Recent content by TheWoodsmane

So, it took me until yesterday to get under the bonnet and have a good look around. Turns out the hose between the turbo and the inter-cooler has two 2" long tears in it. So, I think I've found the source of the problem! Thanks for the advice chaps. I think I'll be replacing all the hoses in...

Thanks @jamesmartin. That does sound plausible - hadn't thought of that.

Oh yikes! I was hoping it was just a stuck switch for the fan...I'll be taking the covers off and have a good look at the hoses! It did cross my mind, but as performance didn't seem to be suffering, I mentally ruled that out. Thanks @brian47.

Hello fellow LZders. A new development in my Disco 2 TD5 journey. About a month ago, a routine drive had an interesting turn. A fan (at least that's what I think it is) cut in whilst I was tooling about. I thought it was just the viscous fan cutting in as things got a bit warm. It had never...

Picked up a bargain Front Runner slimline 1/2 rack last week, which I assembled and fitted today, as well as replacing the captive nut for the acoustic engine cover. This thing is really solid and quite light - one person could actually fit it, though I borrowed my son to help get rack on...

I went TPF&T as the other options were just silly money and the insurers at the bottom feeding end will always look for the lowest possible payout. I feel for you. You could try getting an accident claim lawyer to go after the uninsured loss on the other driver?

Indeed it was :D. Will stop the horrid rattle of the acoustic cover.

Well, it turns out this is actually just a simple captive nut, not the whole bracket. Google turned up the part on eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151847597868 for anyone who is missing the nut, but has the bolt (like me).

Just picked up a brand new Front Runner Slimline 1/2 rack for £380 off list price. Feel very smug :cool:. There are some amazing deals to be had out there, if you are prepared to spend a bit of time looking.

It was the EGR blanking plate on the exhaust manifold. Didn't have a gasket. Got some fire gum and that made a nice seal. Squeal went away.

Thanks AceB. There wasn't a bung in the kit, but the EGR replacement had a steel "stalk" on it, which I guessed was to connect the vacuum pipe to. It effectively blocked the pipe. Well spotted on the oil seal...that was a "discovery" (hehe) a couple of weeks ago. New seal is already on, so...

Check out the thread in the archive: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/discovery-how-to-repair-a-leaking-sunroof-guide.171192/

Well, Fire Gum certainly sorted out the squeal. Seems to drive just fine Sans EGR.

I think I may have answered my own question from searching the archives. From what I've read, the lack of a gasket on the EGR blanking plate on the exhaust manifold could be to blame. As I now have Holt's Fire Gum, I will refit the plate with Fire Gum to seal it. Hopefully, that will solve the...

Well, it didn't burst into flames and it didn't go bang. So far, so good. I did give it a bit'o'right foot, tentatively, as well. What I now have though is a squeal that rises and falls with the RPM that wasn't there before I removed the EGR system. It sounds like either a noisy fan belt or...