually improves until it's...

I'm not sure if it's the seals, I changed them a couple of years ago. and I've only done about 6000 miles since then. If they were gone then wouldn't the oil filler cap have bounced around when I left it loose on the top? I tested one of the leads to the glow plugs but didn't bother doing any...

I got it out. All my plans failed and in the end I just went at it with a crowbar and a hammer. The seat thing wasn’t bent or anything, I think it had just corroded together. Once I got it out I applied a load of that thick anti-rust paint and whacked the new one in. The other side came out no...

Yeah, I'm not sure that's what it was. It started up better and it was colder today but I don't feel like it completely solved anything. It started first time after letting the plugs do their thing but it took a second or so on the starter to actually fire up and when it had started it was...

Thanks. I’ve replaced all the plugs now, so I’ll torque them up and see how it goes.

Thanks. I'd also read that TD5s are good at starting cold but I'd also read other people saying that's not true. I ended up check all my plugs and they weren't as hard to remove as I thought they'd be. I went through them all and found I only had one working properly so I'll try it again when I...

So for the past four years or so my Defender hasn't had to start in anything less than around 15c. Now it's back in the UK and when I went to start it in about 8c it took noticeably longer to get going and it was all a bit rocky until it warmed up. I have a couple of brand new glow plugs so I...