My "project" Land Rover Discovery 300Tdi

thebiglad · Oct 9, 2014

Wow but that chassis looks good !!!!!!

discomark10 · Oct 10, 2014

Dam.. that chadsis looks new!

PETER PETRAKIEV · Jan 11, 2015

Guys I need information, someone used this brand winch -Winchmax Military:

Winchmax Military Specification 12V 13000lb Winch With Synthetic Rope - Winchmax

Thanks in advance for opinions.

Mr Noisy · Jan 11, 2015

Hello peter

Greetings and happy new year

Winchman are cheap/budget winch, I have repaired a number of similar winches and quality is poor

For your discovery, at good price and quality, I would recommend

Warrior 9500 High Speed winch

It is by far best quality for price.

Pipefitter · Jan 11, 2015

FINISHED!! Just read this post from start to end, some excellent mods. It will definitely help me with some of the upgrades I was planning. Great work and a big thank you for all your pics. Keep up the good work.

PETER PETRAKIEV · Jan 12, 2015

Mr Noisy said:
Hello peter

Greetings and happy new year

Winchman are cheap/budget winch, I have repaired a number of similar winches and quality is poor

For your discovery, at good price and quality, I would recommend

Warrior 9500 High Speed winch

It is by far best quality for price.

Sam, not for me, great friend of mine is looking for opinion.
He has Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series,
Iam with: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/1876263-post82.html

SUPERWINCH, Goldfish .... also maybe is a good choice?

Pipefitter said:
FINISHED!! Just read this post from start to end, some excellent mods. It will definitely help me with some of the upgrades I was planning. Great work and a big thank you for all your pics. Keep up the good work.

Such projects never end, I am glad that shared will help someone else, ........ I hope you take pictures of your project.

Mr Noisy · Jan 13, 2015

Peter

I see you have mile marker, that is a good winch.

Yes some superwinch are ok, but the budget models are poor and should be avoided

All goldfish winches are very good

Have a look at "David bowyer goodwinch" website

PETER PETRAKIEV · Jan 25, 2015

Guys, I want to ask what type of model is antifreeze coolant of

Land Rover Discovery 1 300Tdi - 1996 year

G-11, G12, G12+++?

what brand would you recommend, Castrol, HEPU, IGOL, SWAG.

Anywhere in repair manuals writes:

Anti-freeze contains important corrosion
inhibitors. Ensure the 50% anti-freeze/water
solution is maintained and topped up all year
round (not just in cold conditions). Failure to
do so may cause corrosion of the radiator and
engine components.
Use an ethylene glycol based anti-freeze
(containing no methanol) with non-phosphate
corrosion inhibitors suitable for use in
aluminum engines. The specific gravity of a
50% anti-freeze solution at 68° F (20° C) is
1.075 and protects against frost down to -33°
F (-36° C).

Thanks in advance for your answer

Mr Noisy · Jan 27, 2015

hello peter

in uk we have 2 main types of antifreeze

both are ethylene glycol based

one is coloured blue and is for older vehicles and one is coloured pink and is for newer vehicles

pink is also known as "OAT coolant"

both are suitable for 300tdi to be honest

i personally use blue coolant in both our 300tdi and my 3.5 v8

but i could use pink in both too

where do you normally buy your coolant from in your country?

PETER PETRAKIEV · Jan 27, 2015

Mr Noisy said:
hello peter
.........

Sam,
color is not determinative
they almost all antifreeze are aqueous solutions of ethylene glycol and additive package, providing high anticorrosive properties
liquid and do not allow deposition of mineral salts (scale) on
cooled surfaces.
My question was for their compatibility with topping up, I am supplementing
antifreeze HEPU-green.

Mr Noisy · Jan 28, 2015

i am sorry peter i am not familiar with the G scale

i know VAG vehicles use G12 coolant if i remember correctly

but in the land rover world it is glycol blue for old, glycol pink for newer vehicles!

although, im sure either is ok in all ages!

PETER PETRAKIEV · Feb 3, 2015

Mr Noisy said:
i am sorry peter i am not familiar with the G scale

i know VAG vehicles use G12 coolant if i remember correctly

but in the land rover world it is glycol blue for old, glycol pink for newer vehicles!

although, im sure either is ok in all ages!

Everything is alright Sam, ....."mission accomplished"

Antifreeze is G11.

PETER PETRAKIEV · Feb 26, 2015

What dragged the dog today.

Thanks to Matt Savage from Viair Compressors by Matt Savage

Mr Noisy · Feb 27, 2015

Ah great!

I recently bought some parts from Matt savage, great products, helpful man!

Good luck for assembly of your air system!

PETER PETRAKIEV · Feb 27, 2015

Mr Noisy said:
Ah great!

I recently bought some parts from Matt savage, great products, helpful man!

Good luck for assembly of your air system!

.... thanks Sam, now the dilemma is 3.75 or 4.12

Mr Noisy · Feb 27, 2015

What size tyre?

I use 1.2 transfer box, 4.12 Crownwheel, 32" tyre

Gear ratio is fantastic

PETER PETRAKIEV · Feb 27, 2015

Mr Noisy said:
What size tyre?

I use 1.2 transfer box, 4.12 Crownwheel, 32" tyre

Gear ratio is fantastic

Yeah, standard transfer box 1.2 D1, the tires 235х85х16 =32"

dieseldog69 · Feb 27, 2015

PETER PETRAKIEV said:
Yeah, standard transfer box 1.2 D1, the tires 235х85х16 =32"

Same problem as me then

Most likely I will go for the 4.12 HD ring and pinions from Ashcrofts, it is the only way to bring the low ratio back to standard, fitting a 1.4 transfer box brings high back to std but low will still not be low enough

well at least not for my liking anyway.

Nice electric air system Peter

Mr Noisy · Feb 27, 2015

I have used 1.4 transfer box was good, but now 4.12 gear and 1.2 box

Superb

PETER PETRAKIEV · May 15, 2015

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