1. darth510

    Cornwall to Oxfordshire

    welocme to brize norton!!
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    TD5 seat belt

    Seat belt changed. No bolts to undo the trim thought. Removed both front and rear seals around the pillar, the pilaar unclipped with metal clips on both sides, had to leaver out a small bracket clipped in at the bottom then just 3 bolts to rmemove the seat belts-takes about 20 mins!! thanks all
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    Freelander Faults poll

    Biggest pece of junk i have ever had the dis-pleasure to own-and then the head gasket went
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    Is the Discovery a 'Proper' Land Rover?

    i have owned a disco 300 tdi a freelander and now have a TD5 and am in the military and have driven all sorts of defenders from the 3.5 v8 to td5's and the best of all was the 3.5 v8 for its grunt, but i would not change my TD5 for anything else. The 300 TDi was good and the freelander was as...
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    TD5 seat belt

    Thanks, will do it tomorrow hopefully all will go well.
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    Vibration / wobble / shake

    my wifes td5 done this last month but at 40 mph!! after invest i found the inner surfaces of the wheels had a fair bit of mud on em as she does actually go off road(rare nowadays too see a landrover off the tarmac i know)-inbalancing the tyres- scraped and hosed it all out and job done.:p
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    TD5 seat belt

    Hi all , the drivers seat belt is stuck on my missus's td5, it comes out about an inch and stops, if you leave it for a minute it comes another inch?? i assume the tensioner is kaput so have ordered a new belt/tensioner. Has anyone evr changes one before as advice would be gratefully received...
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    TD5 tank range?

    i get about 500 miles to a tank?? but tow quite a bit
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    Traction Control Noise on Disco TD5

    Mine does the same too. i think its normal
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    air suspension

    cool thanks, dont fancy putting springs on it, bought a nother bag and got it fitted.
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    Disco td5 shaking

    i had this once on a bmw estate, was told it would be the wheel balancing or tracking. turned out to be one of the alloys was slightly buckled. worth spending a couple of hours putting the spare on each corner to eliminate it ??
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    air suspension

    Hi all, my missus TD5 would 'collapse' every now and again on the right side, the compressor was replaced last year so i knew that was ok, got some info off here and all pointed towards the 'airbag', bought one-not cheap!! and paid for my local garage to fit it(£40)for me as did not fancy that...
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    Air Suspension Help Required Please

    mine does the same, on the passenger side, when you start your engine it will rise up-so long as all the doors are shut-if one is open it wont move, a safety feature of the air suspension.
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    series 2a lights

    have found some old series 2a lights(i think they are series 2-1964 b plate) have no use for them as have disco's-might be useful to some one Landrover series 2A rear lights ,indicaors & reflectors on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 30-Mar-08 16:01:54 BST)
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    headlamp bulbs

    only changed one in 3 years
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    Disco 2 air suspension

    Hi all, my missus's disco(2000 TD5) sometimes sits on its left side if left parked, not all the time but always the left hand side?? i replaced the air compressor last year and all was fine. about 5 months later it started doing this. Do you think it could be just a loose air hose or has anyone...
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    TD5 tc

    Great, thanks for the quick replies, puts my mind at rest, and of course my wallet, thanks to all:) ;)
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    TD5 tc

    Hi all, i wonder if anyone could please help, i was in my wifes TD5 disco yesterday and was in a lot of mud!! as i turned through the mud the traction control light came on and the front wheel area made a vibrating rattle?? anyone seen this before
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    Self Levelling Suspension...

    Brilliant, i paid about £250 for my compressor alone, at £25 fitting that is cheap, but only a quick job, i take it that is not a quote from landrover
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    T.d 5

    Theyr'e not that bad mate, my missus has had her TD5 for two years and a 300 TDi before that-not that expensive to keep on the road and very reliable