hi want to top up my transfare box. what oil should i use. thanks

hi i did 179000 in mine before i decided to rebuild from top to bottom. thanks

hi have 2 plastic pipes at the back of the heads. one is shaped like a hocky stick the other lookis as if it should have somthing pushed in at the top which i think is missing as it has a connector on the end. any body know what this 2nd on is. thanks

hi themostat stuck again, after 100 miles. well its out, changed it this morning. looks like it was sticking in closed postion after a hot run. took it out for a spin seems ok. may have to flush the system to get all the crap out. once you free it up its ok , but will try again now with the...

hi want to clean the airmass meter as i think its dirty. how do you get the 2 torx screws out as they seem to have a little pin inside the torx screw to stop you using a standard torx bit. do you have to have a special torx bit. and where can you get these from. many thanks

hi long should i give the engine before i tow my caravan. have now covered 300 miles since the full rebuild. is there a limit before i hook the caravan. many thanks

hi any body got a front bumper strenghner. fits at the rear of the plastic bumper on disco 2. just a round support bar. thanks

could be the bolt for the coolant rail, mine is clamped on the left hand side

hi i have one from a 3.9 pre serptine complete in the garage if you want it. i live near huntingdon, your welcome to collect it if you want. all the best

well it looks like it was the themostat after all. all running well no problems sounds great. no smoke out the back . now to get ready for the mot. many thanks for all your help

hi guys took the themosat off the engine. dropped in boiling water, and opened slow. gave it a couple of pushes with a screw driver. poured water in again and opened straight away. put back on the car problem solved run for half an hour no overheating and a good flow through the rad. will...

hi the block has top liners fitted, and was pressure tested. but i did not get the heads pressure tested. the rad in brand new , but i flused it any way before fitting. i am coming down in favour of a cracked head. i will take the themostat off and por in boiling water to see if it opens...

hi checked all the normal things. it may be the heads ,which i will take off. but could it be somthing stupid like the the expansion cap. this seems to lift when it gets up to temp. just wanted to check before i strip her down. many thanks

hi guys rebuilt the v8. every thing running well, but have coolant in the oil. bottom end all brand new plus block rings main bearings, but used my old heads. could the water be coming from a cracked head. plenty of compression starts first time runs like a dream. used all new head gaskets...

hi have just rebuilt my v8. to get at the seal you will have to remove the sump. drop the mail bearing top shell. the seal will slide on the crank shaft ,but you have to be carefull not to push the lip backwords. then refit the the bearing cap and retorqe, dont get oil on the outside of the...

hi having rebuilt my 4.0ltr i am still losing coolant. have done all the checks andwas fitted with a recon block so i know the block is ok. the ehads looked ok when i fitted them , but now iam thinking maybe its one of the heads. what heads will fit my 4.0ltr 10 bolt heads. has any body...

hi rebuilt my 4.0ltr running in now. noticed the temp gauge went up a bit then down again. could this be because every thing is new and bedding in. bleeded the water system to remove air. also now thinking about changing oil again now i have run the engine, just to be on the safe side. it could...

hi guys now ive rebuilt the v8 ,went out this morning for a gentle drive round the block. my power steering was notchey, do i have to bleed the sytem having had the pums off to pull the engine out , and how do you this. no signes of fluid loss or leaks can the system have air in it. or any other...

hi running in my rebuilt 4.oltr. one thing i have noticed seems to take forever for the plastic themostat to get hot . worried that it might not be opening, although the gauge temp is ok. by the way how do you fill the auto box with fluid having lost some on my drive when the cooling pipe blew...

hi took the rad out 3 times fixed one side then the other came off so took the cooler out and started again i think i have got it now as it snapped into postion i hope, just running it on the drive for while to see if they hold up. many thanks