Dear JSB, its the 2.5 TD5

sorry biolandy i should have said, the garage said electrics and battery ok

Hi Biolandy, thanks for the reply, it was the oil light on and there was plenty of oil, i check every week

Hi Everyone, can anyone help,i was driving along, when i noticed the oil light on and straight away hardly any accelleration.Managed to crawl the car home and on checking battery completely dead.New battery and loses its charge in no time at all.It will start up when fully...

Thanks Biglad, i,ll try that and see what happens,enjoy Morrocco

Hi everyone, can anyone tell me where to get the little black box thats bolted to to the engine fuse box,which appears to control the spotlights,so they can be used with your main beam.After checking mine it seems kaput and the spots wont work,any advice greatly received...

Dear NZ,thanks for the reply,yes it is a D2,if its not too much trouble how did you wire up the new relay and switch.i think i will try what you suggested many thanks 633

Hi everyone, can anybody tell me if there is a way of bypassing the little control box which is beside the fuse box in the engine compartment.Its part of the circuit for the front spot lamps,the problem is my spots dont work,ive tested the circuit back from the spots and...

Thanks RSM, tried what you said but they still dont work,although the little diode on the switch and the mainbeam pic on the switch now light up. could be a bad earth or loose wire somewhere,i,ll keep on trying two spots are not going to beat me(yet)...

Thanks Dave,if anyone else has any information on the spotlights on a 2001 discovery,please let me know,does the switch have to be on and then the headlight mainbeam takes over,i,ll just keep on plugging away they wont beat me (i hope) all advice greatly received...

Thanks Dave, the switch was fitted by L/R it has a mainbeam headlight on it and also a number2 and is situated under the switches for the fog lights i assume this is to make the spots work but not sure if they are to be in unison with the main beam or on their own,i,ve tried...

Thanks for the info,ive tried all combinations with the switches still no go,ive tried chasing the wire back but lose it under the fuse box,i assume it could be with the mainbeam fuse,as to the relay cant find one for that wiring but will keep on looking,im trying to find a diagram of how L/R...

Hi all, im going mad trying to get my spotlamps working,only had the car a week,the fella at the garage checked the car out said everything s fine but the spots needed a new switch to get them going.New switch fitted still no good.took the front off the spots and tried external power...