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Yeah, some people thing of them as aluminium body cars with steel chassis, which isnt really the case. Its a steel car with some aluminium pannels (doors, bonnet, boot, wings etc) but the roof, floor, arches, firewall, bits of the doors etc are all steel

No more rustprone than a Discovery 1, surely? And the seller tells me its solid Theres no such electronic wizardry on a series, although if course being a land rover there are plenty of other ways in which it can break. But hey, my budget wont stretch to an 80 series landcruiser or a half...

If its got low dry compression but good wet compression because the bores are bad, what can I do about it, short of getting new sleeves/liners installed, full rebuild etc. In other news, someones just offered me a tempting deal on a 109 S3 5 door...

I had to google what a wet compression test was. Apparently its to spray some engine oil through the spark plug holes and do it again. I presume thats what you meant?

In that case should I skip the compression test and just start swapping bits?

No, it probably isnt, unless the fuel has damaged the bores. The electrics however, well they seem to be another matter all together.

Alright guys - time for me to pull my finger out I guess. So heres the plan, please correct if you think I should be doing this differently Step 1.) Charge the battery, buy a compression tester, do compression test and hope its not buggered. Step 2.) If buggered - scrap? Alternative step 2.) If...

Well nobody bought them. Infact, since I listed them, not a single person has come to have a look. Thousands of views on eBay and facebook. Anybody reading this fancy them?

Arent the body types the same? Would I also keep the disco GVM/MAM (210 or 280kg more than the RRC)

Well, its a swap with cash my way. The guy even offered to do it himself and put it through an MoT for a straight swap. I said Id think about it. An MoTed running 200tdi RRC on a disco chassis for 2 broken V8s isnt a bad deal, I dont think? Ive decided I dont want a RRC because the payload is...

If I did this, I take it that Id use the disco reg, and hence have the disco payload/GVM? And from a legal standpoint, is it straightforward? No need for an IVA or anything?

Yeah, the first garage buggered the efi before they fixed the spark. If Id never taken it to them, Id have worked out it was the distributor and replaced it and it would have all been fine by January. Now the garage has absolutely cocked it up, so theres actually quite a bit of investigation...

Well, when it first broke (last year) it was coughing, no spark (turned out to be distributor, according to the first garage) I could smell the petrol coming out of the exhaust. Ive no idea what the first garage did to break presumably the ECU. They also wouldnt give me the old distributor back.

Thanks guys, I think starting again might be a good idea. Its got 2 weeks left on the advert, so failing its sale, Ill crack on with the checks. Spark - easy enough to check that its happening, quite hard to tell if its happening at the right time (i.e. not 180° out) Compression test - will...

Okay, well if nobody buys it before the listing expires, then Ill buy a compression tester. If the worst is confirmed, how much will it cost me to do a DIY rebuild (including a GOOD guide/instruction manual, if there isnt a free online one) I can use either engine, but the auto has about 160k...

No, it wasnt a traditional one. From what Ive gathered, they test the power going to the starter motor to turn the engine over, decided it was doing it too easilly and so must have low comoression

Lets just remember, it didnt break down. It was running great, then one day it didnt start, then a bunch of morons (myself included, but also the supposed profesional garage) dumped a load of EZ start in it, and at some point the injection was working fine, so its had a lot of unburnt fuel in...

Not sure, Ive heard carbs and cats dont go well together, and its a 1996 so it needs cats

Yes, Ive taken it to 2 places. The first place couldnt fix it at all and the 2nd did a "variable compresdion test" and said it needed a full e gine rebuild.

Well guys, theres not been much interest in my discos on ebay, other than a couple of frankly insulting offers. So if I keep it/them, the short term plan will be compression test (tool advice appreciated!), then swapping sensors and ECUs etc until it works (assuming compression is good) If the...