Hi all I have a 300TDi and have been offered some leather electric seats to replace my cloth manual ones.. can i fit them easy, is the wireing there or is it going to be a problem? Rob

Sorry never had one before what is SWR?

I have just fitted a midland 70-099 radio and it has a range of 30 feet (if i am lucky) i know this as i fitted one to my mates at the same time. We adjusted the squelsh so we could hear each other (very crackly) when the landys are side by side, i think i may have wired the arieal in poorly. I...

Where did you get your feed?

Hi all I am fitting my CB radio tomorrow, I am mounting it where the front sunroof switches would be in the roof, I was going to take the power from the internal light but when my freind did his he found that the supply was insificant. Can anyone recommend another place without going all the...

No problem with the questions, i am really anoyed as i have done loads of Discos and not had a problem.. I used FAI gaskets and FAI bolts they should have been about £145 before my discount. I tightened the head up to 20Nm then did the 180 and then the 180 again as stated in both the Rave...

ok sorry more info: when i bought it 3 weeks ago i was told it had a new HG 3000mile ago. It had not overheated in the 3 weeks i have had it it was the oil in the expansion tank that worried me. The steam is comming from the right hand side of the engine where the head meets the block so...

Hi all I have had a good weekend i thought until this morning. I replaced the head gasket on my 2003 freelander 1.8 because i found some specks of oil in the coolant res so i thought it would be better to be safe and change the head gasket whilst i had a spare weekend. So i changed it...

Hi all I have a 1995 Disco and it is vibrating when at low speeds, the vibrations can be felt throughout the car it happens when accelerating and slowing but only at speeds around 25-35mph when at speed she appears fine! Can anyone help it had an mot 6months ago and passed with out any...

Hi all I have a 2.5 diesel and it is running but it struggles to go any faster than 40 - 50 mph i thought it would run at 60 without problems am i expecting too much from the engine? Rob

found it... The battery is located in the well under the passanger, traced the main cable from the + into the engine well, the cable was lose and rubbing against the exhaust. The heat has melted the cable coating... Just to say i didnt put the cable there and will be running it differently...

Hi all I have been working on this MOT forever its on a 1978 S3 2.5ltr Diesel. Drove it back from the MOT centre and as i was pulling on the drive it stalled and sparks ahoy, the earth on the gearbox under the center seat was sparking and then burnt through. Took it off as it gose from the...

Hi All I bought a S3 with the front modifyed to look like a defender, it also has a diferent engine. I have asked the local garage and they could not find the engine number so can anyone from my poor pics tell me if it is a landy 2.5ltr lump?

any ideas anyone??

the worst pic of an engine in the dark??

Ok i have checked and there is no number there and no signs of one been removed. What other engines are identical to the 2.5ltr Desiel landy ones?

sorry is it on the engine block or cylinder head?

Hi all I have a series 3 which a po has put a 2.5ltr desiel lump in, i have to provide details to the insurance company because it is a modification. They have asked for the engine number and i can't find it, i have looked in the place i thought it should be (on the left hand side of the...

The rod between the wheel and the power steering relay.