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    What's this part called from the A Frame

    That part is the Boge self levelling unit ... NRC7050 - no longer available so if you find a good one buy it.
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    Hi & thanks for all the help in the forum

    Prop UJ's aren't supposed to work beyond certain angles generally no more than 4 degrees and a cardan will double that to around 8 (although I have heard of joints running at 10 degrees but I wouldn't do that). Two things you need to know are the angles transfer case to prop and prop to dif...
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    Help

    Open an account on Photobucket, create an album, upload your pictures then copy the links found on the images - all explained on Photobucket ...
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    HG Failure

    Difficult to spot a slipped liner ?? I'd say it isn't difficult at all, not if you check your deck height (the measurement taken from the block face (the deck) to the top of the liner), even a '0' deck height will have a variance on the affected cylinder if a liner has slipped. Simply the top...
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    What Tyres do u have on your land rover

    General Grabber AT 255/55x18. Not too bad, quiet, good on road, done well so far but mostly grass / mud, still not convinced / used to this newer Landrovers lack of difflocks on axles or transfer case, getting the wheels slipping in mud goes against all my experience and yet that is exactly what...
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    Defender Td5 - Egr Removal ( Doubt Many Have)

    The downside of disconnecting the cables without removing or sealing up the connectors is the subsequent corrosion of the connectors that are no longer protected from the elements. The downside of leaving them connected is the potential for them to get opened with plugs or pipes sucking air for...
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    Defender Td5 - Egr Removal ( Doubt Many Have)

    Make sure that your Allen keys are on the money and make sure you use the correct size the manifold bolts can be stroppy about coming out and if you round one or break one you are in for a long evening. I removed the vacuum connections and solenoids completely and also patched the vacuum system...
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    wacky gearbox

    18" circumference and hit nothing - something is busted ... any gear selection possible at all? PS : Welcome PPS : Wrong place for posting questions
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    Engine oil change

    For a full synthetic 6 months is ridiculous unless of course you are doing 20,000 miles per year or working the car pretty hard. The recommendation of Landrover is 12,000 miles but I'd do it based on the dipstick or how the car is driven but rarely more than 8,000 miles on an oil change (given...
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    Oil Cooler - not plumbed.

    I was tempted to replace the blanking host / cover whilst the car is drained down (waiting for an A/C condenser before refitting intercooler etc) .... that is until I found out the price of the blanking cover - £38 - for a piece of closed off hose no more than 40mm long ... now that is a p155 take
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    Oil Cooler - not plumbed.

    Dealer answered - perfectly normal, the oil cooler 'return' circuit isn't used on later vehicles it was very minimal anyway, all flow now passes through cooler into cylinder block, this isn't a previous owner bodge but by design ... should have asked details of 'from when' but it is enough to...
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    Oil Cooler - not plumbed.

    Anyone here know why an oil cooler on a 15P engine wouldn't be 'plumbed' into the cooling system. Just noticed on RAVE that the pipe that goes from the oil cooler around the back of the engine and from there to a port on the radiator vie a rubber hose is missing. The outlet from the oil cooler...
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    Water drips in ! Oil drips out !

    If it isn't leaking it probably isn't a Landrover ... never a dull weekend with a Landrover.
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    New disco ...... new probs??

    I fear no ideas that will help much. Based on description it has to be some sort of vibration related noise that isn't related to wheel bearings etc. it has to be something that can vibrate without the car moving so my first guesses would have me looking at a) Turbo outlet - the metal pipe...
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    Tea Leaves an assorted thievin' pikey's

    No argument from me, targetted theft like that is hard to defend against, I sold an Evo for the same reasons - attracted far too much attention, had to pay attention to where you left it and who was hanging around when you returned to it. I had a tab with that and the cars tracker would activate...
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    Tea Leaves an assorted thievin' pikey's

    Nope not that worried I was just checking whether I need to be. I can't sell, there are very few cars capable of legally towing 3.5 tons. The mods aren't for racing or bling they are for towing and invisible unless you know what to look for ... in standard form the Disco was 'garbage' as a tug...
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    Tea Leaves an assorted thievin' pikey's

    Yup I've taken on board a lot from the security thread on here - as for giving away info I'll publish a full spec no issue - I won't publish my address or anything that could 'identify' the car, nor pictures that will assist 'location' or tracing. The visible deterrents are I think enough for...
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    Tea Leaves an assorted thievin' pikey's

    The kicker is that the insurance company want to know about any mods that are added, they charge extra to cover the car with said mods - but they won't cover the value of the 'extras' that in my case adds up to a significant a four figure sum. We only pay 'market value' is their statement and...
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    Tea Leaves an assorted thievin' pikey's

    Why air tight - all the scents and sounds of the countryside - the sound of diesels and the smell of **** ...
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    Tea Leaves an assorted thievin' pikey's

    It's the hassle that concerns me more, that and the money I have spent getting it up to the mark that I'd never recover in a sale or insurance claim. I too live in the sticks, nothing visible from the road which is also of the 'no through' type but I am aware of a number of issues in the High...