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  1. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    no they where brand new seals and washers
  2. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    Hijack away lads!! My oil after the oil change still had a smell of diesel, but did have some thickness to the oil, now it smells very strongly of diesel and is very watery, I had been in contact with the guy from ebay and a quote for him to to all the work, strip head, weld and reassemble came...
  3. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    Ok guys, done a 100 miles since seals n washers were done n oil level has risen from half to just below full, before i scrap it is there anything else that could cause diesel to find its way into the sump other than a cracked head??
  4. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    Its the not knowing that's killing me, dont want to give up on the motor if there's a chance it'll be ok but literally not got the 2k to fix and wont risk a 2nd hand head
  5. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    how r u testing to see if it leaks again? I did my oil change on Friday evening, took disco for good drive Saturday, seemed to sound alot healthier and also seemed to have more power, been checking oil level a good few tines a day n there's been no rise yet!!! Only had the motor just over 3...
  6. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    and good that they saw no leak? To be fair they are a top notch company and at £67 + vat an hour they should be!!
  7. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    I think that's what he said, he definitely mentioned looking for fuel leaking around injectors, maybe he meant just turning ignition on like you said,
  8. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    my mechanic said they ran engine with rocker cover off to look for any leaks and didn't see any, not sire if they should have done that but I'm no mechanic and they are land rover specialists, les Potts in Sunderland
  9. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    Got seals done today at indie land rover specialist, talking to the mechanic he said he sees more 15p engine with cracked heads than any other, I was under the impression the 10p engine suffered from from this and the 15p was fitted with a different head to stop it, anyway will do oil change now...
  10. M

    fob stopped working

    Just been out to unlock car about 6 hours after last using it and alarm went off, new fob time!!
  11. M

    fob stopped working

    No only got 1 with it when I bought it, not sure its a good or bad thing that I'm not having to enter eka again as i thought once you have entered eka and stopped engine and locked up, after 20 secs if you wanted to drive again you would have to enter eka agin but i have left car for an hour...
  12. M

    fob stopped working

    02 td5, fob got wet around Wednesday, went to unlock car this morning and nothing although red led still lighting up, opened door with key and alarm went off, tried key in ignition alarm still sounding, shut door and locked door on key alarm stopped, enter eka code which allowed my to drive...
  13. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    Ordered parts, vehicle off the road till its done, got geniune seals n washes n oem filters, thanks foe the help guys
  14. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    I'm going to order the seals and washers and do oil n filter change too, with regards to seals and washers should I get geniune, oem or britpart, dont mind paying the extra for geniune but not if its a waste of money,also what would people recommend for filters. Geniune orm or britpart?
  15. M

    oil level rising, smell of diesel

    recently traded in my trustworthy 300 tdi for an 02 td5 D2, has 133,000 on clock and a good service history, had it 3 months now, for the first couple months oil level didn't rise, now not sure if its coincidence but a few weeks ago I replaces injection harness as I had small amount of oil in...
  16. M

    3 amigos came and went!!

    Svs? Shuttle valve? What is it and is it a pricey fix? Thanks for the help guys
  17. M

    3 amigos came and went!!

    Thanks, the mechanic I use has a snap on diagnostic tool, will it be compatible?
  18. M

    3 amigos came and went!!

    02 disco 2 td5 132,000 on clock owned it a couple months after changing from my 300 tdi d1, New to the electrical gremlins owning a d2 can bribg, my 02 td5 just gave me the 3 amigos as I was driving, carried on driving and stoped few miles later, turned off ignition, restarted engine and went...
  19. M

    Hi new to the disco world

    Check rear chassis!!!!
  20. M

    lack of power when towing

    After more reading up on the oil in red plug im not too worried now!! Read a few horror stories online of people needing new ecu's with huge costs involved!! Cleaned it up for now and have ordered new injector loom to fit at the weekend, Thanks guys
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