1. frostythor

    MOT Day coming fast

    Mot fast approaching so booked in for Friday, so I replaced a damages front door, (Banged up) the welded up the rust on my front windscreen (Bad Winter), only to get the 3 amigos for the first time, which the lead me to get a used Nanocom, from a Aeromole, replace the MAF sensor, and the air...
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    Disco 2 A Bad winter

    During the winter my screen started to crack and delaminate, on the driver side bottom of the screen, I put a bit of glass glue on it to stop it going all the way, anyway with the good weather and just finishing off the door replacement , I book a new screen I suspected it was rust that had...
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    Disco 2 Banged up

    So after working on my roof I went to pay my Bill when a lovely woman in her little Ford smacked me in the passanger door, it didnt look a lot but the door was dificult to close any way a quick search round and I and I managed to get a Scrap one decent colour match, so I thought thats it...
  4. frostythor

    My Last MOT

    I have 157,000 miles on my odometer, and had only 2 advises on my last MOT on the 1 June 24, ball joint rubber cracking, so all good so far, the last week my brakes started squeaking, this started to get worse, so as I have never had a brake problem and have not replaced then since I got it in...
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    Go Electric or Not

    For all the folk that want to go electric watch this
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    A Sign of the Times

    A Sign of the times, is this the future of our cars https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12983865/Couple-forced-sell-new-Land-Rover-14-000-loss-ONE-MONTH-insurance-policy-cancelled-manufacturer-wont-insure-despite-model-drivers.html
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    RENEW MY INSURANCE...

    Over the weekend my Insurance renewal dropped into my inbox, was I in for a suprise, last year for my 1999, D2 it was £127 fully comp, this year its...£272,.. that an increase of 115%, needless to say I will not be renewing it with Zenith, I called them this morning to see it the could shed any...
  8. frostythor

    How to Fix a Broken Crank

    May be Landrover need to talk to this chap about how to fix a broken Crankshaft
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    Wheel alignment setting for D4,range rover freelander

    Hi While trying help Dutchroger,on his post about D4 wheel alignment I have found another website that has posted on the same problem and have down loaded the two attachments for this sit useful info from Landover about alignment setting
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    Disco 3 youtube video

    I have watched afew of this set of youtube videos of the engine rebuild for a Disco 3, vey well done, there are a full set worth a watch, I have posted a link to the first video below
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    Bearmach Has Gone

    Just read it on another forum, that 'Bearmach' has gone, no web page
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    Disco 2 CLUTCH BLEED

    I posted this on the 10 June 22 So there I was driving in traffic, went to change gear in my TD5, clutch pedal to the floor, so stopped the car into 1st, let the traffic pull away, start the engine in first, pull into neutral , then rev up into second then third, a slow drive the 15 miles...
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    discovery 2 for sale

    My D2 sailed through it MOT yesterday but I saw this, it looks very good so Any one looking for a low mileage D 2 check the ad below https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165473417245?hash=item2686fbf81d:g:Qx4AAOSwiYpidtU9
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    GREEN CAR??

    I posted this on LinkedIn, whats your verdict I consider my car green, not because it runs on batteries, it not solar powered , not a hybrid, it just a 22 year old discovery, I have owned it for 15 years keep it repaired, but I've not bought any replacement in the 15 years, no need, so not only...
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    REAR TC FLANGE SEAL

    I had the dreaded oil leak from my hand brake drum, on the rear prop shaft, a quick look up at the cost of the correct tool LRT-41-012, was not the way to go for a one off use, and so I came up with a novel way to do the job I had ordered a new flange and seal from Bearmach, cheap at about £15...
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    REAR ACE BUSH REPLACEMENT

    Rear Ace bush A few days ago I started to replace the bush mount on the rear anti –roll bar for the ACE Ram, I have done the front last year see the posts I put on .. Shaky front actuator. Well the back is similar but I did learn a few extra tips to pass on You need to remove the drop link to...
  17. frostythor

    WET CARPETS.....

    Last year with my headliner soaked and caving in it was time to do something about it so I removed it and the sunroofs , fixed the both, resealed, recovered the headliner , nice and dry now… But my carpets still soaked…. So yesterday, out came the driver seat then the carpet I took off the...
  18. frostythor

    AC RFEFILL

    Hi well the Sun finally came out, so driving down the road turn on my AC and its .....warm. so I went on line and found video on a DIY on how to regas/refil it, it only took a few minutes to do and I would say its not perfect but its a lot cooler I started out showing about 10-15 psi, after...
  19. frostythor

    TIME AND MILES

    Hi my trusty Old Disco 2, failed the MOT this year on the rear chassis + other stuff I was thinking of scraping her, until I saw she was first registered on the same day as my birthday 31 Dec in 1999, well I just had to repair her, she has just hit 150,150 miles, that's 7584 day works out at...
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    Headliner Replacment

    Hi All well the weather was good enough to let me remove my Headliner it was falling apart and dropping all over, I had found the rear sun roof seal was not in correctly and leaking, and the front sun roof was no even sealing on the roof as I could move it, and it never fully worked as I could...