Thread: Anyone else have any problems going up hill's in the 300Tdi Disco???

Or is there a fix? It just doesn't seem right for it to do that. Might have to ask the great man know as JC!

Originally Posted by **Discovery300Tdi**

ah ok so there's really no fix to the problem? You just have to learn how to drive the hills the best way you can. I've heared of other tdi's doing hills at 100 - 110ks with a trailer/campervan attached! Just really ****s you when your going up these hills and there's no power there and everyone just looks at you while being overtaken. Lol

They're probably manual. Just drop it in 4th and rev it. Think my old 200Tdi did about 3250 at 100/105.

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

They're probably manual. Just drop it in 4th and rev it. Think my old 200Tdi did about 3250 at 100/105.

So can you can drop the autos backs? But reving that, will it do any damage?

Originally Posted by **Discovery300Tdi**

So can you can drop the autos backs? But reving that, will it do any damage?

After a certain rpm a diesel will just fail to produce any more power, ie you can plant your foot as hard as you like but you wont get any more power.
I doubt those who claim 100-110 up hill in a tdi unless they were able to get a long run up and keep that momentum up. I was flying along untill i hit anthony's cutting which is 90 anyway but after that i was overtaking playdoh's and jeeps at 115.

Originally Posted by **Discovery300Tdi**

... Thought you can't change it in an auto?

I always change gears to suit the incline. 4th, to me, is just a comfortable overdrive for flat cruising.

Couldn't imagine doing a decent off road or highway 'climb' in 'Drive' alone.

Dont the Turbo Diesel discovery's have more torque than the petrol versions

My 3.5 doesnt have any trouble with hills

I drove up the Mount Dandenong tourist road no dramas sat in 3rd all the way up on the steep bits and drive on the flats

I didnt feel like it was bogging down at all

Originally Posted by steve_35

Dont the Turbo Diesel discovery's have more torque than the petrol versions

My 3.5 doesnt have any trouble with hills

I drove up the Mount Dandenong tourist road no dramas sat in 3rd all the way up on the steep bits and drive on the flats

I didnt feel like it was bogging down at all

I dont think it has more torque just in a better rpm range, my tdi flys up the Mt Dandy tourist rd i was keeping up with an XR6 ute a few weeks ago.

Is it slow to start too?

We had a problem with the fuel line in ours.

Started straight away after a short time of the engine being turned off, but if left, say, overnight, all fuel went back into the tank and it took about ten seconds of cranking the diesel through to start the engine.
I found a tiny crack in the nylon/plastic fuel line, raplaced it with a new quarter inch rubber line and now its fine!

Cheaper than replacing the injector pump...