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    Multiple water leaks Discovery 2

    Mine had holes high and low... The low one was easy enough, but the top one was right where the bulkhead met the inner wing. Managed to weld it up, but was so relieved to be finished I forgot to take pictures. Relieved as in, loads of smoke but happily, no fire... Also, Really close to...
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    Passenger Footwell Leak

    I used a sharp knife and cut away the bottom 3 or 4 inches behind the arches to allow access for inspection & welding, and to keep it away from the newly painted surfaces.
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    Reliability of the Disco 2's

    Wheels are D1 - stud spacing is smaller on D2 Doorhandles & engine are D1 Its a D1 and looks nice ! Not keen on the price though...
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    FOR SALE landrover discovery 300 tdi

    In the absence of an asking price or pictures... Any potential buyer Should think like a motor dealer in buying mode... Like - what can I sell it for, then deduct whatever it might cost to fix it and make it saleable... So - If a dealer might ask £3,500 for example, but if it will cost £2,000...
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    Discovery 2 Hazard / Indicator Issue

    I had a blown indicator bulb (in bumper) which made mine flash like crazy, and even when replaced (easy) it took several seconds pause before working again. I assumed a control module was doing some wiring/resistance checks before deciding all was OK. So I suggest - check your bulbs and /or...
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    Desperate. Don't know anymore.

    I had exactly the same issue last year with my D2 TD5 Auto; it was the inside of the pipe collapsing as described above, from turbo to intercooler (the one with a metal joiner). Could not see anything wrong from the exterior inspection, but take the pipe off & a big flap was intermittently...
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    Discovery II - Tyre Comparison

    I think 255/65 16 is about an inch wider than standard size, so maybe that's the real cause of the noise issue? On my D2 I put General Grabber AT3 (235/70 16 on the original standard alloys). I'm about 12k miles into their 50k life-expectancy & they still have 12mm tread-depth. Almost all...
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    Hello All from new member

    Hi New Member here :mexicanwave: We've had 4 Rovers (a 213 honda-engined, 2x216 honda-engined[still got one] and a 827Sterling honda-engined) but this is our first Land Rover (D2 td5 auto; wish it had the 2.7honda-engine, but never mind) If money was no obstacle I'd have a big v8 petrol RRC...