Recent content by John366

I'll give it a go. I'm going to quadruple check yet again that I have reconnected it correctly and then I'll gaffer tape the hose and put a hose clip over the rupture to prevent leakage - hopefully that will be adequate to hold it whilst there is no back pressure. Thanks for the advice - I'll...

That's a reasonable question given my previous postings. I photographed and drew sketches of the assembly before I dismantled it. I checked and checked again as I reassembled it. I checked again after the two poppings. I'm sure it is correct.

I’ve had a 2000 Discovery 2 V8 ES since 2009 and generally have not had much trouble with it. I fitted an LPG system. I experienced and fixed the three amigos warning fault, plated the corroding rear chassis members, changed the rear air suspension cylinders and the front suspension turrets...

I have a 2000 V8 with ACE which is displaying the same problem. Gradual drop of fluid in the reservoir (high to low in about a week or 200 miles) and slow drip of fluid from two points, one from one of the pipes to the rear and one from the front. I'm not sure if the front leak is in a pipe from...

Confession time. When I posted the original enquiry I failed to mention one very relevant point. Two week earlier I had fitted an LED reversing light on the rear near side roof pillar. I spliced into the reversing light wire and carefully drilled a hole to take a self tapping screw for the...

Thank you to everyone for your help. I shall have a search in the suggested places and see what I can find. If all else fails I shall follow the replacement suggestion. Your suggestions are all very much appreciated. I'll let you know how I get on.

I think I know the answer to this problem but someone may have seen/solved it before so here goes. I have a 2000 V8 Discovery 2 with about 90k miles on the clock. Generally most things are OK and what you would expect for a Discovery of this age. It recently failed its MOT on steering knuckle...

Long time to post a follow up but:- I fitted the Flowflex bushes using grease to lubricate the steel inserts inside the polyurethane bush. I tightened the nuts to about a quarter of the Landrover specified torque, used new nylocks and applied Loctite blue thread lock to all the nuts. Four years...

I too am half way through replacing the watts linkage bushes with Flo-Flex components. I too have one bush that has collapsed at about half the designated torque. The item is being replaced FOC by the supplier who comments that this problem is not unknown to them. I too have e-mailed Flo_Flex...

And having removed the front prop shaft I discover that the part of the Carden joint assembly that is attached to the shaft is broken - the casting has fractured around the cross piece ends. So I'm off for a look at the local breakers too. I see there is a kit on e-Bay for £65 which provides...

My V8 is on 58,000. I'm changing the front prop shaft as the double UJ has collapsed. I've had to refurbish all the brake calipers and I have an intermitant fault which lights the three amigos. Other than that the only problem is the fuel consumption.

Thanks for everyones help. I fitted the new switch assembly without any trouble and the problem seemed to go away. However 800 miles on it is back although very infrequently. I'm going to look at the rewiring suggestion and also the waterproof plug. Again thank you to everyone.

Glad to have helped. Mine stopped chirruping for about 300 miles and then started again. As we were on holiday I just pushed what grease was still in the coupling around and back into the coupling and the problem stopped. About 200 miles on it has started again so I'm about to take the front...

I have year 2000 Disco II V8 with a Wabco modulator unit which helps to control the flow of brake fluid to the brakes when ABS, Hill Descent or Traction Control are required. I have recently experienced the dashboard "ding" accompanied by the three warning lights for ABS, HDC and TC coming on...

I have the same vehicle and had the same symptoms. At very low speeds when pulling away I was getting a churr rather than a chirrup but as the speed increased or if applying acceleration in the 20 to 40 mph range then it was a chirrup. (What a good word to describe the noise) Because we couldn't...