Recent content by ant_harvey

Cheers I will ask CWS, not had any luck on Somerset & Wilts FB, just someone insisting that my truck (that they know zero about would be fine doing a 50 mile trip).

Hi - I'm looking for a recommendation of an indie landy specialist in the Glastonbury area (as close to Street as possible) that can do a gearbox swap on my series 2. I've got the box but not got the time!

A second hand one might have had the same issues, they seem to go for about £20. A new one is more than I can afford. The o rings were less than a fiver and took me under an hour - tested and working fine. As mentioned a more accomplished home mechanic could do it in half that time. No need to...

I took the pipe off and used a socket over the end, a bit of baton and tapped it with a hammer.

Has anyone else struggled with getting the end back in the cooler once the new O ring is on? I really can't get the bleeper back in. Any advice would be helpful, tried a bit of lube.

When Ive sorted out the leaks I will invest in the proper stuff - the rate Ive been getting through it wouldn't make sense. I think this might be the last coolant leak now, next stop is gearbox (the engine doesn't leak at all!), then sunroofs before winter sets in.

It's on a 50% mix but it's a light yellow colour- according to the label it can mix with any coolant and suitable for all vehicles.

Thanks - it's not the pump. Ive just replaced it and it's on the other side of the engine.

Sounds exactly right - I need to get a replacement seal by the sounds of things. Thanks

Hi, Ive been working on reducing the number (not eliminating) of leaks my Disco TD5 (1999) has. I'm slightly stuck on this one - it looks like coolant is coming out of this cylinder below the injectors - see photos. Any ideas on how to fix? Many thanks

Ok, it looks like the engine coolant has somehow got into the PAS - explains milky pas fluid, hot pas fluid and drop in the coolant. So is there a PAS cooler that could have burst a seal and somehow have been filled with coolant?

It looked to me like the coolant was coming out from behind the water pump but this only started as I released pressure on the system, having pulled over due to the needle rising 3/4 of the way - this was 10 mins after I had dropped off the caravan, kids and clobber. The power steering fluid...

Thanks for looking into this for me - I appreciate the help. I'm stuck away from home (Cheshire) with it ATM- if anyone knows a reliable Landy person in the Yeovil area?

Not too sure on the coolant type, it's not lost any before but Ive only had it a month (done about 1200 miles with no coolant or PAS issues). It lost probably a pint or two - I think it might be the seal on the water pump that's gone.

Towing a caravan back through the lanes of Devon today my TD5 Disco (99 Manual) dropped a load of milky power steering fluid from the reservoir- it was very hot. No noticeable change in the feel of the steering. As this was a particularly poor place to stop I thought I'd carry on until I found...