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    Ok, now don't laugh - but.....

    bugger - well that's sent me right back to the drawing board then....! was just about to hit the buy button on an M15x1.5mm on fleabay...cant find any non metric banjo cap nuts anywhere :( Anyone know where i might source them? SSL don't list them who i normally use..
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    Ok, now don't laugh - but.....

    anyone give any advice? I've measured it as an M12, but not sure if the thread is std 1.5 or 1.25mm - any help?
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    Ok, now don't laugh - but.....

    I know..tell me about it! you'd thing in a bay that size it would be hard to lose things....so far that's the return banjo nut and a lift pump bolt (which we managed to find wedged in the engine mounting last night....typical!)
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    Ok, now don't laugh - but.....

    Was attempting to cure a running issue on our Disco 1 auto 300tdi yesterday - after spotting a damaged leak off return pipe, we went to replace it...and managed to drop the nut of the banjo connector on the back of the injection pump for the leak off return line! (after 3 hours digging and...
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    Hello from Cheshire

    Just thought i'd introduce myself on this great forum :) Been messing round with cars for years, my daily driver being a TDCi Mondy MK3 (never again lol). The "Project car" is a 97 Disco 1 300tdi auto....plenty to do as the plan is to have for some offroading mainly; after the basics are...
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    sudden power drops when driving!

    Cheers for the replies - apologies for not following conventions - as you can see by the posting time it was getting a bit late after a long day....! I've got experience of more "sensitive" diesel engines - my main car is a mondeo tdci(enuff said); the Landy is used as a weekend motor for 3 of...
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    sudden power drops when driving!

    Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction here.... Got a 97 Disco 1 which runs great, recently had a new set of filters and oil, new lift pump. Yesterday for no reason it's developed a very weird fault - it starts and runs fine, but when trying to drive it and hold at a set speed...