I try to get back (UK) about every couple of months for around a month to 6 weeks. The season, for the pool service industry, is at its busiest in June, July and August. That's when we get the most problems. Then from the end of September/start of October, as the weather starts to get colder...

I'm from Congleton in Cheshire, not too far from Stoke on Trent and about 20 miles south of Manchester. How about you? I have a company, in Florida, servicing and repairing residential swimming pools. So I have to spend quite a bit of time over here. I am back in the UK from the end of...

Your probably right, from a resale point of view, but I will probably hang on to this (and the 1996 tdi I already have in storage in the UK) until I am scrap. A pleasure to speak to you, I will keep an eye open for your posts in the future. I have to turn in now. Regards, Duncan

I'll definitely keep a close eye on things when she gets back. There is someone doing diesel conversions over here now but they are importing 300 tdi's from (I think) Lincolnshire at $10000 (yes I really did say $10,000) and fitting them for god knows how much. You would really have to love your...

I'll try when I get it back on Tuesday next week ( labor day Monday so everything shut) I am actually a Brit expat so officially allowed to call LR weird :D. Really appreciate your input on this, the wife thinks I should just cut my losses and scrap it :eek: but I have every intention of...

Thanks. The problem here is finding someone that is experienced with these weird foreign vehicles. I think there is a British guy on the East coast that has a LR garage so I may try to contact him. The current analysis was done with a plug in analyser which showed up the misfire and the fact...

That's the funny thing. They say that they suspect head gasket failure but there is no pressurisation in the header tank, there is no cottage cheese on the oil filler cap, there is nary a trace of steam from the exhaust. The engine ticks over fine and I have left it ticking over for 15 - 20...

So, I've had the list of things that need doing back from the garage and their advice was to sell it! ABS pump knackered Valve covers leaking Leaking coolant and oil from Cylinder heads Misfire between cylinders 5 and 7 (head gasket suspect) Engine front cover leaking Power steering pump...

Thanks Dave. Yes the plan is to go through from front to back changing all fluids and filters and making a list of things to do. :)

Just ran outside to take a few, crap, pictures.

It doesn't seem to lose much, and its definitely not head gaskets (no emulsion, no pressurisation of cooling system) just drips a bit and smells of coolant. Oil is not from engine, I don't think its power steering but there is 2 metal pipes bottom of block running towards gearbox on drivers side...

Picked up a new addition to the fleet on Monday, a 2001 4.0 Disco 2, white, with tan fake leather inside. Has a couple of issues:banana:Coolant leak (not too bad but needs investigating) I also think that the transmission oil cooler may have a leak. Apart from that not too bad (Oh yes. I...

;-) will do. Doesn't seem to be as many as there was but they certainly are hard little buggers when you find one. A bit like hitting an armoured badger.

Yes, about 40 minutes NE of Tampa (or East on I4)

Its quite a way south from Jacksonville. West of Kissimmee and North of Lakeland. In Polk county. Not too many posh fookers here (except tourists) Lots of Brits tho (but you cant have everything ;-)

My ABS light was on for the mot. the tester said as long as the light wasnt showing he didnt mind how I extinguished it. in fact his suggestion was a piece of tape. I took the bulb out and he passed it. Its a 1996 300tdi