1. Iain C

    Central locking just packed up...

    Hmmm, I slept on it, unlocked with the key the next morning, and before I got the toolkit out just switched the ignition on and off again. Guess what? :-)
  2. Iain C

    Central locking just packed up...

    Went for a quick play down a local lane, quite bouncy, a few puddles to splash through, and now my central locking has packed up. Does not work with either the key or the blipper. Where's teh best place to start looking? Thanks! Iain
  3. Iain C

    265x70 on a Disco, should I?

    Anyone got any experiences of fitting 265 70s on Disco 1? I was going to add a 2" lift kit at the same time and some extended bumpstops, I really DO NOT want to catch bodywork on full articulation. Has anyone got any experience of this? Key things... Will the gearing be OK? Will it muller...
  4. Iain C

    Fluid Change

    Just going through this myself, I have to say it is a very dirty job if you just have a driveway to work on. Axles are easy, but engine/filter and main box (mine's a manual, no idea on autos) seem to have things under them that makes the oil splash everywhere when you drain, if you value your...
  5. Iain C

    Another stereo question...fitting LR subwoofer

    Hi all Whilst rummaging at my local breakers the other week I noticed a few Disco 1s with a 3 speaker subwoofer thing on the rear door. This would be quite a nice thing to have, no I don't want to join the Max Power brigade but a bit more bass to the sound would not be a bad thing...I'm used...
  6. Iain C

    changing gearbox / diff oil

    Jim Thanks for the advice on this. I challenged the original supplier on this and they said that Dexron 2 is fine on an R380, and when I spoke to their workshop on a separate site they said the same, and it would only be on a TD5 that you'd want to put synthetic in an a option. To back...
  7. Iain C

    hi ppl new owner needs advice

    Check boot floor and sills for rust, that's the biggest problem!
  8. Iain C

    changing gearbox / diff oil

    I used Dexron supplied by a very good independant LR specialist so hopefully I got that bit right! Also matches spec in the Haynes manual...
  9. Iain C

    changing gearbox / diff oil

    Hmmm, I'm being a divvy here, it was not a hex head! However, it was a square head, certainly not a torx jobbie. Please tell me that there is not some other square headed plug that lives near the torx plug and I've filled to the wrong level!!! Gearbox is loads better whatever it is!!!
  10. Iain C

    Heater panel llighting burned out

    Dunno if this is PC but there are pix on Difflock...
  11. Iain C

    changing gearbox / diff oil

    My 95 M plate was just a 13mm hex head...???
  12. Iain C

    changing gearbox / diff oil

    Diffs, EP90, mainbox ATF, even if a manual! Just did my mainbox the other night, it's an arse of a job, be prepared to get VERY dirty and get oil everywhere. Basically drain it out the lower plug, and fill up via the tapered top plug until it runs out the filler hole. Get a Haynes manual...
  13. Iain C

    EGR Valve success

    Excellent, thanks for the tips all! I spoke to my local Land Rover specialist and basically fitted it between the air inlet pipe and the "cold" side of the EGR valve, thereby doing away with the need to attempt to get those manifold allen bolts out, and keeping the EGR in situ but doing...
  14. Iain C

    EGR Valve success

    Help...I'm still not clear on this EGR thing! I have the blanking plate ready to go on, I hear from some people that's all I need, and from others I hear that I need the bypass pipe thing too. So for a temporary measure, can I just unbolt the EGR from the manifold, clean the inlet pipe...
  15. Iain C

    insurance - retards

    I also had a similar experience when I was phoning round for a quote for my Disco a couple of weeks ago. 1995 300 TDi, 32 yrs old, 9 yrs NCB, £250 fully comp with Adrian Flux. They were the only company who truly understood LR mods, and they say "tell us, and as long as it does not increase...
  16. Iain C

    Instrument Panel Lights

    Mine keeps doing that...tap it and they come back on again!
  17. Iain C

    Advice on S1 Disco, do I buy this one?

    Well, finally got her this weekend, spent most of it doing various jobs like the gearbox bias plate spring and changing the front prop UJs and ARB balljoint. However she drives really, really well, and the gearbox into 2nd is just fine as long as you don't cane it in first and then rush the...
  18. Iain C

    300 TDI gear lever gate.

    Also be really keen to see that, I have the same job to do, have bought 2 springs and a plate thing with a sticky-up bit from John Craddocks. I have not used this site much, dunno if you load pix straight to it or they need hosting elsewhere, if you are looking for a remote site to host the...
  19. Iain C

    cutting out

    Is it that "spider" thing that sits behind the dash? Something to do with the immobiliser, known fault and there is an aftermarket replacement. My mate's V8 does it all the time apparently, however I don't know if it is worse in teh wet...
  20. Iain C

    Egr????

    If you don't have a cat do you therefore not have an EGR fitted?