Recent content by shepejps02

Gaskets have arrived today. With regards to coolant use it turns out I have a very small crack in the top of my radiator, have used some araldite to repair it and seems to have done the trick. Will continue to monitor the coolant level hopefully the leak was the only cause of coolant loss...

Had a look yesterday turns out the drivers side exhaust manifold bolts were loose! Tightened them up and instantly the ticking is much quieter, although not completely gone. I have assumed that the exhaust gaskets are gone so have ordered a set of 4 for £9, hopefully this will fix the issue. I...

Thanks for all the responses chaps. Been doing a little reading and I came across something somewhere that stated that a slipped liner would generally only be heard once the engine is warmed up... in this instance the noise on mine is there all the time, just gets slightly more noticeable when...

Gets slightly worse when hot. I am starting to think a possible blow in head gasket? Could that be causing this sort of noise? Just noticed she's using a bit of coolant (no leaks so assume engine is burning it) and when I shut her off there's an odd smell which reminds me of a smell a friends...

Hi, Not sure if I am posting this in the right place but anyway... I have recently bought a 1995 Land Rover Discovery 3.9 V8 ES. When I first bought it about a month ago there was a slight ticking noise but nothing really too noticeable. After a couple of weeks of buying it I changed the oil...

I had thought about giving the re-lining a go myself but then from reading up a bit it would seem it's easier said than done! I have heard that people just strip the head lining out and give the roof a paint? Something else I forgot to mention... car runs fine on gas, but a bit lumpy on petrol...

Hi all, Just bought myself a 1995 Discovery 3.9 V8 (petrol) ES AUTO, covered 170,000 miles, converted to run on LPG a while back (about 2005) has the single point closed-loop injection system I believe (Leonardo) with twin underslung tanks. Systems seems to work fine. I have just renewed the...