AIJ615AJ, I think you got off lightly my work colleagues 2001 Defender TD5 had the same problems. He had the same wiring replaced, new clutch and flywheel at very close to a grand, fortunately not all at once. I think I'll stick to my old fashoined all mechanical 200tdi, it's a nought to 60...

My 200 slows a bit when cold and when towing, not suprisingly but gets on okay when warmed up except when towing and thats when I open the windows. Interestingly the fuel consumption doesn't change much unlike my XJ6 which turned out to be a tuning issue.

Done the window thing, your right it's a pig but we did it with two of us. 1. Fold an old towel or blanket and place on the floor. 2. Stand glass top edge down on the towel etc. 3. Fit rubber into channel. 4. Pour washing up liquid along the bottom edge of the glass. 5. Press channel and...

A few questions: 1. Did you replace the alternator because the battery went flat? 2. How long does the battery hold a charge? 3. How old is the battery? 4. Did the troubles start after you changed the alternator? If this is so the only cable you will have disturbed from the barttery would be...

I have similar floor rust issues and have been advised that rivets won't pass an MOT, has to be welded.

I had problems with my blower motor after I fixed a problem with the dim dip unit on my Disco 1. When I was looking for the dim dip device I had disturbed the under bonnet wiring looms. What I didn't know was one of these contained the fuseable links. In moving the harness I accidentally broke...

My 200 TDI failed on discs etc January just gone. Went to Paddocks and got a complete set, front and rear £75.00 incl p&p (discs, pads, pad fitting kits, bearing seals, gaskets and hub nut lock washers front only you will have to buy the rears seperately). Whilst doing that carried out a good...

I replaced the batteries in the original keyfob when I bought the car and they still didn't flash. Had to replace the original keyfob a couple of years back and they still didn't flash. Only time I got them to flash was two weeks back when I had problems with the fusible links providing power...

On my last MOT the tester commented on the rust along the seams of the load space floor. Looking at the floor pan it looks like the centre of the pan above the fuel tank needs to be replaced, I have seen the panel available for around £50. Is it possible to carry out an MOT acceptable repair...

The indicators don't flash when I activate or de activiate the alarm. All ideas greatfully accepted.

I had a problem with my electrics a couple of weeks back which turned out to be a broken fusible link, yours could be barely connecting causing them to arc hence burning smell. When I examined mine I found the crimps so badly corroded I was suprised it took so long to go. The links are in an...

Note to Discool - Thanks for your contribution very helpful but the resistor/relay set up you have wasn't installed on the Discovery until model year 1995. At first I thought I had this set up and spent ages moving wiring looms about in the engine bay without success. I did however manage to...

Had this whilst driving home on a motorway, dipp0ed headlights just went out leaving only main. Fortunately I have front fogs so used those to get me home. Checked the fuses both in tact so checked at the switch. When I removed the cowl I found the stalk switch has three wires external to the...

All sorted. When I was looking for the dim dip device I had disturbed the under bonnet wiring looms. What I didn't know was one of these contained the fuseable links. In moving the harness I accidentally broke one of the links which just happened to supply the heater lower motors and air-con...

Bought a new unit as advertised on ebay, dim dip is now working. Will remember NOT to buy used electrical parts again without proof of working. Will carry out testing on faulty units, hope to repair them. Barrie

Shame I didin't measure the height before replacing them, guess the height will be from ground to lamp centre then. As the beam pattern on Disco 1's is crap which light pattern would you suggest aligning on?

Just changed the headlight units on my 93 Discovery and can't find any guidance as to setting them. I suppose I need a mark on the wall just below the centres but how far back should the car be? The haynes book's no help just says go to a specialist.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good quality accessory wiring diagram for my 1993 Discovery 200TDI, specifically the factory fit air-con.

What mileage interval should the camshaft timing belt be changed? The records I have show a belt change at 70K current mileage is 133K.

I had the brkoen wire thing, dipped headlights failed whilst driving on the motorway, had to drive home on front fogs. Thought switch had failed and discovered broken wire on dismantling. Solder wire back and headlights now working but not dim dip.