I haev been wondering for a little while now why the oil pump bolt isn't anti-clockwise threaded to stop it undoing in situ. Talking completely off the cuff here as the thing may be spinning anti-clockwise anyway.. You can tell I have yet to...

So we are talking about a main bearing cap then? Or are we? I am wondering how it can be heavily scored yet the crank is not. you may find this thread of interest...

Hi Stanleysteamer I did know the con rods were fracture split as you say. But was probably not clear enough in my first post where the bolt came undone on the oil pump and brought my poor disco 2 td5 to a halt. It is actually the No 3 cap on the...

Turns out that Axa may only have had one payment and that PP took two. According to a forum on their website, this happens quite a bit. This would explain Axa's responses to W's demands for a refund! I feel a bit like a barrister who has not...

This thread DOES mention the ball bearing. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/making-your-ignition-key-work-in-a-disco-2.359475/

Have a look here, there is bound to be summat in it for you. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/search/6094146/?page=2&q=ignition+switch&c[title_only]=1&o=relevance

Firstly I think this is what you might have been looking for: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself.20/ Secondly, if there is a spring in the switch (Which there must be) then there is also a mech to stop it pushing the rotating...

Here is a salutory warning about PayPal. W paid for our health insurance back in April or so. for a policy costing £389 odd. This covers both of us for dire emergency treatment over here for 5 months odd. She paid through PayPal. She then...

Well noticed! 🤣 🤣 🤣

Yer cant be so hungry that you've took a bite out yer cup.

Talking of fluids..I put 20lts of hydraulic oil in the machine, 20 mins later I got a busted hose so lost it. :rolleyes:

I don't think he meant fast food :p

I appear to have nodded off and woken up in a Bhuddist Sect, or summat! :eek:🤣

Do you mean you're going to leave the FL there? They won't let you, they've got standards to keep up 🤣

Mornin Bright and sunny Brake light switch gone on old truck :confused: Rubbish to tip if they'll let me in Stay sane all :)

WHY???!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Morning All. :D A really lovely day here in Benfleet. :) I have convinced W to only visit her Mother in Hospital every other day and leave the other days for her brother to visit his Mum.:) Starting a fast today (let's see how long that lasts...

Can't you just leave the blasted thing off? Or does it have to be there to pass some gubmint test? My Disco hasn't seen an under engine guard thing in all the time I have know it. Hard tio believe it ever had one!

Time to check the fluids as its stopped dripping 😯 I just hate taking the under engine sound guard off, just a pain takes longer than doing the job 😠

And right she was , always clean up after a job 😯😯

Teef marks in most of them

I stuck a cheese n’ onion pie in my old man’s car under his seat…it was honking and he couldn’t find what the smell was..took him a while but in the end he sussed it 😂

Not many jobs done today, fitted a new fan on the 200tdi landy. Went to town for a wee bit of shopping & fish n chips. On the way back I went to check on a fledgling magpie, we found it this morning. I made it a nest out of a polly bag n some...

Ahem. Exmoor trim is NOT original Land Rover. It looks as if some previous owner has done an Exmoor trim job. Believe me the flap at the end is about 2 to 3 times as wide on an original. I took the originals off both front seats in my Disco 1...

Agreed x 2 !

Nice to be right for once, but sad for the OP who now has a lot more work to do to fit a new conrod.

You are correct! From the LR Diesel Engine TD5 manual: Fracture split con-rods The con-rod is identical in design to the con-rod fitted to the Freelander L series engine. It is a fracture split con-rod. This means that the big end bearing cap...

Sadly I expected this, I had a feeling all conrods were manufactured as a whole and then the two ends were cut, or am I wrong?

The con rod caps are not interchangeable............its a new complete rod I'm afraid

Sooner the better to find out, get the spares in and time it right ...