The EDC on 300s is pretty much throttle control only as I understand it.

If your only real concern is rot, rather than pay the AA, just take it for a 40min test drive to an MOT centre

Yes, it is oil burners only for the LEZ

The MOT is an examination that is good at the time of the MOT only. If the vehicle has failed, then been retested on a partial only basis, it may not list any advisories that could include corrosion. As above, slide under it with a good light and have a poke around yourself.

+1 for the LEZ, depends if you get a van, pick-up or an estate, and possibly how many seats, I am pretty sure that 200/300tdi variants are not LEZ compliant in van/pickup form. Whilst older models may use more diesel, with you not driving far the savings involved in an older model can pay for...

Disco 1s run 235/70/16 or 205/80/16 as stock. Yes they ride lower, I rarely find this a problem, I just pick my lines to try avoid defender ruts :) I think dropping to a smaller tyre would make the arches look oversized, but disco sizes and a disco transfer box should keep your speedo happy...

Just checked on mine, it goes to glow plug timer relay. Not important really as I find they start easy enough anyway on all but the coldest morning

Used to come across this a lot with Vectras, specifically DTI16v ones. They had to be parked facing down hill, usually removing fuel filter and liberally lubricating the seals on there would cure it. Otherwise they went off to auction. However as you have had pump changed I would concentrate on...

Of course you don't. I was even thinking of bent pushrods while I wrote that. Too much blood in my caffienne system. Slaps self on wrist and wanders to the kettle

To me that sounds like the timing jumped way out at that point, but I would have expected that to have been discounted and (hopefully) reset when the head came off. I'm north London, but visiting Morden area Friday morning. If nothing else I can possibly pop by and identify the smoke/vapour and...

If you can wait 'til tomorrow I shall pop the front of mine and have a check for you

Great to see all this, just started cutting mine apart ready for box section. The rust didn't scare me half as much as the bodge jobs I found in there, glad I have taken the leap.

I know that when someone fitted a 110 rack to their D1 it required some "adjustment" on the width.

Auto. No loss of torque at the road wheels during a change, ideal in almost every situation where constant traction is important. The only downside to an auto is it can be difficult to perform those fine "back 6 inches" type manoeuvres, in the rough as there is no clutch to slip in a...

Ah yes, I had forgotten that some cheap makes of lift pump seem to be easily ruined by veg. My 200tdi went through a couple a year on SVO.

Not sure about freelanders, but my 95 discovery (and others of a similar vintage) has a partial loom for that warning light, but not the switch in the seatbelt receiver. Its a compulsory warning light in a few countries, but not here in the UK, so its quite possible you just don't have the...

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The test fee is £115, shouldn't cost any more than that. Or so the theory goes.... You can use your own motor, but a flat bed car transporter trailer is not suitable for the test, so you may well need to rent a trailer at least. Of course you can just stick the big red Ls back on the disco and...

First, clean the electrical connectors, then try a bottle of injector cleaner

Clamp fuel lines, remove it, clean it. The whole thing should unscrew off much like the fuel filter.