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    Noisy Fuel Pump - now not starting

    cheers guys do you need to drop the fuel tank to change the pump, or can it just be done from above through the boot floor? cheers
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    Noisy Fuel Pump - now not starting

    cheers are they relatively striaghtforward jobs? Is there any info on this site showing the procedures etc.? cheers Patrick
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    Noisy Fuel Pump - now not starting

    just tried to start it this evening - turned over fine but nothing firing anywhere!!!!!!! help!!
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    Noisy Fuel Pump - now not starting

    I could blame the wife, but last year i put a tankful of U/L in my 2000 Disco Td5 - it was OK afterwards, just a noisy fuel pump. 10k miles later, i did it again in February although only 2 litres this time - after 30 tankfuls i was hoping the U/L had just diluted through - but the noisy fuel...
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    Red or Blue Coolant???

    I stuck a load of blue antifreeze in my TD5 earlier today only to be told by one expert that it's a big no no - he reckons Discos must only have the more expensive Red coolant due to the corrosive effect of the blue on the aluminium head. So, off i trot to buy the red coolant only to be told...
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    Replacing Discs and Pads on Disco II? Easy, or Too hard for a Muppet!!

    hi, i'm skint, but the X plate Disoc needs new discs and pads all round. quotes from my usual tyre/brakge garages are around £350-400 to replace. firstly - i found disc and pads sets on Paddock spares for £35 per pair - are these sets rubbish? secondly, how difficult a DIY job is it - (i'm...
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    Oil leak from Rocker Cover

    hi guys - all the above comments seem to be related to series I Disco's - i have a 2000 plate series II TD5 - is the job just as simple? also - where are you supposed to smear the oil to help the seal - is it on the underside of the rocker cover where the gasket sits? (excuse the ignorance...
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    Air Springs

    cheers battenberg - should we be hearing the psst while engine is running (every 10s or so?) cheers
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    Air Springs

    My ' Pssst' Is When The Car Is Running Apporx. Every 10secs (rather Than When I Turn Engine Off) - I'm Sure I Didn't Hear It Before I Changed The Air Spring Cheeers
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    Air Springs

    hi guys I fitted a new air spring to the rear of my 2000 X plate Td5 Disco this afternoon. When i turned ignition on, it didn't inflate! is this correct? - i drove it very slowly forward and it inflated to full pressure after 10-15 metres. i haven't been under the car much, but now...
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    how do i get to the rear suspsension air bags???

    shaun i've ordered an air spring from Island 4x4 for £81.99 inc. next day delivery - seems to be £15 cheaper than ebay. my local parts shop quoted me £215!! it should arrive tomorrow and i'm going to try and fit it straight away - i'll let you know how i get on btw - the dealer said the...
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    how do i get to the rear suspsension air bags???

    cheers shaun - the battery is on charge as we speak!!! do you know how easy it is to get at and change the rear air springs? (i presume you get at them from underneath!) cheers
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    Air Suspension Issueeeeeeeeeeee

    hi shaun did you manage to change the air spring i've got a leak on the rear drivers side of my 2000 td5 - a guy on this forum reckons it;s dead easy to do but i'm not sure how to get at the bags! cheers
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    Decent Independent in Bristol?

    hi - 2000 td5 auto disco general servicing and diagnosticcs etc. cheers
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    not starting

    no - i'm pretty sure the battery is fine -it;s only the suspension relevant lights that are coming on the dash!
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    how do i get to the rear suspsension air bags???

    thanks Jim i've got a bigger problem now though as thre car won;t start I have an Xreg 2000 TD5 7-seater, auto. All I get on turnover is a load of chattering rleays and the dashboard lights up like a fiary (Traction control, ABS, Sus0pension lights and auto modes (M&S) i presume a failsafe...
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    not starting

    I have an Xreg 2000 TD5 7-seater, auto. i thought i had a dodgy air spring at the back - but now the car won't even start. All you get on turnover is a load of chattering rleays and the dashboard lights up like a fiary (Traction control, ABS, Sus0pension lights and auto modes (M&S) i...
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    how do i get to the rear suspsension air bags???

    hi all Think i've got an air leak (car right down at the back on one side) how do i get access to the air bags to check for a leak? (2000 (X) TD5 - 7 seater) (is it any easy job to replace them if i find the culprit?) cheers Wilf
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    Decent Indie in Bristol????

    hi - i had a flyer stuck through my door last year with details of PSG Motor Services, Filton, Bristol i kept the pricelist but through away the card and the priclist doesn't have a telephone no. (nothing in yellow pages or thomson before you ask!!) Anyone heard of them and got their number...
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    Decent Independent in Bristol?

    hi - i had a flyer stuck through my door last year with details of PSG Motor Services, filton, Bristol i kept the pricelist but through away the card and the priclist doens;t have a telephone no. (nothing in yellow pages or thomson beofre you ask!!) Anyone heard of them and got their number...