Thread: Td5 Owners

i was told in a 4wd training course to always brace your accelerating foot against the side of the footwell to minimises jerkyness caused by vibrations when traversing rough ground.

Mine Td5 is an Auto (Disco), makes it sooo much easier.

mine is good in low range as there is a different fuel map in low range, is your switch that tells the computer you are in low range working??

I also have this problem and have heard of a few other owners with similar issues. From what I am led to believe, it is the computer working out what the fuel requirement is at that instant and in rough ground that is very variable.
One trick to try that I have found works is in 1st and 2nd gear in rough ground is to take the foot off pedal or keep constatnt and let the computer fuel as required, it fuels up when it goes over mounds and fuels down when slight slope. I had read somewhere that in Africa they load the Landie with tourist, sit it in second and let the computer work it out and the speed is ideal for going through the park and wildlife.
Do you also stall at the traffic lights or when taking off? Again the computer and fueling and ?? the clutch switch. Do a search on clutch/td5/switch and hopefully it is still there. Another way round this is to bring the clutch up to engagment or close before fuelling with the pedal.
This computer driven LandRover is not the same, give me the precomputer gear anytime, that is why I am trying to rebuild the Landie/Isuzu.
David.

Never had that kind of problem with the Disco. In fact it is very well controlled and smooth but being an auto and having HDC, that required some getting used too

in low range......the Td5 will de-sensitise the accelerator pedal to prevent it from causing the jerkiness you describe......

i suggest you test drive another Td5 and compare......you may have a sensor or switch not working.....as mentioned above......

it'll only do that if the low range switch on the tcase is working... if thats gone or the wiring to it then it wont know your in low and it will leave you on the big throttle map.

Hey Everyone, in low range i find its still jerky but better than when i high range but over a rough ground either high or low they will both make you want to sell the vehicle. i currently use a block or foam/spounge under the throttle pedal to try to make it more driveable.
defenderbilby yeah when i first got it i had alot of trouble around town driving.
Thanks

Other Td5 owners any experiences ?