1. J

    What are these called and is it an MOT fail?

    Sorry I meant I had originally wondered if I had missed a bolt which would have made it a body mounting. I agree it isnt a mount and has no bolt! Can that part be bought to weld on?
  2. J

    What are these called and is it an MOT fail?

    Great stuff donk56. Thats the one with the the rubber. I couldn't work out if I had miss a bolt in it. Are they avaliable to buy? Is it a case of loosening the rear body mounts jacking up the tub and moving the rubber bits so I can weld the replacement on? Thanks alot Jon
  3. J

    What are these called and is it an MOT fail?

    Hello Are these body mount points? They are behind the rear wheel. Are they an MOT fail or not? They need doing but I need to get the disco mobile again and through the MOT. so if they can wait a couple of weeks that would be great. Thanks for any help Jonnym
  4. J

    What am I missing?

    Its not been fully drilled out as far as I can see. If I had the time I could strip it down drill it out and retap it. For got to mention this is a late mark 1 1998 so has the tdi300 if it makes a difference. I've never used chemical metal, would it take the heat? Thanks again jonnym
  5. J

    What am I missing?

    Thanks for the info. Just to be sure the place the part has sheared is into a raised knobble on the block. Also if it is for a bracket would it be leaking oil? I guess if some one drilled it out a little to exuberantly they could have drilled through the block.:eek: Is there a short term fix...
  6. J

    What am I missing?

    I think I may have found the culprit to my epic oil leak. Somthing has sheared behind the injector pump (see the photos). Not having owned one of these before I have no idea what! I have put a small stick it to the hole and its around 3inches deep. So what was there and whats the best(or...
  7. J

    Disco 1 rear shock replacement

    May be a stupid question bit do I need to jack up and remove the wheel before removing the shock? The main reason I ask is because my axle stands are about 100miles away at the moment :mad: Ive got the top bolt loosened with the wheels on. But do I need to raise the body to release the weight...
  8. J

    Keys

    I would need quite a lot of heat, the problem is it changes the strength of the alloy. It would probly be Ok though. How do you go about getting replacement keys, it's not somthing I've done before.
  9. J

    Keys

    Hello My recently acquired disco only came with one set of keys. There is a different key for the doors and ignition, so somthing had gone on there. I would like to get a spare set but unfortunatly the ignition key is bent. Is it possible to get a replacement or could a locksmith still cut...
  10. J

    Engine issues

    Here is the engine running from cold, what do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSmeZh8Tl_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
  11. J

    Random Electrical connections

    Ha, arsehole is still not a swear
  12. J

    Random Electrical connections

    But there is.. opposite it, I should just try it but any thing could happen, especially with my luck. Thank god for the swear filter, now I can tell you what the wife said when I bought the disco home "you ####ing #### your sleeping on the ####ing sofa until the world stops ####ing...
  13. J

    Random Electrical connections

    Hello all Found these on my new disco 1(see photos) what are they and why the tape to hold the switch down on one and why would the other be disconnected? Thanks for any help Jonnym
  14. J

    Engine issues

    Back to the oil in the intercooler A) is there a guide to removing them for cleaning B ) what else should I check/clean on the turbo system before considering a replacement C) how does the oil generally get in there? The oil would appear to of been coming from the sump plug or sump pan...
  15. J

    Engine issues

    I used the wrong tense in my post. "is very over filled" should have said was very over filled. That's sorted out now and back to the right level. I'm also looking for an explosion of the gearbox. Any clues where to find one?
  16. J

    Engine issues

    Bit of good news. I started the engine held on to the intercooler pipe and revved the engine, there was no boost pressure at all. On closer examination the pipe wasnt attached at the inter cooler end, I reattached it and went for a spin. It was transformed! Smooth powerful great, then...
  17. J

    Engine issues

    I did take the turbo intake pipe off to look at the spindle movement, not with the engine running though. The pipe was full of the black sticky stuff, got covered in it. I can't say it was dripping though. thanks again everyone Jonnym
  18. J

    Engine issues

    I will have squeeze at the pipes as soon as I get back to the Disco...then if its not the Turbo the Mrs will be squeezing my air pipes:emps1: Now this can't be possible, every land rover I saw with a trader told me it only had one careful lady owner and had never been off roaded!:rolleyes:
  19. J

    Engine issues

    Yes anything is possible. It didn't over heat on the 20-30min drive home. But I did notice the water was a little low and didn't appear to have much antifreeze in it, you might be right. There is a little leak on the cylinder head gasket on the back cylinder also. How would I check the boost...