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We've got a 2007 110 2.4tdci. Runs perfectly well until we start towing with it. After a while it starts to overheat. First did it with about a 2 ton boat on the back. Got hot enough to go into safe mode and had been towing for about an hour up to that point. Only cooked up when faced with a...

Digging around our yard, I came across 8 standard Defender steel rims. All with road tyres in various levels of wear. Most of them look still legal. .Anyone interested, let me know. We are in South West London. Can send them out on Palletways or easier if you collect. If anyone's interested...

Right. Finally got a new master cylinder. Tried to fit it this evening. Cannot get any fluid out of one of the ports. Other one seems OK. Am I doing something stupid or does it sound like a faulty part?

This may be of interest to someone. Problem with brake pedal slowly sinking to the floor so decided that a master cylinder repair was needed. Ordered a kit which oddly appeared with a new reservoir. Went to fit it and discovered that this repair kit was just a kit to replace the reservoir...

We've just got a 07 110 van body with about 140000 on the clock. It's started cutting out. Revs just die out, usually down to about 5-600 rpm, no throttle response and it then cuts out. For the last few days, it's been undrivable. No fault codes and no warning lights. Does it at idle and at...

Just invested in a Lynx diagnostic system. Apart from the manual not giving the correct info to get it installed properly, it seems to do the job. Connected to the D2 to get rid of the 3 amigos after changing the worn out hub. that bits OK. It also informed me of a series of faults with the...

Have a problem, I think it is my ignition switch. Trying to start, just get a faint click and after a few attempts she'll crank and fire up. First thought is the starter solenoid or starter motor but, if I move the key very carefully, I can often catch it at one exact point where the starter...

While back I had a whole collection of electrical problems which I diagnosed as a faulty Body control Module. Got a replacement off ebay. Got it programmed in by local specialist. Fine for a while but then all the problems started to come back. Finally traced the real fault as water in the back...

Had a whole series of problems. Indicators not working, central locking, engine not stopping, funny little symbol by the trip meter etc.etc. Put it down to the Body control module. Got a second hand unit. Got it fitted and programmed and then started to get problems again. Finally with a bit of...

Got to replace the BCM on my Disco 2. I've got a second hand unit and a local specialist to programme it. If I fit the second hand unit without programming it, will the car be driveable or will it be completely dead?

Just came to replace front wheel bearing on my D2. It's been sitting outside the shop for the last 2 weeks. Tried to unlock but the key fob will not unlock the doors. However, when I try the fob, the interior light comes on as normal. Unlock with the key drivers, door only (and lock). The...

I think I already know the answer to this but I hope someone knows otherwise. Is it possible to change the radiator on a TD5 without removing the fan? Can't move the bloody thing and yes I am trying to undo it the right way.

After several unsuccesful attempts at sorting out a leaking ACE pipe on the valve block on my 2000 TD5 I have just had another go at it. Cut the pipe this time and joined it with a compression joint. Got the O rungs nicely seated etc. Put it all back together and its now flooding out. Pull the...

Here's a good one. Our 300tdi 110 has an interesting electrical fault. When you put press the brake pedal, the headlights ( and side lights) glow dimly. Its obviously a short somewhere but has an anyone seen this before as its going to be a sod to find. Ta in advance.

Just parked our Disco 1 at work when the steering wheel decided to revolve continuously without turning the wheels. The shaft appears to have dropped out of the bottom of the box and landed on the tie bar. I've seen boxes leak, make noises or feel bad but I've never seen this happen. Any ideas...

I am going to have to change the clutch on my TD5. I know on a 300TDI you would normally change the fork as they tend to wear through. Do TD5's suffer the same problem? Want to make sure I've got all the parts before I start. Any views on changing the Dual Mass Flywheel as a matter of course or...

Having been advised that I was trying to get the fan off the wrong way, (I thought it was left hand thread like a 300) I still can't get the thing off. Anybody got any tips.

Trying to get the fan off my TD5 Disco. Got the right spanner. Left hand thread. Good whack with a hammer. Will not shift. Anyone got any tips? 2nd question. Assuming you are changing the clutch by pulling the box out from underneath, is there any significant difference between a Disco 1 and a...

Over many years of car ownership of various sorts, the problem of knackered wheel bearings raises its head from time to time. You hear the whirring noise, you know what it is but you don't know which wheel it is. You know if you turn the steering wheel one way, it gets quieter. I have never...

Mate of mine has a 300tdi 98 model. The other day his girlfriend was driving it on a dual carriageway ~ 60mph inside lane. For no reason, car developed a speed wobble and in the end she hit the central barrier. Mangled wing etc but nothing too serious luckily. The handling has been vague to say...