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    Why did you buy a disco!!

    Had to give up football, so now I am busy most weekends.
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    head bolt

    Hi I have done my head twice on the old bolts and it is ok, no problems 50,000 on, leaking when first bought, and blown at the back of the head, towing my caravan, cheap gasket, now only O/E parts for head now used.
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    how can i make my disco quicker?

    Put a K&N filter on your air in-take makes it breath more easily, gives more grunt. Then its wash and go.
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    Can I remove the seat covers to repair them

    I have taken my front leather drivers one off and had a panel put in, and replaced the foam insert with a new one, pretty straight forward no problems. Its a Disco 1 200 tdi.
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    1995 headlights and grille fit a 1993 ?

    Hello, the front off the 300 will fit your 200 but you will need light boxes and grill brackets, also some small angle brackets on the inside of the indicator mount for the trim to locate. It took about 2 days for me going slow and steady, you will find it quite straight forward, and it looks a...
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    Why did you buy a disco!!

    No modern digital in mine, just the oridginal the radio/tape no modern clutter, and the open road, some of us live the simple life. (must do I drive a Disco)
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    Why did you buy a disco!!

    Drove a fender hated it, give me leather seats, and high tow ability for my caravan, that ate estates, clutches, brakes and tyres. Nice to listen to classic gold on the radio, and hear it.
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    Advice + Help Needed :-(

    Light cream speckled I think, not to bad, does`nt seem to be any tears, it had been stood out side college where I work for 5 years, then my boss bought it for spares and put it in my garage, 5 door twin sun roof(one leaking) all dried out needs a clean, he has the same with no central locking...
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    Advice + Help Needed :-(

    I have an Epson green automatic, being stripped down all panels wings in good nick no damage, the only missing bit is the head light boxes, where are you in relation to MANCHESTER.
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    rear bumper black paint?

    My trick is remove all rust, smooth off under coat, then I use a tin of smoothrite by hammerite, but before I spray it, thin it with one third thinners (cellulose), mix it well spray lightly and build up, great finish then leave it for two days to harden, really hard gloss dulls down to satin.
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    What mileage is your Disco 1 on?

    200 tdi 132,000 runs like a well oiled clock.
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    side steps...

    I have fitted a pair of these to my 200 tdi the brackets from the range rover make them sit too far under the disco, I had to alter mine redrill the holes 25 or 28 mm along the bracket to bring them out and be usable,( you might have to weld a small plate on the front of the bracket ) try to...
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    Wheel Wobble

    I dont know if this is any use but I fitted new track rod ends, and got the tracking wrong, my 200 tdi did exactly the same thing, fitted a new steering damper and it ate it, leaked big time and worn the seals out,it was still shaking, so I retracked the steering again and the shakes stopped, I...
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    Discovery 300tdi - What Engine Oil

    I read CharlesY a while ago and tried it, tractor oil is better than the rip off main stream stuff and the disco runs on it like a dream, its so cheap I change it twice a year. I used to put Millers in 6 litres £40 plus, 15-40 tractor oil 6 litres £9.00 twice a year £18 and I pull a caravan...
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    It did it again

    Hi, try Camskill tyres if you can have them fitted, a big saving, and they deliver to your door, also top brands.
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    Crank pulley bolt

    I had a pair of 36" stillsons on the pulley, and a 5/8 drive ratchet 30 mm socket with a lenth of steam pipe on the ratchet, the problem is the thread lock on the bolt, it will go I made sure the pipe grip was on the floor, and I pulled against it. If it does not go then " son you are on...
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    HELP.Disco steering wobble

    Hi did the same on mine recently,and the same problem happend, the tracking was out by about 5mm reset it to the factory settings and it went back to normal. Its in the Haynes manual.
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    Cast alloy alternator bracket required for a 200 Tdi

    The same thing happend to me on Exmoor, if its a straight break right across a quick fix is in the middle, drill three 3mm holes close together 10mm in, make them into a slot and put jubilee clip around and tighten up, mine held until I got a second hand one for three weeks. Fenlandrover on...
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    Shuddery Steering

    I just fitted new track rod ends and had the same problem, had it retracked and it its back to normal. I thought i had it right but it was out,you cannot beat the right tracking. I used a drive over track adjuster, close but not enough.
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    Disco 200Tdi Brake pedal creep

    I have just remembered that my pedal creep stopped, when my rear caliper pistons and seals where changed, they were jamming. And keeping my foot on the pedal caused it to creep down, its a cheap repair parts from Paddock.