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  1. 1st February 2015, 09:20 PM #1
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    discovery 1 suspension

    hi all,

    first post here so i thought i might introduce myself.

    my names Tom and i own a 1996 discovery 1 auto v8 4.6 which is giving me hell haha.

    I live in the backwards state of South Australia and am a Boilermaker/Welder.

    I am having some issues with fuel economy and the car is loosing complete power in warm-hot weather. i am unsure of what this could be, but have had a few suggestions regarding fuel vaporization and fuel pump.

    i am also only getting 350km to a tank.

    the modifications are

    33 12.5 Achilles xmt mud terrains
    2 inch lift
    high mount winch
    stupid plastic bulbar
    airbags in rear
    4.6 v8 with 3.9 head 70000km full rebuild
    snorkel and k&n enclosed pod filter
    and thats all i can think of.

    I know the tyres and extra weight will give it worse fuel economy but it is nearly 28l/100km

    cheers in advance.

    Sorry the thread name is wrong. Wrote the wrong thing haha.
    Last edited by Mintdisco; 1st February 2015 at 10:09 PM. Reason: Name of thread is wrong
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  2. 3rd February 2015, 08:42 AM #2
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    G'day mate and welcome!

    If your 4.6 has a MAF (which I assume it will) then it's possible the K&N filter could have donated some filter oil to your MAF. My suggestion would be to grab a can of MAF cleaner from your local auto parts store and give it a clean first! Best to start off with the cheap fixes before spending big coin on sensors, etc!

    Got any pics of your disco?

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    Keithy
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  3. 3rd February 2015, 10:32 AM #3
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    I would replace the K&N with a Donaldson, if you have ABS your snorkel would be an Airflow,should not have too much problem,I have a 98 model 300TDI with a Safari snorkel and a Donaldson, and get good economy and slight boost in power, better on cold nights.
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  4. 3rd February 2015, 05:22 PM #4
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    Thanks for the reply guys. I have heard they don't like the pod filters but I brought it on there.

    I have a few pictures but only of me stuffing around at home.
    How do I upload them from my phone or computer??
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  5. 3rd February 2015, 09:12 PM #5
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    You might need to subscribe to upload pics now I think... Not too sure.
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  6. 3rd February 2015, 10:02 PM #6
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    Ok. Anyway my display is my discovery. Will clean the maf next week going fishing on the weekend.
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