Thanks for your advice. I'll have a look tomorrow & report back.

Would I not feel a lack of bias when pushing the lever to 1&2? It might be a bit reduced but I might be imagining it. does the ball on the end of the lever sit in a nylon cup or something? Might this have broken up?

The gear change on my Tdi/R380 Disco has suddenly altered. When I come out of 2nd the lever no longer pops over to align with the gate for third. What I have just said is not quite right because parked up, engine idling, clutch pressed I can feel the spring you prwss agaist to select 1&2. So...

Your early sun-rooves SOUND like the old after-market ones that seal to the roof skin rather than having a tray that seals to the under-side of the roof panel and has drain tubes. If so the leak could be past this seal rather than past the glass seal. Once I got my Alpines sealed and the rear...

300 Tdi Temp gauge sits just below horizontal. I have no fan fitted but it never varies. My trip gauge is a bit dicky. If I press the re-set too hard it will zero but fail to register - it will click as the cog on the number wheel ALMOST catches but not go round. So I press the re-set just...

I have run my 300Tdi for a year, now, without the fan and the gauge never moves above the horizontal. On the subject of the squeely pulley, check the belt for wear(There is a tell-tale cast into the pulley arm and the engine front cover). When I replaced my old belt all went quiet.

Great big relay on RHS of engine bay next to fuse box. I had corrosion on the contacts & this gave a load of trouble. On another occasion tapping the sensors did the trick.

Thanks AGAIN but can't you just come round & fit them for me? With a fiver tucked in each one?

Thanks for that. I checked Haynes manual wire dagrams but drew a blank. I will fire RAVE up when I get home but I struggle to navigate my way round it, if I am honest.

Hi guys. I've obtained a pair of A post trims with the tweeters in them & would like to fit them and wire them up. I've had my finishers off & there is no redundant wiring/connectors under them. How are they wired in? Do they simply spur off the door speaker's wires or is it a bit more...

I never have but I have only had it a year. I put injector cleaner in it a while back - not sure if that is a good or bad thing, now.

Thanks for the info, JM. I poo-pooed the AA bloke when he said about injector failure but it looks more & more likely to be the cause.

Yes, the head gasket was perfect. Does this mean the injectors should be avoided but the pump is OK? Talking of the pump, my new engine is a 23L out of a Defender & has a pump with a black cap & harness running to an EGR module (EGR fitted). My Disco never had an EGR('94) Can I just remove...

So I had fun & games on the M1 when my Disco 300TDi wanted to rev to destruction using its own oil for fuel. I stalled it and then got it recovered. My garage has now had the head off to survey the damage. No.1 piston has lost its forward edge of the crown - you can see the skirt now. The...

I have been offered a 98 300 TDi engine & boxes for my 94(95MY) Disco 300 TDi. The Disco and new running gear is all manual.All 300TDi. Is there going to be any incompatibility issues? I was thinking mostly about the fueling system. Cheers, Guys.

Well the motor is Tatered. One piston top let go and all the others looking poorly. Bores scored, head/valves knackered in the one cylinder. Not sure if this was the cause or the symptom.(High revving) Turbo looks OK, my guess is a ring let go first. So... anyone got a good 300 TDi...

Back home now. Dropped the Disco off at our local specialist. No smiley faces here.........

Thanks for the ideas, guys. I'll keep you informed.

only a bit of oil in the inlet manifold. does turbo seals stack up with pressurised crankcase & smoke in rockercover?

engine is now stopped by 5th gear stall. recov man says "lifting" - injector non stop firing. 8 like turbo idea as it felt like all 4 cylinders. 300tdi Disco.