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I always tell people you need to be rich or good at spannering to own any old land rover.

I found this in the sump when I took it off for a reseal alongside a socket. Maybe anyone knows if it's something from the engine or some random piece of rubbish? It looks as if it's been flattened. Many thanks

Top tip of the day is find the sticker under the bonnet marked as a percentage, remove said sticker then tester has to test car for an average turbo diesel which is twice as high as the under bonnet sticker says! Much like this cough cough!

Glad I ordered two of those seals for one corner. Allmakes brand, did not measure them, and they were the only ones avail I could get in time for this weekend. And, well, the seller did not say on their website what brand they were. I used a...

Well, one bloke said, 'I haven't seen one that clean in many years' and another said, 'I had Disco one back in the 90's awesome vehicles' he asked if he could sit in it.

Along the lines of? :D I was driving my 300tdi in town last year and some teenager dropped his cigarette and said its a fecking cool car. I think it just looks like a wreck though

Took the sump off for a reseal as it was leaking like a cow. Found an 8mm socket (not mine!) and this metal piece, which I was wondering if anyone knows whether it looks like something out of a 300tdi or just some rubbish.

I use Philips Racing Vision GT200, which are slightly brighter than the Night Breaker + 150, but seem to last about twice as long. My current set have been in for over 12 months. Night Breakers last me about 6 months before failing, so the...

Land Rover owners deleting the extra options on their cars as they just cause more problems. If I am to ever get a Discovery again, it will only be for a very very basic, no option model :vb-disagree:

Mine were leaking too, so I ripped them out - got some .8mm mild sheet; cut to oversize with around 30-40 holes and drilled / riveted to the body with non setting sealant. Going to fibreglass the seems later, sand and paint the whole motor.

I don't know where OP is from, but the problem is that in some countries additional lights can be illegal, like the spots and LED bar in my profile picture. When you have to rely only on the Discovery headlights, I guess those expensive bulbs can...

The trade off is better light output for shorter life, all brands will be similar. I've had a pair of those Nightbreaker Laser +150% for 3.5 years, and a pair of the Nightbreaker Ultimate +200% for 2.5 years without issue though, so it's not...

Drove to Burford and got a couple of comments.

Spent four hours replacing an u joint on the front prop and greased all the others. Grease pumps are so much fun

Took D2 for mot today, passed with a minor defect.

Will get cheaper to just take the fines, cannot jail 75% of drivers for non payment of the fines either.

I am a D2 owner and I have loved it from the day I bought it 15years ago. I wouldn’t drive to Japan in it. If it had a 200/300tdi and less electronic tat, I would drive it to the end of the earth.

Never drive a 6 then.

It had absolutely nothing to do with reliability which is purely a rumour touted by 300tdi owners who didn't want to move with the times as they were frightened of electronic engine management systems. The only reason the Army continued with the...

I ended up paying somebody to rectify down 0.5mm from the shafts after half a dozen of seals failed one after another, genuine LR, Corteco, OEM, NAK included... then fitted the last pair i had some aftermarkets(iirc Allmakes) which are still...

Measure the ID of seals and if it's below 35.9mm they'll fail in no time, 36mm was the original ID of the seals long time ago then at a point for some odd reason they all became 35mm or less which is the same with the OD of the shaft(mudshield)...

That's what i did... including the genuine LRs too which were around £20 each and didnt last

Wow, I have had the same problem on a P38, seal will start leaking within 100km of fitting, no matter what. Just accepted it and have been driving like that as I thought it needed a new shaft and wasn't prepared to throw the money. Will take the...

OEM means nothing these days as long as the brand is not clearely mentioned ... search for TRW p/n BHV236E and BHV237E, you should find them for less than £100 each and these are certainly OEM remanufactured ones which IMO are better than some...

I believe it was already the brass plug, it wasn't plastic. Or it might be aluminium. It's the lip that cracked. Definitely. It's a shady plastic sort of plug and I already had a scare once when I thought I cross threaded it. It takes forever to...

Yup, haven't had any problems since, apart from the fact that I must've tightened the thermostat plug too hard and it broke a bit at the edge... had to botch it with silicone until I get another one with a bigger order from paddocks. Engine...

Our repair still seems to be fine 7 years down the line.

If they were the same size that would be perfect as I have a spare P38A pump as well... zero costs until getting the job done properly later on.

Same on the P38 Bosch pump, we also have the do the two caps on the pum as well. As said back off the bolts holding the head just enough to se the o'ring. Once the o'ring is in place put a smidge of oil around it to help it bed into place .👍

Yeah, I saw Mike's video on it. I'm thinking if it's doable in situ, because I don't have the tools to take the pump off and keep the timing. Those plus a vice and the seal, the individual shipping and duties, I might as well do most of them on...