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Hi Loiner1965. It's a shame the series 3 stage 1 Land Rover with the Isuzu 3.9 litre diesel wasn't an option in the UK, it really is a fantastic vehicle, The Australian army bought 3,000 of them in 1983, or 1984, with the intention of replacing them in 15 years, but they were so reliable , they...

Tregorney 90, It doesn't worry me what other people think, I got the same response when I first posted about running the Land Rover on vegetable oil. Even diesel mechanics, I know personally, said I could never make it work. I have no intention of making money from this, and have nothing to...

Hello everyone, I haven't posted here for some time, but a lot of you will remember me because I have been running my Land Rover on vegetable oil. Well, I'm glad to report. my Land Rover has been happily running on vegetable oil for the past 6 years and there have been no problems at all. Just...

Re_pollak valves, in a dual tank system, for the sake of reliability I use 2 three port ball valves, both mounted in the driver's side seat box, one to switch from diesel to oil and the other to divert the return line fuel into the appropriate fuel tank. Also another good tip is to fit a...

Isn't it worthwhile collecting used cooking oil and filtering it to run a diesel engine? I've been running mine for 5 years now with no problems. About 12 months ago I made up an electrolyser from a clear plastic water filter, for a friend who owns a 4 litre Ford Falcon, he does long trips...

Hi, welcome to the forum, if you don't have a thin skin, you'll fit in. They really are a good lot, and very helpful if you need advice.

For the sake of matrimonial harmony,and the inclement British weather, a hardtop would probably be the best option, most women don't appreciate the wind in the hair like us blokes. I remember years ago when I had an MGA roadster, I took my girl friend at the time to a drive in movie theatre, she...

Discomania, I don't ever start the vehicle on oil, always start on diesel, I've worked out how far I can drive before switching to oil, about 5km, to achieve this even in winter, I made up a smaller tank with a much larger heat exchanger. It seems to work well. Kind regards...Ron

Alistair, theoretically, you should be able to run your Land Rover on a 50% mix, but the Lucas CAV injector pump on the Land Rover diesel doesn't like anything much more viscous than diesel, because it uses the diesel to lubricate the pump. To overcome this problem, especially in the cold...

Jim, I've never bought new vegetable oil for the Land Rover, I just filter and de-water used vegetable oil.

Bore glazing only seems to occur if the vegetable oil isn't hot enough before you switch over. I've run my Land Rover for over 4 years now, and have had no problems, in a 3.9 l direct injection diesel engine. Kind regards...Ron

Half Colin, you are definitely on the right track I believe, unfortunately my Range Rover is an older carby version. Good luck. Kind regards...Ron

Hi Epsom Green,I haven't had anything to do with Land Rover Discoveries. I'm told they have power steering , wind up windows and fancy girly comfortable seats, these things are so foreign to me, it's like we are in a a different time warp. Anyway good luck and all the best. kind regards...Ron

Hi Halfcolin. what troubles are you having with your Range Rover? I have a 1982 Range Rover, as well as a 1982 Land Rover 3.9 l diesel. How can I help? Kind regards...Ron:D

MoT , seems to me are a bit hard on the average driver, we think we have it a bit hard here with the RTA, which are known locally as the Gestapo. I really don't understand the system you have there, it seems overly officious to me, but I suppose everything is relative. Good luck anyway. kind...

Slob is correct, the cheapest and easiest alternative is the air bed, simple is always the best option. Kind regards...Ron

ttam lleb, that is good, I've always religiously pulled down the head every two years to the specifications in the workshop manual. this is especially important on diesel engines, I also add acetone, at the rate of about 2ml per gallon of diesel, or vegetable oil fuel. to help clean the...

Could anyone on the forum tell me what type of diesel engine is in the Defender type Land Rovers used by the British army, I was wondering about this lately, because someone told me it was a V8 diesel. The army here still use the 3.9 litre Isuzu diesel engine, which was scheduled for replacement...

I'm from Australia, and in my humble opinion, the best Land Rover ever here was the 3.9 litre Isuzu diesel powered series 3 stage 1 and the 110. They are very much sought after here but very few seem to hit the market.

WOW, that is a nice looking ute.