Hello out there still trying to find fault with my 1999 disco.it loses power and the temp gauge goes in the red only to regain power shortly afterwards. Someone on here advised it might be head gasket but wouldnt this show in your oil.milky ext someone else I spoke to said it might be cracked...
Well I am in a process of a limitation bled cooling system maybe it is a sensor as it corrects itself soon after I lose power.it happend today on a hill but soon resumed power.if this is a sensor where will I find the offending one to clean check.already been advised that there is a sensor that...
Hello out there I need to bleed my cooling system on my disco td5.i get all the slacken bleed screw and raise expansion tank but do I run it with the cap removed from the expansion tank to remove air bubbles.do I need to reach running temp.if so do I tighten bleed screw before running I asume...
Hello I have a 1999 disco td5 whilst travelling on the m40 with cruise con set to 65/70 I suddenly lost power and noticed the temp gauge had shot into the red.I pulled on the hard shoulder and called the greenflag.as I waited I turned on the ignition to my surprise the temp gauge had droped it...
Hello does anyone know why my car always seems to be letting hot air int to car.I have to run the climate control for a min until it goes cold . climate control not as good as it was . annoying as I change high pressure pipe had it re gassed and it was great last year.any advice welcome. Disco...
Hello out there i managed to lose the clip that holds electrical connection together on diesel filter after service.Does anyone have one near rugby?.for a td5 its the water sensor connection
Does anyone know the best way to treat the inside of the chassiss.As i am gearing up to do it when weather and time pemit.I have jenolite wire
brush drill bits and por15.But what to do about inside.:confused:
Run that by me again they didnt galvanize chassis on td5.Is the 2003 realy improved think i will trade mine in.As it could be worse when they drop the tank.Just got 12 months mot so i have time to sort it.Seems like ive wasted my time a.d energy niether of wich i have much of not to mention...
Dose anyone know is there realy any point treating chassis to stop the rot.After some research i have come across some stuff called por 15 wich sounds like the dogs b####ks.Well the waxoil i used before dont seem to have had much affect well apart from it passing its mot due to being coverd in...
My car passed its mot yersterday after i had the trackrod ends changed.On inspecting the advisories i found a small hole in the rear subframe nr side next to fuel tank.As it is only a small hole i think i would get away with sealing it.For now i have wire brushed and hammerited it.Can anyone...
I tried the landrover jack again on my td5 it worked fine new you couldnt all be wrong.Couldnt have tightend valve enough at least i know the drill if the need arises.As for now changed spare for rear wich was down to 3mm.You get some stick on here but you get the facts to thanks again.
Are the jacks known for being useless on a disco td5.only if i hadnt been outside halfords id still be there now with the wheel neither on or off but stuck.I had to go into halfords and buy a trolley jack to get me out of the ###t.£60 down is this another lesson in landrover ownership.
Are the jacks known for being useless on a td5.Only if i hadnt been outside halfors id still be there now.With wheel neither on or off but un movable.I had to go in and buy a trolly jack to get me out of the ###t .It was just not upto the job wouldnt go high enough.Another lesson learnt and £60...
Hello out there Ive been having a gearbox problem it sounded like the bias plate.After taking out console to inspect it seems fine not split or loose.It is hard to select gear at times like something obstructing the gear selection.After finding this not to be the problem i had gear box oil...
Handbrake not catching rachet after centre console removal.I solved this problem on my car yesterday.Remove buton on to of lever with pliyers twist it off unsrew it.Loosen clip inside wich has by this stage been forced into the wrong position.And is catching on inside of lever hope this is a...
The haynes manual recomends every six months for oil and filter change.I use 5w 30 A1 castrol magnatec.Dont know how many miles i have done but it will say wichever comes first.I have been doing it every six months but is this necessery the oil i use is fully synthetic.Can anyone advise?.