Recent content by gingerbeemer

R380 auto I believe. Mr AA man thinks its a siezed selector cable?? Possible? If so, how easy (or hard) is it to replace?

Hi all, Whilst driving my R reg Disco 1 V8, today, I tried to reverse off the drive and now the bloody things stuck in reverse gear! Wont budge! Gear shift wont move, plunger seems fine and there's been no odd noises coming from the box or anything. Any ideas?? Thanks

p.s judging by your username Sparky Steve, you may know a bit about vehicle electrickery?? If so, can I tap you for some further info??:D

Thanks mate

Funkykipper, I'm in Wiltshire near Trowbrige if that helps?? The history with mine is that it doesnt have EDC but does/ did have DDS which failed just prior to Xmas. I removed the DDS block from the back of the fuel pump and just put the ignition feed onto the solenoid to get me going. Within a...

Cheers funkykipper, I'm tearing my hair out here!

Okay so finally got around to looking at this. I do have the immobiliser function so clearly, not too simple. I like the idea of getting rid of the ECU altogether and fitting the central locking kit. Can you fit a direct ignition feed to the starter solenoid to bypass that side of the immobiliser?

Hi, Does anyone know which colour wire that goes into/ out of the alarm ECU is the one that tells you if the doors are open and controls the interior lights? Vehicle is a '98 plate 300Tdi auto. Cheers

Hi all, Does anyone know if its possible to remove the alarm system completely from a Disco1 but still keep the central locking? My alarm system is playing havoc at the mo and its just not work spending the money on getting it fixed. I'd be happier to remove it but I'd ideally still like the...

Ok, bit of an update. I've renewed the MFU now with a known good one and the following has happened: 1. Now my interior lights wont come on 2. The "key in ignition" noise has returned 3. I still have no rear wiper 4. I still get the double beep when I lock with the blipper On a further note, If...

Hi all, this fault is attached to another fault I've already listed but still need some help please. I have a 98 model 300TDi auto Disco 1 and recently I had to remove the Digital Diesel Solenoid (non starter). After taking the ignition feed from the three DDS cables, I got the vehicle started...

Ok, thanks anyway. Think I'll relist this as a seperate fault and ask for help again. Cheers

Yeah, sorry about that. Kind of wasnt adding 2+2 together properly!:doh: Its a 'V' reg 300TDi Auto. Not sure on spec (as I think it may originally have been intended for export but never whent) but it has no airbag system, no sunroofs, no leather but does have aircon. Fairly basic other than...

Thanks aston, I'll try that procedure out. I presume, if when going through the diagnostics, you dont get a beep this means that system is at fault? (within the MFU or the circuit itself?). One other thing is that this fault only materialised after firstly removing the digital diesel solenoid...

Thanks again guys, I'll double check the door switches again but with all the other faults that have come up, the MFU is looking more likely. The ebay one looks like a nice option..... Do these need programming to your Disco though??