Excellent, thank you! We had something like minus 17 in Scotland last night although where I am on the West Coast it was about minus 4.
Ive got a rad muff, which seems to help.
No cabin heater but I do have a heated windscreen which is fine.
Am thinking about a cabin heater but all options are quite expensive !

See ebay/amazon for the cheap diesel blown air heaters, 100 quid ish.
 
The tdi starters fit all the diesel versions, but have no idea on the petrol models.
Replacement starters seem a bit rubbish after just a few months for some reason. I'm thinking about using two batteries in parallel to give it more current. The starter spins like a top when I connect my jump pack.

Col
 
Replacement starters seem a bit rubbish after just a few months for some reason. I'm thinking about using two batteries in parallel to give it more current. The starter spins like a top when I connect my jump pack.

Col


I used to do just that with the tdi discos I had, the 200 wasnt to bad, but both 300 models were crap in the cold weather, twin batteries transformed them.
 
I didnt know that about starter motors! Will def get that done for next winter.
Ive been on the edge of buying one of these chinese heaters, mixed reviews put me off as it would still be an expensive proposition with fitting.....
 
Had some cold starting issue this past few weeks, usually its been very good. A recent new battery didn't fix it so I checked the alternator and it was on the low side. Put a new on on (£50 off e-bay) and its transformed it. 2yr warrenty so its £50 well spent just to get a fully charged battery and decent lights for 2 years. I run the A127 75 amp one as I think they are better than the ACR and the same price. New alternator had a smaller pulley so it charges on idle. My Perkins has a huge starter so I go that off, took the brush cover off and used brake cleaner to clean the brushes and commentator, then penetrating oil, brushes were a bit stuck.. Spins a lot faster. Also cleaned and tightened all the battery leads and ends, they seem to work loose. All the things together have made a big difference.
 
Do they do an upgraded starter for the petrol series 3? I'm on my 3rd and even new ones aren't that fast.

Col
You may be better off getting an old original Lucas one and rebuilding it. They are plenty powerful, several HP and parts are cheap. The downside is the big ones are heavy and they draw a lot of amps when they first kick in. My 3.3L Perkins has a 900CCA battery but boy does it kick over. The downside of all this current is when the starter had a poor connection on the brushes the ally end cover melted in seconds. If it will fit get an M45 (that's 4 1/2" dia), they come in Bendix and pre-engaged. This is useful:
https://www.mg-cars.org.uk/imgytr/pdf/lucascourse2.pdf
 
TBH....if the heater plugs are ok....and the batt and starter motor are good it will start easy....I have had many years on 2.25d Landover use in cold weather.

My tip....push in the engine stop....dont use any heat....fully throttle.....crank the engine over for 5 seconds.

Stop....give it 10 seconds of heat....sometime more is req....time will tell....then full throttle and crank again....the unburn fuel pumped it at first will still be in there and help lots for it to fire.”

During the past few weeks of cold weather I’ve been using the starting method outlined above.....It works a treat, thanks Nick
 

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