Recent content by discohugh

I bought one of the above, it is bloomin superb, cant rate highly enough,tidys the engine bay up as well!

Everything works fine, it was just a query as to what it could be ,it was only a tiny bit which i have now cleaned off, but i will keep my beedy eye on it!. These bloomin vehicles are like ticking time bombs waiting to go off!

As in these you twits......Famous Four - Independent Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Sales & Servicing Specialist - Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Vehicle Sales, Servicing & Repair :p

Anyone used Famous Four for repairs servicing etc, they are an hour or so from me but seem a lot cheaper than my local guys, any thoughts?

No, its not coolant as it is quite thick and slippery(oo er), it is also quite a distinct smell, almost "spicy?".

I was in my missus freebie today and when i got out (passenger) i noticed a pink spec on my trainer so i investigated and found a tiny bit of pinky coloured fluid on a "black pipe,large diameter going to a very large black box". I have cleaned it up with a rag ,the carpet under it shows no sign...

MPG: around town she is getting between 27-30mpg iirc on a run around 38 or so. For insurance try Sureterm Direct, they specialise in Landies we are both with them, policy covers off roading and mods also we have a no voluntary excess policy,between us for my disco and her TD4 total is...

No your not.My wife has a TD4 Auto ES and i am jealous as hell, it is silky smooth tons of torque very responsive and a bloomin doddle to drive on/off road. I have a Disco 300TDi which is very good but around town commuting etc the TD4 wins hands down and insurance is very cheap less than £260...

Darton Fabrications, they are on the web and sell on Ebay,nice kits. Clicky link: Products in this category

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:rolleyes: here we go.......

Your right Shutty, i asked my trusty independent landy garage how much for an oil/filter change on the TD4 and he calmly says around £80 or so +vat. Apparently its the oil cost as it is fully synth..:eek: . Thats why i did it for the total of £5 for filter, 40p for sump washer and...

Thanks for the tip Adam, as the underbelly cover is still off i may do this tommorrow.:rolleyes:

Funny you say that, i have already done a momentus battle with the fuel filter when i replaced the inline fuel pump (both inside rear passenger wheel arch linings), the filter was absolutely seized in its plastic mounting i used WD40 etc in the end i took the whole lot off and mounted it in a...

How annoying was it!!?!. What a pain in the bottom, take off underbelly cover(seized rear bolts), then socket wouldnt quite fit filter cap(filed a tiny bit off now), then could hardly get filter out as the freebie is auto box and aircon so it was all a bit bloomin tight, refitting sump plug and...