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Last year i fitted terrafirma 2" suspension lift kit medium duty and larger tyres to my discovery since then i have gone through UJ's and a rubber doughnut on the prop shafts. Steering is a little heavier with the caster angle change with the lift. I have cured the doughnut wear by lengthening...

Needing help with finding a decent supplier of a new cartridge CHRA for my 300tdi. Not after an upgrade just a good standard turbo. Mine has started letting oil through to the intercooler and intake manifold. Got a 1000mile round trip coming up next weekend so it would be good to get it sorted...

Had the usual electric faults with my disco interior lights always on and no rear wiper. Replaced the mfu with a tested one still no joy . Disconnect the 2 connectors on the alarm central locking ecu amr 6429 under the glove box hey presto all electrics working as they should. Now i cant start...

My disco is going to get its 170,000 service next weekend. And I was thinking about replacing the big end bearings on the con rods while i'm at it . Do I replace them with standard bearings or +10 Thou (0.25mm). The crankshaft has not been reground its just as is from factory. Also...

Hi All just fitted new bearmach standard springs all round and Armstrong shocks to my disco 300tdi 1997. What a load of crap. worse than the soft original springs I took off. going down our lane which is a bit of a dirt track the disco bottoms out on the bumps stops never had that happen before...

Needing help with bolt size had a bolt shear on the disco 1 it was one of the bolts holding the disk on to the hub and it destroyed the heads on the bolts holding the stub axle to the swivel housing. so needing to replace bolts. That one bolt head smashed the disc destroyed the hub where the...

About to put my disco back on the road after a extensive rebuild and restoration project. Fitted the battery a couple of weeks ago and its been discharging every couple of days . disconnected earth to battery and put a meter from earth on car to earth terminal on battery and got 12v = reading...

Hi all just finished restoring my 1997 300 tdi disco .Noticed i havent got a fast idle on cold start if any thing its lower and sits at 720 when warmed up . I thought it would sit at around 1000rpm on a cold start. Any one got any ideas

Hi I'm about to drop my diesel tank on 300tdi disco 1997. Typical hoses have corroded . I was wanting to know what size of coupling is the one with the olives . where the plastic joins the steel pipe at the sender unit. I know the pipe is 8mm od . can any one help ?

Just about to replace my turbo and do a decoke on my 300tdi disco. Is it worth me doing the rings and bigend bearings on the conrods. My disco has done 155,000 is it worth me doing the rings and bigend bearings? I would just fit standard size rings and bearings. Money is tight so i cant afford a...

Hi all newbie here I'm about to decoke my 300tdi and have ordered a head gasket set. What i need to know is exactly what gaskets and copper washers come in the kit? A full list of the items would be usefull.

hello everyone just joined the forum so heres my first query. Have had my disco 300tdi for 3 years now with out a problem then this morning jumped in and it was a none start no lights on dash all lights work fine hazords work fine car locks and unlocks on the fob battery has a strong 12.5 volts...