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well what a day! i have started to do the cam belt on the old girl today and im very happy with how far i have got with it! (1st time on a 300tdi) i have done very few cambelts in my time but this is my project and now my hobby got the bas***d viscous fan off as needed replaceing (going...

hi all ok i have a standard disco 30tdi its been layed up while i bin welding the old girl up and now she is done, but the rear beake calipers are shot and the disks are screwed (now replaced) and so are the formed lines to the union i have now found the old brass union from flexi hose to...

hi all advice needed, i have removed my roofe lineing and i want to sort out all my cables and fixings while im fixing the leaks. i have a light bar and i a cb to fit and im looking for ideas, i have looked at the raptor engineering pod, (very nice dont get me wrong) just wanting other ideas...

hi there can someone help my rear wiper dont work now i have feed to and from the switch and on the plug at the wiper motor i have voltage on the midle wire you have a brown and yellow (neg i belive) green and orange (14 volts if the switch is on or off??) and last green and brown (that has...

hi guys can you help i have an issue, it seems someone bodged the drain plug on the gearbox and i now need a new one can i get one on line or dose anyone know the thread size? its not metric i know that much i think its unf. i dont want to drill and tap if i dont have to. cheers

morning sorry to trouble you all dropping to trans oil in my auto box and going to change the filter today moved the gearbox mount and going to remove the sump and i cant find the torque settings for the sump bolts once i replaced the filter can someone help please. (haynes have no info)...

Hi all got a 5 door 96 disco 1 both drivers and passenger rear side doors wont open from the inside and the drivers rear wont open from the outside now. any ideas how to open the rear that dont open from either side? and any ideas what may be wrong thanks for your time

for those of you looking to buy one or thinking of buying one my advice is go for it! i got a sealey 24volt job, well worth every penny so far it just whips nuts and bolts off with no effort, its amazeing i used my braker bar and grunted a bit i used the impact gun and wow no effort and half a...

hi i need help with the rear diff its leaking oil from the seal behind the prop into the diff, o have a kit to replace the sheild and seal but how do you get the dam peg out to remove the rest of it? is it best to remove the diff 1st or do in place? if i remove it how do i get it out? and...

ok any one ever striped out and rebuilt rear calipers before? i got the urge as im off and got a bit of time start to do a few jobs on the old girl i started yesterday with the glow plugs and continued with the bump stops and mud flaps on the old girl. took the wheels off and found the rear...

hi can any one advise me on this changed glowplugs in her today number 4 is fun to get to 3 and 2 done all removed with sooty deposits on them then no: 1 removed the air con pump and got the plug out and it was wet! with what im not sure smelt like fuel but the concistancy of oil all help...

I'm lost and need some guidance. On Saturday I lost the rev gauge then shortly after the battery light came on I was half way to or from anywhere so I limped it to where I was going and charged the battery. I then managed to limp home. I got on eBay and ordered a new alternator and it...

hi all i plan to replace the timing belt and bearings in the old girl as i had her almost two years and i have replaced a few bits and bobs, i would like some advice on what i need as i have never done one on a landy before brought a cambelt and tensioner bearing set and getting the idler...

hi all i need some help. used diff lock today after about 3 months, went in easy but was a real b**ch to get out. used a bit of the old brut force and the leaver started to come out of low lock then it shifted up to nutral and then the linkage has broken/come apart. :doh: im sure i saw a bit...

hi a quick question i had my old battery fail in jan 2009 no details on the old battery as was old, whent to an auto factors and ordered a heavy duty one for the old girl, when i compaired the old and new one the new one was about 1 to 2 inches but thought nothing of it, now it is a bit...

:D hi i have looked around this forum and found it halps me loads but i feel now you have an engine section i think it could also do with an electrical section. no offence to any one but i think there are more electrical problems than there are engine problems with landrovers. or maybe its...

hi all went out today and all doors worked came back and the rear r/h door wont open from the outside. i reach round and it works fine from the inside thank god cild lock wasnt on. any ideas????? i will look tomorrow but its wet and dark now. cheers baz

hi all just fitted a new alternator and pas pump. finished fooling around as its dark now. i have lost a bolt from the pully will an m8 (i think it is) bolt work obviousley i will need to trim it down, but will it fit and tighten up with out catching the edge of the hub when tightening it...

Hi all. I got a light bar for christmas, i can see how to mount the light bar but all i can think to do is drill a hole on the body somewhere to get the cables in, not to keen on drilling unless i have to. Any recomendations on where to route the cable if no drilling or any recomendations...

hi all. I have a small problem the PAS pump leaks a small amout of oil comeing out, while i was doing other bits on the old girl i noticed the pully has moved outwards by 5mm and chewed off the 1st rib of the belt. is it another pump job or can i get a repair kit for it? thanks for your...