Driving a CMP...

[Kuno]

...I would not have had this problem with my Lad Rover. The turbocharger was blown of and obviously there is some more damage at the engine as well

[Keith Webb]

I had a similar problem with my 3 year old TDi Disco many years ago. It had about 70,000km when I bought it and 2 weeks later it just stopped. Turned out to be the timing belt had broken which fortunately was repaired under warranty. This was a known fault with the 300 TDi.
I loved driving it and almost everything about it except for reliability. It constantly had one problem or another from the security system to oilseals to water pump to the ABS.
I now drive a DiD Pajero which hopefully will be a more reliable package.

[cliff]

Originally posted by Keith Webb

I now drive a DiD Pajero which hopefully will be a more reliable package.

and I thought you drove a CMP #9 FAT!

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by cliff
and I thought you drove a CMP #9 FAT!

LOL I did yesterday when it was being the biggest tool in the garden shed - It pulled a stump out of the ground saving me at least half a day of digging.

[Howard]

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I now drive a DiD Pajero which hopefully will be a more reliable package. [/B]

Says Who???

That's OK Keefy, you just keep on believing...

HH

[phoenix]

Originally posted by Keith Webb
I had a similar problem with my 3 year old TDi Disco many years ago. It had about 70,000km when I bought it and 2 weeks later it just stopped. Turned out to be the timing belt had broken which fortunately was repaired under warranty. This was a known fault with the 300 TDi.
I loved driving it and almost everything about it except for reliability. It constantly had one problem or another from the security system to oilseals to water pump to the ABS.
I now drive a DiD Pajero which hopefully will be a more reliable package.

300 TDI doesn't have a flaw with the timing belt, but it MUST be changed at it's service interval WITHOUT FAIL!!

I was looking at one which didn't say when the belt had been done. great vehicle, good prive, but without that key piece of information, It was a case of walking away.

[Keith Webb]

A the risk of derailing the thread...

Yes, but this one died 30,000k before the recommended replacement.

The mechanics I spoke to told me the timing belt on early 300 TDi had some lateral movement abrading the edges which resulted in the early failures.

There was a mod done to overcome this.

Those Discos are still a relatively common sight on the back of a flatbed.

[phoenix]

Ok, i'll stop deviating this thread after this.

Yes, I recall that problem now, i'd quite forgotten about it actulally as most vehicles have been modified nowadays.

I looked at buying one that has recently been rebuilt because a snapped belt had lunched the engine. Pity I couldn't afford it as it was in good nick and cheap, but I couldn't bring myself to sell one of the other landies to buy it

Ok, end deviation

[Kuno]

Luckily it did not happen at the place I was just one day before. I would say, that in such a case you could only burn your car and "create" another "Desert Wreck"

[Kuno]

And just to show, how useful it can be, if you have one or two women with you: