rb199

Mmm that would make sense, I was well pleased that the switch and motors just plugged into the exsisting harness. I will have a look at them tomorrow and report back.

Guys, hopefully an easy one. I have just added some adjustment motors and switch to my wagon and they make all the right noises, but no headlight movement. Do you know if there is any difference with the headlight assy its self to allow the adjustment?

Well after 4 1/2 months away the Disco started first time and after new discs/pads all round, some new brake pipes and a little bit of welding on a rear wheel arch it passed the MOT first time. Oh and although the pump has been tweaked it had no problems on emmisions

Aye I'm not to fussed as it uses no oil and it only happens from cold once or twice then will not reoccur until the engine is cold and has stood for at least 8hrs. My understanding is that it is the rubber valve stem oil seals wearing and letting a little oil run down the valve stem when the engine is on overrun. My old mini did the same for ages until I had the time to take the head off and replace the seals. I have checked the lift pump by cracking the bleed nut on top of the fuel filter and operating the lift pump lever, and I get fuel out. However is it posible the pump is still not great?

Blue smoke on over run. As I had said above I did think about pump timing, so it may well get looked at too. That said it also started fine on Sun afternoon after sitting for 48hrs in the snow and wind!!! Do'nt you just love the green oval!

Sorry for the delay in replying guys and thanks for the advice so far. What it has confirmed is that my thoughts on fuel issues could well be the cause so I'm going to look down that line first rather than the timing. I have also been told that the fuel return pipes can cause problems be letting air in so they are also going to get looked at. Filthy, thanks for the reply, my post re smoke on over run was not that clear. It only smokes if it has been left for 8hrs plus and only the first couple of times on over run and never after. These are the same symptoms the old mini A series gave when the vlv stem oil seals were worn so I suspect thats all it is, that said I am going to look at the crank case breather. Cheers fur noo Stu

It is a manual and there is only the usual puff of smoke at start up no white or blue. The only other time I get smoke is occasionly on overrun wich I have put down to worn valve stem oil seals. I was planing on checking the timing with pins, have you any other thoughts on how best to check? Thanks for the swift reply. Stu

Well as the title says I'm a little confussed with my 300Tdi Disco. I have posted about its starting and power on 2 previous ocasions and am now back for more thoughts. First off it has 121, 000 on the clock, is serviced regularly, uses no oil or coolant and there is no signs of oil in the coolant. Has no EGR valve and the intercooler has been cleaned. In addition it has had a slight pump tweak and had the CAM belt done (not by me) about 18 months ago after it snapped (just after I got it)! When the CAM belt was done a couple of rocker arms and push rods were replacedand the bores looked like new. Now to my problems, firstly it is a funny starter and secondly I feel it is down on power. With respect to the starting, it seems to require more cranking on a cold (but not frosty) morning to start than my old 300Tdi D90. It also seems to be affected when left for a couple of days. I also feel that at high rev throttle settings it runs out of steam. So my thoughts are that given its starting issues are not down to battery, glow plugs or earthing (all checked) both snags could be related. If they are related then I think its down to fueling problems or lack of compression? If I'am barking up the right tree then my diagnosis route will be as follows: 1. Check timing 2. Check valve clearances 3. Check compression 4. Check sedimentor 5. Change lift pump So why am I posting, well first off have I missed somthing obvious and secondly if the above does not fix it what are your thoughts. Cheers in advance Stu

Mmm dont know if there is a wattage limit for spots, I had 2 150w KC daylighters on my D90 and never had any problem come MOT time. I was under the impression that as long as they go off when dipped thats fine. I do know that the vehicles original lighting cannot be any more than 55w though. Stu

Do'nt get me wrong I'm aware that it will not be the same as the D90 as it is heavier BUT it does not seem to pull well at all above 3000 rpm, so what could be the problem?

Possibly, although I would have thought that a change down to 4th would allow 50mph to be maintained without to much effort?

85-90mph was what it has done once or twice I normally stick to 60mph but it tends to do 60mph up hills too. Am I expecting to much from my Disco. My 300Tdi D90 seemed to pull much better when towing?

Normally it is happy up to 85-90 and will pull up most hills at 70mph in 5th (not towing). Up until the weekend I had noticed no performance loss and whilst I am aware that towing a caravan will have implications on the performance, I do feel that it should still be good for 60mph in 4th or 5th depending on the hill. It has 120 000 on the clock, is serviced regularly and has had a very mild pump tweek along with de-egr/CAT. So any thoughts are welcome, at the moment I am considering: 1. Interccoler pipe problem 2. Lift pump failure 3. Sedimentor blocked Cheers Stu

Oh should have said that it has no ERG valve and no CAT

That was one thought, but would I not see a performance loss normally?