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Offline bmwkenuk

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disco 300tdi losing power
« on: September 27, 2009, 04:34:02 »
hi can anyone help recently bought this disco but has been losing power i left work at 4 this morning i drove about
a mile up to a set of lights and tried to pull away it moved a bit then power dropped i just had enough to get to the bus stop
then i had to wait until revs picked back up anyone got any ideas  :-> :-> :?
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Re: disco 300tdi losing power
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2009, 07:44:50 »

Try changing the fuel filter, that might help a bit.
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Re: disco 300tdi losing power
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2009, 10:15:11 »
check all of your turbo/intercooler hoses, i has a simmilar problem with the bobtail when i first got it. it was a split hose going from the inlet to the EGR pipe...........get rid of the EGR too :lol:
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Re: disco 300tdi losing power
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2009, 21:32:56 »
could be lift pump on its way out, also check your sedimenter
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Re: disco 300tdi losing power
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2009, 00:10:33 »
could be the egr valve sticking had this on a volvo same symptons easy awnser bin your egr valve causes more probs on a old mota than enough
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