Thanks for the responses and links, need to get started!!

My TD5 Defender has got quite bad corrosion visible on the outside where the aluminium skin has reacted with the steel subframe. I could rub it down, fill and repaint but I don't expect it will be long before the corrosion bursts through again. I have heard it is possible to remove the skin...

Thanks for both the responses, I did wonder if it was air going in rather than coming out! Lynall - how should the top hose feel when hot and what is this signify?

Notice today when I removed the filler cap from the coolant reservoir on my Td5 there was a little bit of pressure in the reservoir though the engine was stone cold and it hadn't been run for a couple of days. Is this normal or is it an indication, potentially, of a head gasket issue? Anybody...

Thank you!

Will boost alloys fit a 2001 Defender without modification or spacers please? Seems to be difference of opinion on some forums. Anyone done this? Thanks John

Anyone got any views on a good OBD reader for the Defender 90 (2001 model). I see there are some plug-in readers which you then view on your laptop or phone and then there are those that the self-contained units with plug, lead and reader. Would appreciate any advice Thanks John

I am looking for a mid to late 1990s, possibly up to 2002, Defender, I'm not expecting it to be an easy process! But does anybody have a feel for where prices are? I note that quite a few going unsold and being relisted on eBay, a lot of this I think is down to overpricing in the first place and...

Looked at some decent Jap import Discos online, anyone had experience of insuring imports and does it actually cost a lot more??

Thanks for the responses, I think there is a distinct whiff of BS here too. Looked at a Disco 2 commercial yesterday, guess what ,it too had a LR Special Vehicles plate on rear door. Think someone is going to pay too much for the eBay one!! PS: anyone know of a good series 1 Disco for sale??

Anyone seen a eBay listing for a 2003 Land Rover Discovery Adventure which the vendor claims is LR Special Vehicles, the listing shows the plate below riveted to the car and the vendor claims it has a chassis of thicker steel than a normal Disco, presumably the same as you can with a Defender...

Thanks for the responses, weekend job list growing!!

Thanks for the advice, i have checked all connections, if it happens again its probably the dreaded spider Anyone reading this who has had the immobiliser deactivated or short circuited? - cars not worth much

Can anyone suggest why? My '95 V8 is not used regularly but battery regularly charged - as such it has always been reliable and starts first time, even after a long time standing Today I took it out, started first time, after 15 minutes or so I stopped, turned off engine - tried to start 5...

May have fixed it! Took off gutter trims from left and right top corners of rear door down to the section that goes around to meet up with gutters each side of vehicle. There are several places where gaps or joins in gutter are evident, put sealant around any suspect area and long the gutter...

Can anyone suggest which company is good for insurance of V8 series 1 Discos on low annual mileage limits?? John :blabla:

Can anyone give me a clue as to how water is entering my vehicle. Both sunroofs have been removed and fully sealed, the alpine lights removed and resealed, sealant use wherever relevant and yet water is still geting in and drips out of the box section that runs the length of the vehicle, coming...

Can anyone advise where the sunroof drain pipes exit the vehicle on a Discovery 1? Mine has two sunroofs, front and rear, and I want to check if the drains are working, blocked or the pipes have become detached. Seeing if water does drain would be a good start Thanks for any help on this

Exceellent article!! as I have just bought a Disco with two badly leaking sunroofs this will help tremendously - thanks:) Where do the sunroof drain pipes exit the vehicle on a Disco 1, do front and rear exit at the same place?