Sorry, only laughed at that cos the one thing I don't have over here is any of my welding gear. 🤣

Meanwhile found this, but it all involves removing and stripping the block. :(:(:( https://www.pmeengines.com/main-cap-alignment-and-modifications#:~:text=In%20cases%20where%20damage%20such,will%20be%20bored%20and%20honed.

I haev been wondering for a little while now why the oil pump bolt isn't anti-clockwise threaded to stop it undoing in situ. Talking completely off the cuff here as the thing may be spinning anti-clockwise anyway.. You can tell I have yet to look into it!

So we are talking about a main bearing cap then? Or are we? I am wondering how it can be heavily scored yet the crank is not. you may find this thread of interest https://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/294818-td5-engine-bearings-have-i-stuffed-up.html

Turns out that Axa may only have had one payment and that PP took two. According to a forum on their website, this happens quite a bit. This would explain Axa's responses to W's demands for a refund! I feel a bit like a barrister who has not been well briefed by his solicitor. W not maybe...

This thread DOES mention the ball bearing. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/making-your-ignition-key-work-in-a-disco-2.359475/

Have a look here, there is bound to be summat in it for you. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/search/6094146/?page=2&q=ignition+switch&c[title_only]=1&o=relevance

Firstly I think this is what you might have been looking for: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself.20/ Secondly, if there is a spring in the switch (Which there must be) then there is also a mech to stop it pushing the rotating part of the switch back too far. Having taken my...

Here is a salutory warning about PayPal. W paid for our health insurance back in April or so. for a policy costing £389 odd. This covers both of us for dire emergency treatment over here for 5 months odd. She paid through PayPal. She then noticed that Axa had taken this payment twice. PayPal...

Well noticed! 🤣 🤣 🤣

I appear to have nodded off and woken up in a Bhuddist Sect, or summat! :eek:🤣

WHY???!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Can't you just leave the blasted thing off? Or does it have to be there to pass some gubmint test? My Disco hasn't seen an under engine guard thing in all the time I have know it. Hard tio believe it ever had one!

Ahem. Exmoor trim is NOT original Land Rover. It looks as if some previous owner has done an Exmoor trim job. Believe me the flap at the end is about 2 to 3 times as wide on an original. I took the originals off both front seats in my Disco 1 Anniversary and they had both been STUCK down. Not...

Nice to be right for once, but sad for the OP who now has a lot more work to do to fit a new conrod.

Sadly I expected this, I had a feeling all conrods were manufactured as a whole and then the two ends were cut, or am I wrong?

Great to know you got it sussed and then fixed!

I am aware of this. The auto box sump also had a plug I could not undo as it was rounded off. In that case it was easier, I emptied what I could out of the filler plug then very carefully took the sump off. amazingly I didn't spill a drop! TBH I do not think there would be very much residual...

Bad weather has been forecast wrongly for two days now. I went like mad to fix her car in the heat, shouldn't have bovvad. But now it is very still and sticky (ooh matron!). Fink it might turn into a storm soon. Enjoy your SUNday folks!! :):):)

Trubble is I am in France and I don't fancy taking the sump off on the gravel and weed riven drive. It isn't replacing the bolt that bothers me tis removing and replacing the sump. Especially as I haven't been able to remove the sump plug for years so have had to change oil by syphoning or...