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So I have a D1 R Reg 300tdi which overheated due to the expansion resivoir cap being left on (don't say anything!!!! :mad:). This resulted in a cracked head. It was sat in my yard for 6 months and I've finally got round to sorting it out. I've put a breaker head on and new gaskets (head...

Over the past 24 - 48hrs my D3 06 plate has developed a scraping noise which seems to be related to revs . It's most noticeable coming from the off side section of the engine inside/above the wheel arch area. It sounds likes a whirring/scraping noise as if a bearing is dry or some kind of pump...

Just bought a Disco 3 with some really poor Nexxen tyres on it. I need an all terrain for muddy fields etc (about 25% of my driving) but there seem to be really limited choices for a the 19" rims I have. As I said above I'm about 75% road miles with another 25% off road at festivals/farm tracks...

I'm tidying up my 1998 Discovery 1. It's never going to be perfect but there's a few areas where the paint could do with attention, it's bubbling up and has chipped off in one place. It gets used for what it's meant for so I'm not bothered about a perfect finish by any stretch but wanted to...

After snapping off a stub hub bolt in the rear axle chassis of a D1 300tdi I've made the situation worse. I tried welding a nut onto the bolt several times but because it's a high tensile bolt (and my beginner welding skills) the weld just kept snapping under the torque without budging the bolt...

So I've started to do some work on my Disco 1 and the more I look at it the more I think needs doing! There's some rust that needs dealing with in the chassis, near side sill and off side inner wing and possibly some in the cross member/rail joint. There's bound to be more than I've found so...

I have a the following bits on ebay if anyone is interested: All for D1 300tdi: HD winch bumper (Warn style bolt patern)...bit tatty! Pro Trac HD steering guard (almost new!) 4 x R16 alloys with 235 style tyres...

Hi all, currently overhauling a 300tdi D1. I'm an inexperienced but budding mechanic so I'll be annoying you all for lots of advice!

My D1 has been off the road for about 5 months and I've finally got round to doing some work on it. The car is definitely worth saving but at a point where I don't want to put ££££ into it at a mechanics so I've been learning as I go. I've done a little bit of welding at school but I'm keen to...

I've got some bits currently listed on ebay which might be of interest to someone on here. I'm wondering what I need to do to get the correct privlidges to post in this section? Thanks!

I went to change the near side rear wheel bearing on my 300tdi, while in there it looks as though the stub axle is worn and pitted so I figured it needs changing. The bolts probably haven't been out in 20 years and a mixture of inexperience, enthusiasm and torque has snapped off the head of one...

I've just replaced the fuel filler hose on a 300tdi disco 1. I clipped off a pipe running along the old fuel filler up towards the cap. When I took it out it looks like it's not been connected anywhere for a while judging by the gunk in the end. I'm guessing this is a fuel tank breather tube...

So I currently own a SORNed R Reg D1 with lift kit and general off road mods, R18/285's etc. It's been off the road for a couple of months with a stuck starter which burnt out (I think). I also drive a 3.0l BMW Z4. I use the D1 for work in the Events Industry in the summer and for general fun...

D1 R Reg 300tdi 119,000 miles. Did a reasonably long journey of about 400miles, started the engine up the next day and had burning oil smoke :(.The engine started fine and it was reasonably cold conditions. After driving for about 5 mins the smoke stopped as thing warmed up. After a couple of...

Hoping someone can give me some advice. To cut a long story short my company landcruiser 80 (medium duty 2" lift) has had a major drivetrain failure and I now need to bump my R Reg Discovery 1 300tdi to back up vehicle while this is being fixed. The disco is set up for fun and so has a 2" terra...

Second post on here 10 days in to a 2 month trip. Thankfully after my first post I was able to fix the problem with the advice people gave me off here. But now it seems more serious: I've got a 300tdi discovery R reg (1998) that seems to have developed transmission problems. There has always...

Hello.. I'm hoping forum members can help me with an issue I've got. I'm currently traveling through Spain to Morocco in an R Reg 2.5l 300tdi Manual Disco 1. I've had a serious amount of work done to the vehicle by a friends garage to get it ready...but here's the problem. Before it went in...

I've got an appache 13000Ap winch to fit to my disco 1 R reg 300tdi and am also planning to put a split charge system in. I already have a snorkel in place which means there is (some) space in front of the air filter. Having measured the space if I move the power steering resviour a bit then I...

I need to replace the battery on my disco 1. It's been sat on the drive waiting for the end of the summer (i work in events) and I'm about to start a major overhaul as my season finishes and before it goes travelling with me. In the mean time the battery has gone totally dead (It's v old and...

Wondering if anyone can help, I've been searching online for a dual or even a single swing away for the Disco 1 to no avail. Can anyone send me in the right direction or tell me that they definitely don;t exist? I've found various threads talking about them but nothing concrete? If I can't get...