My current auto is an older one (not fly-by-wire) so a slight variation on the theme if I decide to use this one as a donor but great info if I go with a later engine for the job. Thank you.

I've touched on this a couple of times in the past but it's getting close to being a reality so I need some sound advice please. Due to my accident a few years ago I can now only drive an auto, with hand controls. The hand controls are easy to sort (Jeff Gosling are nearby and they did my...

Drop her into low range so you have greater control and use the engine to brake her. Should be fine as long as you're slow and steady.

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After flying through her MOT this weekend I've given a little more thought to this and concluded that Red is probably up to the task, so she'll be receiving a host of modifications over the coming months. Started on Sunday with a bumper circumsission! On a separate note, Guinness have decided...

Handy one to fall on. Going to fleabay the bars I took off Red but was worried about the cracking coating. For the sake of a couple of hours scraping I may get a bit more for 'em if they look tidier. Top tip.

It's that time again and I've just waited, with baited breath, as Red had her annual inspection. Think I was less worried when my first child was being delivered. Certainly less when the second arrived. I allowed myself a wee grin when the smoke test came in at 0.47 /m (EGR blanked and a...

As for the funny seats, they're fold away 'Dickie seats'. Factory installed Land Rover seats that should collapse so they fit under the parcel shelf, there's a sticker on the seat that shows you how.

Congrats! Joined the disco club about 6 months ago and wish I'd done it sooner. Now, the reason for reported increases in turbo efficiency are likely due to the removal of all the oily gunk clogging up the hose and manifold behind the EGR. Amazing how much crud accumulates after so many...

I just pushed everything back where I found it and decided to live with the windows permanently up before a drove the screwdriver through the f*****g plug and broke the front windows too!

They run at 2 bar pressure so when they go, they GO! Nice link there BTW, sorted.

Could very well be, cooler to trans & trans to cooler, thanks Bolsover. Now to find somewhere that actually stocks them :doh: Anyone have any info on the dimensions?

Have to agree with this. The first couple of chapters tell you what you need for a service and how to do it. Well worth the investment.

...(Contd) As for national cover, I'm well up for extending the coverage as far and wide as possible. Was going to hit all of the local news stations and papers en-route to drill up some support and hope one or more nationals pick up the story along the way since many local rags are tied in...

Heya SF, sorry for the long delay in responding but I only just saw this in my profile (not somewhere I visit that often!). I'm certainly open to extending the project to support other charities, especially if it means increasing the scope for support although I wonder how many can be supported...

Noticed a small leak under the car this morning, traces of red fluid dripping from the auto oil cooler hose so I need to replace before it gets too bad and explodes all over the engine bay! Had a good mooch and I've found a few freds about asking a pneumatics company to replace the hose and...

After many years of wishing I knew how to weld, I bought a Disco, now I have to learn and fast, so I borrowed my dad's (very)old arc welder at the weekend and fixed my wrought iron gate that hasn't closed properly in the 9 years that I've lived in this house. A very steep hike up the learning...

:hysterically_laughi Genius!

Your momma. Strictly speaking, not an engine part, but goes like the clappers.

Just been looking through Red's old MOTs online (marvellous idea) and saw this as a reason for failure on 2 previous tests: "Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault" So, that's 90% of the 300s on the road gonna fail their tests then eh? Stupid light don't go out until I've...