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  • Erich_br
    Member Since: 23 Oct 2026
    Location: Milton Keynes
    Posts: 4
    United Kingdom 

    2.0 Diesel Ingenium 2018 - Low Fuel Pressure

    Hi,

    My name is Erich, and I’m the owner of a 2018 2.0L diesel Disco 5. After just a week with the car, I got stranded on a very busy road between Milton Keynes and Buckingham – not a great start…

    While driving at around 60 mph, car suddenly lost power and just coasted until it came to a stop. Once stopped, it wouldn’t start again. Luckily, the police arrived very quickly and towed me to a safe place (the RAC, on the other hand, what a disgraceful experience… Recovery took 5h30…)

    I carry an OBD reader on the car (I knew about the car history, and I used to do the same with my Giulia Quadrifoglio, great car but a bit temperamental), I got three codes:

    - P0087 – Fuel Rail/System Pressure Too Low (Bank 1)
    - P006A – MAP – Mass or Volume Air Flow Correlation
    - P0342 – Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Low (Bank 1 or Single Sensor)

    None of these codes were present before.

    On the dashboard, the message “Engine System Fault” was displayed.

    I cleared the errors and tried to start the car again, but without success. It just kept cranking (and also displayed EB Not Available). The Fuel Rail and Camshaft errors were back. The MAP error did not return

    The fuel rail pressure seemed very low, around 10 bar during cranking. I only have a generic OBD reader, so I can’t see the target pressure, just the measured value.

    As the recovery took forever, the battery went completely flat. I put it on the charger today, but I think it might be too far gone (it was a new battery though!).

    I only just bought the car from a private seller, I dropped him a message. I wasn’t even asking for money or complaining, just trying to understand what’s going on with the car, as I’m sure something dodgy was going on…

    I can hear the “buzz” from the low-pressure fuel pump, but the pitch changes during the few seconds it runs with the ignition on. As the car is new to me, I’m not sure if that’s normal or not.

    The car is now sitting on my driveway with a dead battery, and the RAC won’t take it to a garage (apparently you only get one shot with them – which is stupid, where exactly was I supposed to take the car at 11:30 pm on a Saturday?).

    As I mentioned, the battery was new, and I also noticed that the panel covering the battery wasn’t properly secured, which makes me wonder if someone has been messing around there often…

    Part of me thinks the issue could be electrical (three unrelated faults appearing at once?), but on the other hand, the battery was new and the fuel rail pressure is indeed very low while cranking.

    Has anyone experienced similar fuel pressure issues, or perhaps an electrical fault that caused something like this? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences or suggestions on what to check

    The car has 79k miles on it, but it’s on its second engine, replaced at 52k back in 2023.

    Thanks!
    8th Nov 2026 3:44 pm
  • phillh
    Member Since: 15 Sep 2025
    Location: Herts
    Posts: 9
    United Kingdom 

    My car is a 3 Litre so I cannot help you, If you don't get any help on here, it might be worth contacting Woodside Garage in Maulden (fairly close to you). I bought my D5 from them, they are LR Specialists and they really know these cars.
    9th Nov 2026 7:22 pm
  • Erich_br
    Member Since: 23 Oct 2026
    Location: Milton Keynes
    Posts: 4
    United Kingdom 

    Well, that did not turn out great..

    Long history short: 1 week ownership, 300miles driven, chain has snapped…. Bought the car privately, previous owner basically told me it is not his problem…

    I was not expecting a trouble free experience, but ffs, that is painful… Car cranks without any weird noise and mechanic said they normally do not damage piston/liner. Didn’t do a borescope check yet..

    Not sure what to do now. Car is lovely to drive, but spend all that money to perhaps need to do it again not so far in the future does not make much sense..

    Perhaps sell the car as non runner will be the way to go…
    14th Nov 2026 6:42 pm
  • Narpy
    Member Since: 30 Apr 2025
    Location: Stockport
    Posts: 183
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    I think you’ve suffered every motorists nightmare there, you have my greatest sympathy.
    Without any recourse there’s not much you can do as there’s nobody to claim against but I’m sure you’ve thought all the options through, including some of the ( cough ) alternatives.🤫

    Good luck with it, I hope you get things resolved but please bare in mind, that 2.0l Ingenium engine has a terrible reputation.😡
    14th Nov 2026 8:20 pm
  • harrythespider
    Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
    Location: cumbria
    Posts: 442
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Aintree Green

    Selling as non runner, if you're lucky to, the price will be on the floor, there too many other non runners/ spares or repair out there. Even running 2Litre cars are cheap as chips. If its just the chain thats gone it may be best to have it replaced ( and uprated) if the rest of the engine is in good order, the cost is between £1.5 and £3k depending where you go. A full engine flush would probably be a good idea as its oil sludge build up that kills the ingenium engine 2L and 3L alike. The engine should perform as expected then and you could potentially have a vehicle that will survive a lot longer, but only if you srvice/ change oil every 7 thou miles or so and regularly run it enough to clean out the DPF.
    Its all down to the maths, which is the most viable option, Good luck
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    15th Nov 2026 12:22 pm
  • Erich_br
    Member Since: 23 Oct 2026
    Location: Milton Keynes
    Posts: 4
    United Kingdom 

    Narpy wrote:
    I think you’ve suffered every motorists nightmare there, you have my greatest sympathy.
    Without any recourse there’s not much you can do as there’s nobody to claim against but I’m sure you’ve thought all the options through, including some of the ( cough ) alternatives.🤫

    Good luck with it, I hope you get things resolved but please bare in mind, that 2.0l Ingenium engine has a terrible reputation.😡



    Thanks! Yeah, that is a hard one to swallow…

    Buying from a private seller is really hard - can’t trust anyone.. Not much that can be done by what I see.

    I knew about the engine reputation but was still not expecting that! Will buy a Isuzu AT35, reliability wise will be much better Laughing
    15th Nov 2026 9:11 pm
  • Erich_br
    Member Since: 23 Oct 2026
    Location: Milton Keynes
    Posts: 4
    United Kingdom 

    harrythespider wrote:
    Selling as non runner, if you're lucky to, the price will be on the floor, there too many other non runners/ spares or repair out there. Even running 2Litre cars are cheap as chips. If its just the chain thats gone it may be best to have it replaced ( and uprated) if the rest of the engine is in good order, the cost is between £1.5 and £3k depending where you go. A full engine flush would probably be a good idea as its oil sludge build up that kills the ingenium engine 2L and 3L alike. The engine should perform as expected then and you could potentially have a vehicle that will survive a lot longer, but only if you srvice/ change oil every 7 thou miles or so and regularly run it enough to clean out the DPF.
    Its all down to the maths, which is the most viable option, Good luck


    It is hard to know how to proceed, Mechanic said that most likely oil pressure was a bit low for a long period of time (camshafts are very worn) and he was concerned that, as the turbo also sits high on the engine, it could fail not too far down the road

    Engine was reworked 25k miles ago, If bearing clearance is not correct, it can have some “internal” leakage (between crankshaft and bearing) which will reduce the pressure/flow of oil getting up on the head/chain

    Then if turbo fails it can damage GPF and so on.. I think once something is not right, it becomes a spiral…

    I am heartbroken because the car is so lovely to drive ( I daily an electric Capri Big Cry ) but I think I would have 0 confidence on taking it on a long journey..
    15th Nov 2026 9:20 pm
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