Disco 2 Jet engine in a Disco....and its having an MOT tommorrow

So..it appears my Disco that has been sat for storage for about 8 months, has had a jet engine fitted to it.

https://goo.gl/photos/oSEKDogsTv1poyWS9 - Video link to it

Any one had this before? or any idea what it could be?

Also its going for its MOT tommorrow...wish me luck :s

Sounds like the fan bearings need bit of wd40

You may have something in the heater blower leaves may be
passenger side behind glove box
look up remove that cardboard panel see blower remove clean out, about 4 screws i think and electrical conection.

It's just the fan assist in the climate control.
It won't have any effect on the outcome of the MoT, just leave it switched off.
By the sound of it, the fan could be running a bit off balance, but at least it is running; either due to worn bearings or some foreign body or substance which might have found its way into the fan chamber.
If you can find a way in to give it a squirt of lube, try that first.

AC blower fan ...
Remove the glove box, (I think one philips screw on the side), glove box drops down, and the fan housing is located right behind that, couple more screws and the fan and squirrel cage come out together.

I would inspect it, it may just have leaves in it, ... Spray some lube on the bearings and see if it helps.

Then to prevent another fan failure replace the Cabin air filter ...

will sort it out after the MOT.
if it makes it out alive

The old girl failed.

2 tyres
No Horn
Fuel leak from filter
Rear pads


So all in all, not to bad.

All preventable ...
Did you not check it over first ?

Am I the only one who's a bit disappointed to hasn't really got a jet engine in it?

(obviously it wouldn't be four wheel drive if it did but I could forgive that)

Dippypud said:

All preventable ...
Did you not check it over first ?

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been sat stored on a farm sicne the day i got it about 8months ago,. got it off the farm in the dark, took it test centre in the dark.
Not the end of the world. infact pretty happy with the result

Higgo said:

Am I the only one who's a bit disappointed to hasn't really got a jet engine in it?

(obviously it wouldn't be four wheel drive if it did but I could forgive that)

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we can all live in hope

mikeadams1985 said:

been sat stored on a farm sicne the day i got it about 8months ago,. got it off the farm in the dark, took it test centre in the dark.
Not the end of the world. infact pretty happy with the result

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Lets hope the MOT guy had his eyes open on the rear chassis then ...

Dippypud said:

Lets hope the MOT guy had his eyes open on the rear chassis then ...

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are you suggesting that my disco maybe sitting on rust...haha

I agree that noise sounds like bearings or a leaf in the fan chamber.
Although think yourself lucky as when I saw the jet engine thread, I was reminded of the friend with a disco that had so many leaves in the heater matrix it caught fire and spat the flames out through the air vents while we were on a trip, filling the cab with smoke.
I now travel with a fire extinguisher.

oh god. well ill be giving it a through clean when its back from the car hospital.
Dont want my beard catching fire from a leaf fire

What's working is that wasn't the scariest of my travelling stories, I know what wheel bolts look like when they fly of your wheels and land in your windscreen wipers recess while travelling at 70 down a motorway in a Ford Orion.
Good luck with your mot part 2.

Have you lost any of the scuttle panel filter foam? If so bet it's that in the fan.
Griff

no idea landmark2
getting tyres for it over the weekend and then can get it out the garage and home to have a good look around and sort loads of issues out ive found. So far they are:


rear wiper not working
rear jet not working
front passanger door not opening from outside
front passanger window not working
2 horn buttons missing
jittering on acceleration (wastage controller suspected)
grinding from gear box ( low oil suspected)
Power steering fluid leak - cause no known yet
and a few cosmetic things

PAH said:

I now travel with a fire extinguisher.

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Yup, my missis is a bit like that................!