Recent content by MarkMill

I saw a post on Facebook where someone used smooth peanut butter! It looked good but can't see it lasting as long as heating with hot air!

I'm replacing cylinder head gasket on a 1999 T reg Discovery TD5 I've been looking at replacement timing chains and have found that there are several aftermarket ones which are half the price of original LandRover parts. One particular one is made by Bremach are these any good? Also is it...

I've often wondered this one myself? Manual or Auto. Automatic is quite controllable so long as you use them correctly. One thing that puzzles me though is Land Rover don't produce a manual in their new builds if I'm advised right. Surely if Manual is better then why have the designers and...

Hi all, I missed this meeting but would like to meet up with some 'local' people who use this forum. I am interested in greenlaning. Would appreciate it if someone could inbox or message me when the next meeting is going on.

Ok will have a look. Thank you :-)

Does anyone know what make, type of fault code reader I need for my T reg 1999 Discovery 1 300 series v8? I've tried a Mac tools ET50 OBD2 and it says not supported! Any suggestions will be appreciated as I cannot seem to find anything on Internet complient for early Land Rovers only later...

You may be missing the switched +12v from the old head unit. Depending on make of original stereo the wire could be in with the plug from the pre amp line out plug.

I've had a quick look at this plug. It looks as though it has brown and red power wires, some green and blue wires which could be speaker wires and the black 'ribbon' cable could be d2b data ie control wires. I suspect that this could from the stereo head unit and has fallen down around the...

Looks like I'm going to be using the girlfriends car to work then! Keep the Discovery as a weekend car.

I've not long bought a 1999 Discovery 3.9 v8 auto. My question is about fuel economy. I regularly do a short journey to work of about 6 miles on urban side roads. In about a month from now I will be moving house. From my new home I'm going to be traveling about 18 miles but mostly on a...

Are you sure it's not a r960. If its a Philips Radio Cassette then I may be able to help as I worked at Philips 1987 to 2000 repairing all the OE Rover radios.

Hi, thank you for your replys. I am interested in the laning group that are near me. Could you please tell me how I contact them? May very well visit the Bristol and West show if I'm free that weekend. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys! Mark

Hi, I'm new on here, hello to everyone.:) I've searched the site and just wondered if there is any social events or regular meeting in the Birmingham or North Warwickshire area. I will update my profile soon with some pictures.

Just joined your forum. Would like to say Hi and get to know what goes on here! Mark :)