Theres a sheet somewhere on the Internet about this issued by Land Rover. I had the same problem with mine, The windscreen was refitted 3 times and it still leaked! The sheet says to reseal the top of the window behind the window seal cover along the top. The plastic cover is just to look at and serves no purpose. Land Rover forum based in the UK. Land Rover Discovery. Threads 47.9K Posts 467.6K. Sub-forums. TD5 TDV6/8 TDCi Puma Freelander Threads Discovery TD5 wont start in P or N. I am experiencing a very strange situation on my 2000 TD%. The engine and transmission have been totally rebuilt and the vehicle has been running and performing well. However I started experiencing problems with starting when in mark. All the dash lights would come on and go off as normal but would not start. Driving experience has been great. Good interior space, too. A few points of improvement needed: 1. Miss the signature square design 2. back mirror had dirty marks inside when first received (already replaced by dealer) 3. 2nd row seats not very easy to operate for 3rd row access (ours is manual). 4. There are also companies up and down the country advertising the removal of ACE system for between £300 and £500. Lastly ACE stands for Active Cornering Enhancement, it was introduced as 4x4s became more popular (CHELSEA TRACTORS) to provide a more saloon car type ride on a 4x4,it Enhances the ride. Land Rover Defender TD5 ECU: Common fault! This is a common problem for the Defender & Discovery 2.5 TD5 that will cause the engine to cut out over This is a short explanation of what I did to resolve a bad start, no power, no throttle response issue on my Discovery td5 after a head gasket replacement.In Posts. 3. Mar 14, 2005. #1. I'm currently looking at getting a Disco II but have been told by a friend who works at an independant Land Rover garage that there have been problems with the head gasket failing on the TD5 engine at about 80k or even worse the engine going pop. I'm no mechanic so can't remember what he said the cause was. .

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