Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Originally Posted by discorevy

pffft, mine does it so often I'm beginning to think the TC light means Turning Corner...but then it'll do 0-100 km/hr in 10.3 seconds, and the poor old girl's done 340 000 k's ..........and yes it's a TD5 on standard gearing and 32's........it's a hoot

So how steep is the hill you are doing the 10.3 second runs on? I'm thinking a near vertical one... From memory a stock Td5 when new and running well was 15 seconds or so... so old and 32 inch tyres...20 seconds stock so what 15 seconds chipped if flogging the bejesus out of it. Otherwise I want the watch you wear.

When you want to see a Disco 2 hustle Pedro and I and a few others have 4.6 V8's we can take you for a spin in.

Cheers

I have never timed my little 4l V8 D2a But I hve No dramas overtaking a roadtrain doing 100k if i am in a hurry towing my boat

Mine's stock as a rock and does the standing quarter from Monday to Wednesday.

Originally Posted by ozscott

So how steep is the hill you are doing the 10.3 second runs on? I'm thinking a near vertical one... From memory a stock Td5 when new and running well was 15 seconds or so... so old and 32 inch tyres...20 seconds stock so what 15 seconds chipped if flogging the bejesus out of it. Otherwise I want the watch you wear.

When you want to see a Disco 2 hustle Pedro and I and a few others have 4.6 V8's we can take you for a spin in.

Cheers

thanks for the offer but I've built a few 4.6 's , so know what they go like. I think if I wanted to see a D2 V8 "hustle" I'd drive the LS3 powered one that was here the other day , or even stop in at Eevo's in south Oz ( he has one I think ) while on my way over to show you what a well tuned ( not just remapped ) TD5 is capable of . ( I wouldn't have to stop at many servo's either ).
I and others are well aware how much you love your V8 and that's great but unless you know the intimate workings of both engines I wouldn't be so quick to take the **** out of the TD5, it's a very tough engine , capable of big numbers and longevity as well as great efficiency when the silly bits have been sorted .
( I can't say the same for most modern diesels , that includes the ford / psa stuff )
The exhaust note on song coupled with the turbo whine does it for me .....even when It's not eating V8's
I expect this one to easily see 500 000 k's before overhaul .

The road was level and I don't wear a watch

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replaced a a dud aux bat.

Originally Posted by Bohica

I've noticed a small fuel leak from the front. I've had a look and the pipe from the front of the FPR has a loose pipe nut. I've tightened this up as best as I can and the leak has stopped. .

If you’re meaning one of the pipes going into the FPR, there are small rubber/viton? O-rings on the ends. One may have perished a bit. Easy to replace/swap out.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Mine's stock as a rock and does the standing quarter from Monday to Wednesday.

Hmmm, that reminds me, I must get my calendar calibrated.