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@alexdon, thanks Ok, so I got it to working temperature in 3 minutes, put the car on the slope hoping that some air would come out but nothing happened. The heater is working, I got lots of hot air in the cabin almost instantly. The radiator is totally cold. When I remove the rad's cap and...

Sorry, I'm being extra thick here. I don't get what you're trying to say :) So, if I turn the heater on, take the rad plug out and get the engine to the working temperature, the airlock should hopefully disappear?

@dellboy1959, just to double-check - do I simply turn the heater on in the salon?

Cheers, To make sure I don't do something silly again, this simply means turning the salon heater on, right? Air blending what? It doth in the signature :) it's a 300tdi

Thanks guys! @jamesmartin How does it escape then? @1spin Oh, ok! Top of the rad was nicely warm while the bottom was cold-ish. @dellboy1959 Great! I completely forgot about the core :( No, the heater control was on cold. So, what's the best way out of this mess?

@1spin Rad first, then put the plug on, filled through the thermostat, put the plug on, then filled the tank. I couldn't possibly have filled it through rad alone because it came to the brim after just a couple of litres. I have no reason to think that the rad is not full working order. It's...

Hi, I had some funny noise going on and it was 50/50 whether it was the water pump or the alternator. I had a shot at the water pump since it only cost a few quid and since I had a scheduled coolant flush coming up anyway. Well, hey, it wasn't the water pump, it was the alternator that was...

It's almost embarrassing how small the problem is but I guess it's big enough to keep the car out of action for a fortnight. I was supposed to change the P Gasket and all went well up until the moment when I hit a stubborn bolt. When I remove the steering pump, there are 3 bolts underneath...

Thanks, guys, I'll take it easy. Will put some WD40 on it. @jamesmartin - now that's funny. I kind of knew that there should have been a bolt on the other side but I couldn't find it. Do you think it would be easier if I tried undoing it from the bolt side? By the way, I'm almost 100% sure it...

Hi, I'm doing full servicing on my cooling system, which obviously includes changing the famous P Gasket. I thought I'd be laughing and in fact I was up until the moment when I got to the nut underneath the steering pump (the one that appears once the steering pump's been removed) The bolt...

Hi, I've finally stopped using garages for repair work, so now the most obvious task is to get myself a good set of tools (ratchet, keys, bits etc.) I looked at some sets available at HalfLords (made in China :( ) but I'm not sure they've got everything that I need for a Disco. I couldn't...

Thank you guys for your input! £20? :eek: My local garage quoted £160 wtf! £20... is that on ebay? I was going to get one off Eurocarparts or Rimmer bros. While we're on it, what else do I need to change the pump myself? "P Gasket"? Anything else? @spin1 hehehe! judging by your nickname, you...

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Disco 300tdi, 1996. I noticed a funny noise underneath the bonnet and it's definitely coming from the water pump. Sounds like an old shoddy kettle that tries to boil some water. The sound "palette" consists of low humming, hissing and bubbling. Can it be some air in the system or is the fault...

jamesmartin, craigyb! grease gun: that was the word I was looking for! Thank you!

Hi, I was underneath my 1996 Disco 300Tdi the other day. There are small orifices near ends of the prop shafts and I'm being told that they need to get lube occasionally. Apparently one needs a syringe or a thingy with a nozzle of some sort. Can you please tell me what is the name of the...

Another thing. How do I know that I've applied enough torque to the tensioner nut? If I go too hard, I might shear it off... and then again, if it's not properly done, it's bound to squeal anyway...

ok, cheers for the ideas! I did the penny trick and it now squeals MUCH worse. So, I guess it is the bearing after all. I tried to listen to the water pump and alternator with a metal pipe (playing doctors lol!) there's only some buzzing and humming going on. The squeal definitely comes either...

Yey! Result! Thank you very much! Found an old rusty pipe to stick on the end of the spanner. Will have to take it off again because it squeals even worse after attempting the penny trick.

ok, it's beginning to make sense now, only once the lug is in the hole, the pulley won't budge a milimetre no matter how hard I turn it anti-clockwise (and I wouldn't describe myself as a weak guy)... eeh... [scratches head]