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Hi All, I have a 1998 3.9ltr V8i Disco 1, I have a small fuel leak from the pipe off the fuel filer, please see the image attached. I have had a feel along the pipe and its only a section of it thats is damaged, is it possible to cut out the damaged section of the pipe and replace it as...

Hi All, I have a 98 3.9ltr V8i Automatic Disco, I think I have some bad Lambda Sensors, my question is New ones from Island 4x4 are about £90.00 for 2, is there a chance I can clean up and test the old ones to see they are actually faulty. Sadly my 98 is not OBD2 complient so I cant hook...

Hi All, I have a 1998 3.9ltr V8i Automatic Discovery, I have an OBD2 code reader but my Disco is the model that come out before OBD2 connections were in every vehichle and it wont connect to it. I think I think have a Lambda sensor failure, without the computer I cant find out which one it...

Hi All, Dont worry I still love my Discovery, wouldnt trade it for the world, but a couple of weeks ago when running on petrol she was missfiring, loosing power and making a popping noise between 1000 and 2000 revs, but when running on lpg she ran fine with no problems at all.. After we...

Evening All, I have a 1998 3.9ltr V8i Discovery Automatic gas converted. When running on petrol the engine backfires between 1000 and 2000 revs, after 2000 revs the engine doesnt backfire as bad and doesnt feel as rough. When I pull up at a junction or roundabout the engine stalls or I loose...

Hi All, I have a 98 Discovery 3.9ltr V8i Automatic, can anyone tell me what the minimum thickness is for my front brake discs. Cheers John

Hi All, I have a 98 3.9ltr V8i Discovery Automatic. This morning I woke up to a couple of little problems. Number 1 is I believe the Solonoid on my LPG gas system is a magnetic switch or so I have been told that is what it is and I believe that it is sticking causing the engine to simply die...

Hi All, I have a 1998 Discovery 3.9ltr V8 Automatic. The near side head gasket is leaking (it has been all the time I have had the car), so I have finally decided to get the work done. I have a week off soon, I have found a place that will skim my head and supply new gaskets and new bolts...

Hi All, I have a 1998 Discovery 3.9ltr V8 Automatic which has a leaky sunroof. The old seal seems to have streched and is misshaped, so I have ordered a new one off ebay, paid about £22.00. What I want to know is how do I get the old seal off completley. Is there a way I can take the sunrood...

Hi All, I have a 98 3.9ltr V8i Discovery Automatic, now she has got 156,000 miles on the clock and I highly suspect the head gaskets have gone because I have to top up with antifreeze every morning. I am used to this my problem is now that its raining and when im trying to top up with...

Hi All, I have a 98 Disco 3.9ltr V8i Automatic, I come to start her up on Sunday to go and do some shopping and it wouldn't start, so I went through the fault finder in my Haynes manual and on the rave cd and in the end a good squirt of wd40 around the dizzy cap and coil solved the problem...

Hi All, I have a 98 Discovery 3.9ltr v8i with a lpg conversion. I have a problem when switching over to gas. I wait until the engine is warm as always (otherwise she backfires and stalls) then I hit the switch so I can change from petrol to lpg, I run the revs over 2000 then drop them gently...

Hi All, I did an oil change not so long ago, but I had to use an adjustable spanner to get the sump plug bolt out which I hate because it strips the bolt too easy. Its a 98 Disco V8i Automatic, does anyone know the proper size of the bolt so I can buy a propper size spanner to suit. Thanks...

Hi All, I have a 98 Disco 3.9ltr v8i with a 1st generation gas system. The first brass filler I had on the car was faulty so I got a new one and changed it, its been fine up until recently after filling up with gas the attachment from the gas station gets stuck onto my filler and it takes...

Hi All, My boss is talking about getting a Range Rover Sport. My Dad has got a Range Rover Vogue P38, my question is does the Sport have as much trouble as the P38 or have Land Rover sorted out some of the problems. Thanks very much John.

Hi All, I have a 98 V8i Automatic Discovery and the paintwork on the bonnett has started to look a bit of a mess. The problem is that the laquer is peeling all over the front of the bonnett and the lettering that spells LAND ROVER has started to come off and it just doesnt look right at...

Hi All, I have a 98 Discovery 3.9ltr v8i Auto, and its up for its MOT fairly soon, I don't normally worry about stuff like this but I know how tight the government is being with cars like the Discovery and im worried about the emisions being high and it failing its MOT. So what can I do to...

Hi All, I have a 98 Disco 3.9ltr v8i auto. Before I baught my Disco I had a 1ltr Corsa and one of the most useful tools I ever baught was a obd2 code reader of ebay, however my Disco wont see the code reader or the code reader wont see the Disco when its plugged in, even though I have a...

Hi All, I have a 98 Discovery 3.9 V8i Auto, for sometime now its been loosing coolent, today at Tesco I noticed a nice puddle under the car, after a quick inspection it looks like one if the pipes not sure which but it has a hole in it. its quite a thin pipe located near enough to the petrol...

Hi All, My Dad has got a Range Rover P38 X reg V8 and the other day his exhaust started blowing, today he was driving and he herd a loud hissing noise and the rear suspension sunk all the way down. He thinks the heat from the blowing exhaust has gone through the air line for the air...