Discovery td5 knackered

[td5 babe]

hi guys, just thought i would stick a little post on saying my beloveded td5 is very poorly oil light came on solid even though it had oil in it then just stopped after hearing a chain rattle been told that the bolt has come of the timing chain?????? is this true??? still at garage at mo beining looked at tomoz bet this is goin to be expensive?????  :(

[disco2 td5]

Yea it's the oil pump sproket bolt come undone if you stoped it within about 10-15 seconds of the light coming on will be a cheap fix as in under 500 quid
If you run it for a while your lookin at 1000s
When mine went I had a bill of 1500+ just for parts
Sorry to maybe bring bad news

[Hightower]

If it is the the oil pump bolt then get in touch with Land Rover before shelling out any of your own money.  They replaced my engine at no cost when it happened on mine (at 7 years old).

[StuB]

hi guys, just thought i would stick a little post on saying my beloveded td5 is very poorly oil light came on solid even though it had oil in it then just stopped after hearing a chain rattle been told that the bolt has come of the timing chain?????? is this true??? still at garage at mo beining looked at tomoz bet this is goin to be expensive?????  :(

All is not lost as I agree with others on this, if its the bolt not too bad and as sugested Talk to Customer Relationship Centre at Land Rover 0871 522 5740
Was this the one I helped push in at Town & County last weekend?
StuB

[td5 babe]

Theres a good possibility lol looks like hubby's got to put new engine in  :'(

[td5 babe]

just a quick update

good news is the chain hasnt snapped or bolt come out of oil pump, chain tensioner has semi broke and dumped it in the oil pickup filter then the oil fed plunger that puts pressure on the tensior was jammed back which meant the chain was loose.

off comes front cover monday to look a bit deeper as found 4 large alli bits about 15mm sq & 4/5mm thick when put together theres a slight curve to it think this was found in the sump any ideas wat it could be ? piston?? casing ?? 

[extreme90]

got any pictures of the lumps ?
might give me a clue as ive been inside and rebuilt a few td5's now  :P

[td5 babe]

Whoop whoop i have my truck back yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy  :D just need to sort the starting problem out now any ideas?
when turning the key it dosnt fire 1st time you have to purge the system even when warm  but even then it struggles to start but then other times it starts 1st turn any ideas guys ???????

[Disco Matt]

Does the TD5 have a fuel lift pump?

Mine went through a phase of being reluctant to start and then being very uncertain at idle or at low revs. Eventually traced it to a knackered lift pump, replaced that and all was well.