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1996 300 Tdi- with 89,000 miles FSH- I noticed on a drive out yesterday that the rev counter needle is dancing between 1,000 rpm and 3,000 rmp with the vehicle doing a constant 60 mph :eek: :eek:
When Idling it jumps between 700 rmp to just over the 1,200 rmp mark - the engine I might is reving and idling as it should - its just the needle that seems to have lost the plot :p
Well I'm swapping out engines so wish me luck and pray that this used engine is worth a crap. It supposevely has 80k on it but it doesn't look that good to me.
question: I was hoping to be able to pull the engine forward enough to get it out of the trans and pull it out but after looking at the engine with the torque converter on it it looks like I need to drop the trans. Will I need to drop the transmission when I do this?
just picked up a pair of rock sliders from a nice fella on fleabay, but they come without any mounting brackets and I'm blowed if I can see anywhere to bolt em to.
The oil seal on my transfer box is still leaking.Its been like that a couple of months now since I did oil change.Ive got the seal its just fitting the thing is awkward because its the rear one behind the hand brake drum.You have to take handbrake drum off to get at it.Just wondering wether to have a go myself or pay my mechanic mate to do it.Anyone done one?
Morning everyone, now then the rear door quarter light glass on drivers side of my 96 Disco was smashed by some knob a few months back and today im going to fit a new one, i know the top of the door needs removing to do this but has anybody got any tips on how to do this ? even better does anyone know of a step by step guide of how to do it and which screws to undo and which ones to leave, Thanks Stew
I hope one of you fine contributors may be able to help me in my quest to fix an intermittent problem.
Before I explain, I just want to say how much I have been enjoying my Discovery. It's LPG (single point :() converted and I get about 180 miles on 70ltrs of gas. I have had it since April and it's my first Landy. Before that I had a Jeep Cherokee for ten years (About to go on eBay as it failed MOT).
Out of a slight funding issue I have started to do things myself that I would have never tried before. Simple things to start with. New set of HT leads, plugs and dist cap. This has always been somtyhing the garage has done for me. I am surprised how simple (ish) it was to do. I'm and IT bod by trade so I can see some logic to what and where things go but never had a go. I now enjoy getting my mits mucky with the car :)
So, to my problem; I think it is relativly simple to resolve but find the part is becomming troublesome. The leads the go into the plastic connector housing that fits into the fuel pump has a loose connection. It appears that there has been a problem here in the past as there is an obvious repair.
I am pretty sure it is the connector and not the fuel pump. When the car is running I "wigggle" the wires and I can clearly hear the fuel pump stop and start.
Firstly, is there somewhere I can get a replacement connector? I would then cut the old one off and replace with the new while also make sure the wires are fine. If this part is not available to re wire is there a good second hand supplier of such things so I can cut and splice to replace the faulty connection? This problems is no longer now and then it is almost every time I start the car. Going to the boot and giving it a wiggle to make the connection sometimes takes 30 seconds if someone is with me or up to 20 mins on my own.
my 300 tdi starts fine every day, but if i dont start it for more than 3 days its a real sod to start its had an oil and filter change and new glow plugs when it eventually starts it seems to run on 2 cylinders and white smoke billows out the exhaust then after a couple of minutes its all fine.
Can do nuts and bolts, but a little lost with electrics.
On the wiring diagram, the bit i am lost on is the connection from the variable thermostatic controller to the ignition controlled fused supply.Where do i connect the wire?
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