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Asking for a friend... His V8 does not start when cold. After a lot of trying, or when ambient temp is high - starts and runs normally. Any ideas? Cheers

Greetings Does anyone know where I can get the central panel for D1 1998? (the one with the radio etc.) Could not find any on ebay, just ones for D2. Will also need some other trim parts. Cheers A

Hi everyone, After a long search I may have found a candidate body to replace my broken disco1 (300tdi 98) body. Has anyone had any experience doing this? How difficult is it and what are the main points to watch for when separating the body from the chassis? Secondly, since the reason I have...

Greetings all After many kms in rough terrain my disco1 98 300tdi has developed some bad cracks and brakes. Basically most of the brackets holding the body to the chassis have detached. There are also some cracks in the sides of the engine bay (the internal wings) and the front right corner...

What could cause this? What should I check? Thx A

Greetings, I replaced one of my headlight bulbs today (it had a bad contact, turned out that one of the 3 contacts on the bulb was loose, almost broken. There was also a lot of char on it. Anyway, I replaced the bulb and cleaned the contacts as much as I could. Both headlights worked well...

Hi all, Will be in the UK in 2 weeks or so. Want to pick up an Ashcroft diff locker for my D1 300tdi. Would prefer to pick up rather than have it sent. Will be in London. Any suggestions for a dealer in London with similar pricing to Paddocks? Regards A

Hi all, I have a Disco 1 1998 300tdi. Because I often drive it into the desert solo I carry a 2nd battery (70Ah) with me under the hood, though it is not connected. The spare battery is charged manually every 2 weeks using a smart charger. On a few occasions when my main battery (95Ah) went flat...

hi there What glue would you use to re-attach the rubber side-trim to a disco 1? A rubber part from around one of the wheels has come off. Thanks A

Hi there Does anyone know the correct part number for an Eaton-Detroit rear diff locker for a disco1 1998? Browsing the web I saw a few models for LR, some 24 spline others 10 spline. Thanks! Ady

Hi there, My 1998 300tdi disco1 has seen its fair share of mechanical problems, but has always been quick to start - 2-4 seconds, not more. Two weeks ago, while travelling in the desert I fueled it from 2 containers. The diesel was not old, but one of the cans previously contained some...

Hi there, I just had a terrible noise from the transfer case. Turns out it was almost dry. Luckily no apparent damage. No noise after fluid change. It was always leaking a bit and I was told that that's "normal". Is there a way of placing a sensor or building some sort of level indicator other...

Hi there, A few weeks ago my front steering u-joint broke (i.e. was completely free and could not be tightened) in the middle of nowhere. Luckily there was phone reception and I was advised by my mechanic to remove and put it back it with the back side facing front. That worked really well and I...

Hi there, I am trying to connect a tire pressure monitor to 12V DC and was meaning to use the wires going to the lighter plug as they are switch-activated. What would be the best way to access the back of the plug without damaging the panel? Thx Ady

Hi there, I have been having some gear issues with my D1. Have already been told that I would have to have it rebuilt at some point, but was trying to postpone it (it's about 2300$ here). The symptoms are: 1) It starts in 2nd gear 2) When it switches from 3rd to 4th at about 80-90Km/h and about...

Hi, My automatic gear-shift/reverse light unit is not working for some time now, and has been bypassed by my mechanic. This means that if I am not careful, I can start the car in any gear and also that I don't have reverse lights when I shift to R. Does anyone know the serial number of this part...

No rest for the wicked I guess. Last week I replaced my serpentine belt as it was holding by a thread. Did not notice anything wrong w the pulleys though. This morning, while trying to take my 98 D1 for a short drive, I heard a strange noise and lost power steering. Turns out that the PAS pulley...

Greetings, The front shocks on my 1998 disco are officially dead. I think they are an older model of Bilsteins (in black). The Disco is mainly used off-road, in rocky desert tracks etc. It is usually not loaded (driver+ maybe 100kg of equipment. probably less) The car is lifted by King...

Greetings everyone, I have been a silent reader of this excellent forum for some time now, and have finally joined as a member. I have a 1998 TDi300 EDC Disco which I use almost exclusively for off-road driving (ok, also for the roads that get you to the off-road sites). It has 312,000km on it...