1. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    scary its a wild west of tests out there i try to be reasonable but point out to people that moan its your life and the life of the 10 people you kill when you mount the pavement cause of a component failure that is in my hands so if it aint safe dont pass it its all quite clear cut in the...
  2. mecanicalblackdog

    In car tunes...

    you can get a proper splitter for the pre out/rca leads although make sure your amps are the same ohmage otherwise you will cook things best way get a high power head uni u can get 60watt per channel shizzle these days run a two way 6x9 pair of spkrs off this and use a mono amp for sub... pump it
  3. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    the only way a rusty sill should fail on a disco is if the corrosion is within 30cm of a prescribed area i.e seat belt mount , seat mount ,steering component or suspension component etc or within 30 cm of a body mount but as regards these the rot has to be bad enough so that displacement of the...
  4. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    yes rubber or poly all good make um out of wood if you like if there aint no play and its not insecure or seized i cant fail it weird as that seems !!
  5. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    can only advise as (casing slightly corroded) failable only on negligable damping affect/ major leak or security... And yes as long as exhaust system"adequately" supported it is ok
  6. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    if you cant narrow it down due to lack of choices then you must abort vsi search dont ever guess at stuff it will come back and bite u in the ass as you are creating a new vehicle record when you choose one specific model from list if it has a different engine dont worry the only thing you have...
  7. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    Good luck . Buying a landy next then???
  8. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    No an oil leak is only a non component related advisory which a. Is the personal opinion of the individual tester and b. Not a testable item ...if it is spewing so much oil that it is likely to cause injury to the tester or damage to the vehicle or equipment used to test it then you can refuse...
  9. mecanicalblackdog

    Mot questions

    Any advice needed ,i am a tester will try and help
  10. mecanicalblackdog

    Another blatant ringer :(

    interested in bidding on it so have asked him to prove the identity and have signed it with my user name and job title which is VOSA TESTER and i really am too ha ha ha lets see the response??!!?!?
  11. mecanicalblackdog

    What have you done to your Landie today.

    welcome to the world of mud fella
  12. mecanicalblackdog

    biggest tyre on series3

    they are bad ass!!
  13. mecanicalblackdog

    biggest tyre on series3

    excellent thanks for all your advice everyone, will be going for the 265/75/16 soon as my audi is sold on wednesday ,hopefully.(allowing for the fact that e bay harbors a lot of d*ckheads) cant wait new wheels new paint job tinted windows and some chequer plate bits ( yes i know at 35 i should...
  14. mecanicalblackdog

    biggest tyre on series3

    thanks mate reassuring advice with pics to help the£500 i am going to spend does include modular rims but was considering fittin tyre to my existing disco rims think i will take your advice and go for the wheel tyre package looked at paddock think i shall go for the insa 265/75/16 on a modular...
  15. mecanicalblackdog

    biggest tyre on series3

    what rims are you using fella and whats the tyre profile pls :)
  16. mecanicalblackdog

    biggest tyre on series3

    thinkin about it if you have 265 on disco steels and can turn ok the only issue with fitting an 85 profile will be hitting the arches which i can cut as have defender arches to go on waddya think ??
  17. mecanicalblackdog

    biggest tyre on series3

    thanks for mixed advice still bloody confused no one has mentioned mk 1 disco steels will the offset on these allow for 265 85 16 or alternatively 235 85 16 i have been told these are a 7j so assume that a 265 would just about be ok happy to cut into body as have a set of defender arches also...
  18. mecanicalblackdog

    any taboo's

    oh dear i may have to leave,, have just ordered 265 85 16 tyres with black modulars for my series 3 88 i bought limo black tint yestersay its already got twin twelve " 2000w subs and am about to hack into the body work tommorow and paint it satin black..... um it also has a cbr 600 titanium race...
  19. mecanicalblackdog

    Temperemental starting and now dead!

    had an almost identical problem with my 2.25 series three turned out to be dodgy ignition switch the live feed to the coil was arcing on and off so would turn over fine but not catch bloody pain to trace not sure if its the same as yours but check the live side of the coil with a simple 12v test...
  20. mecanicalblackdog

    biggest tyre on series3

    ok so hours of net trawling tells me 265/85/16 on mk 1 disco steels is ok for series 3 but with turning loss , so spacers?? or should i stick to 235/85/16 when forkin out 500 sheets i want to get this right or the missus will be feeding the labrador my balls !! ..p.s its standard height...