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My disco passed it's mot this morning:) The bad news... this afternoon, the annoying 'exhaust rattle' revealed it's true identity... broken torque converter bracket. Once the 'tapping/ticking' under load had transformed into 'loose spanners shaken in a metal bucket' I knew exactly what it was. A...

What is the function of glow plugs beyond cold starting? Obviously they are to pre-heat the diesel to aid starting in cold weather. Other than that, i.e. in summer for example, do they have any effect on the general running of the engine? I only ask as whilst poking about in the engine bay, I...

Here we go again... I've noticed recently, my D2 auto is lacking in power. It had a new fuel pump a couple of months back and a gearbox oil change (Well, half of it, as we know how it works). All seemed fine after. It started to get sluggish especially on hills so I changed the fuel filter and...

After nursing a clunky drivers window for a couple of weeks, (more urgent jobs have taken priority) it's finally given up and the cog has fallen off. I noticed it's held on with 3 spot welds. Would it be possible to drill where the spot welds are, and use 3 pan-head self tappers to screw them...

Ok... after thinking my auto gearbox was playing up and changing the oil, and a few test drives later, I'm now 99% sure the gearbox is fine and I have a misfire. It started shuddering at 2500rpm and wouldnt go any faster which made me think it.was clutch slip. After changing the oil, the judder...

Thought a while back that my auto gearbox didn't seem quite right. Just didn't feel quite like it was changing up like it should but barely noticeable. Anyway, I thought I should probably do an oil change in the near future but finding the time in my hectic life is always difficult. Earlier...

My mate has an L322 which has for quite a while now had a headlight problem. Basically, each headlight comes on when it feels like it. It can take up to 9 or 10 attempts (on/off) to get them both on at the same time. As far as I know, if it's a ballast pack issue, only one comes on and doing a...

Ok, so my disco failed it's MOT on front shocks and a noisy bearing. I replaced them all today, however I now have the 3 amigos which I didn't have for the MOT. If I have rectified the failure issues, can it fail on a new issue, i.e. the 3 amigos?

As above, just fitted 2 new shocks and a new n/s hub (britpart... yes I know...). All went together well, quick test and 3 amigos came up. Stuck it on the nanocom, abs fault showing, so cleared it and lights stayed on. Took it for a test drive, lights stayed on, back on the nano and no faults...

Right... in the last 3 weeks, I've had a recon turbo fitted and head gasket done by a local landy garage. Got it back Friday and all seemed well, though when I picked it up, he said it seemed a bit "flat" when they test drove it, possibly because the MAF was fubar. I already knew that and had...

A couple of weeks ago, I had an intercooler hose blow off, leading to sudden power loss and barely any acceleration. Obvious what the problem was when I looked, jubilee clip on the hose to intake manifold. Anyway, same thing happened today. A 'pop' then power loss. Except this time, there...

Anyone want a D1 V8 middle silencer, unused, for free before I take it to the tip?

Just been to pick up the eldest lad from work, on the way, had an intercooler hose (I/C to intake manifold) pop off. (Sudden loss of power gave it away) is this just one of those things/came loose or could there be an underlying problem?

Today I discovered that my rear fecking ace pipe has split and I'm leaving a nice little trail of fluid wherever I go. With the help of my mate who is a plumber, we have a plan to fix it with 10mm copper pipe and compression fittings. However, there is a chance it won't work. My real question...

Epsom green 2000 Discovery 2 Td5 XS needing replacement auto box. Sound chassis, (surface rust only) good bodywork, tidy interior, 7 seats, head gasket and oil cooler replaced, engine was running fine when gearbox went. On HD coils on rear. Working ACE with new ARB bushes. It has been laid up...

as the title suggests, i have the above- quite loud ticking/tapping noise on hard(ish) acceleration. the obvious culprit would be the manifold gasket. however upon inspection, all the studs/nuts are still in place. i can't replicate it by revving at standstill so its only happening under load. i...

hi chaps, had a rattle start this morning and i'm pretty sure its the pulley damper gone, had a look whilst running and there is visible movement (rattle/vibration) of the damper, compared to the grooved part of the pulley. just wanted to verify that this shouldn't happen during normal...

anyone got any of these for sale? i've got 2 but need at least one more. can't find them for sale anywhere. :(

i've got front and rear heated screens, the front doesn't seem to work, the back one does but seems slow to kick in. i think one or two of the elements are broken so that may be the issue there. both lights come on on the switches so power is going somewhere. anyway, i've looked into possible...

whilst procrastinating over swapping my leaky rad for the nearly new one on my old D2, i was planning on swapping the intercoolers as my old one is an uprated aluminium one. however i noticed this- its cracked right across the weld. i bought it 2nd hand ages ago and i dont know if it was like...