hello, i'm a new discovery owner in weymouth, dorset.
i did use your search to try and find answers but there are so many to look through!
after years of dreaming to have a jacked up off roader discovery i finally had the chance to go and buy one.. along with its problems i didn't know of until the next day..
its a 1994 discovery es v8i (facelift 1), only got 101k on the clock, ideally i really wanted a manual as i don't like autos but for £750 i thought it was a good price (i think the problems was why it was cheap..)
in the morning i have to drive at 10 miles an hour as the engine squeals and does not want to go, very slugguish until about 5 minutes later it drives fine like theres nothing wrong with it and put my foot down it goes. kinda annoying as it has a loud backbox and i don't think the neighbours would take too kindly letting me idle on my drive for 5 minutes early in the morning or the people behind me slow crawling to work. however i do love the noise.
could that be due to the autobox or engine oil having to warm up? i'm not a mechanic but my 1982 chevrolet camaro z28 (5l v8 auto) never did that in the morning when i owned it.
i'm not getting any air out of the dash vents, it only works on the windscreen demister. could that be a broken cable? the hot weather lately has got me hot and bothered
the drivers window doesn't work. what to check first? i wouldn't want to get another motor only to find its not that..
and lastly the diff lock lever doesn't move. i've confirmed that its in unlock mode. but it would be nice to have it operating. i have read your guide and as i'm a body man, rather than mechanics, i'm willing to pay a local enthusiast who also know how to sort it to get it operational for me.
i'd like to get a set of +2" springs and change the tyres for off road tyres, perhaps 235/80/16 or go for steels and 31 11.50 15. i'm not a stranger to 4x4's, i've had a mk1 lwb shogun v6 auto and a mk2 lwb shogun 3.5 manual.
i did use your search to try and find answers but there are so many to look through!
after years of dreaming to have a jacked up off roader discovery i finally had the chance to go and buy one.. along with its problems i didn't know of until the next day..
its a 1994 discovery es v8i (facelift 1), only got 101k on the clock, ideally i really wanted a manual as i don't like autos but for £750 i thought it was a good price (i think the problems was why it was cheap..)
in the morning i have to drive at 10 miles an hour as the engine squeals and does not want to go, very slugguish until about 5 minutes later it drives fine like theres nothing wrong with it and put my foot down it goes. kinda annoying as it has a loud backbox and i don't think the neighbours would take too kindly letting me idle on my drive for 5 minutes early in the morning or the people behind me slow crawling to work. however i do love the noise.
could that be due to the autobox or engine oil having to warm up? i'm not a mechanic but my 1982 chevrolet camaro z28 (5l v8 auto) never did that in the morning when i owned it.
i'm not getting any air out of the dash vents, it only works on the windscreen demister. could that be a broken cable? the hot weather lately has got me hot and bothered
the drivers window doesn't work. what to check first? i wouldn't want to get another motor only to find its not that..
and lastly the diff lock lever doesn't move. i've confirmed that its in unlock mode. but it would be nice to have it operating. i have read your guide and as i'm a body man, rather than mechanics, i'm willing to pay a local enthusiast who also know how to sort it to get it operational for me.
i'd like to get a set of +2" springs and change the tyres for off road tyres, perhaps 235/80/16 or go for steels and 31 11.50 15. i'm not a stranger to 4x4's, i've had a mk1 lwb shogun v6 auto and a mk2 lwb shogun 3.5 manual.
