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Offline Nino

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #50 on: 11 December 2025, 08:52 »
Hate to say it but sounds like it hasnt been verywell looked after by the previous owners.

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #51 on: 11 December 2025, 10:14 »
I had a Discovery 4 that had a perpetual problem of going into limp home mode when revs got above 2k (when the second of the two turbo’s kicked in) Replaced MAF sensors, CSV etc eventually solved with a smoke test - minute pin hole in a seal on the connecting pipe - part cost about £2 and took 30 minutes to fix.
Fingers crossed yours is as simple and cheap.
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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #52 on: 11 December 2025, 22:28 »
I had a Discovery 4 that had a perpetual problem of going into limp home mode when revs got above 2k (when the second of the two turbo’s kicked in) Replaced MAF sensors, CSV etc eventually solved with a smoke test - minute pin hole in a seal on the connecting pipe - part cost about £2 and took 30 minutes to fix.
Fingers crossed yours is as simple and cheap.

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #53 on: 11 December 2025, 22:29 »
Hate to say it but sounds like it hasnt been verywell looked after by the previous owners.

Been serviced etc all good, bit maybe at the mileage its due for a few things...which im.not gunna keep paying loads as the car  was only bought for £2.5k lol

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Re: Any ideas what this could be please?
« Reply #54 on: 11 December 2025, 22:32 »
And be silly.getting waterpump done when in same area as timing chain but then it goes from a £600 job (thats enough lol) to nearly 2k... when the engine is high anyways lol..running fine tho and plenty of poke etc.. but yeh coolant is wierd,