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    Caranex pictures/advice sought

    Hi troops. Thinking about getting a Caranex for the back of the Discovery. Does anyone have any experience of using one during a normal Scottish summer - ie pouring with rain. Has anyone used one with a roofrack, if so, how water tight is the 'seal' at the top. I get the impression that rain...
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    Alarm/imobiliser fob must be close to vehicle & needs a few clicks

    Mines done that for years on my 1998 model. I have to touch the bodywork with the fob before it unlocks, even then, it only works when you touch a certain part of the body. Both fobs do it even with new batteries. It would be interesting to find out if someone has the answer to this. I just put...
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    disco mpg

    Reckon I'm getting about 23 out of my 300 auto. Currently costing about 30p/mile, so about £30 for 100 miles. I walk a lot :) Just worked out that on my last holiday I was 1/2 towing the caravan, 1/2 country driving on single track roads etc so not getting up to speed for any length of time -...
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    check engine warning light comes on, loss of power and black smoke

    Mine was doing the exact same - 300 tdi auto. Turns out it was the airflow meter, £400 from Landrover, or 20-30 quid on fleabay from a breaker. Guess what route I took. If you disconnect the airflow meter and the problem goes away - bingo, you've cracked it. It runs well without it, but I'm...
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    New old hand here.

    Hi gals, guys and those undecided. Thought I'd have a wee shufty at what was going on here, the option to 'join up' was too much to resist :). Got my first 4x4 in 1990, only 22 years ago, not that far back when I think of it. It was a brand new Suzuki Santana SJ410. Not over burdened with...
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