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Mmmm! I think I wrote on them when I took them out of the packets but now I've painted them - I guess I'll have to try and match them to the ones coming off! Still not sure if I can get at them via taking door panels off - hope so coz drilling them out sounds tricky

I'm just trying to put some new front door hinges on, but... I've slackened all the screws of ok, but the 2 furthest to the back (bottom hinge) just seem to be spinning round - quite a lot of posts about getting screws out that won't move, but can't find anything on loose ones. Do I need to take...

Hi, Just been taking all the hoses off around the turbo to see if I can cure the whistle - noticed that the intercooler (td5) is caked with thick sticky (old looking) oil around the first 5 inches or so on the right hand side top to bottom. Unfortunately, can't get the grill of to inspect as...

Spent a few hours tonight getting to the manifold bolts 0 the 10mm 'hidden' nut holding the heat shield on, rounded off, so i had to drill the rivets out - why does the last nut never come off???? Anyhow, tried all the manifold nuts with a socket and they all feel really tight - not sure which...

I got some the other week and yes very stiff and really pitted - might as well have cleaned the old ones up!

thanks station house - I'll have another good go at it tomorrow.

Thanks guys - checked the nuts and they seem okay. The strange thing is that it's really obvious in the car when stainary or driving, but can't hear a thing under the bonnet. Surely if it was turbo or manifold then you'd hear it undef the bonnet? I'll get the mrs to rev it up tomorrow and crawl...

Just checked the exhaust manifold - all the nuts seem ok - do you have to try them with a spanner to see if they have sheared - or can you tell looking? Also, if I wrap some tape round the mesh downpipe bit on the exhaust, would that stop whistling (just as a test) Cheers

Cheers - I'll check that tomorrow.

Hi, A few days ago, my LR started to whistle. It sort of rises with the revs (when driven or stationary) then dies down when the revs are let off. It sometimes sounds a bit like a sort of wet warbly whistle - but that might just be my imagination? I took it in to a landrover garage and they...

Thanks Ratty - disconnected - just need to find what should go there now.:)

Turns out that despite the £40 diagnostic, it was, as suggested - a door open/not closed. The rear door switch has nothing to push it shut... taped it in until i can find a bracket or something! What a great result - no noisey horn going off every time i set it - just 3 flashes of lights and...

Cheers Ratty - that's exacctly what I meant - fantastic! I had looked on ebay but under 'defender' and nothing came up - just sent an e-mail to see if the disco td5 fits the defeneder. I'll let you know Andy

Hi, just had my 99 td5 alarm fault diagnosed to the sensor (in the headlining above drivers door). Only problem is it's £137 for a new unit - a crappy little bit of plug-in plastic that looks like it's worth 10 bob (old money). Even then it can't be guaranteed and might be a dash out job...

I'm taking mine in tomorrow (99 td5) to have the alarm (or lack of checked out) - was going to ask them to check why the light stays on so long and sometimes doesn't come on in the first place - just assumed it was all to do with the dicky alarm, so it's good to know that they all take ages to...

thanks noddy - I'll try this tomorrow!

Thanks Guys - I'm much clearer now about how it should work - think it will have to go in somewhere to be looked at. Andy

Hi, My 1999 td5 has a factory fit alarm/immobiliser, but I don't think it does what it's supposed to. When I press the fob, it sounds the horn twice?? If you get in nothing happens, even though there is a little sensor looking thing over the drivers door. If you lift the bonnet the horn sounds...

Cheers for both of those - I'll try again tomorrow!