I've got a '95 LR Discovery 300TDi Auto. It's been a real PITA to start lately and getting worse. Seems to run on 2 or 3 cylinders for a while then eventually picks up on all 4. Tonight it wouldn't start for ages, when it did it only runs on 3 it seems, and piles loads of unburnt diesel out the pipe

It's had all new filters and engine oil as well as new glow plugs around 1500 miles ago.

I've also noticed that it seemed a little down on power lately too.

Any diesel experts out there with any ideas?

JB

had similar problems with my 96 model, turned out to be the EGR valve, i bought an EGR block off kit from ebay and all was good !

hth

Ray

Purely on the starting front we found with our 300tdi its best to turn over for 3 or 4 seconds without the glow plugs to get the compression up and then use glow and start - always clouds of smoke though!

It's probably the injectors, have you ever put any cleaner through ? It sounds a bit late now though and you'll need to take them out and get them done. EGR valve is a good option as well and better off gone.