I run my Disco 2 on veg oil 60% Diesel 40% veg oil and it really makes the engine run quite.

I have had different places replace the oil seals and flanges,I spoke to a mechanic at another landy place and he was telling me that he has had 2 or 3 like that and he had to replace the shaft as the original shaft had a slight wobble on it and it must of been from new,I went on the DVLA site...

1999 TD5 Disco Auto 2.Every time MOT comes the morning of the test i take disco in to have a new rear oil seal and flange £125 take for MOT all's well.About a month later hand brake doesn't work so leave it 12 months until test then same procedure again been having this done for 5 years now and...

Longer the aerial ( Within Reason ) the greater the distance you will TX/RX.For green laning a shorter one would be OK.Cary 2 a long and a short aerial.I use mag mounts towards the rear of the roof on my disco.I nearly always gets a good swr,Gutter mounts again OK but i sometimes find that the...

Hi i have a 50 Ltr oil free 2 HP compressor to sell only a couple of years old great condition very similar to the one in machine mart book page 140 no 6, For £299.........I want £125 cash.......The reason i'm selling is that i won a much better one just before Christmas from a L/R Mag.Its...

Got my 1999 TD5 Disco MOTd,So that's sorted for another year i noted on the mot paper that last year i did 3,500 miles,The mot place that i take it to each year,, I say how much this year the answer that comes back has been the same for about the last 4 years £35.:cool:

Im Happy,My 1999 TD5 disco passed its mot yesterday,Mind you every year before taking it to have its test i have the hand brake stripped and new oil seal fitted as the hand brake,Transmission brake what ever..Stops working about 2 months after its been fixed,So this year i said while you fit a...

On the classic that i had 1990,When closing the top tail get it often opened a bit.Then i found every time i opened the glass tailgate i flicked the gold colored catch up with my finger then it closed and locked proper,,Did that for years,

Whats all this CCA crap or whatever for a battery measurement ?????.Whats the matter with Amp Hours !!!!!!! Or MPH instead of KPH that news and sport readers like to use,This is the UK its MPH ?? Feet/inches instead of cm !! OK i will give you that one.Same as a torque wrench why have the media...

Having gone through the which battery to get ??????? The only one worth getting ( Non gel type ) is the 85 amp hour Bosh,Fitted one to my 2 transits and last autumn my disco 2.The worst battery,s Ive ever had was Newmax as on sub zero mornings they never started the transits or my disco.So...

Can i assume its a V8 and not a diesel ??Where is the aerial mounted ? And what type of aerial fitting ? Mag mounts are normally quite good at eliminating interference,Gutter mounts may attract more interference especially if the mount near the front.If you have mounted your CB on top of your...

Have you considered swapping your land rover for a boat.:mil75:

I bought a small CB and put it in my center cubby box (Disco 2) ,Picked some power up underneath it,The mag mount on rear of the roof,Cable through inside top of back door,Run down side of door pillar into cubby box,Small extension speaker jobs a good un.What worried me was mounting it on top...

Last month i bought a new 85 AH Bosch battery for my TD5 Discovery from a car spares unit in Leamington Spa,Cost me about £85,But before i removed the old battery i put a 12 volt supply onto the battery leads,Wife held the crocodile clips on the red and black leads under the bonnet with no...

Before you buy a van price up the costs of a few simple items ie brake discs pads clutch etc.I have used vans for 30 years now and the only van i would recommend is a transit,The one i have at the moment i have had for 10 years now and the only things i replaced was the discs and pads and a new...

Hi all,I don't want to hijack this thread but how do you stop a TD5 engine if it starts to run after you switch off the ignition ???????? Just so i can be prepared if my disco decides to rec itself.:mad:

Decided to fit a new Battery to my 1999 TD5 Discovery,I bought what i think was a really good battery Bosch all ways use them,£86.It was a job trying to get the battery with the red and black terminals in the correct standard position but i managed.Open bonnet put socket on the metal holding...

Thanks for the replies.OK i will try and source a new pair from ?????From some one like euro-spares.:rolly:

I noticed the other day the rubber blade was ripped on my 99 TD5 Disco,OK nipped to the independent L/R place by Leamington Spa bought a replacement blade £10.60 came home went to remove the old blade drivers side,Only Land rover could make there fitting different to any manufacturer !! after...

I changed discs and pads on my TD5 £100 all in from MxM (they have double page spreads) in most mags took me a Saturday afternoon to fit and they work well,