TD5 engine life - discuss

**Kalbee118** · 21st May 2007, 01:39 PM

Hi All, Great Thread. I have a 1999 D2 TD5 with 198k. Purchased 2nd hand in May 2002 with 13k on the clock yep nearly run in. Issues I've had:
40k Water pump weep - replaced under warranty,
115k Had oil pump bolt check was OK but now I know installation correct.
Vibrating noise just off idle - ACE Plumbing vibrating on chassis.
150k Noisy spigot bearing replaced and weeping g/b and t/c seal replaced while out for spigot replacement. Seals weeping since 100k service.
Fuel Regulator Leaking replaced. Should have read this much much earlier and replaced the seals
Slight loss of coolant but not consistantly - pin holes in radiator cores near bottom tank Radiator Replaced
180k Top Radiator hose rubbed through by flange on P/S plumbing got it in time.
195k hard Shuttle Valve fault in ABS Modulator - shuttle valve replaced.
198k Horrible squeal/grindy noise from under car ended up being DC joint unis almost completely shot! Uni's replaced with greaseable type.
Brake backing plates all crack now repaired.

Current issues;
Injector harness oil problem. Harness on order will fix myself thanks to great info from this site.
3 Amigos, but intemittent so could be sensor joins or brake squeal as I have Big Brakes Aus. slotted rotors and Bendix Pads on the front. Hope its not the ABS Modulator!
Clutch releasing very close to floor. TDi I had pivot in bellhousing wore thru trust bearing yoke in peak hour at 230k hmmm could be same here............

Had a mate drive my Disco out bush a short time back and he said it was better off road than any other vehicle he had driven. I love the Disco and better still so does the misses. She not to keen on the money I've spent in past year but.

All in all I can't complain to much as it is a 4X4!

Cheers Johnny R

uch

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 21st May 2007, 04:08 PM

Welcome Johnny. Great first post

Sounds like you're having a good run there

**lofty** · 22nd May 2007, 01:13 PM

I have a 99 TD5 with 195,000 km. It has been regularly serviced as per manufacturers recommendations. It still doesn't use any oil. The problems that come to mind so far include a water pump at 45,000, the oil into the wiring harness, the burnt out headlight switch and the starter motor soloniod. The air conditioning plumbing has been cracked/abraded through two times. I added a Kamar spare wheel carrier because everytime I came home from a dirt road trip, I had to weld the internals in the back door.
I had the oil pump bolt checked a couple of years ago and it did not have any Loctite on it.
I tow an Ultimate off road camper when travelling. All up it would weigh 1100 kgs roughly. I also don't pass many people.

Cheers
Lofty

**2002TD5Auto** · 24th May 2007, 11:19 AM

Hi

I'm new to this site and have an 02TD5.

Is there somewhere on this site which lists the issues the TD5 has and what really should be done as preventative care?

In other words a table which

1.lists the issue,
2.details a fix or not or a link to ideas to fix and
3.then whether it was an item the dealer should have picked up in routine servicing or not?
(ie to identify how to pin dealers down for glarring omissions)

Happy to prepare it in excel but I aint no mech.

This is such a helpful site - it would be good to have either a D2 or TD5 sticky as to common issues.

(I also want to learn how to rebuild double cardan joints)

Here's a list of things I've read here this morning which appear to be things to really watch out for:
(this is only an example but a table would be awesome)

1. 1.Oil in harness - 2.flush/replace harness - 3.???
2. 1.Radiator - 2.??? 3.???
3. 1. Double Cardan joints 2. ??? 3. Normal wear and tear.
4. 1. Turbo hoses collapse 2. ??? 3. Normal wear and tear
5. 1. Head warps 2. Fit engine temp indicator? 3. Abuse???
6. 1. Belts brake 2. REPLACE every 40K kms? 3. Normal wear and tear

Some things overlap but idea is to cacth things before big dollar problems if we can and also make the machine more reliable.

**stevo** · 24th May 2007, 11:38 AM

and you forgot the exhaust manifold leak

most of the faults can be fixed yourself if you have some mechanical know how and info which is what this site is very good for.

Dale-J · 11th June 2007, 09:01 PM

from reading through this thread, the majority of td5's seem to be pre 2001, I'm just wondering if all these common issues were ever addressed by LR after 2001 to 2004?

does anyone know? or has anyone got a 2003 td5, which shares all these problem?

thanks

**abaddonxi** · 11th June 2007, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dale-J

from reading through this thread, the majority of td5's seem to be pre 2001, I'm just wondering if all these common issues were ever addressed by LR after 2001 to 2004?

does anyone know? or has anyone got a 2003 td5, which shares all these problem?

thanks

Sounds like it's time for a poll, Dale-J, great idea.

Cheers
Simon.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 11th June 2007, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by 2002TD5Auto

Hi

I'm new to this site and have an 02TD5.

Is there somewhere on this site which lists the issues the TD5 has and what really should be done as preventative care?

In other words a table which

1.lists the issue,
2.details a fix or not or a link to ideas to fix and
3.then whether it was an item the dealer should have picked up in routine servicing or not?
(ie to identify how to pin dealers down for glarring omissions)

Happy to prepare it in excel but I aint no mech.

This is such a helpful site - it would be good to have either a D2 or TD5 sticky as to common issues.

(I also want to learn how to rebuild double cardan joints)

Here's a list of things I've read here this morning which appear to be things to really watch out for:
(this is only an example but a table would be awesome)

1. 1.Oil in harness - 2.flush/replace harness - 3.???
2. 1.Radiator - 2.??? 3.???
3. 1. Double Cardan joints 2. ??? 3. Normal wear and tear.
4. 1. Turbo hoses collapse 2. ??? 3. Normal wear and tear
5. 1. Head warps 2. Fit engine temp indicator? 3. Abuse???
6. 1. Belts brake 2. REPLACE every 40K kms? 3. Normal wear and tear

Some things overlap but idea is to cacth things before big dollar problems if we can and also make the machine more reliable.

Try Common Threads

**DiscoDB** · 14th September 2014, 07:01 PM

Came across this interesting topic first started by Captain_Rightfoot 8 years ago.

Back in 2006/2007 people were discussing the sort of issues they had seen - typically up to 200,000 kms.

So 8 years later many would have clocked up another 200,000 kms if still on the road.

Would be interested to hear updates on the kms people have now clocked up.

David
'02 Td5 Disco @466k

**Slunnie** · 14th September 2014, 08:27 PM

Mine is now 240k I think. In the last 90,000 it has been oil and filters every 10,000km. I think in that time its been in once for a check of everything but otherwise travelling well. Don't hear about too many TD5s that are actually worn out.

Edit - I did a rocker cover gasket the other week.

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