Thread: 2001 SII Discovery TD5 Auto

I travelled from darwin to brisbane and back to darwin at christmas towing a camper trailer and a loaded disco 02 td5 would have had as much wait as you if not more. Had no problems get to 100 and more had it up around 140 passing road trains there has to be something not wright even in the hills on the way back i was not being past should slip in to 4 at around 80 to 85 kms and with that wait on the highway should get 13 to 14 lts per 100 depending on the right foot.

Unload on highway should get between 9 to 9.5 lts per 100 if you sit on between 100 and 120 that what i got traveling from melbourne to darwin in jan 08

good luck

Your towing weight should be quite easy for a TD5 auto. I tow horses with our 2001 TD5 - 3 tonnes all-up weght and the auto goes into 4th, with converter lock-up at 80 kph on an open road. However, I use 3rd for general purpose work - lockup at 70 kph this is most usefull for frequent slow stages. Could be worth checking the trans fluid levels, when I bought mine at 98k I did the full service jobs - ALL fluids/oils etc changed and a replacement trans filter kit. The Disco had a full service history from a LR stealership, funny thing was that when I drained the trans, 2.5 litres came out but when I refilled as per the book (with the engine running and making sure the clutch/brake packs are filled) it took 4 litres to hit the Full mark. Hmmm...