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Hi by a new one do you mean a servo ? or a seal kit (or are these a pain to do) Cheers Ian

Hi Jamesmartin. when the pedal is pumped you can see the fluid pumping back into the res, which also has a small amount of black deposit in the bottom thanks

Re: poor brakes Pt 2 Hi I have now converted 200tdi calipers to fit my 3oo tdi with new flexi's/pipes and a couple of T pieces. + disc and pads (just don't ask!) I now have brakes that actually stop the vehicle rather than just slow it down. However ! I have a spongy pedal that pumps up ...

Hi Following on from excellent advice I have now converted the 200tdi calipers supplied to fit my 3oo tdi with new flexi's/pipes and a couple of T pieces. I now have brakes that actually stop the vehicle rather than just slow it down. However ! I have a spongy pedal that pumps up ! I have...

Hi, I am considering purchasing a Freelander, I want diesel and 5 doors and looking for around a year 2000. Any advice on what to look for, good ones and bad, known mechanical faults, rust areas etc and what sort of price range. Many thanks in advance

Again thanks for info. The disc are solid (non-vented). Does anyone have a picture of how the mod should look as I am unsure what I sould be aiming for. Cheers Ian

Hi Many thanks for the replies, it does indeed sound like Padocks have sent 200 tdi calipers. I realised that there was something wrong with the wide selection of nipples plus the wrong hole sizes for the 2 fitting bolts and the pad retaining pins. After double checking Paddocks website I...

Hi I have poor brakes on my 1995 Disco (manual). they feel a bit spongy, don't have much feel to them and I have to press hard to pull up sharply. I have just fitted new disc's pads and calipers as the old one were knackered. (Incidentaly I got the lot from Paddocks and the calipers have 3...

Hi I set off on my way home from work this evening, after travelling only a few hundred meters I realised that some thing was wrong with my clutch. The clutch pedal won't press all the way to the floor, it goes so far then goes solid, and when I try to engage a gear it wont go in and...

Hi I have a P reg Discovery 1 300tdi that I have lost the locking wheel nut key. I have looked closely at the nuts and all they have on them is a number 5 and not a letter. Does this mean anything to anyone ? Thanks in advance Ian

Hi I have a 96 P reg 300tdi Discovery with a water leak. looking at the engine from the passenger side and the water runs down the side (near the front) of the engine block. There is a gasket where the leak appears to be coming from but I don't know what to order. its a couple of inches back...

Hi My mate ownes a 1997 300TDi manual thats done a genuine 80K miles. This vehicle has never missed a beat for him until today. He had just driven 1/2 a mile maily up hill and it suddenly lost power, made a few strainge noises as if it was only running on a coupe of cylinders then died ...

Yes they do go off, but I turn the lights off before the engine ? Ian

Hi guys, this weeks fault on my 1995 P38. When I stop the vehicle and turn the lights off then the engine, the lights come back on ! A warning come on the dash saying something like lights dely on, this has never happend before. If I put the key back into the ignition the lights go off...

Hi The continuing saga regarding my 96 P38 A month ago I changed the compressor inc the exhaust valve thing ! as the old one was very tired. This week I have had the eas reset, as last weekend all the height setting lights came on for no apperent reason. The mechanic said the fault was...