Thread: New member with a new Disco

Originally Posted by SeanP

I have a basic set of ringies, pliers, flat head and Phillips head. Pretty much can pull a car apart with them. But no big stuff.

Well it made it 999km on the first day. Traralgon-Melbourne-Horsham-Adelaide-Port Wakefield for the night. First tank was a combo of highway and city (plus all my maintenance driving) and averaged 18.6/100. Second was pure highway and through Melbourne, trying to draft when possible. Got 13.6/100, then third tank for day had me driving through lots of rain and puddles, plus the hills into Adelaide which the v8 really couldn't handle and would slowly slide back to 80-85km/h and that tank was 15.2/100. So, I increased the timing by a fraction, tried to check the vacuum advance pipe (blowing into the throttle body it feels blocked is that correct)(although I cleaned it and it has something blocking it off inside - hard metal not dirt) to see if I can get it any lower.

Sitting between 97-105km/h. Which is 2750-3000rpm. If only it had another gear! Or an overdrive... Plus 50 more hp wouldn't hurt!

My auto tdi revs at about 2200 at 100
Are you confident the auto is going into lock up in 4th?
This should happen at about 85kph

I'm confident it isn't. From what I've read a new solenoid is worth a few hundred dollars, and as it isn't effecting the performance of the car and that it is going to pretty much live off road I'm not going to bother fixing it. Unless I need to pull the GB out, I'll leave it as is. The oil is in good condition - visually and by smell, plus the box doesn't slip, nor hunt for gears or delay when going between P-R-N-D I'm happy enough.

4th is od , that is revving way to high to be in top gear.

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I can count, feel the gear changes into fourth, and even hold the car back in third. It is kicking into fourth about 80ish ks. I just believe it isn't locking up. Maybe, just maybe, the car has 4.11s in it already! That would make me happy. It already has fully greasable unis which I also believe aren't stock. On both ends of both shafts there are grease nipples.

245/75 R16 HiFly MT601s are getting fitted tomorrow. I wanted the cheapest mud tyres I could get. I figured if they do 80% of the expensive tyres job, I'll be happy. There will be bigger limitations before the tyres give out anyway. Mainly diff clearance issues.

I'm only going to be driving the car on occasion, so tyre life also isn't an issue, nor is ride quality (to a degree). I'll snap some pics tomorrow when they are fitted up and I'll hopefully be out doing some wheeling this weekend!

Obligatory before picture

Being over 20 years old the uni's are probably just replacements, if you have a uni in the rear diff end then you either have a very early 94 build or the shaft has been replaced with an earlier D1 or RRC uni shaft.
I doubt it has 4.11's without having a big lift and chopped guards but your rpm at 100kph is a worry.

I'm curious as to what is causing my rpm issue. As the trans oil is, by appearance and smell in good condition. No overheating issues. Drove 4000km through the desert for 12h at a time without a drama.

Guess time will probably tell on that one!

Tyres fitted up, I'm feeling much more manly now!

One more pic as I can't seem to upload more than one at a time as it simply removes all but the first.