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What a plonker I am you were spot on, I can’t beleive it HDC button had got pushed two weeks I have been over it under it, the only good thing that came out of it was I found a doddy wheel bearing that I replaced, so maybe in a starange run of fate it was meant to be. Thank you mate for your imput.

Oh yeah fair comment I'l check in the morning

yes just a constant beep ----beep----beep for around half a mile then it will stop but start again the minute I come to a stop

2003 discovery 2 td5 recently threw up a fault on the O/S front wheel so investigated brake pads down so replaced, cleared fault all good about two months on same fault, cleared fault all good but a few days later off it went again, had the wheel off and then found hub assembly loose so replaced...

I have replaced my td5 discovery 2 injector seals, can someone show me a picture of how one of the rockers and cam should look when set ready for adjustment, all sorted thanks anyway

Yes exactly the manager was so matter of fact about it; I left there really fed up with whole experience and disappointed with the managers attitude, never ever would any customer of mine have been left feeling like that, and if they had and complained the manager would have been given his...

Snap same age and yes I agree snap same age electronics in vehicles are a nightmare I was a mechanic but retired now, they’re very few what you can call a mechanics anymore many semi skilled as they like to put it, Halfords men semi skilled, I took a V6 into Halfords for a tune as one of...

I started way back in the 70s on the radio when all we had was imported am radios, it was good fun and it took off being new, that is until the advent of the mobile phone and also the legality of the FM band which gave birth to the cb idiots, I kept going for a few years but got fed up with the...

Update on the CB wow’s, as it has turned out my problem was location of the aerial, my thinking was there’s a gap between the spare wheel and the back door enough to use the wheel bracket to bolt the aerial base onto thus doing a tidy job, fed the coax through the door all good but it appears...

I think thats me foir today to hell with it my mate hasn't got a magmount so I'll give up for now, and get back to you if I know anymore

I've just text a mate who may have a magmount I can try

Onboard radio works fine no interfearence I did as you say think maybe tap into that but I really don't think it's power related, Yes I was thinking the same try a magmount and see what I get, I've just send my mate message to see if her has one I can try

No it’s not right at all I’ve re-check coax all fine removed rear wheel re-checked SWR 1.1 but as soon as I fire up the engine 5lb noise SWR high, turn engine off SWR remains around 2

As I say Alternator was my first port of call but as expected a new unit all ok, power cable was my thought coming in there but no, when I first fitted the radio because of the distance from back to front for the aerial coax I had to buy more to reach properly, as my original length was two...

Alternator was replaced with a new unit a few weeks ago, Rear wheel bracket that is bolted to the rear door, swr is fine aerial clears wheel and door although yes a little bit direction.

This may have been asked before but I can’t find anything previously posted about it so if it has I apologise, my question is related to Citizens band radio, and I’ve just fitted a new one into my disco 2003 td5, it is SS6900 I’m not new to cb just in this car, aerial base is bolted through the...

Ok guys thanks again for all your help I really do appreciate all thats been said, now i've got a computer to finnish repairing, tech you just gotta love it NOT thanks again.

Yes good point easy to do

Yes will do I'll have another go at it in the morning now, thanks ever so much for your help much appreciated

Ok yes will ask about power leads. Oscilloscope christ do they still use those, I haven't seen one of them for years. I have to say I am thinking they may have damaged the BCU somehow.