Ok - for anyone who is interested - if your light switch (the multi-switch wand on your steering column) starts to get worn and selecting lights full on becomes difficult to do - replace that switch right away! The reason being - if you continue to let a worn multi-switch run it will eventually...

My book shows 26psi front 34psi rear However, book says you can also lower psi for offroad to 17psi front and 25psi rear (I would recommend this for deep gravel and/or soft surfaces) - speed not to exceed 40kph or 25mph with the soft pressure

Hi Outback, I had a similar experience but it was actually caused by a considerable change in altitude during the summer (7000 foot change); sure enough when I checked the tires at altitude the pressure had grown by about 15 psi. This made for some interesting times on the mountain gravel...

Ok - when I used to switch on my hi-beams - the front fog lamps automatically came on with them - now they won't! However, if I dip the hi-beams down to lo-beam (regular) and hit the fog-lamp switch on the dashboard - guess what - the fog lamps come on (and switch lights up appropriately) - then...

for future reference - I am replying to this myself: - you pull the distributor pack close to engine firewall and then O2 sensor connectors become relatively less difficult to access

also - try a product called "Water-Wetter" - it works! i.e., ads to your coolant reduces surface tension and the water flow is much better - and this can make all the difference in an old girl! Anyone who tows trailers down in the Southwest of the US in the summer knows about this stuff

Are you able to purchase POR-50 out your way? If so, get yourself a few pints - (its pricey stuff $50.00 Canadian a pint - approx 25.00 pounds UK) - but nothing will stop or prevent rust like this stuff - I learned this from a pro-auto restorer - and I checked it out myslef - it works!

Hey Outback, Your disco is looking 5X5 - did you do the snorkel thing to it yet? This would allow creek bedding while there was water still in the creek (check out Safari Snorkels online ads - some mad fellah from OZ is actually using his 4X4 as a boat - because he has a snorkel)!

I don't know about the other 'bastards' (not being one - of course) but I own an auto yet I am pretty much convinced from a lot of long mountain decents and climbs out here in British Columbia - that a manual would give you greater control

Hi Outback, Good to hear and OZ makes the finest snorkels - so you are where you need to be! What grade of oil are you using (I have a lifter that ticks for a bit on startup too and I was wondering if I am too light with 10w-30 synthetic)? Wolf

Hello eightinavee, I just changed out my upstream 02 sensors (replaced with new) and the P0130 code was cleared and now stays clear; that's the good news! The bad news is that it has now thrown two P1187 codes at me (remember, this is a GEMs engine in North America with the coil-paks at the...

OK - how do you replace the upstream (i.e., closest to the engine) O2 heated sensors on a 1997 petrol V8 with auto trans? Sure, you can get at the sensors on the pipe - no problem - but how to get to the connector for the wiring for the sensors which seems to sit on the top of the trani...

Hi Outback, I know - but the thing is I think the extra air is simply enhancing the major exhaust work; besides - Oz knows how to make great snorkels (mine is the ARB)! Whatever it is, it is really helping - I just think its the combo of the two.

Hi Becs, What have you done to the exhaust? My 20mpg may be inaccurate as I was guaging from when the fuel light came on and I have since discovered that it can come on late or early - depending on what angle the vehicle gets parked at over night. You have to remember also that 14.4 mpg...

When I had my Landy first checked over (i.e., just before I bought it) by a very fine mechanic - he pretty much told me the same thing: i.e., Land Rover has its own built in rust protection - because they **** oil from every possible gasket they have! This mech, good as he is, was no Landy fan -...

I just read through the happy reports of fellow members with Disco's hovering around the 29.1 and near 30.0 MPG mark - but I am betting these Landies are all diesel - correct? The good news is that you can increase the mpg in a petrol engine (I own the 4.0 litre Gems in a 1997 Disco I) - but...

I had pretty much the same thing happen to my old 1984 Suzuki SJ410 Long Box and it turned out to be crap in the fuel tank; I had to drop the tank and clean it out completely. Re-coat as other member (Slob) suggested is the right way to go if you drop the tank. It turned out that the rusty crap...

Hello l3on, This makes perfect sense to me - it also checks out with what my Landy UK pal has been telling me. I really think it boils down to dodgy bearings in the end. thanks for your feedback - my alternator paranoia is starting to fade a little, Wolf

I have had some fun and games with my alternator recently; here's how it went: original factory alternator started making quite a bit of noise over a couple of weeks so I took it in for a rebuild (new bearings and brushes); the rebuild lasted about a week and a half when the noise started up...

Hello Eightinavee, I will be checking out the O2 sensors this week - standby - I'll let you know how it works out. And thanks for the break-down on the codes from the appropriate sensors - much appreciated!