rocky Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hi,i'm looking to buy another disco, but have been put off buying a td5 by the amount of electronics/sensors and what have you. Does the defender td5 have the same amount? Rocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Yup, the defender engine has the same as a disco. less electronics on the defender body though... some disco's have ASC (actica stability control), like an electronically controlled anti-rollbar system. Td5's arn;t too bad though, much less hassle than "non believers" would have you think, and the main sensor, the crankshaft position sensor, is the one that will give you real problems if it dies, so carry a spare. the engine will, apparently, run with every other sensor disconneted, albiet in limp mode, but at least it'll run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Simply Yes it does, but might not have ABS/ETC fitted & No airbags in any 90/110/Defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Many thanks, i'll have a look round and see what i can find. I like my 300tdi disco but it has quite a few problems. Rocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 ASC, i thought it was called ACE - active cornering enhancement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top90 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Yes it was ACE, and even with a loaded roofrack the disco will still corner better (with less body roll) than any other disco/defender. If you are talking about spare sensors for trips you'll want a throttle position sensor too. If that goes the engine will only idle on a Td5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 ASC, i thought it was called ACE - active cornering enhancement. They also have ASC but that is anti shunt control - the bit that makes the throttle seems like it is connected to the engine management by two sort of great big paddle things in a vat of custard when in low range, so you move the throttle, the custard churns for a bit, and then something eventually happens Disconnecting the clutch sensor is a good cure for ASC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 i thought ASC was just the clutch connector - ie it works in high and low range and means that the engine will hold the revs and let them drop slowly when the clutch is pushed to help the engine maintain its rpm for a smooth change rather than the revs dropping straight to idle as per std. As BM says a real pain the arse though, worth disconnecting. I thought the low range throttle mapping was controlled by a different system, didnt know it was part of ASC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 i thought ASC was just the clutch connector - ie it works in high and low range and means that the engine will hold the revs and let them drop slowly when the clutch is pushed to help the engine maintain its rpm for a smooth change rather than the revs dropping straight to idle as per std.As BM says a real pain the arse though, worth disconnecting. I thought the low range throttle mapping was controlled by a different system, didnt know it was part of ASC. Yes ASC is just the delay/damping built into the throttle response, nothing else. The custard is just a bit thicker in high range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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