1. J

    What is this component please?

    Done a few air suspension pipes. Cant see how they would have rusted tho as they are plastic. When you buy new ones they come as a complete harness from the valve block under the sill on the near side to the two rear air bags and from up under the rear bumper where the breather pipe runs to...
  2. J

    MOT Points of Interest and differences

    Wheather you remove egr or not or remove cat or not as long as emissions are below required level ( 2.50 non turbo 3.00 turbo) then it will pass test. Cat only essential on post 1993 petrol engines. Yes seat belt mountings are through the floor and onto chassis however ANY corrosion in and...
  3. J

    Disco 2 De Cat

    I fitted a disco td5 pre cat down pipoe to mine, £48.00 from your local exhaust supplier. I have seen people fit defender down pipes without the flexi section in them and have cracked their manifold at the point where the down pipe section bolts to due to excessive vibration. A few extra pounds...
  4. J

    Disco TD5 ?

    Hi there. I have a 2002 td5 manual and its great. It had 93k miles on the clock when i got it 2 years ago with a full history, it now has 120k miles and i do all my own servicing and repairs. I put a clutch kit and flywheel in as the dual mass flywheel started knocking just after buying it and...
  5. J

    ACE Filter.

    Does any one know at what interval should the ACE fluid and filter be changed at as my disco is 7 years old and 112k mileage and there is no mention of it ever being done in the service history. I ask because the orange warning light comes on after a long motorway journey but if i stop and...
  6. J

    td5 5-7 seat conversion

    Hi all , great sight. After some advice. I would like to convert my 5 seat disco td5 2002 es model with coil rear suspension and ace to a 7 seat. I have seen seat kits for sale on Ebay and various breakers and am quite able to do the job. I have been told or read somewhere that if i do the...