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After far too long off the road with expired MOT my old girl (2004 D2 manual td5) now has a shiny new MOT. Taxing from 1st March. Just minor advisories for dust covers on both lower suspension ball joints. As the actual ball joints are OK and the work involved to strip them out, I’m considering...

Clutch pedal dropped to the floor on my FL 1 td4 with zero travel. Lifted pedal and it’s seemingly OK again. Is this more likely a failing master cylinder than slave? I’m slightly confused as Island 4x4 state on the item listing for both Britpart and LUK (I’d buy LUK) “Do Not Bleed” yet...

2004 D2 td5 58,000 miles. SORN/MOT expired. Still working to try and get my old girl back on the road. Serviced the front brakes this afternoon and while doing the drivers side noticed the suspension turret and/or chassis spring bracket is badly rusted. For the condition it’s in would this be...

I’m working hard to get my old girl back on the road. Have done R380, LT230 and diffs oil changes today. Hopefully head for MOT soon but for now she’s expired and SORNED. Mine still has the original sealed for life double cardan UJ’s. 2004 with 58k on the clock. I’m a driveway mechanic so don’t...

Don’t know if I’m overthinking this but as I’m about to flush the brake fluid should I use good quality standard Dot 4 or low viscosity (Dot 4 Class 6)? It’s seems LV brake fluid is recommended for vehicles with ABS / TC and ESP if fitted. My 2006 Freelander 1 specifies Shell ESL Donax EB which...

I hope for my sanity somebody can point me in the right direction. 2006 Freelander 1 HSE and when unlocked it’s repeatedly unlocking and clicking all the passenger doors but not the boot. I’ve had this before but it stopped some months ago before I could find the fault. Several months have...

Does anyone here get their torque wrenches calibrated and if so any recommendations on where (in the UK) and the approx cost? I know they’re supposed to be calibrated every 12 months or 5000 cycles (whichever soonest) but I doubt that happens much for DIY use. I have a Halfords Professional...

I’ve got a sealed 5l can of concentrated Triple QX red antifreeze and a sealed premix. Does this stuff have a limited or indefinite shelf life? Cheers Edit: They’re over 5 years old

Hi all, I’m about at my wits end and would appreciate any advice before sending the old girl into a garage. I’ve got a 2006 FL1 td4 and whilst out at the weekend the 2 amigos came on, TC and HDC. I was near home and once back realised I’d lost my brake lights, I also checked the fuses and No 2...

Hi, I’ve got a strange fault with SLS and apologies for it being an epic. Disco 2 7 seat 2004 59k miles. Pair new airbags 4 years ago. Back story, a couple of months ago I was recovered home after returning to a car park and finding it on the bump stops. I fitted 2 new ride height sensors as...

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Hi all, A long story short(ish). I have a 2004 D2 td5 with digital climate control (may/may not be relevant) which is emitting a horrible musty stink from the air con. Today I decided to investigate, starting with tweaking my nipples (of the rubber kind under the transmission tunnel) - not a...

Diesel spilled on Td4 during injector testing/removal. Not me I hasten to add, it was a warranty job. Nothing visible but it stinks and is also stinking the cabin out. What's the best way of cleaning this? I'm sure Gunk etc would be great but I'm wary of hosing down the electrics on the...

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Having recently returned to the Disco fraternity after a 5 year stint with just a Freelander I have various questions and the first is this. My Dad had a P38a many years ago and as such that's my only experience of air suspension but I don't remember it well enough to answer my own question...

A member on the P38 board is looking for interest in a group buy. I'm interested and just thought I'd cross post into here. If you're interested head to the original post: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/nanocom-evo-prices.292416/ Anybody know if I'm correct to expect a 10% Christmas...

Have cleaned with Mr Muscle and pressure washed, don't have time for the full bottle brush treatment but it's 1000's of % better. How dry must it be before refitting? Bone dry or would "damp" suffice? It's not holding any water just damp.

I've changed many an air filter in my time and would usually change this one in a flash. It was serviced 6,000 miles ago by a BMW main dealer, service book stamped and signed. Unipart air filter rather than BMW off the their shelf and when I checked with their service dept yesterday they didn't...

When I pull the stalk for the windscreen washers it's ages before the screen wash comes through and even then it's very weak. I swapped to Citroen mist jets which are brilliant in principle but don't even spray above the wiper blades. Have replaced the old ones but will try the Citroen again...

Went to the car earlier and it wouldn't start even though turning over well, I then realised the low pressure fuel pump wasn't running, every time I turned the ignition on there was no fuel pump. Anyway, as I sat pondering the situation I flicked the air con switch to off (fan was already off...