Good afternoon ... new here

Hi,

this is Lars. I am currently on assignment in KSA and bought myself a 1998 Discovery 3.9i with 90000 miles on the clock to do some desert expeditions. So planning to lift the car and maybe add a bigger tank, etc. The car runs fine, other than the odd drop of oil from the transfer case.

regards

L.

Morning Lars,

Is that a D1 or D2?

Cheers

Welcome to the looneyzone by the way.

Cheers

neilly said:

Morning Lars,

Is that a D1 or D2?

Cheers

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Thanks. IT is a D1, three door, seems to be basic trim, no fancy things like ABS or Airbags. Fuel consumption is horrible. 9 mpg with a light foot. I assume there are issues with the ECU. Hope to find somebody on here who can give me a few hints to locate the issue.

lars-sport said:

Thanks. IT is a D1, three door, seems to be basic trim, no fancy things like ABS or Airbags. Fuel consumption is horrible. 9 mpg with a light foot. I assume there are issues with the ECU. Hope to find somebody on here who can give me a few hints to locate the issue.

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Sounds very nice, pop over to the Disco section and I am sure someone will give you a heads up. Hopefully being in the Sand will mean it does not suffer from the D1 killer , rust in the bodywork.

Cheers

neilly said:

Sounds very nice, pop over to the Disco section and I am sure someone will give you a heads up. Hopefully being in the Sand will mean it does not suffer from the D1 killer , rust in the bodywork.

Cheers

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almost no rust. the previous owner kept it the last 11 years in the garage. so even the sun did not do too much damage. Its fun to drive, a bit like a tractor. Thanks to it being a manual, driving will never be boring as there is a lot of shifting to be done.

Welcome

Before you disappear into the desert makes sure it’s in tip top shape.
And 9mpg I thought my beast was bad.
That needs looking at as to why, but help on here available

Enjoy it like it sounds like you want too

J

9mpg!? That’s worse than my series I think.

Welcome to the forum

Hippo said:

Welcome to the forum

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Thanks