Recent content by Intestinalworm

Just an aside, but the Haynes manual (hardcover paper) you recommended some time ago is just great!!! Got a second-hand copy in fantastic condition, but the pages are browning a bit. So many books turn to dust due to crumbling nitrate-treated paper - wonder if they have a cheap way of...

Yes, hardness and pH linked - very soft water can undergo a rapid pH change (to acidic or alkaline); hard water on the other hand is buffered (with carbonates?) and will maintain a stable pH unless a sizeable amount of acid or alkali is added (simplified explanation). Incidentally, I do know...

These patches look good! I think when you run non-original globes the problem is exacerbated. My issue seems to have gone (removed assemblies, cleaned and dried with a hair dryer) - might keep these patches in mind!

If instead I only drain coolant via the 13mm drain plug underneath the radiator (the two underbody plastic shields are now removed) then only 8L of coolant will drain out? If I remove the threaded plug behind the alternator however, then all the coolant drains out - all 13L of coolant? Is that...

Does anyone have a part number for the original 8mm metal hex screws /washers/yellow 'grommets'? I noticed that one screw that was missing was replaced with (but plain at the top - no Phillips screw indent as shown in the one below):

Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) takes its tap water from controlled-catchment areas; the water is soft and is regarded among the best in the world. Notwithstanding that, I will dilute the OAT 50:50 with distilled water, not a huge deal really, but given that distilled water is cheap to buy I...

Well, just took the two original black plastic underbody shields off (one in front of the damper and the other just behind it) - both of the plastic shields held on with 5 x 8mm hex screws with large washers - screw into yellow "grommets" fitted into the sheet metal (I somehow had two...

2003 Discovery 2 Td5 I have a new carbon brushbox for my alternator that I want to install. I also want to fully drain my coolant, flush, and then fill with new OAT coolant and distilled water: OAT concentrate to DW = 50:50. Now I understand there is a threaded plug behind the alternator so...

Parasitic drain eh? Wife said it was 3 weeks of not being driven. Before I stopped driving it and used one of the other vehicles - organising head gasket bits and bobs from the UK - I had checked the battery and it said 12.3V (so a bit low really); so it was low to start with. Will organise a...

Time flies when you get caught up with other things - must remember to disconnect the battery (on any car) if not using it for a week or two +! Thanks for educating me on this - you live and you learn! Looking at the CTEK MXS5.0 as a first step, and then we'll see how we go with the battery!

Geez, didn't know that! New battery?

Battery flat and couldn't open bonnet on D2 Td5, used key on driver's door and got son (lot lighter and more flexible than me) to pop the bonnet lever, then opened the bonnet and removed the flat battery out of the vehicle and checked with multimeter - down to 3.6V. My mistake, had left it for...

I wait 1/2 an hour (probably 10 mins is sufficient). I live on a bit of a hill (street with a decent slope) - if the Land Rover is parked out on the street the dipstick reading will be very different if she's pointing up the hill or down the hill. That's why you check on flat ground - not...

Syphon out - oh yeah, with the viscosity I gather it might take a long time!

Ok, so down the dip stick with 6mm hose - will have a look around then, then I can do everything from the top - especially good on cold days and when I can't be bothered crawling underneath!