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    headlight problem

    You must of jinxed me coz my Drivers light went last night now a wiggle fixed it hadnt done it in month's! The black connector is a weak point so a wd40 spray or grease works. Also out of the blue my rear sunroof now works!!!!!! But my bottom brake lights have stopped. My lift pump seems to...
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    headlight problem

    open the bonnet, and turn on lights 2 turn, then wiggle the connections at the back of the 3 pin connecter, an old faithfull problem and basically if they come on at all you need a new connector, i find an upward right push does it. sound daft. it works.
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    How high is the discovery?

    Deflate your tyres!!!!!! only kidding, if you do hit and it clearly states 1.98m not only wont you be able to claim they can claim damage against you! We recently parked in a minging multi-storey in torqauy that said 2.0m i got in but by god it was close, good job the missus spent the National...
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    How high is the discovery?

    The T5 car park was desighned to be able to take a standard transit (new shape) with beacons on the roof ie 2.1m obviously to allow access to Emergancy services and AA/RAC Etc, there is a couple of aircon conduits in the park on all levels except level 4 Fastrack. So far there have been 3...
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    slows down up hill

    Agree with Biglad a good service does wonders, manually change auto, keep to motorways no mahooosive hills did the M5 the other day pulling instead of the a23 saved Qtr tank diesel and no stress.
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    How high is the discovery?

    Terminal 5 has NO problems with hieght below 2.10m there is an area on the ground floor for overhieght vehichles, my Disco can fit in normal parking and in fact was used for the hieght restrictions, so based on a standard Disco.................. Please dont slate the place unless you have a real...
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    slows down up hill

    Manually change the auto box down DER!!!!! Just as you hit or drop to 2000rpm then drop the auto to 3rd ! in fact drop it at 2400rpm and you will keep the revs up dont scream along at 3700 but keep it around 3100 . To be honest unless you are pulling somthing i think there is somthing wrong as...
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    injector cleaner in fuel filter

    Rob has somone from Redex given you the Hump? I use it in mine when i fill up and it works great more power and better performance. An Octane boost every 6 months and a LITTLE Redex every fill.
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    Sold me disco!!

    What a lovely van the Black one is and now are becoming a serious alternative to the disco, really cool. The splitty is a stunner too. Well done on the price for your Disco as you said before well maintained cars always sell, and there is still money out there.
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    300TDi struggling to tow uphill

    I Think the decatting is taking off the down pipe from manifold to front section and replacing it wth a front piece from a '90 I THINK! or somthing like that it is on here somwhere and seems to work, anywy good luck and the V70 What a good car just not big enough for us 6 dogs bikes, van , etc...
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    300TDi struggling to tow uphill

    Mayday, we had a Volvo V70 T5 for a few years and then changed to the disco's/ Range rovers. yes there is a big differance but you will find that a lot of it's down to differant gearing. We found driving style changes as i now hold the power back trying to get a full power in 3rd at the bottom...
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    300 Tdi Throttle Response !!!

    Did you do the air filter mine was really minging last time and made a significant change, also sounds as if youve done a lot of engine stuff could the handbrake be holding the prop a tiny bit, AND finally my dads seems to be smoother and more "car" like than mine but he has a basic one no foof...
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    Bleedin' Wheel Bearings!!!!!

    Classic, read your post i had thought that today so packed them up and hey fekin presto pass, well impressed also got a required spanner and will do the lot soon. so now i'll stop whingin and get on with sealing the leak.;)
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    200tdi headlamps

    I know BUT!!! There was no water in them! it looked absolutly ridiculous and a guy in a Jap ****e pajumbo was tekin the pizz but as soon as i took em off there was no water & mud, it was in my old 200tdi and we did have to wade far to deep, we'd done it a week before and i had to remove both...
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    200tdi headlamps

    I know this sounds mongy but i wrapped mine in a plastic bag cable tied them took ten mins and then plunged in, i had NO water or owt in the light ( it had happened before) then after it was a case of just cutting them off. the only bad bit was i ran out of dog poo bags and had to do the oh i...
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    snaping sound

    Funny sounds!!!! loads of things but could be simple like the anti rattle pin on the brake pads incorrectly or not put in . i had that . is it metallic? and more under heavy breaking, or all the time? is there a slight jolt? Who did your stoppy things?
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    Bleedin' Wheel Bearings!!!!!

    I can do all the electrics and engine work on these and the handbrake and brakes BUT it seems every time i go to do a wheel bearing somthing comes up that i havnt got the tools for or in fact knowledge!!!!!!! definitly the later. also Dads just got a Disco and his is having the same kinds of...
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    Bleedin' Wheel Bearings!!!!!

    As we are now on our 3rd Disco i'm sick to death with these pesky things. Just had mot done and she failed on the front right with advisories on all the rest!!! now i havnt the tools to do them so she goes in today for a new set, the thing is i guess there is some play with these in standard...
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    300 t.d.i auto towing power

    I now agree with the BIG LAD manually drop to third it really helps.
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    Help Me Landy Sounds Like I've Left A Spanner In It!

    And me ,......angle grinder and an oh so delicate (for a disco) touch moved the bugger but i was sweating.
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