Thread: Wanted - Bullet

welcome to the forum Alan.....persist with the car, when you get it right you will not want to part with the truck.

Gday Alan, and Welcome,

stick with it , I had a D1 that was a great car till the timing belt broke, then I went thru what you have been thru, and spent a bucket load of money getting it right, only to sell it and the guy who bought it has had a trouble free car..

Hope your troubles are sorted and the disco redeems itself..


Cheers Ean

Quote - what I don't have at the moment is the confidence to use it, because it has bitten me too many times. Maybe that will come if it behaves itself for a while!-Quote


Hello Alan.

I understand where you are coming from. Been there and done that but beleive me that the uncertainty of a hassle free trip does pass. It just takes a bit of reliable driving to increase your confidence. Each of us is different so the amount of time needed is variable.

And many thanks for the explanation - not many would have bothered.

And yes - you do have one of the best all terrain vehicles around. Second only to the Rangie of course hehe.

Not sure much 'trouble free' motoring I need to get confidence in the Disco, but I feel like 3 months doesn't cut it - Transmission bled all over the driveway over Easter; trans guy says case is split and has quoted a sum to fix it that would pull an African country out of poverty!

Here we go again!

I'm sorry to hear that Alan you must of bought a real dog of a car..to have so many things break

Originally Posted by china44

Not sure much 'trouble free' motoring I need to get confidence in the Disco, but I feel like 3 months doesn't cut it - Transmission bled all over the driveway over Easter; trans guy says case is split and has quoted a sum to fix it that would pull an African country out of poverty!

Here we go again!

Case is split????.Take it to a ZF service/repairer and have them look at it.When did you service the tranny last?,it needs to be done every 50k and will set you back around $270.Ring ZF direct and find the nearest one. Pat

Originally Posted by china44

Need someone to come and put 2003 Tdi D2 out of MY misery. The tragedy so far (bit over a year):

Replace some fuel valve/regulator that was as easy to get to as Outer Mongolia (and about as expensive);
Replace shuttle valve (cost as much as space shuttle):
Warped exhaust manifold / broken studs three times so far;
New turbo (could have bought a tropical island with that one);
Trans cooler line burst and sprayed out more oil than the Exxon Valdez;
Water in the BCU that locked us out, killed the indicators, and flashed more lights than a disco;
Flashing odometer (still flashing, can't be bothered);
Cruise control gone on holiday (maybe a cruise?);
Brake rotors with more wobble than my tummy;
Plus more I'm sure i've forgotten

Spent as much as I could to put the boss and kids in something 'reliable'; turns out I bought the mechanical version of Damien from the Exorcist. So much for peace of mind; I now prefer her to take the 21 year-old Nissan.

What a bucket!

Is that all?? Has the oil pump bolt gone yet? Make sure you get that checked.

You're going well mate, and welcome. As others have said, and this is firmly my belief, you have obviously fixed many of the dramas. You have invested too much in the beast to trade it in on another marque. Your confidence will grow each time you go out in it...and the best way to go out in it is to jump on some of the forum forays into the scrub.