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You sir, are a star. Thankyou VERY much.

Let me know if you find any, as I'm struggling too.

Thanks for the quick reply Reddiscotd5! Was your engine the later TD5 if you mind me asking? And by the sounds I was correct in thinking you have to drill all the way through, is there enough room to do it in place? Thanks

Hi guys, I've got a 2004 (15P) TD5, brought it a week ago and thought I'd do the oil filters and yup you guessed it, the threads came out the housing, looks like the previous owner may have had an issue too but just managed to nip them up. Car's now stuck at work and only have tomorrow to fix it...

All the disco bits disco 1 only?

Yeah none of them are exactly expensive! Just wanted to go for the best possible haha. Thanks guys, do you bother with mud flaps themselfs? Mine are long gone, but dont know if I should bother or not, do they do much? do they rip off constantly? Only just got my disco so trying to get things...

Hi guys, done some googling but can't really find an answer. Just purchased myself my first landrover, a 2004 discovery. Needs a rear sill and mud flap brackets, there's plenty of places to buy online but didn't know if some are better than others or not, or do they all come from the same place...

No was done by the previous owner just before part exchanging it with the dealer. Gearbox doesn't crunch just stiff, a friend suggested it may be due to tractor driving (1st to 3rd all the time). He's a mechanic and experienced it before, I don't have many dealings with 4x4's at my work place.

Car had a plate change when brand new, and reverted back in 2012. Then belonged to a ground maintenance company. Think the reg originated from Yorkshire ish area I seem to remember reading. I'm not a fan of dealers either, as they don't know anything about the car, it's history, any problems...

Hi mark, thanks for the reply! The cars from a dealer, so he doesn't know of any problems etc, and I knew more about it than he did. Gearbox job wouldn't be that much, with no labour (as I mentioned above, I'm a mechanic myself) same with the MOT really, I've already had a look at that aspect...

Hmm. I am a mechanic by trade (ford tech) but have never got involved with 4x4's.. Owned a fiesta for 5 years and gone everywhere in it and only had to replace wheel bearings.. So swapping to a landrover is making me paranoid! Spoke to another friend who told me a few more places to check for...

But I know how problematic landrovers are and appreciate I'm unlikely to find one that's perfect and doesn't have a single problem, common or not.. But based on what you chaps are saying, it's one to stay clear of?

Thanks for the replies guys. I suspect the interior light problem is a fuse, as it also runs the radio and interior clock, neither of which work. The cars had some accessories wired in at some point, as there's a couple of holes in the dash where either a switch or light used to be so suspect...

Thanks for the reply, I know people who can weld, and see repair sections are cheap enough but I didn't know if they can hide more behind the outer sill m, not entirely sure whys it rotten here, maybe a blocked sill drain?

£4500, which is low compared to others of a similar age and more mileage! Price im not too worried about, more just the fact it may be a rot box or a problematic turd!

Hi chaps, Viewed my first landrover today. 2004 td5 non sunroof 90K ish on the clock, 2 owners! So just after a bit of advice, after doing as much reading as possible. Had a good look under the truck, chassis seems OK by the fuel tank from what I can see but then found a small section...

Fantastic build!

Hmm, think a friend has persuaded me towards a TD5, due to me being fussy about spec.. just hear so many bad things about the TD5.. fuel pumps and the such. Seems the old TDI engines just run forever, and on anything ;) I'm a mechanic but I dont want to be replacing fuel pumps, injectors...

Well looking ideally for a D1 300Tdi Manual ES, but manual ES limits me massively. Yes I've heard the rust is bad, sadly I cant weld so this is a big issue for me! I can do mechanics just not body work! Haven't been able to find any photos of the rust areas yet, just descriptions!

Hi chaps, Just signed up as it seems this is the only active landrover forum. Looking at getting my first discovery next month, i'm sure it's going to be a great experience owning one... im not so sure but we'll see how i get on, luckily i'm a mechanic i guess! Looking forward to meeting more...