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as the owner or 2 (yes I know !) discovery TD5's I'm always busy . Doing the black autos head gasket and found this !!! Difficult job ? I can see the crank pulley and front engine casing need to come off and I believe the sump none of which fazes me apart from the crank pulley !! Any tips ?

hi , just completed head gasket on my wife's TD5 / 1999 and it won't start ! Googled the life out of it and no help ! New injector seals , timing checked , primed umpteen times still no go . I can smell unburnt fuel and it NEARLY goes but not quite :( Will go on a SMALL sniff of brake cleaner...

Hi all , I have a td5 disco fitted with a webasto diesel burning pre heater :) It has a small electric pump fitted behind it which appears to have sprung a small coolant leak ! I haven't investigated properly yet but have priced the 2 pipes that fit on either side of it (£10 for both :o) however...

afternoon :) first bit of real sun while i'm driving has highlighted an issue with my digital climate control ! putting both sides of the car down to "lo" results in the passenger side getting colder air than my side ! ive googled the problem and used the self diagnosis check to establish...

Afternoon all , my manual TD5 disco has just started doing something strange ! When changing up a gear the point between gears ie when the clutch is pressed the revs hang as if I'm trailing the throttle with my foot , but I'm not , I have been exaggerating taking my foot off the throttle but...

So both of my rear tyres are nearing replacement so I popped over to my local tyre shop to enquire on prices for a pair of AT2's in 255 65 16 to be told they've stopped making them having been replaced by the AT ! How much truth is in this ? I can order AT2's online to be fitted locally but...

Hi everyone , mrs brushes td5 is suffering the common problem of electric wing mirror adjustment not working properly ! I've had them apart and found the left to right axis plastic racks are broken , now I've popped the captive end out of their sockets and tried super glue and melting them...

afternoon lads and lasses :) well i finally got fed right up of the broken door lock spring on my tailgate causing frustration when coming to open it as it meant climbing in through the rear side door to pull up the locking pin , so i ebayed a set of 5 springs and have fitted the correct...

hi peeps , got some quick to dissipate white smoke along with coolant loss so at the weekend i'm doing the head gasket . So i've ordered a 3 hole gasket as thats how many are visable on mine , a P gasket , inlet / exhaust gasket , thermostat and a breather O ring , also bought an angle guage...

hi everyone , some would look at my problem as a bit of rustproofing but my new gearbox leak is proving popular with my drives owner !!!! visited a local garage and a landy specialist to ask about having the leak sorted but neither wanted to do the job !!! any ideas who would near...

hi anyone know what oil i should be treating my front and rear axles to on my 1994/L 300 tdi manual disco also while we are about it what about the gear and transfer box ? thanks and yes i did a search but as usual never come up with what i actually search for ???? regards baz

hi , i've gone outside today and noticed some fluid on the insude of my tyre like the axle is leaking something !! no is it likely to be the lubricant of some king leaking from the swivel or is it the oil from the diff and associated tube ? if it is the swivel lube will draining it and using...

hi all , i've been out this morning working on my looooong list of things that need doing to my 300 tdi disco . wiper stalk all done then came to change the temp sender , unscrewed the offending item wouldn't come out so pulled with some pliers and out it came , well most of it !!!! there is...

afternoon all , now given that my 300 tdi disco was shirt buttons cheap i did expect it to need a boot floor and after tearing up the carpet today i'm not dissapointed ! it's got holes but nowhere near as bad as i'd expected (result) BUT it has in places gone beyond what the repair panel...

hi all , searching evilbay for a service kit for my 300 tdi disco and i keep finding kits like this one 140666903448 which include a "rotor filter " ! what is it and where is it on my car ? regards baz

hi all, after a couple of weeks of disco 1 300 tdi ownership i've develpoed my first problem ( i know two weeks is probably quite good between problems ;D ). since collection the gauge has stayed rockfast in the middle of the gauge , but has just started creeping upto the top of the white...

hello lads and lasses :D i'm marc from essex ( come on lets get the jokes out the way now ;) )38 yrs old , kids , mrs but no dog ;0 i've just bought a 300 TDI disco for the 7 seats and will also tow my caravan nicely . hope to make and meet some like minded friends on here as been into the vw...