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    Buying a Disco and the 3 amigos - Don't make my mistake!

    Count youself lucky then mate cos less than 3000k later the OFS began to rumble so i did this one myself , i would have done the first one but as i thought i had a good warranty it had to be stripped for diagnosis at a dealer , then they didnt want to know, so thats both front hubs gone at less...
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    Breakdown Blues!

    Im on my second the first a 51 plate adventurer which was great, no major problems , we are on our 2nd now a 54 plate Landmark , thats great too only minor probs with oil in ECU red plug , yep still a problem on the last TD5s other than that they are great , Oh yeh:mad: Landrovers are not ****...
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    Good tyre dealer in North Notts

    Im in Worksop and i use DSW in Cresswell you wont beat them as they are supliers to most of the local Motor factors around North Notts We got 4x 18 inch for our Disco 2. £220 all in and no rim damage , cant remeber the make but they did look great and worked as good as the scorpians that they...
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    Things you find at the scrap yard

    All i found was a bloody great big rottwieler and i also found i cant run as fast as i used to Seriouslly i used to spend a lot of time in my local scrapyard were my dad used to source car parts as he repaired them on the side this included taking off wings as you couldnt get them over the...
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    Defender 110 Utility stolen from Dronfield

    im in worksop and ill keep an eye out as i allways look hard at any landy i pass out of interest
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    a/c cooling fan fuse location

    :Dsorted i had a wild stab in the dark at it being the Engine Cooling Fan F5 in the under bonnet fuse box and as if by magic on removal its blown , got to be the one i thinks Phil
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    a/c cooling fan fuse location

    :(Hi all ive just took the a/c cooling electric fan off as it was siezed , i have read that a fuse needs to be pulled ,is this so or as it wasnt working anyway,, and looks like it aint for a long time ,will just disconnecting be ok untill i get another . Cheers Phil,
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    What have you done to your Landie today.

    :D fitted 2 x new front fogs on my facelift disco . found 2 brand new for £65 delivered , took a while as i thought it was just a matter of undoing the five trim screws i found you have to release the 2 tabs on the frim top under the headlight :doh: wonder how long the reflective surface lasts...
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    someone's pride and joy

    :DSomeone should let him know that if theres no oil leaks what so ever all the oils gone :doh:
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    EGR Again

    Sorted went on TD5 alive site and read up a bit. so heres some usefull info;) it seems the outgoing Discovery IE 2004 models such as the landmark and pursuit never had the cooler fitted but this is only one the manual models :D
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    EGR Again

    Now then dont bite my head off as i know this is well documented all over the forum so here goes, im gona do the egr soon , when i did my last TD5 disco 2001 model i had no issues. My new one is the later engine 54 plate and i have read that there is some plumbing involved as the heat exchanger...
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    Mann rotor filter

    Will do if its the correct one
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    Mann rotor filter

    Thanks i spotted the code of some Ebay adds but mine does not have ZR700X it has U611B and on the box it has LR004651 Genuine part box Me thinks ive been done but so must have a lot more who were at LRO show , cant see thatcan you ?
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    Mann rotor filter

    Hi guys , whilst st the LRO show peterboro i picked up some filters for my TD5 disco from the Duckworth tent they where a good price so i bought the lot to do a fluid service . I am planning it for this weekend, weather permiting! anyway just had a look at the rotor filter and its a Mann filter...
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    Any forum members from Doncaster? and willing to meet up once a month at

    We would love to join in if it was greenlaning , we have done a bit of the more extreme pay and play stuff with the 90s we have had but dont fancy it to rough in the daily driver but would love the greenlane type stuff We are in Worksop Cheers Phil
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    Buying a Disco and the 3 amigos - Don't make my mistake!

    Hi and welcome , Shame and name the dealer he had to know about that , I had the 3 amigos on a 51 plate disco adventure,r wait for it, with only 50k on the clock , turned out to be the hub assemblly and its not cheap cost me £400 fitted, When we looked at the hub after removing it there seemed...
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    What have you done to your Landie today.

    I changed the injector harness this,mornin done in 20 mins , i felt a small vibration / missfire about a week ago knew what it could be , had a look in the red multiplug an yep you guessed it Oil. Easy job, but wow theres no way you are ever gona stop oil migrating down the loom to the plug as...
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    Disco 2 4.0 severe vibration at approx 50mph and 80mph

    cant get worse than a **** fit fitter :D
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    Disco 2 4.0 severe vibration at approx 50mph and 80mph

    Its got to be a wheel balance issue even though you have had them re-balanced i would go to a different garage and have them deflate the tyres then check they are seated correctly then balance As you seem to be able to drive through the vibration it points to inbalance Worth a try Phil
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    replacment frong fog/driving lights disco 2

    Thanks for the top info buddy well done phil