Oil Leak

I agree. the links in this http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/what-tires-can-i-put-my-disco-43706.html may be useful to you.

hey all. How do you get the wastegate actuator rod to move on a 300tdi? i.e due to it's location I can't get it to move using just my fingers, so i'm not sure if it's seized or working fine. It would be nice to know as i'm having problems which could be caused by a sticking or stuck wastegate... thanks J

hmmmm... the car is running a bit better since the belt change. there is also less of that harsh exhaust stench (unburnt fuel?), the one that irritates your eyes. that seems to have gone, so maybe the old belt was a tooth out. the car will still smoke at 2000rpm. the good news is that it will now always smoke when revs at 2k rpm, so it may now be easier to find the cause. I think I read that if i loosen the fuel to supply to a single injector, rev, and if the engine then does not smoke i've found the culprit?? Am i on the right lines here??

UPDATE Absolutely gutted . I told the garage to do the lot concerning the cam belt. End of the day picked it up with a hefty hefty bill of £280! (Yes I now remember why I try and learn to do things myself ) Anyway, no difference, still smokes, still a slight misfire... Maybe I should concentrate on the misfire. Go back to basics - lack of fuel? lack of air? Properly empty the sedimenter. Recheck the air intake... I am growing to love this car - but arrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhh......

Consider one with rust repair work already done. Try to find one from a Land Rover enthusiast, it may help, you may get more honest answers.. A Disco 1 is going to fall apart, and isn't going to be 100% reliable, but that's part of the fun of it!

Have you tried Go Compare, Confused, Compare the Market, online ?? Unless you've got a V8, living in a high risk area, you should get quotes well below £300

Ditto.. Exactly the same symptons, changed the thermostat, job done, needle sits half way, heaters nice n warm :)

Thanks peeps. I'll let them know..

It was only -7.2 here this morning when I started the car. I start as per your method (I also holding the clutch peddal down). Never tried dabbing the throttle. May give it a try tomorrow. I almost thought I was going to have to give the glow plugs a second blast this morning, as it turned at first very slow, but burst into life within 5 seconds i reckon. Working glow plugs are a must! As for something a miss, i've no idea sorry....

Hello I'm getting the garage to replace my cam belt this friday. I'll also get them to replace the tensioner and idler pulley at the same time. I notice in the cars history, on a receipt for the cam belt it has "not modified" written in biro. I take it this is refering to the idler pulley??? If so should I be getting the garage to fit a 'modified timing belt kit'?? Also while they've got it all apart is there anything else worth getting renewed? thanks J.

UPDATE Smoking more than ever today. Also feeling very sluggish, people rave on about how great the 300tdi is, this aint great! So i popped into garage on way home, booked a timing belt change for next friday. The new lift pump didn't help at all. It's actually starting really well, 1 or 2 seconds after turning the key even with this zero degree weather. The new plugs have helped , the first time slow to start must have been because i'd had the lift pump on and off the night before. hope fully the new belt will help cheers J.

Hello Could you tell me - did it hessitate as it blew out blue smoke? I have a similar prob with my disco 300tdi. I initialy thought valve stem seals, but it can also smoke when the engine is hot? It too does it at the bottom of a hill when engine cold, or just after pulling away when engine cold, but also pulling away when stuck in traffic when engine is hot??? Some folk are saying timing belt out, some say wastegate stuck. My friendly garrage says bugger off and come back when it's got worse!!!!

might help... http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=62422&st=0&p=540938&hl=+wipers%20+wont%20+park&fromsearch=1entry540938

hmmm... not sure. i think the front wiper motor has 3 wires, the 3rd one being for the 'park', i would imaging the rear is the same, so you could try searching for the fault as if it were the fronts...

Yes sometimes it does miss a bit. Idles lower too, less rpm than when it's warm, but it aint lumpy. Wish I had some time to get this lift pump fitted, then we could rule that out.. maybe wednesday. I was thinking about the belt being a tooth out. I would have thought that I would have had constant/continuous running problem, rather than one that has been slowly getting worse over the weeks. i.e it would have always run carp rather than this - cough and smoke once, then once again two weeks later, then every week, then every other day, now virtually every time driven - you get my drift??