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    Engine cutting out!

    Disco 1 300Tdi Auto 97 is periodically cutting out, just as if the ignition has been switched off. I then can't get it going again for what seems ages. I know this subject has been covered before and I have trawled the search facility and taken on board that it may be the spider that's at fault...
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    Iffy electrics!

    Hi I am having a bit of a do with my electrics at the mo. I have a Discovery 1 300Tdi ES Auto and periodically my courtesy lights, rear wiper, front intermittent wipers, heated windows, front and back, and front and back wash wipe stop working. I haven't been able to tell which of these things...
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    Lights and hinges!

    I have just picked up a 1997 Discovery 300Tdi ES Auto that has a couple of problems I need to get sorted. One is that my drivers door has dropped and there seems to be a problem with the top hinge. Where it's attached to the door there are 3 torx screws holding it in place, but there is movement...
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    Self opening N/S front door!

    I have a Discovery 94 300Tdi and the other day I was driving along as usual on a smooth surface when all of a sudden my front passenger door flew open :eek:. My heart just about stopped! I got out and shut it properly, thinking that I probably hadn"t done so to start with, but unfortunately it...
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    Which thread !!!

    I have just had my 94 300Tdi Mot'd and I need a new trackrod end for the front near side. I'm told there are 2 of them,but its the one that at the other end is attached to the steering box. Can anyone tell me if its left hand thread I need or right hand thread. Thanks in anticipation of your help.
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    Oil top up!

    I have a 94 300Tdi and need to top my oil up. The engine has conventional oil in at present, but the question is, would there be any vile reaction if I were to top it up with semi-synthetic oil. I picked it up off the shelf some time ago without looking at it properly and didn't notice...
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    Gone into storage!

    I have a 1994 300Tdi and have found myself having to put my Landy into storage. I have just lost my licence again because of problems I'm having with epilepsy and it will mean the car being layed up for at least 12 months. What I want to know is are there any things I should probably be doing...
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    Oil cooler pipe

    I am off on a very long journey on Monday (1500 miles) and have just discovered I have an oil leak on the oil cooler pipe that goes from the top of the radiator to the rear of the oil filter housing. I have a 1994 300Tdi and I am just a little concerned that this may get worse quickly. The leak...
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    One shot grease.

    I'm just about to attempt a change of oil in my axles and swivel pins. I've been looking at Paddocks site and I see they do stuff called one shot grease for the swivel pins. I want to do the best for the car so can anyone tell me what is best for the swivel pins, oil or grease. I assume if...
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    Locking Wheel Nuts.

    I purchased a set of 5 locking wheel nuts sometime ago for my Discovery 300Tdi 1995. Under normal circumstances I would not need them living where I do, but I travel south to England occasionally and I feel the need to protect my BFG's. I came to try these nuts today and they appear to be too...
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    Urgent advice required!!

    I have started to strip things down to replace my timing belt on a 1994 Discovery 300Tdi and have come to a standstill. I can't get the crankshaft pulley off. When I got to the crankshaft pulley I was shocked to find the bolt holding it on was only finger tight. Can anyone help please by giving...
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    Heavy vibration.

    I have an M reg 300Tdi Discovery with 162k on the clock. Quite out of the blue it has started to vibrate heavily when I acclerate. Also sometimes it makes a really loud clanking noise at the same time just like dragging tin cans along the road as I accelerate and move up the gears. I can't hear...
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    White smoke!!

    Can anyone point me in the right direction. I have just done a 510 mile trip in my Discovery 300 Tdi (1994) and it ran absolutely brilliant. However I have developed a problem with white smoke coming from the exhaust. This happens at that inbetween stage of accelerating and decelerating, when...
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    Gear selection.

    I have recently been looking around for a replacement 300Tdi and the first one I came across was in very nice nick, but it has a problem with its gears. I took it out for a test drive and found that although I could select gears ok on the way up through them, when it came to changing down I...
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    CV Joint

    I have a 1995 dicovery 300Tdi and it requires a new N/S front CV joint. I understand that there were two different joints made for this particular year, a 10 spline and a 24 spline. I have spoken to Paddocks and even though I have my chassis no. they seem unsure as to which will fit my motor...
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    Gear Box Drain Plug!

    A pal of mine came to remove the main gear box drain plug on my 1995 300 Tdi this morning and was unable to shift it. Thats with a spanner and a 4' extension bar. He didn't want to push it any further for fear of doing some damage. Can anyone give me a clue as to the best way of getting it to...
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    CV Joints

    Could one of you good folk out there tell me just how easy or difficult it is to change CV joints on a Discovery 300Tdi 1995. Is it likely to be a specialist job or maybe one for the layman?
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    Clunk clunk clunk!

    Having just sorted my last problem out I didn't think it would be too long before the next one made an appearance. When I turn the car to the right on full lock I seem to be getting a triple rapid clunk. It is more evident when I'm towing, maybe the extra weight on the back, and I'd swear...
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    Gear box oil change, yes or no?

    Having spoken to someone who is supposed to be in the know I am told that gear box and transfer box oil doesn't need changing, it just needs topping up. He tells me that if I were to drain the oil then compare it to the new oil I would be unable to tell the difference between the two. Now this...
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    Door that won't open!

    I have a 1995 300Tdi Discovery and have a rear passenger door that won't open. I live in a place where the car is constantly subject to a salty atmosphere and in bad weather gets sprayed with sea water. A couple of months ago I managed to take the inside panel off the same door when I recognised...