[Discovery TD5 2003 Oil Pressure Problem]

Thanks Jim, saw your name on their an dwill contact in new year

Best regards

Gerhardt

Solihull in Strydom Park, Adventure motors in Kya Sands, us at Landyonline out at Muldersdrift. I have heards bad things about so many LR workshops that I hesitate to recommend any others, though there may be some out on the East Rand. You won't get much done until about the middle of january anyway. I suggest you post on the ZA-LRO bulletin board and someone should be able to give you a better answer. Their address is:

South African Land Rover Owner Mailing List <za-lro@land-rover.team.net>

those guys know all about being ripped off by stealers.

You can also post on the Landyonline Forum - follow the url in my signature and click on 'forum'. There are a few good guys on there.

[Discovery TD5 2003 Oil Pressure Problem]

[Discovery TD5 2003 Oil Pressure Problem]

Thanks Jim,

Can you perhaps recommend a place to get this done in Jhb area? I am currently in Secunda.

Gerhardt

I hate to say it but diesel in the sump can be a cracked head along the fuel line to the injectors. Not a lot you can do, the head is scrap so you will need a new or recon one and the cost to have it fitted.

I don't think you need new bearings and the oil pump etc. Just change the head. You are being taken for a ride, as usual with LR stealers.

[Discovery TD5 2003 Oil Pressure Problem]

My LR Agent discovered diesel in the oil sump which causes oil viscosity to drop and hence a drop in oil pressure. They replaced injector seals but also suspect a hole burnt into a piston. Anyway, the problem disappeared after seal replacement but now 2000km's later it has resurfaced with a vengeance. Not being able to approach my servicing agent I took the truck to the nearest Dealer which claims that the head is now cracked They apparently determined this by removing a single injector.

I have been given a quote that is almost 50% of the vehicles value to fix, ranging from a new cylinder head to bearings, oil pump etc. It was also stated that 'should' the head be cracked it can not be repaired as no engineering firm will risk this ( due to high pressures involved)

Has anyone experienced these symptoms or can you please recommend tests /diagnostics whereby the problem can be determined without a 'total replace and hope it is fixed approach'?

Thanks

G Otto

[Discovery 2 Noises - Not Serious, But Would Like To Identify - Please]

Hi, newbie to this forum but am wondering if my problem can be related to this... I have a 2003 TD5 Disco II and lately noticed a booming noise coming from the exhaust pipe when accelerating. It only occurs at ± 100-1100rpm and then disappears. My local LR agent recons it is a common problem but I have yet to hear of any other Disco’s with the same issue. Apparently this is caused by sound waves at a resonant frequency and is cured by replacing the down-pipe. Could it be a similar problem to the one described and do you concur with the fix? Why would it be only noticable after 115,000 km's? Your advice will be appreciated.