Peter, I've just had a peek at the Rave manual. Seems there is an earth header under the carpet above the pedals. Presumably the header is just a local earth point? Wonder what needs to be unfastened to get the bloody thing??!!

Peter, Thanks for that. What exactly do you mean by a "header joint"? Cheers,, Brian

Nick, Did you ever get this issue sorted? Same has just happened on my 2004 TD5 Disco. Would be interested to know as I've checked the ciggy lighter fuse in the fuse bank below the steering wheel and found that it hasn't failed, so confused as to what to do next. Cheers,,,, Brian

All fixed now! Dealer charged £88 +VAT plus the fuel pipe cost of £32 + VAT. I'm so pleased to have it back on the road as the weather has been a tad frosty over the last week :D

David, I have a 2004 TD5 Discovery Pursuit, which I've owned since July 2007. It's had one previous owner and had just 33K on the clock when I bought it and over the last 2 1/2 years, I've increased that to 62K miles. It is an absolutely brilliant machine. It will carry all of my diving...

Hi Foss.... I called my local dealer. He didn't have any fuel lines in stock, but their sister branch in Newcastle did. It's the High Pressure feed hose, which the salesman told me was always prone to failure, and so I got to work. Got the filler pipe and breather pipes off OK, and managed...

Martin, Thanks for that. I'll have a look at it tomorrow and then call the LR dealer to see if I can get the parts. Hope the snow keeps off tonight, as the Landie is too tall to fit under my garage door! Cheers,,,, Brian

While my TD5 disco engine is running, I get a constant drip of diesel fuel. It appears to be coming from the LHS of the tank. I put her up on axle stands and noticed what appears to be a black plastic fuel line routed along the top of the chassis rail. It also routes through a bracket which I...

I replaced my front wiper blades last July with Halfords own brand blades (2004 Disco 2). In summer they were great, but on cold, frosty days, I find that they don't make good contact with the glass, in fact they smear the washer liquid into a thin layer so that it can freeze up nicely!

Thanks for the feed-back gents. Much appreciated! Brian

Hello folks. I have a 2004 Disco 2 which is fitted with auto traction control, but not Inter-Axle Diff Lock. The ATC works great in most situations, but last year while reovering my boat I managed to get my rear wheels bogged down in wet sand and with a big tide rising..... I almost lost it...

Thanks for that Mark. The starter motor failed on me and I needed my car to get to an important meeting, so in the end I took the easy/ lazy route and gave it to a garage to fix. Thanks for this info though. I'll keep it in mind for future. Cheers,,, Brian

Recovering my RIB off the beach on Wednesday, the tide was coming in fast and the Easterly swell caused the waves to lap around my rear wheels. Because the tide was coming in quickly, the waves soon reached my front wheels. When I tried to pull away, my rear wheels just bogged down and I...

Thanks for the input guys. It's been more than a week aince I've had any problems. Last Saturday, just to rule out dirty battery connections, I cleaned the (new) battery terminals, degreased the terminals and connectors and covered them in vaseline. Reconnected the battery cables, and...

Hi Andy Thanks for that info. I'll do it next weekend if things get worse. It's been a peculiar problem, seeming to be worse on cold, wet mornings. I don't get the typical solenoid click. When I turn they key, nothing happens at all for about a second or so, then the engine turns and...

Thanks for that Frenchy. If the snow keeps off tomorrow, I'll climb underneath again. I saw the solenoid repair kit you mention on ebay today. For 10 quid, it's worth ordering. However, it's only done 47K miles from new and it's had an easy life, i.e. it's not been off-roaded, though it's...

Bugger!! Guess I was expecting to hear that. Thanks anyway. Cheers,,,, Brian

Ooops,,,,, thanks much ,,,, reposted :D

Hi. I am having occasional starting problems. Usually turn the key, one second delay, then engine turns and fires. It caused me to buy a new battery. Seemed fine after that, but it's started doing it again. Seems to happen on cold mornings. I got underneath to check the starter motor/ solenoid...

Hi. I am having occasional starting problems. Usually turn the key, one second delay, then engine turns and fires. It caused me to buy a new battery. Seemed fine after that, but it's started doing it again. Seems to happen on cold mornings. I got underneath to check the starter motor/...