Thread: Buying: 2004 Disco 2 TD5 Classic

G'morning Matty, I took the word of the local car stereo bods here in Cba,
they've been around for thirty years or more, outlasted Strathfield and any other johnny-come-latelies, always give top service and have top kit.

I didn't think of the web to suss a translator (or whatever the things are called) but I'll get onto the site you mention ... Ray.

Sooo...

I picked up the Disco on saturday and have had a blast driving it round, towing & 4wding since.

I'm quite pleased with most of the car, especially the off road gadgets. Hill decent control is great, traction control kicks in just when needed & i'm glad they added centre locking diffs as standard for later models.

The on road manners are amazing, even without SLS or ACE! My dad had a go at driving and frightened the life out of me with the speed he approached some corners, but to my surprise the car held very well all the way through.

There were a few more questions i had though, just to find out if my issues are normal or problems with my car:

- There is a buzzing from under the bonnet when HDC is active. Is this normal?

- The engine "hesitates" when hitting 3000rpm while accelerating with cruise control. This normal?

- The car lacks power up hill, significantly so. I could not hold the speed limit for any section up hill on the Toowoomba range, nor accelerate on any significant incline. I was reading the handbook which said that catalytic converter models have rev governors or something (I haven't checked to see if i have a cat yet). Is the car limiting itself, or is it just really bad at going up hills with any decent speed?

- Lastly, is there an tidy and efficient way to stop the tow ball arm from clanging around when towing or otherwise?

Don't get me wrong, i love the car!! Just wanting to sort these things out.

Well done on the D2,

The buzzing noise is the ABS system, when its used in some situations it clatters very noisily, its a good practice to find a steep hill and go down it in Low, with HDC on on a regular basis, even if the hill is a bituman rd.

The RPM issue is a hard 1, but the D2 does have a habit of the original intercooler hoses delaminating and causing problems, but dont think this will be your problem, silicon hoses seem to fix that problem, I had mine collapse on the turbo and shut the car down.

Goodluck with the car

Cheers Ean

Thanks, I thought that may be the case with the ABS/HDC, but I just wanted to be sure.

As for the tow ball arm, someone suggested drilling & tapping a hole at 45 degrees on the corner of the sleeve the arm sits in, then screw in a bolt to hold the arm in one corner.

Originally Posted by funkyfedaykin

Sooo...
...The car lacks power up hill, significantly so. I could not hold the speed limit for any section up hill on the Toowoomba range, nor accelerate on any significant incline. I was reading the handbook which said that catalytic converter models have rev governors or something (I haven't checked to see if i have a cat yet). Is the car limiting itself, or is it just really bad at going up hills with any decent speed?

Sorry to bump my thread here, but can anyone in the Discovery 2 forum comment on the performance of their Discovery 2?

I haven't owned one before, so I'm trying to find out what is normal.

modded chip will fix your power issues. they are after all a small engine for a reasonably large vehicle.
and the toowoomba range is a doozie to base a hill climb on.
pretty normal for a diesel to not be spectacular in power output

Originally Posted by Rosscoe68

modded chip will fix your power issues. they are after all a small engine for a reasonably large vehicle.
and the toowoomba range is a doozie to base a hill climb on.
pretty normal for a diesel to not be spectacular in power output

Yeah, thanks. I wasn't expecting spectacular performance, though I thought the turbo would help compensate for the lack of power in those instances. I can keep up the speed (mostly) in my 85' Rangie for the Toowoomba range, I thought a 04' TD5 Disco would at least have similar performance...

Is an inter cooler a helpful upgrade in terms of higher end power?

also, are you able to get chips that can be modified on the go? (e.g. highway cruising map to off road map to towing map etc.)

you will get many and varied replies to this, but imho i reckon chip first, maybe exhaust remove centre muffler and change the stupid turbo dump/flex pipe , intercooler would be towards the end of the list of upgrades.
i had my chip done by Tombie on here and he is most helpful although usually very busy and maybe not the most prompt in communications
i have 2 D2 TD5's 1 stock. one with mods and 235/85 tyres which are about 10% taller gearing. the modded one will easily out accelerate and maintain speed climbing hills than the stock one even with the taller gearing that should make it slower in acceleration.
if you can find someone close with a nanocom, Tombie will sell you a map that can be uploaded without taking anything out of your car.