1. Joemac434

    Disco 3 (LR3) Flickering light problem

    Another daft point ,i assume from all I've read that there's no uprated alternator or everyone would use it or is it not that simple? Would the whole system need recalibration?I think I'd be tempted to carry around a dry camping battery or something to get me out the poop if it the normal one...
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Flickering light problem

    I don't have a d3 mines a d2 but I read the threads obviously and the power thing seems to cause a lot of problems,so I suppose anything that helps preserve it is a good idea.Youd think the system design would be a lot better in this day and age
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Flickering light problem

    Ah ok i get it now,so it's a good idea if it behave as it should and saves other problems from power issues too?
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Flickering light problem

    I'm being thick here I know but what is the point of these led bulbs?
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    Just saying hi!

    Hello and welcome to the forum,we all understand the need to have a landy on here mate you're amongst friends
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    Hi All

    Hi and welcome,if you look on on 110 forum therelth be something no doubt or a thread to lead you there
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    Disco 2 engine blowing cold

    Look at sierraferrys thread on this he has an excellent way of doing it ,tells you everthever from start to finish.
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    Disco 2 engine blowing cold

    Did you reverse flush the heater matrix when you drained ? They're prone to blocking up with crud and it might have moved and restricting flow ,
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    Building a 90 chassis?

    Only problem I would think will be insurance,they don't like modified,my mate and me cut down a disco 1 and fitted a h/ c tub from a 110.All the mount mates perfect and we over engineered everything but because the fuel filler didn't line up perfect they wouldn't pass it till we had a new tube...
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    Newbie!

    They very rarely are!
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    TD5 MPG

    No probs mate I think they do vary quite a lot depending on if tuned ,de egr d etc mine is bog standard never been messed with
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    TD5 MPG

    My D2 auto 99 my averages about 29/30 on a decent run 20 miles and upwards,Going about 60/65On a 270odd mile fast run but with some heavy traffic in the mix the other day it Did 29I never put supermarket crap in because if I do it looses 3mpg all round . I give it a dose of Redex cleaner every...
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    Sting Ray's '89 90 - Complete Restoration

    Bloody hell, feel for you mate i made the same mistakes years ago and the work involved to put it right nearly ****ed me off enough to stop the project so well well done to you for persevering and rescuing it.Reading what you've said I think it is a compatibility problem,you may have got away...
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    Sting Ray's '89 90 - Complete Restoration

    Bloody hell, feel for you mate i made the same mistakes years ago and the work involved to put it right nearly ****ed me off enough to stop the project so well well done to you for persevering and rescuing it.Reading what you've said I think it is a compatibility problem,you may have got away...
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    Ay whats happend here then? 300tdi timing

    There you go that's a job you've learned and a step up to doing your own maintenance,well done mate
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    Ay whats happend here then? 300tdi timing

    That's great to hear glad it's sorted , I wouldn't be impressed by the so called specialists though and would want some money back,They could have ****ed your engine like that and then where would you be?
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    Disco 2 53 reg radio removal

    You might need to just help it out a little at the top to get it moving,doesn't take much little plastic pry or whatever
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    D2 Facelift Headlights stolen too.

    That's a blooming good question,when I've sold lorries that were treated with it I and the buyer contacted smartwater and transferred the details accros, obviously you don't know if parts you buy have it on unless they're scanned,there no way I'm aware of to remove it ,that's the idea in the...
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    Ay whats happend here then? 300tdi timing

    Good luck getting it sorted,if they're a proper firm theyll check it ,see it's obviously not right and just correct it asap p with no charge to you.Whatever you do don't say youvyo touched anything or they Mya try say you've done something wrong and charge you again.You must test drive it after...