My indicators sometimes don’t come on when I move the stalk down. Is this a problem with the indicator stalk itself?

When I used a Nanocom recently, it said the steering angle was -171 degrees (I assume it should say 0 degrees), even though the wheels were straight ahead. Is this the clock spring in the steering column out of alignment? Anyone know?

Should a Defender sit slightly tilted forward or should it sit level? My Defender has been made into a camper and if anything, sits a bit low at the back. I’ve been given a set of 1” rear spring spacers and was wondering if I should go to the trouble of fitting them. I have standard height HD...

Not me btw. I was watching a Swiss family on YouTube and they’ve started a trans-America journey; however, this has been thwarted by a broken gearbox. I was watching previous videos and they’ve indicated that they drove their car “like they stole it”! It’s a TDCi 110, pop-up roof, lifted, big...

I went on a greenlane yesterday which had several deep iced over puddles. I have just got in my Landy and tried to reverse it off the drive and it won’t move. It feels like the handbrake is still on; although it isn’t. The temperature was -3C last night, has water got into the handbrake drum and...

My 2011 Puma won’t start. I’ve not used it for a week and when I turn the key, the temperature gauge flicks to maximum. The battery is at 12.8v so it’s definitely not that. I’ll see if I can borrow a friend’s OBD reader.

I have been conversing with a chap from Hong Kong who is travelling around the world in his Defender camper. He says that most of the cupboards in the back of his Defender are on the left hand side and this has caused it to lean too much. What would be the best way to get his Defender back onto...

I bought my first Defender ( a 2011 TDCi 2.4) three weeks ago and now Land Rover are saying that the suspension might fail and it needs immediate repair. Anyone else got the recall?

I’ve just been watching a YouTube video about a guy in the US who rebuilt his Land Cruiser. He had had to replace his engine and he was saying he would rather do that than buy another vehicle and what would he buy instead? He claimed that his choices were another Land Cruiser or a Disco 2...

If the water is say 18 inches deep, what sort of speed do you need to do to create a bow wave? Just chatting the other day with a few mates and none of us really knew.

My Disco has a really bad turning circle, trying to park at the local shop invariably leads to much back and froing and wheel twiddling. Is there anything I can do to alleviate this problem?

I’m worried about replacing the fuel filter on my TD5. It’s not the actual replacement itself but the priming and starting afterwards. Any tips before I give it a go?

New rear shocks fitted on the car today. The old Britpart ones (only a year old) were absolutely stuffed. Front ones need changing now methinks! I bought some new Britpart wheel nuts to replace dented ones and they’re not 27mm across anymore. Can’t fit my 27mm socket on them and a 28mm is too...

My Disco has leather electrically adjustable seats and the base won’t adjust. Is it more likely to be a motor problem or an issue with the switches?

I was on the verge of saying Goodbye to the forum because I have sold my D2 V8 but due to some strange wheeler dealing involving a camera, a box of wine and an X-type Jag; I am now the owner of an ‘03 D2 ES TD5.

Is a fogged up headlight an MoT failure or just an “advisory”?

I used my car the other day and the steering wheel was really sticky and left black residue all over my hands. The inside of the car felt damp as I hadn’t used it for more than a week and the weather has been somewhat less than sunny. The top section of the steering wheel felt the worse. As I...

I met a chap today using waterless radiator fluid in his V8. I can’t really see the advantage is; it runs much hotter than standard (over 100 deg C apparently) and needs a special thermostat; the fluid itself is quite expensive too. I was led to believe that if the engine runs at a higher...

My colleague has had his TD5 chipped and has had a vaiable vane turbo fitted. When he accelerates, thick black smoke pours out of the exhaust. Is that going to be a problem with the new MoT?

Just got back from the shops and there was a black tube trailing underneath the car. I traced it back and it’s the front axle breather tube. I’ve pulled the tube back into the engine bay and zip-tied it securely but where is it meant to go? Does the open end of the tube go into anything?