hi all, I am in the process of a complete rebuild on my disco 200tdi. I stripped and cleaned the oil pump this afternoon for inspection and both the gears are worn and have minor pitting. However, the casing also has light scoring on it. You can just about catch it with a finger nail. My problem...

Hi everyone, I know this has been covered loads of times before but my carrier is a little different to anything else I can find. I bought a mantec carrier off eBay (322331424840). Went to fit it today along with my new door and found that there was no instructions in the box, not a good start...

just seen this on billing aquadrome Facebook page. "After a full review of the events calendar at Billing Aquadrome, we regret to announce that we will no longer be hosting car show events after this year. Unfortunately we will no longer be able to accommodate these shows to a satisfactory...

Hi everyone, I know the Mantec vs the others has been argued to death on here for spare wheel carriers but what are they like for clearance on the back corner if you have light guards fitted? I am not sure if i can justify spending Mantec money but i would like to keep my light guards if i can...

Hi everyone, I've been looking for a way of moving the alternator on my 110 to the other side of my engine so it will be above the injection pump. It is a discovery 200tdi engine and the reason I want to move it is that the current set up is very tight with the intercooler pipe, pas pipes and...

Hi all, I've got a chassis on the way for my 110 from Richards but I am just wondering if anyone knows if they drill all the holes for the clips to hold the brake pipes and the fuel lines? Don't really want to drill the chassis to mount p clips if possible but I will need all the holes to be...

Hi all, I will be traveling from near Cambridge straight up the A1 to Mexborough (Richards chassis) the first week of August. If anyone has a chassis or anything else they want collecting and delivering along the way I might be able to help Matt

Hi everyone, I am just looking into the possibility of painting galvanised parts on my defender and it seems a pretty complicated process to an inexperienced plainer like myself! The cleaning priming and painting process seems well beyond my capabilities. I was browsing google the other day and...

Hi everyone, Not content with owning one old 110 I am now considering another! It's an early 2.5na 110 commercial that has been off the road since 2001. I went to look at it today and it is a bit of a wreck to be honest! Chassis is completely wrecked bulkhead has the structural integrity of a...

Hi everyone, I have been busy fitting my new raptor centre console over the past few days but in fitting it I have discovered another problem! When I converted my 1987 2.5td 19j to a disco 200tdi I used the original oil filter housing and oil cooler pipes because the parts all matched up and...

Hi everyone, Been ages since I have posted anything on here but I am in the middle of doing a major interior refurb and fitting a raptor centre console so I thought perfect opportunity to get rid of the nasty corroded glass fuse holders and fit some nice new blade fuse holders. Done the...

Hi, I am looking to waxoil my defender soon but before I do I want to give the inside of the chassis a real good clean out. Has anybody ever tried using a pressure washer with a drain cleaner attachment. My plan would be to soak the inside of the chassis to soften all the mud then cut a small...

Hi - Think i have a problem that is getting progressivley worse... My 200tdi disco engine is burning oil at an alarming rate. I have had to top the oil up about every 400 miles recently and i seem to get more and more blue smoke. After any period of time at low revs say for example, driving...

Hi all - Just bought a land meter off eBay and wondering if the can be calibrated if they are not mounted level? Same as this - Off Road Land Meter Inclinometer Land Rover 4x4 | eBay UK Any thoughts?

Hi - Put my wading plugs in today ready for some off roading next weekend and noticed another threaded hole in the top right hand side of the bellhousing. It appears to go straight onto the flywheel so am i correct in thinking that it is to lock the engine up when doing timing etc? Should...

Hi - Noticed a splatter of gear oil on the rear O/S wheel today. Looking through the parts manual they do not list a half shaft oil seal for pre 93 defenders. Mine is 1987, anybody know if it has a seal and if so is it the same seal as the more recent models (FTC5268). Thanks

Hi - i did a quick search but could not see any details of this radio. I am looking at this radio and just wondered if anybody had any experience with it, good or bad? Package Deals & Starter Packs - 4x4 Packages - Basic Offroader : 4x4 - Cobra 19 DX IV EU Package Deal Thanks

Hi - I am doing a tdi conversion from a 19J engine (1987) but i need a discovery throttle cable. Been shopping around and there seems to be 2 different cables available - 1992 - 1994 < JA031012 and 1989- 1991 > JA031012 Does anybody know the difference between the two? Thanks

Hi - Just got a 200tdi that has had a top end re-build. Is there a way of telling its age by the engine number? Any advice appreciated

Hi - I am getting ready to to a TDI conversion into my 1987 110. I have bought an engine which has all its ancileries with it but i was planning to keep my old radiatior from the TD. Will this work? I was going to get an intercooler and fit seperatley but i am not sure where or how i am going...