Yes, will only know once I open it up - I never bet on certainties, there are always surprises!;)

Just Googled ERR7155 - says for: "Discovery 2 Td5 to vin 1A736339" My D2/Td5 engine no. is 3A797282 - so I guess I don't have one of these gaskets in the rocker cover?

Amazing - never even knew this existed! So, it's contained within the camshaft/rocker cover? I just thought it might be from another vehicle! He did say D2/Td5 unused bits and bobs. Learn something every day - ERR7155!

Old friend just gave me a box with some unused Land Rover (supposedly Discovery) parts and bits and bobs. Recognised all except this (fibre gasket)? Does anyone know where this is from (I have a 2003 D2a Td5 with a 16P engine):

Surprised there is no third-party fix out there for this yet?

I've read a bit about the various Disco (and Defender) models. I like my D2 Td5 - they grow on you; the good thing is there's plenty of info out there in the public domain (including here) and parts are readily obtained most of the time for a decent price. My son just got his licence and wants...

Yes, for integrated vacuum pump to get an air-tight seal.

Great pics there! Looks like this is a common occurrence after a while? Crush washer and/or the return hose!

Mine was the same! Oil and grit makes for a great cutting fluid! Still have the old alternator - maybe one day I'll see if I can repair the slip-rings; auto elecs not interested anymore - not economic to repair!

Can definitely vouch for this!!! Oil sprayed all over the bottom front (around thermostat) and also soaked the alternator. The oil combined with grit acted like cutting fluid on the alternator rotor copper slip rings - destroyed them! Got a second-hand Denso alternator (AUD 40) from a wreck...

Getting a Haynes soon for the Disco 2 Td5 - should arrive from the UK hopefully tomorrow. Postage generally over here is terrible at the moment with Covid delays and everything else - wait times are double/triple what they were - whole system constipated, especially if you're relying on...

Thanks for that, have RAVE on my laptop and expecting a copy of the Haynes manual tomorrow. Ordered all the bits and pieces (parts) I know of from Paddock Spares in the end - hopefully I'll have them in a week or two from now (being posted to Australia). The Rislone Head Gasket Fix has done...

Sounds like something mechanical. The laser thing apparently happens a lot with CD and DVD players - fine dust must just build up over time until a tipping point is reached - just won't read/recognise discs. I imagine thousands of players have been turfed over the years just because of a dirty...

Wife just went to buy a Carl's Jnr burger for our son - can't see the attraction myself! He's been going on about it all morning! Power of suggestion - can't get Carl out of my head - he supplanted Victor!:D Okay, all good then - thanks for the practical feedback re Elring and Reinz. (Edited...

I've decided to go with new bolts from Paddock Spares (OEM - Victor Reinz); budget doesn't stretch to LR Genuine anymore with the price of fuel, energy, food, and everything else, here in Australia at the moment! Likewise with the head gasket itself, I'll also go with Paddock Spares - Elring...

Oh, using the old bolts? Turner Engineering sell bolts by a company called AMC (made in Spain) - told me they were "at least" equivalent quality to genuine LR bolts. Need to do a bit of thinking about the bolts!

Another type of IPA (of the alcoholic variety) is welcome when it works again and you realise you've saved a perfectly good piece of kit from landfill!:D:p

The Iso Propyl Alcohol (IPA) cleans but leaves no residue behind. The laser lens looked clean to me, but once cleaned with the IPA and the cotton bud, it's been good as gold ever since! YouTube videos out there explain the simple process; if it doesn't work then you can adjust a couple of tiny...

Just fixed a Pioneer dvd/CD player of my dad's - not reading discs. Only took 5 minutes - just took the housing off and cleaned the laser with a cotton bud and some IPA and now good as gold - my dad was surprised it was so easy to fix - so was I!

2003 Discovery 2 Td5 16P engine 1-hole head gasket Just after any tips/advice re things to watch out for and parts/tools/consumables required when replacing my head gasket - reassurance more than anything else as I haven't directly replaced a head gasket before! Hoping some experienced heads...