KirstyW

Thanks Martin, I'm in the Bedford area which doesn't seem to be well served with mobile Air Con people, although I have found one this morning prepared to travel a little out of his area. This was via a service found on Yell.com called Air Medic. There are also a few local Air Con specialists who can do the work if I can get the vehicle to them. I have RAC Home Start so I should be able to get it moved to one if necessary. It just comes down how much it is going to cost and will the mobile guy charge top buck for parts labou plus his travel cost of course. I have a friendly garage with a SH unit but they cannot do it until next week and they are 30 miles away. This wouldn't have been a problem on my old TDI300, I would have taken the belt of. Cheers - Kirsty

I hadn't thought of that. Know any names / websites at all? Cheers - Kirsty

Thanks for the replies, Of, course I forgot the Aircon will need to be de-gas'd and re-gas'd. Garage job I think. I will start phoning around tomorrow. Cheers - Kirsty

Hi Just got home tonight and realised that there was a burning rubber smell coming from my TD5 Disco 2. Looking under the bonnet the pulley wheel of the pump that is visible top right of the engine is very hot and smoke was coming from thar area. Little bits of rubber have also been deposited on pipes in the same line as the belt. What is this pump? Is it going to be expensive to replace? Can I drive my Disco to a garage or should I get it picked up. How easy/difficult would it be for my husband to change this pump if very expensive? Any info much appreciated - Kirtsy Just had another look now it has cooled down and the pulley seems solid but a centre section is wobbling around like it is nolonger attached and making quite a rattle. Is this the clutch for the Climate Control Pump?

Hi Chaps Thanks for these replies. I have been listening for a few days and I cannot pin the vibration down to any particular part of the vehicle. Certainly there is no play in the front wheel hubs and rocking the body does not reveal any loose or worn bushes/joints. On a couple of occassions I have heard a sqeak on the front drivers side wheel when cornering at low speed which could be a bearing but there is no movement on the wheel/hub and no play in the steering at all. To be honest I don't notice either noise when playing a CD at a normal volume so I am wondering if what I am hearing is just because the car is new to me. KW

This has also been my experience. KW

I would be interested in the Chilterns chaps contact details as I am also in the Chilterns and have a large key scatch that I would like fixed. KW

Hi PlasticBadger, Thanks for this info. The clunking can only be detected at medium speeds on very smooth roads otherwise it is masked by the general suspension 'noise' on the pot-holed roads after this winter. I will give the body a shake as you suggest. From reading around the web it seems that the vibration is quite common and turning the radio up seems to be the common solution. Cheers - KW

Hi, I have just upgraded my old TDi 300 to a 2001 TD5 GS Auto. I am beciming aware a few noises and wondering if they are signs of something that needs attention or could get worse. 1. While driving, for example going around a roundabout, there is a slight clunk from the front wheel arch area (left and right) as the body leans towards the wheel. I assume this is the ACE reacting and compensating. Is it normal to hear this? The vehicle has done 85k. 2. In the range 60 to around 68/9 MPH (2,200 - 2,600 RPM ?) there is a low level noise/vibration which seem to be connected with acceleration. If I take my foot off then is subsides. Again is this common to the TD5? If think the vibration may be there on the same RPM range in all gears but 4th gear (Auto) is a direct drive (?) so the noise is perhaps applified in 4th. Any help appeciated - Thanks

Hi - Can anyone tell me if a 1997 Discovery 300TDI will have Isofix points for mounting a child seat? If so, what do they look like? Thanks - Kirsty

Thanks for this. Having looked again I am almost certain this is the cause. One of the pipes (from the fuel filter) is very short possible due to the banjo on the feul filter pointing slight back towards the bulkhead. It is certainly true that if the engine kicked towards to passenger side it would give a sharpe tug and a consequent twisting motion to the top of the fuel pump. If you happen to have the part numbers for the replacement fuel pipes or a supplier for desiel proof Neoprene tubing of the right bore, I would be grateful. Thanks - Kirsty

I am not an expert and had realised my error this afternoon after reading around the forum. Rest assured that I have been phoning around to get a quote for this as I do not feel that I have the neccessary skills or tools to tackle this job. The vehicle will remain of the road until I fix the fuel pump then the only trip it will make will be to get the cam belt replaced. Thanks for your help - Kirsty

I don't know the manufacturer. However it came from a Land Rover main dealer (Marshalls) and cost something like 90 GBP with VAT.

I could try it in a vice I suppose. Unfortunately the new pump is over a year old as I do not do high mileage. I have also just discovered that I am still on the original cam belt at 100k +!!!

No the pipe is the original so this might be a cause. I shall look into either finding the parts or making some longer pipes. Cheers