Dave.Pretorius

Hi kingrat Silly question - you have entered all your access codes ? I would guess that your power supply at the cars terminal is OK - or you would not get any readout on the Nanocom - it would not light up at all. Question for Porny , please. My Nanocom , bought about 6 months ago , works fine rxcept does not like accessing the SLABS ECU . Has addessed it a few times , but other times just refuses. Any abvious thing I could be doing wrong ? Cheers Dave

Excellent advice. In my opinion the TD5 is even more sensitive than the Tdi to poor earthing. Amongst the many side effects of poor engine block earthing is radiator corrosion - every time the car is started some of the starter current can find its way to earth via radiator coolant and radiator itself - leading to radiator corrosion damage. Dave

As far as I know the D2 rims are not compatible with any other Land Rover . Best bet would be BMW rims which will fit . I also question why you would want to go bigger ? Only advantage is looks (maybe ? ) and high speed cornering (in a Disco TD5) . Off road the bigger rims are a step backwards ... Cheers Dave

Rob Good info . Thanks . I have taken the liberty to reproduce your info on a South African website ,Landyonline My link What your experience reminds us is that the turbo is the secret to a lot of the performance issues with a turbo diesel. A turbo boost gauge has to be one of the easiest and most beneficial mods to a TD - and we should all have one ! Cheers Dave

From early 2001 the diff lock mechanism was dropped until 2004. With a pre 2001 Disco 2 , the difflock warning light is installed operational . That is if the diff is locked , even with a 10 mm spanner , the light will indicate. With these models , if the car is started before the diff is locked , TC will stay operational. Otherwise it will trip and the 3 amigos light up. They reset if the car is restarted with the diff unlocked. It is a useful function being able to trip the TC if required. General consensus in South Africa is that TC is a serious no-no in sand - but I guess not much of that in the UK ? Dave

Possibly copper seals/washers on the injectors. If these are leaking the return fuel flow will carry gas bubbles from exhaust gases. A leak in fuel lines / filters will not induce gases - these lines are under pressure - they blow not suck ! It could of course simply be a case that your pump is on its way out Dave

The bigger tyre will be excellent in sand. I run 265/75 16's on my Disco 2 . Any acceleration loss is more than compensated for by extra tyre flotation in sand. In any case ,select the right gear and acceleration is not impaired. Just learn to drive a little differently. The gearing effect is definitely there - not all bad news though. Towing ability , in my opinion , actually improves : It is a good idea to spend a lot of time in 4th gear rather than 5 th when towing (to protect the gearbox). With the bigger tyres the car will be happier in 4 th in any case . The combination of larger tyres and suspension lift (I have OME on my D2 - extra 2 " lift) will put extra strain on the Rotoflex coupling on the Disco. Best carry a spare coupling , or convert it to a U joint as I did ,after I damaged my 3 rd Rotoflex in 5000 km. Cheers Dave

Removing the centre box definitely improves matters - not a vast improvement , but noticeable. Dave

Hi Jim Closure of the bypass hole between the top and bottom of the radiator ? Cheers Dave

Hi Jim Is this not a case for the "Tropical Conversion" ? Regards Dave

Bloubull has obviously been disappointed , but for non South African members it should be noted that the R8 000 rebuild job converts to about 500 Pounds Sterling - puts it into context. Cheers Dave

I have just had the same issue of wet carpets with my Disco TD5. It does not lose coolant - so this eliminated the heater matrix leak as the problem. Turned out to be the air conditioner drain plugs near bell housing. Cheers Dave

IIRC there are two wires . Cheers Dave

I have removed the front silencer on my Disco TD5. Fruitier sound , more noticeable outside than inside, and a small but drfinite power increase at low revs - the turbo spins up a little bit earlier. Dont know about UK legislation - no problemsin SA. Cheers Dave