Buying: 2004 Disco 2 TD5 Classic

Hi Funky ... The very first thing you can do on a std Td5 is wind up the turbo wastegate ... that'll get you about an extra 5psi boost before it goes into overboost fuel cut-off ... and it comes on sooner.

It's not a massive improvement but it makes a definite improvement. Makes those hills a little less annoying. More boost = more HP ... and it costs no more than about 15-20min of your time.

Search the Good Oil section. It's all there.

The other way is to pull the stick back to 3rd before the hill, let the auto get locked in 3rd, and it will pull like a mutha.

It is after all, only a 2.5L donk :)

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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 :)

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Originally Posted by Fluids

It is after all, only a 2.5L donk :)

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I refused to believe that a 2.5L turbo diesel would have such trouble accelerating, climbing hills etc as mine was having, so I got MR Automotive in Redcliffe to have a look. The wastegate was stuck, and the ECU was cutting fuel to the engine because it couldn't regulate pressure. Thus my poor performance up hills & the like.

Turns out that there is plenty of power in my engine, and it has no trouble getting up the Toowoomba range at all now that my wategate works!!

Now that my engine is performing properly, I don't see why everyone recommends chip upgrades etc. It has plenty of power & accelerates fine, keeping in mind of course that it's no Rangerover Sport, but still more than enough IMO.

I am pleased its sorted.
I drove both a stock and a Tombie chipped one when I was looking and the chipped one has significantly more bottom end pull.
Driving them side by side, it showed what can be done.

But as far as performance goes stock, I also believed ithad plenty for what I was looking for at the time.

Probably will prolong engine life too.;)

When i had my 03 TD5 in Brisvegas i had it chipped by M.R. Automotive. It made a real difference. For the price outlayed it was great.


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Originally Posted by funkyfedaykin

I refused to believe that a 2.5L turbo diesel would have such trouble accelerating, climbing hills etc as mine was having, so I got MR Automotive in Redcliffe to have a look. The wastegate was stuck, and the ECU was cutting fuel to the engine because it couldn't regulate pressure. Thus my poor performance up hills & the like.

Turns out that there is plenty of power in my engine, and it has no trouble getting up the Toowoomba range at all now that my wategate works!!

Now that my engine is performing properly, I don't see why everyone recommends chip upgrades etc. It has plenty of power & accelerates fine, keeping in mind of course that it's no Rangerover Sport, but still more than enough IMO.

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