Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Zook92,

As Ian suggests a post on AULRO will dig up a few more Tdi owners.

Mine is 160,000 kms young ;)

A lot will depend on regular servicing.

Because diesels particularly low capacity high output 4 cylinder turbo diesels work at high compression there are probably greater stresses involved ...

Well having stirred this up a bit ;)

This is what I said (no one bothered to read that because maybe they were too busy defending their positions):

If I wanted hands-on-info about day to day driving of a Freeloader used occasionally on sand I would be looking elsewhere as well.

I would never ...

You miss my point.

Mate wants to drive Freelander on beach.

Buying Freelander to drive on beach = bad idea.

Supplying the requested information would not be helping him.

What would you say if he wanted to buy the Freelander to tow a double horse float?

Scott

And my point is that he is not ...

Again you miss my point.... read my words.

He asked for information not opinion...read his questions.

BTW I could bog a Sigma,or a RAV 4 or a Freelander or a Rangie or a Cruiser in sand if I run with 40 PSI in the tyres.

I said "mostly" .....so don't take it personally because it wasn't meant that way. :roll:

If I wanted to know about a rangie I would ask here.

If I wanted hands-on-info about day to day driving of a Freeloader used occasionally on sand I would be looking elsewhere as well .

I would never buy one ...

thanks for the tech feller's thats what i was after!!! thanks

I didn't see many of your mate's questions answered. :roll:

Mostly opinions from acquaintances of second cousins who once knew a mechanic who had an opinion.

I would recommend that he treads carefully and really understand what it ...

All snorkles need to be installed correctly.

Don't assume that because you have paid someone to do it that it will keep the water out

LRHybrid100 has fitted one to his RR as part of a Tdi transplant,

Photos at:

http://www.aulro.com/modules.php?name=F ... pic&t=8042

alternator $2000 genuine! no sh1t

and you can expect other replacement parts to be similarly over-priced.



What constitutes opinion or fact and what is informed or hearsay?

A genuine alternator for a 1995 Tdi Disco costs about $480.

That is a fact.

The lad wants advice then make the ...

Opinions are just that.

They can be informed or uninformed, biased or unbiased.

So how can you tell the difference?

The only way is to form your own opinion from facts.

and where do you obtain facts... well as landy_man suggests there is plenty of information available on places like this ...

A Land Rover Specialist mate is a bloke who rubs his hands at the other side of his huge windows......built that way so he can see you coming for all the parts you are gonna need. Cheap parts with big Aussie dollar price tags

So bloody true, sad isn't it :bad-words:

Pending where you shop ...

As Micka says they can be a very capable vehicle and there are a lot of tricks to be played to enhance it's inherent qualities.

Slunnies is a good example.

But it must be sound in the first place otherwise you will be "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic" :roll: I have heard that injectors can ...

Well it's a good bit of kit but it is a Land Rover.

Plenty of recent owners will take them further than Land Rover really intended.

Initially you should check the service record. Regular and frequently is good.

Some other resources:

www.aulro.com

www.d2au.com

The Rover turbo diesels have always "punched above their weight".

Can you give us some more detail?

It's a Discovery?

Constant 4wd (center differential) H-N-L suggests no centre diff lock actuator.

This one sounds like the Td5 (5 cylinder) as opposed to the preceeding 300 Tdi (4 cylinder).

Slunnie wrote:This looks better though.

Pass the Dremel

Goddam..... I can't open the rear passenger doors.

Pass me a 3 Dr

The Rangie looks good though

Hoorah

I wish I had invented WD40....I'd be a rich man today.

How did you sus the hazard switch? Long odds on that horse

had a phone call whilst capturing the images so totally confused.

Expect a couple of emails

Ok...

So the lamps are working when you use the hazard switch that means that the fuses, hazard switch, lamps and flasher unit (the thing what switches the lamps on and off) are working.

The only bit that is missing from those things is the indicator switch so maybe power to that unit or the ...

All I can offer is the diagram for a 96 Disco mirrors:

Disco drivers have a habit of not putting the transfer case into low range ;) They just need to learn how to use it.

Like I said best engaged on the move. You can tell by the position of the little stick whether it's positively engaged or hanging on the edge. The change is usually accompanied by a ...

Hi Andy_B

I find that low range is best engaged on the move at less than 5kph.

If the low range and diff lock have not been used for a long time they can be a little sticky.

As for the light not working and at the risk of stating the bleeding obvious have you checked the globe in the dash and ...

LEAF SPRINGS ALL ROUND :finger:

All the other stuff is to make up for not being able to keep the wheels on the ground.

Is this a case of a lamb dressed in a wolf's clothing? :roll:

so elec traction control is what????

ass clown

land rover haven't been able to exicute a good idea since 1971 ...

LEAF SPRINGS ALL ROUND

All the other stuff is to make up for not being able to keep the wheels on the ground.

Is this a case of a lamb dressed in a wolf's clothing?

This?

Disco 1995 300Tdi

~Stock sized tyres (BFG AT 235 75 R 15)

Best 9.2l/100km (combination of highway off road and city)

Worst ~11 l / 100km.

Depends on tyre pressures and head winds at "speed" and usually better just after the oil change.

Disco kerb weights: (EEC kerb weight: unladen + full fuel tank + 75kg driver)

5 door Tdi 2100 kg
5 door V8 2025 kg

So to answer the first part the Tdi engine is about 75 kg heavier than the V8 motor

I have heard that a snorkel on the Disco complicates the installation of a replacement screen and that some windscreen places insist on others removing and refitting the snorkel. Has anyone had this experience?

Dave,

I will be watching this space with interest as CJ and I will be doing something similar after we finish restoring his County. Bits of Stage 1 Series 3 looking for something to bolt too.

I upgraded the wiring on my Disco following the AULRO diagram above and achieved a 13% passenger side improvement and a 20% drivers side (measured with a luxmeter). The improvement was noticable visually.

It took about 3 hours.

I already had 50+ Osram lamps.

My lights are as good if not better ...

Slunnie wrote: This is not the plan One Iota.

I'm stripping it down to the chassis anyway, so I'll check it out when its apart. It may need some fab. The DS side of the firewall has crumbled already.

I know the sensation

Bits of Land Rover shrapnell.

County Firewall: