Recent content by darren m

Sold sold sold :)

still here , i,m at NG12 ( Radcliffe on trent ) just off the A52 if anyone is interested

still got this , sitting on my drive , its just too good to scrap. still got 5+ months mot body work and paint is better than i,ve seen on a lot newer or more expensive discos boot is solid , takes my weight 18 stone new rear arches are fitted drives great As 7 CD interchanger...

if anyone is interested i,ve just dug out the mot , somebody asked about the milage its only done 5,000 since the last one with no advisories at all. never been off road etc , lady owned (by my wife ) for last 7 years

Land rover discovery 1 for sale is my discovery 300tdi 1996 N plate Auto box , 7 seater , freestyle alloys , sunroof , driver and passaenger air bags , LR bull bar etc its biritz blue in colour , 200,000 miles , very good engine and gearbox , good to average condition for year . recently...

seems ok so far , just need to take it out for a longer drive. where in notts are mate?

lads - this is gonna sound strange , but as a last resort i thought i would try the "penny trick" and suprise suprise the belts have fallen back into line again. so it means one of the pulleys must be out of line , but which one , could it be the tensioner itself all though all looks fine...

lads thanks for the replies heres where i,m at. its all back together and running , i,ve just been outside and had another look while its ticking over. the belt as it goes round the waterpump pulley is being pushed off the pulley to the right front edge . its hanging over the edge of the...

i hope not , it was a pig to do , could,nt get the viscose fan off . pump as been working fine . did it make the belt really tight to refit how did you rectify it please. anyone else have experince of this cheers

I fitted a new water pump to my '96 300 tdi this afternoon after a bearing collapse a leak and a belt shred : also fitted a new serpentine belt but now it keeps edging off the WP pulley by about two mil, just enough to sit on the flange of the pulley where it make a hell of a noise and it's...

just a thought after looking at that pic. when i did my EGR should i have put the original copper gasket back on as well. all i put on was in the kit ie thin gasket , blank and bolts thanks

back on the road , and showing a good bit of improvement . smoked like hell at first all black and sooty , but seems ok now. just like to say thank you all for the help and advice you have given me , i could,nt of done it with out you cheers ps. used Rimmer bros for the parts , excellent...

it looks dry but will put some high pressure through it from my divers bottle and leave it a few hours. than get the airdryer on it there are a few flakes of dried stuff shaking out of it , will that be a problem thanks

whoops only just seen this so how long should i leave it for to evaporate , i used 3 bottles of white spirits . was hoping the sun would help me out . maybe ill get the airdryer on it. should i have washed it out with water after( i did,nt ). what will happen if its not dry please , worried...

couple of hours this afternoon and everything is off. all intercooler and tubo pipes , EGR , and intercooler its self:). they are filthy , gonna be a massive task to clean them:(. new hoses and blanking plate have just arrived , so far so good:D. i had to take off the airflow sensor thingy...