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300 tdi 38 mpg on a run and 32 normal driving td5 36mpg on a run and 30 normal driving

thanks for that dave,its a manual 2000 model ,im getting used to the traction control,its great for launching at the traffic lights:D,ill give the map sensor a blast of cleaner tomorow so it should be good,might run the inlet mani cleaner through it to see if it makes a difference

pull out the glow plugs and put some oil in the cylinders and try a compression test with a real tester not by feel ,try first without oil,if it increases with oil then its ring related

my brother has my 300 and we took them down the motorway,the td5 is slightly better acceleration and nice torque delivery but 4gear on there matched. td5 is very girly to drive,everything is so light and relaxed,but then again im just using this for daily use,the 300 was better off road in my...

thanks :) i chipped my fathers td5 defender and it made a huge difference,much more power and more drivable he say's,cant remember the name of the box,HPI i think

yesterday i upgraded from a disco 1 300tdi to a disco 2 TD5,iv never driven cars with a throttle potentiometer more than a few meter's in the garage,just wondering is there suposed to be that slight delay of power after acceleration? or is this a characteristic of the injector loom fault? also...

thank you sir,it is a job of bit my bit as you go. best of luck with your series,its a lovely colour :) Derek

there working so im using them as much as i can :D

just a few pics from t the weekend,have all the lights rewired and working correctly,just have to fit a new brake light switch

id love a full tilt but with the weather over here it just wouldnt be worth it,but saying that,if one came up at the right price id hop on it

do you mean one of these? i dont think they had one like panther's because of the lack of cover from a petrol bomb attack

bolted the tub and cab back on today with all new nuts and bolts,just need 2 more for the sill's and its all back together rear section of cab back on full cab

put the tub back on today,havnt got it bolted up yet but its all aligned and ready to go another coating of waxoyl before its never seen again(i hope) lined up getting there an were on :emma1

yes your correct but i couldnt find a S2 bonnet with the wheel holder so i left it as it was(good eye sight)

just have her home now,very nice job done on the welding as usual(28/july/10)

a good bit of advice is dont buy a cheap doughnut because they start to crack after a few weeks and last at most 8 months

Paddocks?? i bought a 2a rear x member a few week's back

painted my wheels today,got my dash lights working and the interior side of the windscreen galvanised section painted new(ish) sime 7.50 R16's and as she stands as i closed the garage door

rust is lighter than carbon fibre!!! :)

next year i have 3 things in my eye's that i want,a 90 trayback,a 90 spaceframe or a range rover classic,the sense in me is saying trayback as the spaceframe is unique but i dont mind building something from the ground up as im a mechanic and can weld etc,my main wonder is can i register a...