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Ok so when refitting the exhaust manifold i had a stud snap but just to make things worse as i was drilling it out the drill bit snapped leaving me with this 10+mm hole where the stud should go is there anyway that i can fix this or is it scrap have added a photo for your amassment

hello all back again with another interesting problem. i have rebuilt my 4.6 v8 from my rang rover p38 refitted it and i had a problem with the oil pump not priming i finally got it running after replacing the front timing cover and oil pump for a replacement. as soon as she fired up i notest...

Hello, have another odd problem, ok i wanted to change the brake fluid and front callipers so i so i use a brake bleeder to suck out the fluid rebuilt callipers went on well filled the fluid up and started bleeding back left, back right ,front left , front right with some one pumping the...

hello all i have a 4.6 V8 in my range rover that i have just finished rebuilding but i think i have made a mistake because i am not getting any oil pumped anyway. i think i have put the oil pump relief valve and the one above it in the wrong way round i have look throw the book witch is no...

Hello am back again, i recently got my self an 02 td5 disco as a repair project it come with 2 engines both in bits so i set to work making one good engine out of the parts i had. now its in and i cant get it to run on its own i have fuel to the engine and put a new fuel pump in bit still...

hello all i have a question recently i had a my Disco off the road (SORN) as i was fitting an autogas system to it as it come time to put the old girl back on the road it was around Easter when we had all the bank hols Friday to Monday well i put my car on the road on Monday night knowing...

hello all i am after a pair of td5 wings for my disco any colour (with out the plastic bit if pos) or disco 2 wings as i think there the same im fitting face lift head light to my old girl but the wings i have are the wrong shape and i can seem to find td5 wings anywhere so if anyone has some...

hello all as the title says im after a cd that td5 alive made on how to fit the td5 head lights to a discovery i have made a start with some info i found online but the cd will answer all my questions so if anyone has done this or has the cd im willing to pay p&p and cost of a cd if u could...

Central Locking Rewiring Hello All , am back with another problem i lost my keys to my lovely land rover disco 1 V8 after turning the house upside down i still could not fine the keys so i bit the bullet and changed all the locks and tried to reprogram the old scorpion alarm system to a...

LOCK SET NEEDED URGENT HI i need a fall lockset for a disco 1 i have lost my keys and need to change all the locks ASAP if anyone has or is breaking a disco that has working locks please let me no! then i have the problem of the immobilizer to deal with if you have any idears how i can...

audio buzz hi could anyone help i have a JVC , DVD player in my range rover but when the stereo is OFF i get an interference buzz throw the speakers that i cant seem to stop i have fitted 2 x ground loop isolators but didn't fix the problem if anyone has a same problem or know how to if...

hi all i have a 98 range rover 4.6 v8 petrol with an odd problem the rear passenger window (electric) wont wind down at all and it comes up on the dash lh rear window not set i no to set it u have to move its down then up but it dues not move at all i thought it was the motor and gears that...

Autogas Help hi all i recently got an old disco 1 V8 with LPG AUTOGAS fitted as i was working away on it i put a hole in one of the pipes :doh: it ran from the fill point to the tank i have now replaced the pipe and the connections with an 8mm pipe just a small bit smaller than...

hey all is it possible to upgrade my series 1 disco to the newer type head lights and has anyone done it before? i found this on ebay DISCOVERY SERIES 2 TD5 V8 FACELIFT HEADLIGHT SET NEW OE on eBay (end time 27-Jul-10 12:03:59 BST) and was wondering if i could make them fit thanks for looking

hello all i have been working really hard to try and get my series 3 landy to work properly after a fall rebuild i found out that i had the fitted the vertical cog that funs from the crankshaft was fitted 180' out witch made the engine over heat and blow that head gasket i have just...

hi all i would like to fit a rev conter to my 2.25 diesel series , i have fitted one before on a nother car and i had to connecet the signel cabel to an out put on the alternater could some one ell me where i can pic the signal up from on this i hav had a very good look at the alternater and...

Hello All and thanks for reading i have recently rebuilt an diesel 2.25 engine for my 88" series, the engine had a rebore , crank grind , new valves the works. i have put the engine back in now and it dues run with a spray or cold start but i don't no how to set it up from now i have turned...