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    engine pre heater - worthwhile ?

    I live in Scotland and my disco sits in a cold corner of the garden. I have the standard icepak thingy fitted to my 1 yr old and it's worth evry penny. Earlier this year car was covered top to toe in thick ice / frozen rain on many days. Engine runs warm within 5 minutes if outside is minus 10...
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    Sat. Navigators

    Maybe i should have clarified. Tom Tom like other 'standalone' satnavs , have their own internal aerial. They say you need an extra 'external' aerial which i have, and like Lenny1969 this external aerial sits on the dash. But it can still take sometimes 5 minutes to get a verifiable signal. I...
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    Sat. Navigators

    Hi all, I have a TOM TOM 700 in my Disco 3 which has heated front windscreen. Sat nav systems advise you use an external aerial attached because the satellite signal may be blanked by heated screen. I have my external aerial sitting on the flat part part of the dash. Has anyone else found they...
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    Leaking sunroof and front screen 1996 Disco

    You may find it's just the rubber seal has moved. Open the window half way back and re seat the rubber seal (especially watch the corners) and then gently close the window. Leave well alone and don't open window to check because action of opening the window may make the seal move out of its...
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    low mpg disco 3

    Are you diesel or petrol??? My diesel (1,200 on the clock) is returning 32 mpg on long journey mainly dual carriageway and 25-27 mixed town/dual carriageway/off road.
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    Disco 3 problems

    I've had my Disco 3 for a month now. All UK ones ordered in September are 2006 build so many of the original bugs have been ironed out. delighted with mine so far and off road has been fine (but I switched the supplied road tyres with General AT2 tyres which are intermediate). My main niggle is...
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    Diesel Burning Heater

    I've got this in my new Disco 3. It's NOT programmable dammit! I was told it would be when i ordered it but of course "landrover retain the right to change specifications". But the first cold morning - it worked fine (it's triggered by low temperature outside and starts automatically when you...
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    General Grabber AT2 4x4 in 18inch

    I have a set on my new Disco 3. Only done 1,000 miles. Quiet on road. I have not pushed them on a slippery road surface yet (need a quiet frosty morning on an empty supermarket car park!!) but 300 miles trip in filthy wet conditions with 70mph cross winds and horizontal rain was no problem and...
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    Disco 3 tyre pressure monitor

    Got my Disco 3 (3 weeks now) and delighted. I could not find any info. on how the tyre pressure low wanting system works in the handbook. (i have put intermediates on - not the regular road tyres which came with the new vehicle. Anyone kindly enlighten me? I have heard it said that the...
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    Discovery Tailgate Lock jammed

    same here. as the first poster suggested, try 3 in 1 aerosol (better than WD40 in this situation because there is a spring inside which usually seizes up ) through the green oval . leave it for a short time and then try.
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    Off road / intermediate tyres for Disco 3

    Hope someone can help with this one! The new Disco3 7 seater only has 18" wheels as standard but I understand will also accept 17" wheels. I want to use intermediate tyres all the time instead of standard road tyres . But Goodrich only make 16" and 15" intermediates . The best intermediates I...
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