Thread: TDI 300 Auto Not Engaging Gear

Hi All,

I Have a 1998 Discovery Auto, i was Driving back from newcastle
with 6x4 trailer And was going on a slight incline noticed the Rev's jump 4000 rpm, and then a loss of exceleration , and managed pullover on the side of the highway, stopped and started engine, and would not engage R,D,1,2,3 OR low or high or with diff lock on
And when i cut off the engine i can hear slight whirring sound. soo i think the transfer case Has kicked the bucket. any ideas?

Michael!



any one know good land rover mechanic in newcastle?

Howdy

I'm a Newy local and (coincidentally) also have a 1998 300tdi auto disco. All of the major work done to my car is by All4x4 at Kotara (Land Rover experts).

Also a slight coincidence, but my disco is in there at the moment getting the ring gear (I think that's what it's called) replaced. It looks sort of like a pressure plate for a manual, but bolts to the front of the torque converter and connects to the back of the engine. Anyways, as it is described to me, this could actually be what is wrong with your disco as well. Mine was just about shagged (ie cracked almost whole way round) and if it fully let go then it would stop all drive through the gearbox (ie engine could rev and there'd be no gogo).

Look up All4x4 and talk to Ben or Andrew, maybe they could help??

Regards

Goldey