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Right its 39 deg C here in Bulgaria but we start thinking about winter early here!!! Ill need to buy a set of decent AT's for winter - I have winter road tyres but they are totally hopeless, Id be better just leaving the summer road tyres on. Seriously they are crap! Previously on 4x4's ive...

Hi Once again begging for assistance from those int he know! Its always been a little hit and miss going from 3rd into 4th on my V8 D1. Now its getting a real pain!! 2nd is no longer a dog leg to the left it is straight back from 3rd and 4th is about 1.0mm to the right of it - this is...

Ive posted this as a result of a little conversation elsewhere on this forum: I live in Bulgaria, near the beach resort of "Sunny Beach" where many of you may have holidayed. The thing that makes Bulgaria so different and such a paradise for you off road guys is there are NO fences, 40% of the...

Hi Serious point. Im nearly at the end of the list of important repairs on my D1 V8. It is a 1999, no rust vehicle form Gibraltar with 50k Mls on it and full MD service history. We live in Bulgaria and this is needed to keep our business running through the harsh winters here. I have no...

Yesterday we got home and the passenger foot-well was soaking wet - note as this is a LHD thats the UK drivers side. You will hate me for this but we have had no rain for a month here in Bulgaria so its not a leak as in water entering the vehicle. Also it is not under the dash area where it...

EDIT: - First off ive hit Disco 2 - it should be Disco 1 but i dont know how to change it - sorry!! The drivers seat "rubbers" are gone on the underside. Ive repaired it a couple of times with webbing but a) it makes it very solid over big bumps and b) they keep sagging and need re doing...

HI The fan section of my viscous coupling is only loosely connected to the drive section these day so i thought it time to change it before it detaches completely. I must at this stage point out i live in Bulgaria!! Ive been round all the independents to get a new one and the only one they...

My 3.9 V8 D1 has been running very rich and giving 10 - 11 mpg since i bought it. Ive tried everything short of sticking it into the Land Rover main dealer - i live in Bulgaria and this is considered a BIG NO NO, you might never see it again! - today i noticed that the Ground (-) lead from...

1999 3.9 V8 Discovery 1 Hi coolant temperature thingy - its on the on on the thermostat housing in the big brass hex with 2 terminals coming out. My literature refers to this as both a temperature sensor AND a temperature switch - the first would imply a variable resistance and the second an...

Hi 1999 3.9 V8 and im returning 10-11 mpg after checking every sensor and setting! HOWEVER:- I live in the Stranja Mountains in Bulgaria and every day is a winding clime up and down 500m - 1000m of hills. At this time of year its lights on, heater on, wipers on, snow, floods etc - you get...

Hi Sorry if im going over ground already covered by others but i live in Bulgaria and im on a dial up connection so searching is virtually impossible!! I have read however that the voltage signal at the MAF sensor on my disco 1 3.9 should have a reading of 1.3-1.5v but on which wire?? i have...

Hi I have a 3.9L V8 Disco, it is running very rich and a little reaserch point to any one of the following: Air mass meter Engine temp sensor Fuel temp sensor Stepper motor etc: Can anyone give me the test date (i.e. volts cold / volts worm or Resistance cold / worm etc) so i can run tests...