Recent content by firebladeriderphil

go with a good semi synthetic at 5w/30 and as most poeple on here will point you towards the difflock guys as there stuff is good but i would not use 10/40 as its to thick to give good cold start protection as it will take that little while longer to lubricate the vital engine parts and is also...

all sorted new starter and 4 genuine glow plugs and it fires like new,mr warranty guy was not impressed by£270 +vat for a genuine starter and wanted the repairer to fit a copy part,he was duly told to not be silly or was **** off more like it any way i won and shes sorted,cheers phil:D

sounds fishy to me ,its at the indipendant landrover guy tommorow having a new starter fitted under warranty dont trust main dealer,the click my friend is the solaniod not engaging the flywheel as its not recieving the correct ampage as the brushes are worn out and cant contact the armeture to...

i would ask the wizard you know he will probablly have a better answer than the last reply you got,as for not being fixable when worn thats debatable there are plenty of guys on here with high milage td5s ,looked after well they will give good service,but some will run till it breaks without...

yep, i reckon its the stater but on checkin the battery leads i noticed that the battery condition window was showing clear wich means by the manual its had it and should be changed but a failing battery is listed in the haynes as a possible starter /solonoid cause gona change the battery...

my td5 has just started doing this aswell anybody know what it is and what to do,cheers phil

well you live and learn as i thought the 300 tdi was desigined to the north american emmision regs therefore they had the egr system to comply,but there you go,phil

i wonder how many 300tdi owners had a egr blanking plate fitted from factory as i don't know of any and trust me i have worked on a few of them in my time,has any of you guys had a factory fit egr,phil

hi first of all congratulation's,funny on this and best sorted by a dealer with a good diagnostic set up it will allmost certianly just want resetting,but what ever you do dont mess with the air bag area itself because of the small explosive charge that is used to activate the bag on impact i...

hi yes you will get stuck rather easily on clay or mud,you wont have a difflock on your td5 you have the great traction control used properlly this is better trust me i have had 1 or 2 landy's in my time from 90's,300 tdi's and now a 51 plate td5 adventurer and pull a large caravan in some tough...

hi,i to get water settling on my load space cover if it forms two stains about six inch in from each edge its not the sunroof its the back door seal quite common,open rear door and you will notice at the top there are two allen studs wich hold the outer trim in place the seal forms itself to the...

hi buddy i ran my 95 tdi on good quality mineral based oil 10w40 grade i would keep away from semi or full synthetic if it has not had this oil type from new as you can end up with some nasty oil leaks from some engine seals when the disco has had synthetic after mineral as the synthetic has far...

hi,i dont know your location but i live in notts and i know a landrover specialist who can do the rear bags at 110 a side thats cash of course,recon compressor is about 125 just a thought cheers phil

hi, can anyone confirm that oslo blue is paint code 644,cheers phil

h,i common one this,prise off the rear badge,be carefull,then insert wd40 extension tube and give it some dont be shy with it,this should sort it if not then you are looking at new springs or actuators hope this helps,the wd40 sorted mine,phil