• discool
    discool replied to the thread 3.5 V8 COOLANT LOSS - HELP PEASE!!.
    Certainly a few clues of an HG failure being mentioned 🤔
    Tuesday at 16:31
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Disco 1 Steering fluid cap vent?.
    Its definitely not a vent it cap, so has been modified, looks like its a 20mm hole so per have they intended fitting a sensor. The vent to stop a vacuum will be either a 5mm hole on the side or the cap is manufactured to include a vent...
    Tuesday at 16:20
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Discovery Sport Boot / tailgate.
    I assume the tailgate was functioning 100% before. So whoever did the work in replacing the tailgate would have left some pencil marks to aid realignment when fitting the replacement, something similar to bonnet and side doors removal and...
    May 23, 2025
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    discool reacted to Dippypud's post in the thread Driving Mode Selection (Flashing with Like Like.
    Have you read the Handbook ?
    May 19, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Driving Mode Selection (Flashing.
    As already mentioned you will find the info in the owners handbook. Whit most modern cars theres two handbook, basic and the full on version which u have to download from LR via their app. Then look for the chapter ‘driving modes. Not a disco I...
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    May 17, 2025
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    discool reacted to goldeneye243's post in the thread Driving Mode Selection (Flashing with Like Like.
    I should have mentioned - it is a discovery sport. I didn't see a separate forum...
    May 17, 2025
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    discool replied to the thread Other what have u done on ur disco today.
    SOLD. Sold it after 26.5 years of ownership, it was just a replacement for my rusty 10 year old car RR, I didn’t need the disco after the first 2 year, the job I had for it landscape my new garden was now finished, but kept the disco as it as it...
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    May 11, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Disco 2 Engine cuts out randomly..
    Not normal D2 V8 UK spec engine then. Here in the U K we have a D2 with a Thor 3947 engine, which is so call by Land Rover a 4.0 litre D2, a different engine to D1 but the same CC as a D1 V8, which is called a 3.9. So where in the World are you?
    May 9, 2025
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    discool replied to the thread Swivel Grease Change - LR Discovery 1 300tdi 97.
    I’m If you have grease in the steering swivels the you will have Teflon coated swivel balls, if the balls are chrome then they will have fill and drain plugs plus early swivels also had a level plug as fitted to my old RR 1987 so the oil could...
    May 6, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Missing plug? Discovery 2 TD5.
    Now corrected😊
    May 4, 2025
  • discool
    discool reacted to Stanleysteamer's post in the thread Missing plug? Discovery 2 TD5 with Like Like.
    I think you mean "do NOT" but yes that sounds sound!
    May 4, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Headlight adjuster.
    My quick search gives me a LR part number as STC778 Kit headlamp cover so possibly nothing to do with adjustment, anyway unfortunately they are obsolete.
    May 4, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Missing plug? Discovery 2 TD5.
    Wading plugs are only fitted on vehicles going into water that having a timing belt and/or a clutch, autos and/or a timing chain don’t need them.
    May 4, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Full beam not working until cars run for 10 mins.
    I have explained what is dim-dip and how it functions already.
    May 1, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Full beam not working until cars run for 10 mins.
    🤔 my 1987 RR wasn’t equipped with dim-dip nether was my TVR in 1985.
    May 1, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Full beam not working until cars run for 10 mins.
    Yes, a resistor which is mounted at the rear of engine bay, just unplug it to remove the dim-dip function.
    May 1, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Full beam not working until cars run for 10 mins.
    🤔 Pink relay ? No such thing fitted to a D1 and the only item that dips the headlights with the side lights on is the lighting switch. With D1s dim-dip feature, when the side lamps are switch on the headlight dip beam is then on but in a dim...
    Apr 29, 2025
  • discool
    discool reacted to resto_d1's post in the thread Full beam not working until cars run for 10 mins with Like Like.
    It works again now so we will pretend it never happened
    Apr 26, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Full beam not working until cars run for 10 mins.
    No. So unless there is a timer unit somewhere set at 10 minutes 🤔 then I would suspect an iffy light switch or intermittent wiring connection.
    Apr 25, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Discovery Series II 2004 Tailgate door not unlocking.
    As aways now, expect questions on issues with the D1 & 2 have already been asked on LR forums https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/discovery-2-tailgate-lock.127980/
    Apr 15, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Roof Rails.
    Just pop into the the main dealer and pickup a free accessory catalog for the DS, or as we can nowadays just Google 😊 https://accessories.landrover.com/gb/en/discovery-sport/carrying-towing/carrying/vplcr0137-roof-rails-silver-finish-panoramic-roof/
    Apr 13, 2025
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    discool replied to the thread D2 RF receiver not working ?.
    Other faults with the fob that will give issues is, iffy button micro switch's which can be replaced, if your careful, and battery terminals at their joint with the PCB
    Apr 10, 2025
  • discool
    discool reacted to Oli67's post in the thread D2 RF receiver not working ? with Like Like.
    I've just found my second key and this one has enabled me to open and close the vehicle remotely! I'm a bit ashamed because I should have thought of that first. So my problem is really with the key and not with anything else. I'd like to say a...
    Apr 10, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Recommend me a grease gun please...
    The Wanner gun has an air release valve, so no issues there. 😊
    Apr 9, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread Recommend me a grease gun please...
    I purchased mine back in 1966 when I purchased an MG which had grease nipples on the steering. Still have it for my disco now fitted with a flexi spout to make things easygoing around both props.
    Apr 9, 2025
  • discool
    discool reacted to Rangieman123's post in the thread Discovery 1 3.9 location of map sensor with Like Like.
    I'm almost certain that here is no MAP sensor on this system. The ECU uses a full range throttle potentiometer to determine a load signal. You will need to check for flash codes. The 14CUX ECU was a primitave unit so if you have an engine light...
    Apr 9, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread D2 RF receiver not working ?.
    Your central locking operation is simple to the D1 as much the driver’s door lock is called a master the others are called slaves so when the drivers door locks or unlocks the others follow, its a long while ago but the D2 forum was full with...
    Apr 9, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread D2 RF receiver not working ?.
    The good news the mechanism appears ok, but the standard procedure as stated in the owners handbook is when locking with the key in the driver’s door lock you must always unlock via the fob otherwise the alarm will activate, and that isn’t ? ☹️
    Apr 7, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread D2 RF receiver not working ?.
    Best to decide if it’s mechanical or electrical. Mechanical issues were known with either the locking or unlocking motor, both are housed within the drivers door lock, the issue was resolved. When locking or unlocking do u hear any sounds. For...
    Apr 6, 2025
  • discool
    discool replied to the thread D2 RF receiver not working ?.
    The retaining screw is to ground the receiver against possible electromagnetic interference, the item’s functional earth is within the loom, possibly a black wire.
    Apr 6, 2025
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