Recent content by Toucan-in-Devon

I just have one question, Why is it when I asked for advice on buying a 15 year old Land rover Discovery for £10,000 I had absolutely no replies. Yours, Single bloke, 5'2", slightly efeminate, squint and lisp.

A good little cheat - and to avoid having to go in from the top is to use the level hole on the side and a squeezy oil bottle with a bit of pipe attached. some of the small sized gearbox oil bottles have such a pipe attached. once you have drained the t/box, undo the fill plug on the side and...

It certainly sounds like U/J's on the front axle, maybe even wear in the front diff. When the front end of the transmission has nothing to do but rotate by the drive of the wheels all sorts of wear can show up as vibration, especially at speed, which of course is alleviated when 4wd is selected...

Not the sort of language you would expect from an 'old' Land Rover Mechanic (Military petrol series 3's), but this is baffling me. I might even have to go out and buy a manual. When I start my TD4 '04 Freelander all is well, but after 20 seconds or so a strange ( I can only describe as a loud...

My old 1.8 Petrol '51 (had it from new) developed the usual head gasket/ slipped liner problem just as the warranty expired, but Land rover fixed it for free. My newer TD4 '04 has the usual rattles, squeaky/slap wiper blades, door creaks and a rather worrying purge/prime moan from a fuel...