straightsix Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Hi there, first post-just bought myself an old disco to knock about in, its clumsy,clunky,leaky and battered...and i love it apart from leaking like a seive and the crunchy second gear,its in not to bad a shape chasis wise. ive just come from an e36 325,and i know the disco isnt the fastest thing on four wheels,but i feel its a little sluggish and doesnt seem to want to rev past 3500k...as the rev counter goes to 6k i was wondering if this is normal? the turbo seems ok as i can hear it spooling up around 2.5k... air filter on order as its a bit gunky..and plan to clear the sedimenter in the next couple of days and have changed the fuel filter...any ideas welcomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 If you get 6k from a Tdi it will most likely be on a bad downchange and be swiftly followed by a loud bang Rev limit on a Tdi is around 4500 but your ears will start to bleed over about 3500 and all you get is more noise. A dirty air filter and blocked fuel filter and/or sedimentor won't help matters though, so you are going the right way at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoGlover Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 turn the fuel pump up a bit maybe, im sure theres topics on how to get rid of the catalytic converter an mid silencer - as to how much difference from that im not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightsix Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 ah well, if thats the norm-then thats fine only other little niggle i have is a slight"clonk" when moving off in 1st,seems torque related, ropey clutch or worn props? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Williams Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Its a landrover! - it is meant to clonk and make strange noises! Your old Beemer has nice tight rubber cushioned drive joints, and precision engineering on all the drive components - Your Disco has twice as many props, diffs and half shafts, and lots of places for slop to develop in the gearbox - time to worry is when it stops clonking! HTH Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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