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I have just driven my brother-in-law's Defender 90, 300 Tdi van home from being stuck on his drive. He is a lovely bloke and has ended up in a caring role for not so fab father-in-law. So we (my family and I) have decided we need to get his landy back to top form and surprise him at the...

Hi Took Disco out yesterday for a 40 mile trip. It unlocked, started and ran fine. Parked up and key fob would not lock doors so used key. Came back 4 hours later and still fob not working so unlock with key and engine will not start. No click from solenoid. Dead. Check with Nanocom and...

I have been offered a new set of oil, air and rotary Bearmach filters for a TD5 Defender. Am I right to assume they will be the same as for the TD5 Disco (suspect I may need to check air filter size)?:)

My brother-in-law is having trouble with starting his Defender 90. Clicking noise only so sounds like the starter solenoid is worn out. I have seen a starter repair kit for the TD5 defender engine - Nippon Denso starter. Can anyone confirm for me: Is the 1997 2.5 Tdi Defender a 300 Tdi unit...

Hi I have a 2000 Reg Auto Discovery. The battery was replaced last week because it kept going flat. On test it went flat even when disconnected so clearly a faulty battery. The charging circuit works OK under test at around 14.6 Volts. The battery nonetheless continues to discharge and...

I have a 2000 reg auto Discovery 2. I was celebrating last week having fixed the three amigos and cured a fault with the auto box wiring that sent me into limp home mode. Then the children asked me why the rear wndows wouldn't work! They were working fine until this week. They are now dead...

I have just been using my new Nanocom for the first time to solve the Three Amigos on my 2000 Reg Disco 2. The faults read pointed to front right wheel ABS sensor and the ABS relay. Since the relay is £10 and I have read of a faulty relay being common and causing battery discharge (have had...

I am in the process of solving 3 amigos and will be using all the useful tips from this great forum. I have read the ECU and have: 20-01 Pump Relay Open Circuit 254 times 24-05 Front Right Hand Sensor Intermitent - 254 times Q1) Since the two must be linked is the Pump Relay 20-01...

I have found a black box 100 x 75 x 30mm strapped to the rear of the engine compartment fuse/relay board. It has a serial port output, a red supply linked to the +ve battery terminal, a black neutral and approx 6 yellow wires tapped into the ECU plug by the battery. Seems like it must be an...

I had the autogearbox warning lights come on on my Disco 2 before Christmas on a dark night going up a very steep hill. Thanks to a forum tip I concluded this was voltage related caused by a failing battery. I charged the battery overnight each day during the cold snap and all was fine. One...

Just as the snow and ice falls my Disco doesn't want to play! I started suffering an intermitent ABS warning light coming on that reset itself on restarting the engine. This built up to the full 3 amigos. So I have a Nanocom on the Christmas list to check the codes and resolve that one. Then...

I had a leak from the power steering pump so have just replaced the pump with a new Bearmach unit. Leak fixed - hooray. Filled the system following the workshop manual and then had a friend turn the steering from lock to lock whilst I bled the system from the steering box. At first used a long...

I have been experiencing the ABS warning light coming on under light breaking for the last couple of months. It generally then resets itself when ignition is turned on then off. It looks like discs and pads all round were changed just before I purchased the Disco and this was done by a non...

My Disco 2 Cruise worked fine at the weekend. Then I set off today for a 120 mile round trip and set the cruise for 60mph on the motorway. It worked fine until I flipped it off when I was approaching a lorry. It would not turn on again until I stopped the engine and re-started. On the way home...

At my local garage today (MOT) they advised that I can purchase a Defender 90 or 110 front pipe to replace the CAT section on my 2000 Reg Disco 2. That will be £20-30 rather than £60-£100 for the Disco Decat pipe with flexi section. Do I need a TD5 Defender pipe or will a 300Tdi Defender pipe...

Hi Having set out with the aim of purchasing a tax exempt series to get back to the fun of fiddling, welding etc ended up with a Disco 2 Automatic because the whole family wanted to travel with me in comfort and safety. So bought car having read up and have stripped out the interior, removed...