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    Cheap Glowplugs any good?

    I got some from Paddocks last week about £2.50 + vat each work ok on special at the moment.
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    sodding side steps

    I'm after some side steps in good nick, 95 300tdi es. If any one has some, I took mine of last week to repair them and I would have had to put more metal in than what was good 75% ofthe square box section was buggered and half of the flat plate so I binned them, I live in the West Yorkshire...
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    Temp gauge and Warming up

    Mine takes 2 or 3 miles in busy traffic to start the needle moving in normal weather then the gauge goes to just below half.
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    top swivel

    Any one have more information please, cheers.
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    top swivel

    I thought there was'nt any shims on the ones with abs.
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    top swivel

    Hi guys seviced my Disco today found play in upper near side swivel, I looked at Paddocks site but was confused about what to buy to fix it, they do an upper swivel pin kit for abs is that all I need or is there more parts required eg seal for abs sensor and in the manual it mentions a rialco...
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    Anyone having to pre-heat their 300tdi *three* times each morning??

    I had the same problem last week. I took the plugs out 3 were knackered, Paddock are doing some cheap ones for £2.80 plus vat each got some of them no problems.
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    parts

    No not in Devon I come from Plymouth but live in West Yorkshire now I'm going down for xmas though.
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    parts

    Hi guys 300 tdi due for service, I know its only filters but the local privately owned LR parts dealer charges about £27.00 for the parts not genuine land rover,are the ones on the net ok Devon 4x4 do the kit for £7.55 for example, has anyone had any problems with these kits. cheers
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    Battery

    Hi guys had a bit of trouble with my Disco 2.5tdi its never turned over very fast, so yesterday I tried to start the car left it until heater light went out turned it over wouldnt crack up turned it for 5 or 6 seconds no luck, done that 4 times battery getting flat had to jump it from my...
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    V8 vs TDI ?

    Its a no brainer if you earn about £50,000 a year get a V8, if you dont, dont buy one. I havnt had a V8 but I used to have a 3,2 V6 Isuzu Trooper briliant motor 16 to the gallon roundtown 25 motorway when taking it easy, when some oik in a tuned up Saxo wanted a bit of fun from the lights they...
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    subs in the back

    Thanks for info but I have two aux outputs on the rear of the head unit.
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    Discovery Insurance

    95 Disco ES 8years NCB fully comp age 54 about £285 including breakdown, not bad I think.
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    subs in the back

    Thanks for info has any one else have more.
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    subs in the back

    Hi Guys I've searched this thread and gone back to 2007 but hav'nt found the right answer, I have bought an aftermarket radio for my 95 300es I have put the power and speaker plugs in the new radio and all works fine, but how do you wire up the sub woofer in the rear door there is a narrow plug...
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    Autobox troubles :(

    It may be prudent to put in an additive you can get for auto boxes its about £10 £15 but its supposed to soften any hardened seals and smoothen out gear changes. I put some in a cavalier I used to have that flashed up auto box probs solved that, I'm thinking of putting some in my Disco auto.
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    5 seater to 7 seater

    I have a 95 300tdi ES with coils and 7 seats.
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    300Tdi Auto box dip stick tube - 'o' ring?

    Try some liquid metal, there is some on the market now that is stronger than the origional part and can be drilled and taped ect.
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    Abs

    Yes the blink test does work on a the small blue plug I just need conformation about what terminals to short out, I wish I had an OBD plug because I have access to a reader, the reader for the small blue plug is a special item only used by LR specialist.
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    Abs

    I have a Disco 1 1995 300 tdI ES pre OBD plug just the small 5 pin blue plug on a length of cable coiled up in the fuse box under the stearing column