Recent content by slim jim

Thanks for all the replies, genuine oil filter it's a part I never skimp on with any vehicle. I follow LR time on YouTube Christian is very good, he has all the tools though. Went to 9 or 10 motor factors today to get an oil pressure gauge kit but failed, two weeks wait was best they could...

Yeah I know that you're right just needed someone to confirm it. What should oil pressure be at idle anyway? Cool and up to temp. Thanks for the reply.

My 06 discovery 3 oil light came on this morning after driving over a speed hump. The engine was up to temperature, I had about 20 minutes motorway drive done and was 2 minutes from work. It went off straight away but came back on as I parked up at work. I checked it at break time and all...

I was leaving work on Wednesday and heard a clicking noise in time with the wheels. When I looked for the noise I found it coming from the drivers side rear wheel , I think the disc was warped it's time to change them anyway so I got a set of discs shoes and pads. When I took the disc off I...

I hope to blank the egr valves on my 2006 2.7 discovery 3 tomorrow, I have the kit but no guide came with it. The job looks easy enough on line however but is it essential to remove the butterfly valve in the intake housing at the top of the engine? Looks like work that won't effect the...

Parts will be here Saturday morning thanks Pawl, I could not that part number anywhere on line.

Yes its a castellated nut but no split pin through the bolt ? No they never sent out the nuts but they were not part of the kit I ordered. I ll have a go at lifting up ends of the nut it might be some kind of lock nut, I have a defender I thought Id seen types by now. Thanks for all the help so far.

I have tried 16 and 18 mm . It's not square because I could not hold it and photograph it at the same time. The thread is 17 mm or .6695 of an inch, 21/32. The size of the nut and bolt are a fact trust me please this is not my first rodeo. I think I'll try to cut it between the chassis and...

Thats close enough for me .

I have posted some pictures of two nuts that I cant budge, on the inside of the toe spindal rods. They take 23mm sockets and not with a breaker bar, nor an impact gun, would they move. I have the new spindal rods but they came without the nuts, it's a 17mm diameter thread and I cant find nuts to...

He had a pro tool , I asked him what it cost, 5 grand or more ? 18000 he said and it only works on cars up to 2015. So I don't think the tools were the issue, he said had done a few before and automatics were easier, The problem is either my disco or he needs a refresher course.

Thank you for the reply, I'm not sure exactly what he did. I know he did ring someone for help when his first attempt failed but no luck then either. We disconnected the battery for half an hour and then switched the ignition on for two minutes in the hope it would then be enabled but...

I have added cruise control and radio steering wheel switches to my base model 2006 commerical discovery 3 . The radio and CD switches work as I had hoped but the cruise control switch doesn't as I had expected. I was not surprised that it needed to be enabled or recognised by the ECU. I...

Yes the switch assembly. The icarsoft will be added to my toolbox it looks great value.

Sorry I'm new to the discovery 3 , my FBH is not working and I need to service it but I found a few different kits online when I googled it. What's worth having and what's not I don't know but the people on here with more experience will.