Turbo hose - Discovery TD5

LR parts aren't cheap but =A365 for an inch or three of hose plus parts = that are not strictly required is daft.

It's ridiculous when you can't get simple parts. The fridge half of our =

dual compressor fridge/freezer has been playing up for a while. I was fairly sure it was a dodgey pot in the control panel, research of repairers showed that you can't get the pot as a spare only a whole new =

control board for =A3150+. Last night I removed the pot and hardwired a =

couple of resistors in it's place, fridge now behaves like a fridge not = a freezer. Any expensive preset pot is a =A31, cheap ones are 20p. Of cour= se this isn't a pot that you can buy from RS, Farnell etc but I've managed = to track the maker down and the UK distributer. Even if I have to pay a =A3=

LR parts aren't cheap but £65 for an inch or three of hose plus parts that are not strictly required is daft.

It's ridiculous when you can't get simple parts. The fridge half of our dual compressor fridge/freezer has been playing up for a while. I was fairly sure it was a dodgey pot in the control panel, research of repairers showed that you can't get the pot as a spare only a whole new control board for £150+. Last night I removed the pot and hardwired a couple of resistors in it's place, fridge now behaves like a fridge not a freezer. Any expensive preset pot is a £1, cheap ones are 20p. Of course this isn't a pot that you can buy from RS, Farnell etc but I've managed to track the maker down and the UK distributer. Even if I have to pay a £10 for one it'll be cheaper than a whole new board and better for the enviroment.

Which bit? The fridge control pot or the turbo hose? Both I guess but I bet getting blood froma stone would be easier than trying to get a part from an old fridge from the councils fridge mountain. esshh, can't let you do that sir, let all the nasty CFC's out won't it...

I don't think that your problem is due to the incorrect hose. The pipe from the turbo to the intercooler on my 300 TDi is made up of assorted hoses and steel pipes that I happened to have around. None of these are original Land Rover and none are reinforced. However, I don't get any of the pulsing that you have described.

John

Probably much cheaper to get in touch with Allisport (or one of the other performance upgrade crowd) and get one of the silicon replacement hoses. I payed about =A325 in total (at a show) for the hoses on either side of the metal pipe of my 300Tdi Defender.

Colin