Hi. I recently managed to put a small stone through my discos tailgate window with the strimmer! I have a spare and the rubber seal is still in good nick. Has anybody replaced one and if so ny tips. Many thanks in advance. Jago

Thanks for the replies, I have spanish MOT or ITV booked for wednesday morning so going to be spending the next couple of evenings getting the old girl ship shape so will have a poke about and see what I find.

Afternoon all. I have an intermitent problem with my speedo going dead when changing gear or in neutral whilst moving, as soon as i engage a gear and continue driving it jumps back up. 300 tdi engine on a 95 discovery. It doent bother me to much as it only happens for a few seconds during...

Thanks for the replies, I managed to get a small miror behind the engine and discovered it was the core plug in the back of the head rather than the block so head off all to change a peice thats worth under €1!!!!! grrrrrrr. @kevstar plugh was properly gone sadly!

Afternoon all. The rear core plug on my 300 tdi discovery has decided to spring a leack, i replaced a couple on the side earlier this year so it makes sence they should all be knakered! My question is do i have to remove the head to access or could i do it from below ass soon i will have to...

I have two ultimate ears portable blue tooth speakers, you can link them with your phone so they play at the same time, great sound and easy to make a suport as are designed to be screwed on to tripod if necesary, there water proof so of roading not to much trouble and you can set them up...

Hi Nomada, Jago from the other side of Spain! I live in the mountains in Huelva province, I have a very reliable mechanic whos speciality is 4x4s, he nows his way round a land rover with his eyes shut, bit far could be a good excuse for a road trip!

Hi I´ve recently blown the head gasket on my 300 tdi, while head is away being skimmed I went to the local spares dealer, in the south of Spain to order new head gasket, i was ofered the same one i had or "reeinforced" one, this one seems to be laminated and made up of at least 4 layers of...

Hola from a very wet South of Spain. I was out with a few pals over the week end in Portugal on some of the many green lanes and old mining trails, there has been quite a few wash outs with the recent heavy rain and i managed to f%*@the front dif, i stripped it yesterday and found (excuse the...

Very close indeed! Im about 40 minutes north in the sierra de Aracena, there are some great old mining tracks and old railway lines in the area, The rio tinto mine is just north of where they are heading on that wikiloc, there is a mineral belt that goes almost from seville to portugal and...

Muchas gracias! this looks like a fun we trip, im over in huelva in the sierra de aracena, not to far! might be one for when we finally get some rain!

Hi I have a discovery 1 300 tdi that i have just fitted a two inch bearmach lift kit, the shocks are pro comp. When driving over 80 kph and cornering to the right i get a slight woble/judering but only then, its fine in a straight line or turning left. Any advise greatly appreciated. All the...

Is it posible to fit the disengagable anty roll bars on a d1

Thanks a million! its been doing my head in! by the way works with a 5 euro cent coin to! not many pennies in andalucia.

Hello Just a quick note to anyone traveling around this neck of of the woods, en route to Morocco or heading to the south of Portugal, if you need a place to camp, rest or repair your landy get in touch, i have a 50 hectare farm in the Sierra de Aracena in huelva, Andalucia where i grew up, a...

So recently bought a discovery 300 tdi in Spain mostly for work on the farm but the longer i own it the more i want to tinker with her. Anyways last week was driving home from a friends farm and felt a slight wiggle in the back end started to slow down to pull over when slam down goes the back...

Hi my names Jago and Ive recently bought a Discovery 300 tdi, I was born in Scotland but have lived in southern Spain since I was 6 weeks old. Been folowing the forum for while and thought it was time to say hi. Look forwards to picking a few brains re the old disco. Thanks in advance. Jago