Other what have u done on ur disco today

Since I hit 110K miles on Disco Myrtle this past week, I finally changed out:
transfer box oil with Royal Purple 85W-140 gear oil (the same oil I use in my diffs),
air filter with ECOGARD XA5381,

engine oil filter with microGreen #MG421-1,

engine oil with Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 heavy duty synthetic diesel oil (even though I have a V8),

and added a magnetic engine oil drain plug M14-1.50 for a V8...


I also replaced the stock rear drop links with the Meyle's longer D2 front drop links due to the 3" lift...

Fitted new front lower suspension arms and drop links to the D3, then took it for 4 wheel alignment.

Put it in for its MOT.... including blocked EGR feed pipe (so no recirculating exhaust gasses) and a de-cat pipe....

I had a bit of welding done on the chassis last week in preparation too.

It failed.... two ball joints, a track rod end oh and a wiper blade....! All sorted and passed for 12 and a half months!

No mention of EGR or missing cat!

Preparing Disco for sale and 3 amigos just came up, talk about bad timing !!!

Preparing the D2 for sale nothing wrong with mine lol

Took the underbelly tray off and removed the wading plug from the bellhousing. To remove the underbelly tray Rave says to undo the ball joint taper on the drag link, but I got nowhere with that apart from scuffed knuckles. I managed to squeeze it under the crossmember in the end.

Passed its mot ready for a new owner

I bought a much needed Meyle #STC4378 V8 water pump for $48/£38.
I don't know how durable the paper gasket will be tho...

Fitted a new air pump to my new to me D3 went for a test drive all good. Just the engine service left to do.

JUKE179r said:

I bought a much needed Meyle #STC4378 V8 water pump for $48/£38.
I don't know how durable the paper gasket will be tho...

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It will be okay if the all traces of the old gasket has been carefully removed, use grease on both sides of the gasket to keep it in place and don’t forget to use waterproof sealer on the threads of the three screws that pass through the blocks water jacket.
I replaced my water pump three years ago due to a failed bearing, still ok without any other issues.

Bled the brakes after 2new rear pipes and all new flexis
Just the rear bags to do tomorrow then it’s ready for test

Major work done today!
Replaced one of the rear reverse/fog light units after I ran a shopping trolley in to it.

Had it valeted so it's ready to go up for sale. Hint Hint

after lots of headache's and brain taxing , swapped a relay in my D2 td5 and got the self levelling bit to work again...

First wash of 2019, looking shiny again for a bit.

I fixed the front and rear seat cup holders??

Had to strip the electric park brake module on the D3 as it had locked on, access is difficult but the job itself went well, manually rewound it an relatched the cable.
All good

Broke it! Idler pulley bearing collapsed, threw the drive belt off and the crank pulley eat it. Cue lots of smoke, no power steering or brakes. Luckily I was close to a mates so it's sat in his garage awaiting a delivery from Paddocks.

Bought 6 new bulbs for the HVAC unit as I'm tired of pressing the wrong buttons ... It's only taken me 4 years to get around to replacing them and I remember why now... £33 !!

Installed the cruise control kit that my wife bought me for Christmas (used ebay purchase). Did you hear my sigh of relief today when I test drove it and all works as it should - phew!