eds Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hello people I am just about to buy a mate a disco 300tdi. When I drove it it was a bit weak on power until it hit 2000rpm Is this normal My Defender has power all the way through the scale Also there is rot around the rear door catches on the wheel arch, is this an expensive mend and any ideas of cost? Thanks for your answers in advance Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 It´s only got 4 cylinders and runs on diseasel. A miracle it can have any punch at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pw8757 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hello peopleI am just about to buy a mate a disco 300tdi. Also there is rot around the rear door catches on the wheel arch, is this an expensive mend and any ideas of cost? Thanks for your answers in advance Ed I am working on this on my Disco at the moment. It appears to be a common problem and can produce holes when all the rust is ground out. Beneath the area is a natural trap where mud builds up and keeps damp. Cost - DIY time or pay what I should think is quite a lot for the labour. If the engine is at all suspect, I would walk away and look for a better vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason110 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 see if you can test drive another one somewhere to compare?? may help in the engine department, as for body work, not a clue sorry! jase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_neutron Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hello peopleI am just about to buy a mate a disco 300tdi. When I drove it it was a bit weak on power until it hit 2000rpm Is this normal My Defender has power all the way through the scale Also there is rot around the rear door catches on the wheel arch, is this an expensive mend and any ideas of cost? Thanks for your answers in advance Ed It can kind of normal in a broken kind of way... It can be as simple as the rubber on the small hose on the turbo has perrished. Can also be down to poor setup of the injector pump which would just need an internal cog turning a couple of teeth ... or of course it could be something much more serious. I'd get a one that drives good unless the price says differently. You could always get it looked at by a landie person who you trust or display your rough location and someone may take a peek at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkwack Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hi, could be several things on the engine side as above, the body repair as far as I am aware doesnt have a repair panel so a patch would be appropiate, make sure there is no rust around seat belt mounting points as this is a mot fail and would require a good weld all round to keep them happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimotu66 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Hi Ed, has your Disco had the EGR blanked off and has the 'new' one had it done? Could be as simple as that. My'new' Disco is a little bit asmatic so thats the first mod I'll be doing.Also if its well over due for a cam belt a very worn one can alter the timing enough to lose power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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