Recent content by david g

agreed - but if all else is not well they may make the difference between starting or not cheers david g

if the glow plugs only helped emissions when running cold and not cold starting then there would be no point in the timer for glow plugs when you turn the key. Therefore Land Rover think they do help cold starting. Whilst it is true that you only need fuel+compression to fire a diesel engine...

sorry to hear that - are they prone to failure or did you thrash it? cheers david g

Better than messing around with lights and linkages - what you want to know is whether the diff is actually locking or not. - Make sure there is a few yards space in front just for safety and on level ground - Put a bottle jack under O/S end of one axle and raise the wheel just off the ground...

thanx for the help - yes the bulbs are different brightness and nearside connector has melted at some stage. I'll change both connectors and bulbs. That should be an easy fix ..........:rolleyes: cheers David

sorry - forgot to say. 1995 300 Tdi auto

whaddya mean only 22 mpg :confused: I have had 200 and 300Tdi, manual and auto - IMV: 200Tdi slightly better mpg than 300 Tdi manual 10 mpg better than auto removing viscous fan slightly better but on my calculations not pay back the cost of leccy fan for a few years MTs 10-20% worse...

Anyone had this one? When full beam is on there is a continuous ticking from the area around the centre console or heater controls (my hearing isn't good enough to pinpoint it better). The ticking is about 4 ticks per sec - sounds a bit like a relay switching but it is a bit fast ........ and it...