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    suspension doughnuts

    Hi, a mate has just bought a disco on a P reg and has put some doughnuts on the back springs to beef up the suspension, has anybody tried these, does anybody know anything about them, does it improve handling, is it better to do front as well as back?????? Regards Tots
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    nasty noise on start up

    Hi all, when I start up my 300 tdi on an N plate, I get a really horrible rattling sound from the top end until I blip the throttle and then it is back to normal. I'm thinking oil pump as it seems to be dry until I blip it and then oil on the scene and hey presto back to normal. It started only...
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    Oil from turbo???

    Hi, all info needed. I have a 300 tdi on a n reg, done 136 k miles. I was putting on a new alternator and removed the hoses from the turbo to the intercooler for access, inside was a small amount of oil which was spreadmost of the way down the pipe, trouble is you can't really tell how much as...
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    starting probs.

    Hi all, I drive a 95 disco with a 300 tdi engine. In cold weather I turn on the ignition, wait for the glow plugs to heat up, the battery, which is a year old, turns the engine over sluggishly as I would expect for frosty conditions but the engine won't fire for several turns of the key approx...
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    v8 verses 300 tdi

    Hi all, advice needed here, I have a 300 tdi and am thinking of getting a newer model and have come across a v8 with an lpg conversion. Should I stick with what I've got which is a good runner touch wood? Is there any reason why I should drive a v8 apart from it sounding pretty good? How much...
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    black smoke

    Hi all, don't laugh, I was towing a caravan and got stuck behind a bus on an up and downy road. I got a bit fed up after 10 miles so I saw my opportunity and caned my disco, got past the bus and checked the mirror to pull in and saw black smoke billowing out of the exhaust. This was the first...
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    series 3 timing problems.

    Hi all, I'm having probs with the timing on my Y reg. series 3 2.25 petrol landy. Any ideas would be most welcome. I've set the points to 0.015 inches, the carb is set at about 1.5 percent mixture and the timing set at 6 deg.atdc. at this setting for the timing the engine runs beautifully but...
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