haven't looked properly yet but whats cooler made from?

And here i was thinkin you were helpful and friendly, why did you have to spoil it with the word "expensive"

quick update, fitted new thermostat (what a bugger of a job that is!!) bled up with header tank lifted above engine and all seems spot on rad getting hot, heaters hot and temp fine, just a pesky drip of water from somewhere around fuel heater to investigate but did'nt notice till nearly dark so...

cheers sierrafery i'm gonna try and find time to swap stat today or 2moro. i didn't realise they were under so much pressure when operating, i'll let you know how i get on.

i'm going to pick up a stat 2moro, is there a way to see if old one is working, kettle trick etc as it looks on pics like a sealed unit

no need to be sorry mate, your answer was good old common sense which seems to me got thrown out the window with the td5, i've never seen a stat at the bottom of the rad before

cheers daz i think i,ll back flush rad anyway, as regard to top hose being hot, looking at the position of the stat i believe that the top hose would be hot anyway as the stat on the td5 is at the bottom of the radiator its attached inline on the bottom hose. I think that stat not opening would...

Hi all, just bought my first td5 discovery, always had 200 or 300 but this was so cheap it had to be bought. Its showing 216000 with a decent history and plenty of evidence that its been maintained using genuine lr parts so not been scrimped on maintenance wise. However it has a strange cooling...

what really puzzles me is the lack of battery light?

didn't think of checking if it spins free but to add more mystery i've owned car about a year, when i bought it i was told alternator was new and it certainly looks it! even now.

Evening all! pretty sure my alternators buggered but wondering what you guys think as its not a fault i've come accross before. Tried to start car this morning and it turned over really slow before battery died completely so i put charger on it left it 2 hour and battery then showed a measley...

Hey all just thought i'd give you a giggle after all i said last night about earth and not havin any probs since i cleaned mine, Got up this morning car turned over really slow for about 5 seconds before battery breathed its last replaced battery tonight dropped meter on and alternator seems to...

after i cleaned original earths, as an extra belt and braces precaution i chopped up an old lone jump lead (god knows where the other one went??) that is approx 10mm diameter added a couple of terminals and bolted it to the aircon pump mounting point on top of timing cover. Probably better...

sorry if anyones already mentioned this but had same sluggish starting prob a couple of weeks ago. checked battery and all ok, alternator charging fine but wouldn't start in mornings then fine rest of day, turned out to be poor earth between engine and chassis and battery and innerwing. easiest...

Lancaster insurance used to be exceptional particularly for younger drivers, not used them for about 3 yrs as i've got traders policy now but my first disco about 5 years ago was insured with them for 230 quid fully comp 24yr old with no ncb. cheapest other quote at the time was around 800. But...

Sorted!! It turned out to be the anti roll bar mounting on the front offside chassis. looks like someone had used it as a jacking point and had completely squashed it flat, Heated it up and levered, tapped and persuaded it back into shape and all is well. cheers guys

can't have a proper look till 2moro but pretty sure they're black either that or bloody dirty. lol

hi sean unfortunately the springs were fitted by a backstreet garage and reciept dosn't state make it just says supply and fit 4 new road springs

Hi guys after a lengthy break i've just laid my hands on a quite tidy m reg 300 tdi i'll upload some pics soon. However tidy or not its a landy so has a few niggles. The main one being that its leaning to the right i've not had chance to measure properly but on flat level ground i can put my...