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UPDATE: I've now got back on this job after coming off shift and a small holiday. Got everything built back up and started the engine to check for leaks and it was worse than before I started. Coming from a different place though so I stripped everything down again and found that the leak was...

I didn't have any of the right gaskets or O rings for both the oil filters so I've had to order those. The main cooler gasket was leaking from both of the lower oilways. This where I am currently.

I have a box full of TD5 gaskets and seals tucked away somewhere. I need to find it and see what I have. Luckily, I'm not in a rush to complete this job so if I don't have what I need I can order at my leisure.

Thanks Sierrafery. I see no evidence of oil in my coolant but I've bought a complete oil cooler repair kit. Might as well do it for all the work involved so hopefully I'll not be doing it again.

I've had an epic oil leak for a while now and think I've finally tracked it down. I've just done a load of work on the Disco and noticed that oil was pooling on the lip of the block under the oil cooler with the engine running. I cleaned it up and started the engine again and sure enough there...

Well, absolutely no luck getting a box locally so I've had to bite the bullet and order a recon box. Mucho expensive. The one I might have had locally is in a scrap Disco owned by one of those hoarding maniacs who just won't let anything go.

I'm possibly getting a used one local to me. Waiting to hear from the guy who tipped me off. I don't really fancy spending close to a grand for a recon box but if this doesn't pan out I might have to.

Yep, completely fecked. When I took the bell housing off it became apparent that it had snapped as it just flopped to one side. Surprisingly, when you turn the bearing the gearbox works but there's lots of movement on the shaft. Not sure if that's because the end plate is off mind. Never worked...

I think the input shaft is also fubar. It's very loose with a ton of axial movement.

Anyone have one for sale and can ship to Shetland for a reasonable price?

The manual gearbox in my Disco 2 has exploded internally and I'm struggling to find a replacement locally. However, I have a Disco 1 gearbox here that looks identical apart from the ident numbers. Is it a straight swap? EDIT: Hmm, this might be a superfluous question. I've just measured the...

Been a long time since I posted any updates here. Really haven't had anything to post and this one's just a little job but it's something I should really have done while building it. Oh well, better late than never. I finally got around to fitting an Anderson connector under the bonnet where the...

Thanks for that. I'll try them.

I have decided to replace the steering box in my D2 as it's pretty worn and wanted to get a refurbished unit as new ones are very expensive. However, speaking to John Craddock, it seems that refurbished ones aren't available for my chassis number, only new. Mine's a late 2003 model and the part...

Funnily enough that's what my MOT tester said when I presented it for the first time after the rebuild. And congratulations on getting it back on the road.