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When I was skint, I changed the bearing in one of them. Took me hours to get the bearing out using very basic tools. I vowed id just buy the whole thing if I ever needed to again. But... If you had the tools, you could just put in whatever...

Wrangler. Mates got one and its brilliant. Lockers and ARB disconnects as standard on a switch. Fit 35s from stock Comfy, quiet, even has a 230v inverter built in. But 45k.... Then again how much have I spent on Land Rovers 😂😂

https://gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/product/1-polyurethane-track-rod-end-boot-single-gl1172/ Helpful arnt i 😅

My Wife's car has been driven for at least two years with the plug linking the coils to the rest of the loom mended with garden wire. The pesky spring clip flew off into the middle distance never to be found. so yep, 2 or even three zip ties...

Waited until it was ‘cool enough’ to run the glow plugs. Started on the button. I’ll remember this for next time! I have got a synergy box set up solely to treat the hot start issue. I think I’m going to have to look at 1) removing the synergy...

How long is a piece of string? You’re looking for an alternative to a disco, but you rarely tow and rarely go off-road? So you could, in fact, have any car you like or can afford.

Sod it. I'll put a pair on and see what happens. Checking pistons are free in process. The 18" wheels are so heavy, just taking them off once is very attractive.

So it’s an L322 4.4 V8 BMW Petrol engine- sentimental so despite age, scrapping is not an option. Going through coolant every 3-4 weeks with the low coolant warning coming on. Pulled into a garage last week for them to top it up after short...

AI says; Slotted discs: Feature grooves that run along the disc's surface. They offer improved gas and water expulsion and can enhance pad bite. Drilled discs: Have holes drilled through the disc, offering better heat dissipation and gas...

Finally after more than a year, repaired the plastic tabs on my lower tailgate trim last night. 2mm aluminium strips glued with Sticks Like SH*T. All nicely bonded, and re-installed just now. The cover has been flapping for ages.

So what is a groove supposed to do, as a benefit, that holes do not?

Incidentally, these are lowest price I can find. https://ebay.us/m/PZYB7R Looks like you buy the holes and get the grooves free 😉

I'd rather drive my D1.

I’m no great expert on brakes (can you tell?) But - I can see the potential benefit of holes in the discs aiding cooling. Beyond that, and unless you’re into super-speeds and heavy, prolonged braking, I don’t see the benefit from grooved discs???

Not sure if this will be deleted :D Looking for alternatives to Disco 2, from other brands. So far X5 and ML come up but are hardly as capable at towing and off road. But since I almost never go off road other than to tow a trailer across a...

Thanks for the great advice !! It is possible that I heated the new discs and they have gone too shiny ?!?! Which leads to a discussion with @kernowsvenski last weekend. Grooves and holes in the discs, good, bad or waste of time ?? I can see...

" "the D2 dash(speedometer, tachometer, warnings) will not work for the 300tdi engine cos it works with PWM signals from the Td5 ECM, you'll have to transplant the instrument pack and wire it to the engine and fusebox but let the rest of the...

Honestly I’d be curious how the heck your going to get a body with all interior still there for not stupidly expensive money considering breakers can strip almost everything out to sell it…? I’d start with actually sourcing that, no point on the...

Put a bit of grease on the discs, that’ll stop it… NO DON’T !!! I’m with your ‘glazed disc’ explanation. Don’t you have a couple of spares in your stash that you switch briefly, to rule in/out?

A proper fix, replace entire loom or email a breaker to get the plug with some tail of wire and solder it back on. Failing those, zip ties? lol

Had this issue too, you’ll just have to pattern it the best you can and make a repair panel/patch to weld in. I’d get used to this cause if there ain’t an easy panel for it then it’s a diy job.

Road test 4x2 today, everything is fine. Regarding the IRD : The oil itself is brown color, clean, not black, but with a tiny bit of metal "flakes" at the surface. Really not a lot, but noticeable under the sun. When I plunge a big magnet in, i...

@RRMaximus you have alot of perseverance. You keep on bleating that you want to lower your RPM but if not fuel economy then why? If its for engine longevity you do realise that a lower RPM but higher throttle request cause higher cylinder...

Timing belt...its a mileage or age thing. 10 years is a long time and I share this having learned the hard way when one broke after only 25k miles but was 4 years beyond its time/life.

Last thing you need on a Friday.

Thanks, calipers are only a year old, but it is possible. Brakes run cool when driving with no brake application. Thinking - I renewed the pads and discs first before realising the calipers were not returning properly, although not seized. Is it...

I think removal and cleaning of injectors would be a reasonable (and cost effective) stage one to try and address the problem, even if it requires buying a cheap sonic cleaner. If that didn’t work, I’d go to stage two and buy a known ‘good’...

You bothered because this is the right thing to do, share the information that you have with people that are looking for solutions. I have found an SKF distributor near me and I will email them and see if they can help. Thank you for your effort.

Pop into a shop, buy a bottle of cold water and pour it over the top of fuel injection pump. Over heat sensor just under cover and can stop it firing when too hot. water trick can cool it down enough to make it fire up

it will just need a run for it to clear and will be fine