The Piper Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hi to all! Firstly I would like to say that I'm new to this forum. I'm from Mauritius and I own a td5. I hope that you guys will share your experiences and help as we only have one local dealer and it comes damn expensive going through them for each single visit. Now that's been said, i've bought my td5 ( yr 2002 model) and the speedometer and tachymeter are both inop. I've checked everything from electrical connections to abs sensors. I even went to the local dealer and it was confirmed that the whole instrument pack is faulty. So my question is: is it possible to swap my instrument pack with another one from a series II but having a V8 engine? I've documented myself about the speedometer having it's signal from the SLABS and the tachymeter from the ECM for both diesel and petrol engines. Hence my question! Can anyone help here? Regards The Pipertachymeter spec.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMc Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hi to all! Firstly I would like to say that I'm new to this forum. I'm from Mauritius and I own a td5. I hope that you guys will share your experiences and help as we only have one local dealer and it comes damn expensive going through them for each single visit. Now that's been said, i've bought my td5 ( yr 2002 model) and the speedometer and tachymeter are both inop. I've checked everything from electrical connections to abs sensors. I even went to the local dealer and it was confirmed that the whole instrument pack is faulty. So my question is: is it possible to swap my instrument pack with another one from a series II but having a V8 engine? I've documented myself about the speedometer having it's signal from the SLABS and the tachymeter from the ECM for both diesel and petrol engines. Hence my question! Can anyone help here? Regards The Pipertachymeter spec.pdf I don't know if it's possible, but I'm sure that someone on here might know. Another place to sign-up to is the D2 Boys Club Forum - http://thed2boysclub.co.uk/forums/index.php There's a lot of D2 knowledge and experience on there. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4FUJ Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Td5 what though - Defender, Discovery? (or did I miss that bit? ) Just realised it's 30 years since I last visited Mauritius... Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piper Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Sorry for that, I did not specify! Was talking about a discovery td5! Anyway I dismantled the cluster in as many parts as I could and put the parts back. To my great surprise the damn thing started to work again!!! Anyway I'm still interested in knowing if the cluster of a discovery series II V8 can be swapped with a discovery series II td5. Cheers The Piper Ps to G4FUJ: when will be your next visit here? it has changed a lot since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piper Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Thanks Paul! I will definitely check it out! But in my opinion I do think so!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Piper you could always get the dash panel for the v8 and try it. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4FUJ Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 My next visit? I have no idea. I'm sure it has changed a lot over there. My visits were on board general cargo ships (used to be a Radio Officer), hence it is so long since I was last there. Good days! We used to dock in Port Louis - usually anchored, so as to discharge into lighters. I would spend as much time as possible ashore - loved the island, met some great people, one of my favourite places... Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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