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muddyjames:
My disco is becoming more unreliable than an old skoda.

I bought a new battery (td5 big jobby) on xmas eve eve just gone. The battery turned the engine over lovely and fast.  Now we have frost the battery turns the engine over but not fast enough for it to start. I was out jump starting it yesterday at 6:15am. Bet the neighbours loved me!!

Also it just dies on diesel and stalls itself or if I catch it soon enough I slam it in neutral (its an auto) and put my foot to the floor and if I am lucky the revs will pick back up, if not I either have to switch to cold veg oil or it stalls.

There are no air leaks in the diesel system to the outlet of the fuel filter, new battery, lots of diesel, and soon 1 EXTREMELY angry James!

Anyone got any good ways of destroying a car, sorry I mean sorting it?

BK:
You have my sympathy mate,my 90 is parked outside waiting for either a buyer or a new injector pump......Is the alternator charging properly?,was it a new battery that you put on?if I were you id get the charging system tested and then deal with the rest later cos the poor running might be connected to the charging system not putting enough power down into the various electronic systems............I know its a long shot,but you never know........and I too am starting to have doubts that Land rovers are "the best 4x4 by far"......I think itll be either american or jap for me next time

discowoman:
check the main lead from battery to starter - if needs be , take it off wire brush it and re-fit.. we are running the disco on 100% bio and have had no starting issues - even the past few mornings when its been well below freezing..Please say a prayer for hubby tho- as he is going to work on his suzuki bike tomorow

muddyjames:

--- Quote from: BK on February 17, 2008, 18:36:50 ---You have my sympathy mate,my 90 is parked outside waiting for either a buyer or a new injector pump......Is the alternator charging properly?,was it a new battery that you put on?if I were you id get the charging system tested and then deal with the rest later cos the poor running might be connected to the charging system not putting enough power down into the various electronic systems............I know its a long shot,but you never know........and I too am starting to have doubts that Land rovers are "the best 4x4 by far"......I think itll be either american or jap for me next time

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Alternator is kicking out loads of juice, about 16-17volts last time I checked, battery was brand shiney new so only about 2 months old.

Another really wierd thing is that yesterday going down the motorway at 70mph it was at 3000rpm which by the end of my journey it was down to 2500rpm.  :-k Occasionaly it felt like it was being held back too and up hills it didnt want to know and had to keep flicking back and forth between diesel and veg tanks to keep some speed up. I even had a fiat brava with a trailer over take me  :oops: Not good on motorways! Maybe the wind chill factor started to freeze my veg pipes so the flow to the engine wasnt as much?  :-k

muddyjames:

--- Quote from: discowoman on February 17, 2008, 18:47:11 ---check the main lead from battery to starter - if needs be , take it off wire brush it and re-fit.. we are running the disco on 100% bio and have had no starting issues - even the past few mornings when its been well below freezing..Please say a prayer for hubby tho- as he is going to work on his suzuki bike tomorow

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Is this an easy wire to find and can I re fit it easily? I am starting on 100% diesel and then switching to veg oil when the engine is about to die or when the engine is hot.

sat in a lay by today for about 5 mins as my phone rang, then pulled away to leave a HUGE cloud of white smoke :oops: I was on veg oil so hope it is just something veg oil does? :-k

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