As above , D2 and even 300 tdi discovery Standard alarm and immobilisers are very good and your average scally wag IS NOT goint to just take one . A professional thief might although they are unlikely to go for 300 Tdi s now .. the first thing you should do with a D2 is check how many keys...

After a c oouple of issues with water flow around engine and spiking temp guage I am starting to think I may have a head gasket issue . Anyway this may or may not be related or in fact nothing at all .. I pulled the Crank case breather from the bottom of the air pipe it goes into just...

Hi , great Idea that mounting and please accept my apologies as I dont want to sound like a safety jobsworth but that cable really should be replaced IMO ....

Sounds like you went to town on it but as you know sometimes it doesnt matter with a Land rover , they just like to test us and they certainly dont like you having dry spanners :rolleyes:

Much the same as me but I would think your smoking and the noise from your head cant be just a coincidence ... I would definatley thing that it warrants further investigation ... Head off inspected and back on is what ?? 2 hours max and not a lot of pennies

Yours does sound rough though , maybe a broken or badly seated valve or knackered valve stem seals .. I will be doing the valve stem seals as soon as the they arrive , as I'm not taking the head off it is only going to cost a couple of quid and an hour out of my day

runs great , no missing lots of power, I dont want to pull the head off yet as I have another block and may just swap , Rather than doing piston rings if it goes that way , so I'll check timing next and then do the valve seals

Thank you

usually you would , but thats easier on a petrol screwing into the spark plug holes , if needs be I will take oout the injectors and thread some appriately thick rope in and then use the piston to compress it against the head/valves .. Done it that way on a lot of other cars no problems . I...

Anyone ever done valve stem seals on a 300tdi with the head still on . I have a valve spring tool Overhead Valve Spring Compressor OHV Sealey VS160 Tool NEW GO NEXTDAY JUST £4.99 | eBay just need to make sure the piston at TDC is close enough to the valve ..

I to have owned both , RRCs , P38s etc and Discos . I have been driving off road for about 20 years on and off . The RRC is a very capable car the last truely capable Range rover despite what idiots Like Jeremy clarkson says. But then the Range Rover Classic is just that "a classic " I was...

In my opinion the discovery is the best all rounder Land Rover ever made , More room than a 110 , more comfy than a 90 or 110 in everyway , better off road than a rangey and cheaper and better value than all of them. Oh I forgot the freeloader ( not by accident ) I have had Range rovers and...

Oh and the valve caps are brand new fitted yesterday as 2 were worn right through:eek: I checked , and rechecked the valve gaps .. Like I said apart from the smoke it runs lovelly , pulls really well and wold do 90-95 on the motorway I reckon :rolleyes:

All the bits that have been sorted have been done by me , I will check the timing next , I also removed intercooler all of the intake pipes and the inlet manifold and cleaned it all out thoroughly .. On the Video the engine was up to temp it had been running for a while and the guage was at...

I should have added its an EDC pump so it shouldn't be turned up and the smoke as in the vid would be black wouldnt it if it was over fueling , also there is next to nothing when you're accelrating

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I am sure it plugs in here and connects 4 or 2 points I got one from a spares place or alarm specialist a few years ago

You can buy a small plug or wire it yourself that plugs in under the steering wheel in the footwell I think takes seconds , there is a little white plug similar to the spider bypass for a 300 that you can buy for a 200 tdi disco . cost about £3 I think if memory serves it plugs into the alarm...

HI , I have introduced myself in the intro section but will again . I am in sunny Scotland and have just come back to Land Rover ownership after a couple of years . I have a 300 tdi xs auto 1996 which I got cheap as it has a couple of issues .. EGR is sorted , Valve gaps and caps are...

Hi all from sunny ( at the moment ) Scotland . I am self employed in vehicle diagnostics and Mileage correction I have been a member of another forum for years and an owner of various makes of 4x4 but the forum I was a member of has gone down hill so much I have decided to try a new one...