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I've put the engine back together now and it's back up and running. As expected really, it's exactly the same as before, tapping as soon as it gets warm. I'm a bit peeved off that I didn't manage to get to the bottom of the problem, just stripping the engine down to the camshaft and...

I did check out what was first posted, Exhaust manifolds were fine. It's the inlet manifold which was loose. you probably know, but on the Thor set up, it's by no means a 2 minute job to check the inlet gasket or bolt tension. By the time you strip everything down to that stage, it makes sense...

I'm wondering the same! But it was deffinately a heavy metalic tapping noise. I'm by no means an experienced mechanic, I'm just quite handy with a spanner, maybe the rockers are worn but not noticable with the nake eye. It's just that everything seems so clean, Ok, everything is a brown...

Update on the tapping noise. I decided to strip the engine today and have found nothing obvious. Rockers and shafts seem fine, engine is clean inside with no sludge or black build up. Followers are in mint condition as are the cam lobes. The only cause for concern is the fact that the inlet...

I wish it was, but no, I don't think it is. It's deffinately a mechanical tapp/knock. I've taken it to a few garages and the diagnosis ranges from sticking hydraulic lifter to worn lobe. RPI even suggested it was a loose liner but I think I will take a chance on renewing the camshaft, timing...

My 2003 Discovery has started tapping, it only happens once the engine is warm but is really loud, sounds awful and bloody annoying. the car has only covered 81,000 full Landrover service history up to 65,000 and oil and filter changed by me every 3,000 miles since. I've decided I'm going to...

My 2003 Disco is loosing 1 litre of coolant every 60 miles or so, most days. Sometimes it doesn't loose any coolant at all.:confused: It seems to build up pressure and dump it from the back of the engine and it's really frustrating trying to find exactly where its coming from. I think I may...

I had the same problem. I firstly changed the blade like you have, it was still the same. I removed the arm, inspected it and could find nothing wrong with it. After putting it back on it was still the same. I think they wear on the pivot so that the pressure of the spring isn't applied accross...

I recently had my Disco gas converted. On getting it back it's loosing about 1lite of coolant every 200 miles. prior to the conversion it didn't use any water at all. my question is does the inlet manifold have any coolant galleries etc or is there anything else that could have been disturbed by...

That was from a tyre and exhaust centre local to me. The place is called Lobitos.

I have an 03 Disovery V8 auto, it's done 68,000. Whenever I take my foot off the accelerater and re-apply it there is a clunking noise coming from the rear. I'm assuming there must be play in the prop shaft as it takes up drive but would appreciate any ideas of what could have worn and how...

I just got 4 General Grabbers AT2's for mine, £118 each. I'm very pleased with them, they're not much noisier than the Scorpions and I haven't noticed much difference in handling either.

I used to have a Trooper 3.0TD, they're notorious for doing this. The problem with those was faulty injectors seals so could be similar on the Landy. I'd get it sorted straight away and wouldn't drive it until it's fixed. Literally hundreds of troopers have blown up due to this problem. The...

Do the Discovery 2 have a pollen filter fitted? Sometime ago I posted a thread about water leaking in the passenger footwell, I was told that it could be the aircon drains. I checked them and removed the bungs but I'm still getting a leak. I have read about the p38's leaking through the...

Thanks for the replies so far. We are talking the series 11 discovery and not the newest model. The system I was offered for £2820 was 80 litres of gas and 37litres of petol, it was multipoint and has its own ECU, I worked it out and to be honest that suited me perfectly, It was just the...