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    Advice please! Disco TD5 hub bearing shagged on hols

    Hopefully someone can offer me some advice as i am starting to loose the plot. We've driven down to Plymouth from Corby 280 miles ish and we've got a holiday booked at longleat center parks for the week tomorrow (Monday) and driving back up to corby on Friday This morning while driving...
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    re-introducing myself

    Howdy, Just thought I say hi. I signed up a few years ago while doing some repairs to my 88". That as since been sold on but i regretted it every day since so ive just bought a cracking 300tdi 110 from RJ Land rovers and hopefully picking it up on Friday. No doubt I'll be asking...
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    First time buyer, whos good and who's not ?

    Hi guys just after a bit information. Im looking at buying a defender. I've been looking on the internet for a while now, the problem is i need to find a retailer that offers finance as thats the only way i can afford a decent one. part exchange wouldnt be too bad too but all the...
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    stanage green lanes , how bad is it ?

    im thinking of taking my beast for a day out round stanage and the surrounding areas with the wife and a few friends . ik now they always say never go alone but are there that many risks on the way ? i know the area very well cos im up ther climbing a couple of times a month but never taken the...
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    what can i do to soften my ride ?

    i have a 1975 series 3 swb 88 and its like driving a pile of bricks to work i have avon rangemaster 7.50 tyres on standard wheels (i think) , pararabolic springs and pro comp 9000 explorer shocks i live in a town completly coverered with 20 mph speed limits and speed bumps everywhere ...
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    any info on loddington woods ?

    on www.paynplay.co.uk it shows loddington woods as a pay and play site but i cant find any info on the interweb does anybody know anything about this place ? its only 5 miles from my house so i really want to go and have a play
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    why does my oil pressure light keep coming on ?

    my oil pressure light keeps coming on while waiting at junctions and as soon as i put my foot back on the gas and drive away it goes off again . ive checked all the levels etc and everything looks normal , the temp gauge moves to the normal place so i was just wondering what could be causing...
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    thrapston green lanes os141

    i was looking at the local os map 141 and seen there is a few lanes that look promising in the trapston / islip area anyone driven lanes in this area before ? might have a drive down and have a look at the weekend looking for other lanes in the same area ish so any i may have missed or...
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    white smoke from a 1975 3 series 88

    im getting a lot of white smoke from my series 3 and just wondered what may be causing it . 2 weeks ago we took the cylinder head off because the engine was making an awful sound which turned out to be a stuck valve and bent push rods. we replaced all the push rods because they were all...
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    fuel warning light

    i've got to replace my fuel sender unit because it has died , anyway i was wondering if there is any way to wire up a low fuel warning light to my 1975 series 3 or if any sender units come fitted with this super luxury item
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    why wont my fuel guage work ?

    my fuel guage wont work on my 1975 3 series , i've checked all that all the wires are ok and cleaned all the terminals . i also grounded it against the tank and the fuel guage went up to full . what does this mean ? do i need to buy a new sender unit ?
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    valve spring cap thingys

    after a strip down of my 1975 3 series 2.25 diesel engine we've found out that all 8 of my con rods are bent , so i've ordered new ones from paddocks, but on top of the valve springs the are little caps that sit on the collets any idea what these are officially called so i can order some more...
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    stuck valve on a 2.25 diesel

    after talking to a mechanic i've been told i've got a stuck valve on my 1975 series 3 2.25 diesel just wondering what would be the best way to un stick it ? he reccomened spaying lareg ammounts of wd40 into the air inlet to free it up but this sounds a bit crazy to me and just wondered what...
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    how to fit a steering guard

    ive been given a steering guard similar to the rebel version but its just a cheapy one i think , anyway i've no idea how to fit it so can someone please help me ? pictures would be good . ive enclosed a picture of the rebel version its not that exact one but its identical just without the...
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    steering coloum shroud / cover for 1975 series 3 88

    any idea where i can get a steering coloum shroud / cover for my 1975 series 3 88 ? i never had one fttted when i bought the old girl and the prevous owner has no idea where it is either . is there any way of making one ? or any other car steering covers that will fit ?
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    doors and seats for 1975 3 series

    im looking for a set of series 3 doors because mine have been eaten to peices by the rust faires , i was reading on the interweb about door parts and a few sites has said about peolpe who have fitting doors from 90's etc . can someone please clear up what doors i can fit to a 1975 seires 3 88...
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    any lz experts near the corby area who could help me out with an engine problem ?

    basically i've bought my first land rover :D a 1975 3 series which has been sat on a farm for 2 years and not moved , im having an annoying engine problem (see thread below) its been towed to my driveway where it now sits and i have no money and no mechanical knowledge at all and no idea how to...
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    1975 series 3 88' 2.25 diesel engine problems

    ive recently bought a series 3 88' diesel from a farm which has been sat outside and not moved for nearly 3 years after changing the glow plugs we finally got it started and its got a very very nasty amazing loud noise which is sounding like a pop or a phwarp the engine has got a home made...
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