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Well my trusty old 300tdi disco engine blew up. I have another i am planing on building and just in the process of removing the engine. Got everything disconnected apart from the electrics. It is just a base model disco with no mods. According to the Haynes book there is just one plug at the...

Well my trusty old disco finally died on me on a long drive home. First i thought the head gasket failed as it blew the expansion tank cap off. After getting it home i pulled the head to find that the cylinder head between cylinders 2-3 had been eroded away between the to exhaust valves. Its...

Recently a red light flickered on my dash while on a long drive. Once I got home i looked it up and its apparently the High Temperature in the gearbox (little red F) anyway, paranoid I now hear a slight whine, I still use the old car regularly on long drives 500mile round trips and it continues...

I have ran new fuel lines from sender unit to the lift pump supply and the injector pump return HOWEVER i require the fitting to connect to the sender unit and the lift pump and injector return. Can anyone please tell me where you can get these fittings? LR and many other places only try to sell...

Well my trusty 300tdi disco finally let me down. I noticed it was down on power a bit but then she started to hold back and when the engine was not on demand and idle at traffic she cut out. I managed to nurse her home and been over the sediment filter and blown all the fuel lines clear but she...

Hi all, I have been moving on with my old disco project but the body is a real pain - still sat in the garage on axle stands. I really like the idea of a rotisserie and thinking about getting one or making my own - it would be great to weld without getting burning slag falling on me. Also great...

Hi im at work (work offshore) and looking at making up some HD body mounts for my project disco but cant seem to find dimensions. Can someone please tell me the dimensions of the body mount rubbers please? Ideally the O/D of the bush and the diameter of the extrusion part that sits into the...

Hi well my project V8 is now going to be a 300tdi. Anyway any ideas where to get the engine brackets to weld into the chassis I cant seem to find any also where to locate them is there any measurements or templates? Did see one set on ebay for £100 seems a bit steep for a couple of brackets i...

Hello well its MOT time again and i had a long list for it. Got all welding done, plenty to do! sorted out a few other things and then noticed a weep from the sump! The cost of a replacement sump is sort of out of reach at the moment. Does anyone have any other ideas? I carefully tried to...

Hi after replacing my inner arches on my every day disco and needing to do the same on my project one im thinking of how to preserve them better. Problem I see is the arch gets all the mud and road salt - has anyone tried coating the arch in fibreglass? im thinking that would provide a tough...

Hi can someone with a TD5 disco 2 please measure the rear seats from one inner wheel arch to the other please? We need a 4x4 that will fit 3 kids seats in the back tired of squeezing in my disco one and sold the disco 3 after electrical fault after electrical fault. I believe the disco 2 is...

Well its winter and cold so ofcourse its time to work on the car - why cant it have problems in the heatwave summer wich a cold cider to help - anyway I digress. The old girl d1 300 has started to develop a few sort of grinding sounds when cruising. I noticed the rear brakes were binding on a...

Well good and bad news - half way through a disco rebuild to be the family car and child number 3 is on its way! Is there any way to change the rear middle lap strap seat belt for a full seat belt? Does a disco 2 seat have a full belt would the rear seat fit into a disco 1? Hate to have to sell...

Well welded in a new crossmember and just finishing the innerwing and putting everything back found a small part it sits next to the airfilter and has a wired plug to it. It also has 3 small tubes attached to it -- two are just loose and go knowhere but the other runs along the bulk head and...

I am maybe getting ahead of myself on my rebuild as still early stages (chassis and body split so far) but I saw a lovely Range Rover P38 full interior and door cards on ebay does anyone know if they will fit in a Disco? from what iv seen alot of parts are similar im sure the front seats will...

Well got the body off the old V8 and started stripping the chassis and body hoping to get the chassis galvanised. Anyway on stripping the body to see all what it needs I could do with both front inner arches done. From what iv read to fit them you line them up with the chassis before you weld...

Ahhhhhr something always happens when I get time to work on my old disco project. Now its my 300tdi rear crossmember shot as the mounts just fell off when i removed the bolts! I know and read that you SHOULD remove the rear 1/4 panels but has anyone or know if it can be done without removing them?

Hi, I just got a price for getting my D1 chassis galvanised at 150 +vat seems ok. But he said if I have other things to get galvanised at teh same time it will bring the cost down. I may be getting carried away here but now I'm thinking about getting my inner front arches, sills, rear...

Hi, does anyone know anywhere to do a bit off off roading in the Scottish Borders? I used to go to a 4x4 park in Fife but move here now. There is obviously loads of farm tracks but dont want to get on the wrong side of any farmers?

Im starting me rebuild of a V8 disco but not sure to stick with the V8 love the power and grunt or to stick my 300tdi from my other everyday disco as there is so much rust on the daily runner but the engine is sound. Iv had the 300tdi for 5 years now and know it well and trust it, I know very...