Thanks, kg, that looks fine, judging by the video on the site. Coming from a Jeep, where the diesel and petrol versions had completely different codes, I was a bit nervous. The other question is whether the notorious Windows OS fault (still there in W10) of generating phantom usb serial ports is...

The thing is that I don't want petrol or lpg as I've droned on about elsewhere. The vehicle will be used as a backup for when whatever is rattling on the main Skoda falls off, and petrol vehicles have this appalling fuel consumption when used to deliver little old ladies to the...

Yes, a D3 would be great if I could find one local and affordable. I also have a temporary cashflow issue with car tax that runs out in a few days, which is skewing my judgement. I've looked up Kia Sorento, which seems to cover a bunch of varied vehicles, none of which are rated at over 2,800kg...

I really have been looking, but I've not seen anything in the p38 (or D2) line that is suitable and near here. You wouldn't believe some of the wrecks I've looked at, and the real problem now, after having got the Jeep up to the standard that I want, is that her indoors wants something that...

I'm still looking for a L322, P38, D2 or 3 to replace my JeepGC with as little cash injection as possible. I looked at an '04 L322 today that needs work, but might be viable. I'm too old and feeble to do much myself, so have asked my friendly small garage man to take a look. I had to be all...

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When I had my previous LR's, I was always a bit wary of pumping oil and wax into the chassis, because it seemed odd to put flammable stuff where welding was likely to be needed. Does this not matter? Also, I was a bit depressed to see that the OP's rusting happened in spite of "full annual...

Just for the record and to be a bit pedantic, Jeeps like mine are notorious for low batteries causing all sorts of seemingly unrelated weird faults. Mine had stood for about a year in a yard. A new battery got it started, but getting everything battery related back to normal took months, so I...

Thanks, and apologies for what will be a long winded reply. Yes, I understand that all cars have issues, but it's surely worth knowing what to look for. The Jeep autobox is difflocked in low range. Here's what I wrote in a Jeep forum where people were asking about difflock: " The reason I'm...

Whilst the performance of wives could be extremely interesting, I was hoping that this thread would throw up a bit more in the way of comparison of technical things. In looking for a sensible automatic 2004 or 5 4 x 4, I'm finding it difficult to judge what the least bad option might be. Am I...

OK, thanks. It looks as though I might have to look for one with the towbar already fitted. I'd probably have to get an auto electrician to do the towbar electrics and also install the feed for my occasionally used towbar mounted winch. This particular vehicle appealed because it has clear...

OK, so i assume the module is what is elsewhere referred to as the towing ecu. Is it the case that all L322's will have the wiring loom in place so that this just plugs in?

OK, in the absence of any 2004-ish Disco's available locally, I'm still looking at FFRR's. One that I've seen that looked OK and was almost affordable had no towbar fitted. I've looked at Paddocks and also on ebay and it looks to me as if it might be possible to buy a complete kit off ebay for...

Here's the actual wording - I had it slightly wrong. The Odometer reading was, according to the selling garage, in kilometres!! It is now set to read miles -118k. Not sure how much I trust the testing station or the selling garage. Test date 30 March 2017 Expiry date 29 March 2018 Test...

I've been looking for a 2004-ish Disco, but seeing some L322's that look OK. I was ruling them out on the grounds of wheelbase and width, but now think I might just be able to get one through the gateposts. I have the heavy, adjustable height pin and ball tow hitch with inbuilt steps that came...

I looked at a W-reg D2 (older than I really want) yesterday. It had a replacement refurbished engine in 2016. The advisories on the MOT's since then both say "Emissions too low". Is this an indication of something terminal or just critical? Most of the chassis didn't look too bad, and I...

I don't remember ever needing to extend the roof rack on my D1 when I had it, and I will have transported a lot of moderately heavy and long things up there. Examples would be 8x4 sheets of ply, a 25' boat mast and several lengths of 4x2 etc. I think I may have put something (rubber, cloth)...

Thanks, Brian. That answers my question and I have now found and downloaded a couple of D2 owner's manuals, which confirm that the traction control allows low range with the centre diff unlocked, whichever option the D2 has installed. The specific task I have is to tow and accurately park a 3...

I'm in Wirral and still looking for the same thing as well ( and I'm not up to the number of posts for a wanted ad eiher). The thing I still haven't got my head round is about the low range and the Centre Diff Locking. If I want low range to be able to drive freely between grass and tarmac, do...

As someone who is looking for a D2 (or maybe D3) at the moment, but probably not a gas-powered one, can I raise the question of mpg if I had to use a Disco as a main car. When I had a business, I ran a petrol Omega automatic. It did about 40 mpg on motorways. Then I retired and took on...