Recent content by chrisandmark

thanks very much.

hi,just put hydraulic lifter fluid in car,how long before i can notice results,thanks in advance.

thanks to everyone,will try some valve lifter fluid and repost,cheers.

is there a chance that hydraulic valve lifter fluid will work?

yes it did.

what would be a fair price to get done,would a mobile mechanic be better than a garage?

yes hydraulic tappet,garage said big engine strip down ,so not a £600 job?

thanks for that,but is it the cam followers,how can i put it right as its bound to get worse,cheers.

We've recently bought a Land Rover TD5 99 reg and only noticed the day after that when started from cold when you pull away it has a tappity sound. When it gets to a normal temperature it's fine, this only happens on cold. Been told by a local garage it's the cam followers, we've had a full...

OK, thanks for all the help and advice - I've sorted the problem now. It turned out that a fuse I'd replaced this morning had caused the issue - have taken the fuse back out (the one that controlled the back wiper and electric mirrors) and the problem has resolved itself. Probably a...

Hi No burning smell. Pretty easy to get to the back of the instrument panel, trouble is I don't know what I'm looking for!!! Thanks, Mark

Thanks Bromsgrove_Defender - how would I find/diagnose that?

I am in the Midlands funnily enough but that wasn't me - must be a day for it!

Thanks but I think it's a bit more than that. This is a brand new starter motor - like a prat I started it up while it was still in gear, it pulled forward as I was doing other jobs at the time and couldn't get my feet on the brakes. Anyway, it's now starting up on notch 2 - you don't even...

Hi all I bought a Discovery recently and have a problem that I wonder if anyone can help with? The starter motor has stuck on/jammed ( :doh: ) - if I leave it the thing is going to burn out. I've tried rocking it backwards and forwards plus hitting it with the hammer but neither of those...