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They are not holes, it should be solid. Its where the aluminium has corroded away due to lack of the correct coolant/coolant mix. If the holes are deep you should replace the head or get it repaired.

Thanks you are for your help. The disco has around 145,00 miles and a pretty dodgy past, The head had cracked, it had also been miss timed and was running like a bag of spanners when I got my hands on it. Its my dads car. I put a new head, valves, push rods back on it and timed it all up again...

Hi Just wanted to know if anyone had an idea as to why my 300tdi has a low piston. I took the head off, the 4th cylinder is low, the other 3 cylinders have a protrusion of between 0.63 and 0.65 and the 4th doesn't even make it to the top, and is around 2mm lower than the block. There is low...

Thanks for the advice..

but how would I know??

Hi all, Wondered if any one has ever used a cheap diesel compression tester, like this one: BERGEN Professional Trade Quality 17 Pce Compression Tester for Diesel Engine | eBay its only 50 quid, but most others are around the £250 mark. Is it a waste of money?? Its not for my disco..its...

you don't always have to skim the head. I didn't and its been fine. You will need a good straight edge and a set of feeler gauges. Clean up the head with wet and dry fine 1200 grit, till its smooth and clean with paraffin. straight edge across the middle, from end to end, from corner to corner...

well i stand corrected I think? am I reading this wrong? or does it contradict its self? At work we just tell cat B holders that if they want to tow more than 750kg's just do your B+E

well i would love to see it, its pretty simple, ill say it one more time, correct me if I'm wrong. cat B you can tow up to 750kg's unbraked, but if the towing vehicle weighs 3.5tons you can't tow anything. B+E you can tow up to 3.5 tons as long as the towing vehicle is rated to tow that...

Its not true to my knowledge where did you get your information from?? are you thinking of the guidance issued by some caravan club? to stop caravan owners causing havoc on motorways? with a B licence you can tow 750kgs max.....if you want to tow more you need a B+E simple as that.

Whys that??..a diso is rated to tow 3.5ton an it weighs about 2.5 ton, so it can't be true. I think the law is any cat B can tow 3.5 tons as long as it is within the gross train weigh of the vehicle/manufactures specification

Not sure what you are talking about, either you have the entitlement to tow or you don't. Those that passed after 1997 no longer have 'grandfather rights'. YOU will need to take a B+E if you want to tow a trailer over 750kgs or if the combination you wish to tow exceeds 3.5ton (so if you are...

whatever floats your boat I guess....but they look ****e

Hi, If you get a windscreen changed on a disco 1, do you need to replace the seals around the screen? thanks..

as above but must weigh at least 1000kg MAM...can be found on the trailer plate. most braked trailers should be ok. a bigger trailer is also acceptable. you will also need some external mirrors for the examiner....we use the towing mirrors from Halfords.

True..they are a slippery bunch, worth checking that you can even supervise a learner on the policy. we have driving instructor insurance so i didn't think of that one! Although its more of a licence upgrade than supervising a learner, as the person driving has a full car licence. which is...

yes they do its either 3 or 3.5 years, can't quite remember. make sure that the car you are using to tow is rated to pull the trailer that you intend to tow...a disco can tow 3.5 tons (the max trailer you can tow is 3.5 tons with a car)

Hi you can tow on the motorway with L plates on as you are not a learner, you have a full car licence. I own a HGV driving school and we do it, it is also part of the DSA practical test.

Hi, is your heater getting hot? have you felt the hose running from the thermostat housing to the radiator? you need to check if its hard or squishy (hard would indicate air in the system)

you can't tow with an A frame legally, well you can as long as its to the next safe place after you have broken down. An A frame attached to another vehicle comes under trailer law, so it will need to be braked if the weight exceeds 750kg...disco is a bit heavier than that! So your options are...