i live in alabama its already in the 60s in the mornings here i have to giver a spray of starting fluid first thing in the morning then its fine the rest of the day also idles high for no apparent reason sometimes any ideas 99 disco 160 k miles

 

anyone

 

Is it a '99 DI, or a '99 DII?

Does it have the engine light on?

The cold start may be a number of things, fastest way to diagnose is with an OBDII code reader to see which, if any, sensors are in error.

The high idle is usually due to a lack of maint. causing carbon/sludge buildup on the IAC - "idle air control" or "stepper motor"

It may be a malfunction of the fuel pump also.

do a search here for "cleaning IAC" or "stepper motor" that will get you started (no pun)

Do the same for "hard starting"

It helps to know which model discovery, as they changed '99 mid year.

luck,greg

 

So, is it a D1 or D2 cause there are different things it could be.

 

its got square headlights instead of round but kinda short it has the 4L v8 im thinking it might be a disco 2 im new to these vehicles i can do the basics of any other vehicle but the little idiosyncrasy's of these things im clueless thats kinda why im here im gonna do the fuel filter plugs wires oil change clean the mass o2 and recharge the k&n and check all the vacuum lines then work my way in from there thats where you guys are gonna come in but i was just curious if it might be something minor specific to land rovers that cause this

 

my avatar pic is the actual vehicle

 

Try harder, all Discos have square headlights. Don't you even know what the hell your driving???????????????????????????????

 

The door handles are a good indicator of what model it is man!! Just explain the door handles to us and we can go from there!

Thanks bud!

 

Are your door handle flush with the body panels or do they stick out?
Are your HVAC controls electronic or manual?
How about your odometer, analog or LCD?
What grade of gas are you using? What brand?
What lights are on on the dash? For how long?
All Disco's from '96-'03 have the 4.0.
http://www.roverparts.com/TechTips/boschvsgems.cfm