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No, but conversions are ofcourse popular.

Bit of both really, but then I also use Autotrade-Mail which had a few on.

I've been keeping tabs on quite a few from the Newcastle/Sunderland area. All of them a few grand under your budget, but still.

What engine you got? TDi? 265/75 are roughly 31.5" diameter. Big tyres, but not huge by off roading standards. Your Landy shouldn't feel gutless with them on, not even with a Disco TXB.

I think it was option only after 1993. Not 100% sure though.

As it happens, yes. I had a 2.5 N/A ex military Defender that I wrongly assumed would be fine pulling a heavy car trailer half way round the country with. No idea what the rolling tonnage was, but I was overtaken at one point by some maniac on a zimmer frame. And by the time I finished the...

Dump valve! :pound:

Probably an aux belt you had done. A remap is a way of tuning up an electronically controlled engine (TD5). You can't do it to a 200/300TDi because they are mechanical engines. You can still get more power from them though, you just have to adjust the fuelling and boost.

Do you mean Aux belt? TD5 doesn't use a timing belt, it's chain driven. There are some bad apples/missfortunate ones out there that seem to go wrong every 5 days, but when they are working the TD5s are superb engines. I've got one in my 110 and with the remap it would pull the isle of white...

That's my concern. I know that a well stuck damper is hard to extract at the best of times, even with a quality puller.

I can tell you what bad oil looks like, it's thick like custard, blacker than Bobby Brown's forehead and absolutely stinks of tired engine :)

I agree with James. DMFs are fitted for a reason and do serve a purpose. Alot of people just see them as an unnecessary expense, but they prolong the life of gearboxes, especially on engines with heavy crankshaft pulses like 4 and 5 cylinder engines. Manufacturers spend millions on design to...

I must admit a series vehicle does have some charm value to me likewise. I keep seeing them and wanting one, but never the right one.

If it sounds alright (All TDis are a little tappy) and the oil looks good, and there's not plooms of smoke, especially bluey coloured smoke, then it stands a good chance of being a good one.

My dad's 300TDi Disco has been making a bit of noise from the crank pulley/TVB, stripping it down it's clear why. The dog nut was more or less loose so the pulley has been chattering about. Luckily he brought it to me early so the woodruff key is slightly battered (will be replaced anyway) and...

I wouldn't normally post in a topic like this, because there's nothing I can really contribute. However, I feel compelled after reading just to say good luck, and that I wish that whatever time you do have left is as enjoyable and painless as possible. If in the rare occasion I do spot...

It depends what Discovery you had. If you had a 1998> Discovery, it would have been a TD5, they are electronically controlled and can be more problematic, especially electronically. TD5s are also fitted to the Defenders, but again only 1998 onward models. There isn't really an age where you can...

Top draw, cheers Rich.

Not extended brake flexis though, so it seems.

To start with, you don't put 'cheap' and 'Defender' in the same context, certainly not if you want a good one. 200/300TDi are essentially the same engine, and the ones to have if you're going to be towing. If you had a pre 1998 Discovery, and it was a diesel, it would have been one of these, so...