With some performance disks they have a thin covering of anti rust rust coating that wears off where the brake pads rub but stays on where the disc needs protection. Black diamond discs show an example of this. Also you can get brake discs that have anodising on them that do the same thing as...

As some of you may know me and chunkymunky recently fitted a 200tdi into his early defender 2.5td. I cant seem to get the temp gauge right, it was showing just below red on the standard 200tdi sender so it was replaced with sender PRC6663. It is still reading about 3/4 when warm even though...

Depends what year it is and how original it remains. Prices can vary greatly.

The wiring loom made from household wire seems quite common, ive had that on a few land rovers The starter button sounds amazing though, might have to add the spin button for mine :D

I found my hi-lift an invaluable piece of kit. Ive always been able to get my self out of stuck situations removing mine. They are dangerous though if things go wrong. A few years ago I was lowering down a scrap jaguar with mine after i had jacked it up to remove the wheels and my hands...

No they are not really better off road people just prefer them. Manual all the way to be honest

I have brought a set of 4, 31 inch wheels and tyres. I was wondering if anyone is heading south from Preston? I live in Worcester but i can drive and meet someone near by. Im happy to pay who ever can help me get these wheels to me beer money :D

Sounds to me something isnt quite right with your td5. My 300 tdi disco i use to tow my VERY heavy flat bed with cars such as s-type merc's etc on it no problem, which weigh more than your caravan. I would get your egr valve blanked off as they are nothing but crap, then go from there.

dam thats so cheap. If I had some money lying around id have brought it lol

:( ive always liked those 109 hi-caps as they are quite unusual. Did you get a good price for it?

Personally hats off to him. I was at billing in 2007 (the very wet one) and saw a brand new range rover slip of the track into the lake lol. If these vehicles are not being off roaded they just get mocked for being Chelsea tractors. He's taken it far past what land rover envisioned off roading...

Hi and welcome. Id be careful about mentioning that your associated with Convoy for Heroes on here, seeing as what happened a few days ago.

Im not a lightweight expert by anymeans but i do know to check for rust more than anything on one of these. Especially the bulkhead at the top as these are very expensive to replace. The running gear is the the same or very similar to any series so just check the essentials. I dont know if...

I use fairway tyres in Hatfield when i lived down there

I head to Stevenage every couple of weeks from Worcester. I can pick it up next time im down there and bring it to Worcester if that is any help?

It could be the zenith carb. Then again I had a 2.25 which did exactly the same thing. I found it was the lift pump which when hot was getting fuel evaporation. I changed it and all was well.

In the case of the OP he was asking about a torque wrench, and all i mentioned is what i had, Then everyone jumped down my throat and went completly off thread.

Weekend mechanic i completely accept that the halfords range is acceptable. For the professional they are not. But back to the torque wrench. As it is an accurate tool i recommend the best you can afford as cheap ones that are not accurate can cause serious problems with snapped head or cam...

Also if Halfords was as good as Teng, Beta or SnapOn, and at a 1/4 of the price, all these companies would be out of business. But Halfords are still cheap poor quality tools so professionals and people who rely on quality products have to buy proper manufactures.

As I said I only have a SnapOn torque wrench and diagnostic equipment. Im not rough will my tools but I use them constantly for my livelihood. Therefore i have high quality tools as stuff like draper or halfords would wear out and is also not up to the task. When a cheap ass spanner or socket...