Recent content by JohnKeane

Suspected worn cam lobe, won't know for definite until it is removed for inspection

Cracked flex plate maybe, remove cover plate at the base of the engine sump and you can then see the plate, just trying to remember if there is a rubber bung that also allows you to see the flex plate ?

I wanted to check the oil pressure to rule out a low pressure problem while investigating a tapping noise, unfortunately the method to connect a gauge as described in the workshop manual is impossible on the Thor engine due to ancilliaries and cooling pipes being in the way. As a work around I...

The vac advance kicks in when cruising on the motorway, at a light throttle the petrol air mix is at its weakest and so the timimg is advanced so the weak petrol mix starts to burn slightly earlier as the mix takes longer to burn than when it is at full strength. With a partially closed throttle...

Thanks, I'll make sure the cable is hidden in the headling before I get one from a breakers

Just looking at compass mirrors on eBay and just wondered how the wiring works, in the comments above it indicates the cable will be in the head lining, does this cable run down the mirror fixing and where abouts is the connector on the mirror, is it behind the plastic surround/cover ?

Hmmm, the modern box is so integrated into the engine management system and extremely complex that In my view too hard. Where as the earlier ZF4HP22 with its basic hydraulic control / kick down cable is simple to understand and would make for an easier task. I once tried to read the manual for...

A few sites have the manuals available online e.g. User Guide

The heater is simple and quite easy and cheap to replace. However depending on where in the world you live it might not be needed, it is there to stop the air intake freezing in extreme temperatures.

I'm sure the workshop manual extras instructions shows taking a power supply wire from the fuse box in the engine bay as a means of supplying sufficient power to run fridges etc. If the socket behind the indicators does have a permanent live then it may be a low Amp supply - worth checking that...

So the problem got worse such that it became undriveable so booked into the local LR specialists who quickly identified the MAF as failing. So a quick if not so cheap fix and all back to smooth running. If anything possibly a little more responsive on acceleration. I should have unplugged it...

Yesterday when out in the Disco for a short distance the engine mis behaved. Just pulled out of a junction then up a slight incline, accelerating and just picking up speed, on a country lane, probably around 20 - 30mph. It was as tho the throttle was on/off/on/off with the foot on the...

After not using the Disco V8 for a few weeks I found I had one noisy tappet, took about 30 - 40 minutes drive before it went completely quiet. I got the car in Sept and it was serviced by the garage before I picked it up ( not a specialist generic Jap Import place ), so I thought maybe I should...

Did my D2 this afternoon, principle the same but did not need to remove the bonnet handle, and some fixings push fit plastic fir trees. Fan unit definitely the same. I did remove the white plastic fan and take the motor out of the housing. I then decided to put a drop of 3in1 oil on both...

Mine is chirping like a cricket in the jungle, it did come from Japan ! I've been putting off doing this job and while delaying it has just been getting worse, so this post is really helpful, I've got no excuses now