The vac advance kicks in when cruising on the motorway, at a light throttle the petrol air mix is at its weakest and so the timimg is advanced so the weak petrol mix starts to burn slightly earlier as the mix takes longer to burn than when it is at full strength. With a partially closed throttle...

Thanks, I'll make sure the cable is hidden in the headling before I get one from a breakers

Just looking at compass mirrors on eBay and just wondered how the wiring works, in the comments above it indicates the cable will be in the head lining, does this cable run down the mirror fixing and where abouts is the connector on the mirror, is it behind the plastic surround/cover ?

Hmmm, the modern box is so integrated into the engine management system and extremely complex that In my view too hard. Where as the earlier ZF4HP22 with its basic hydraulic control / kick down cable is simple to understand and would make for an easier task. I once tried to read the manual for...

A few sites have the manuals available online e.g. User Guide

The heater is simple and quite easy and cheap to replace. However depending on where in the world you live it might not be needed, it is there to stop the air intake freezing in extreme temperatures.

I'm sure the workshop manual extras instructions shows taking a power supply wire from the fuse box in the engine bay as a means of supplying sufficient power to run fridges etc. If the socket behind the indicators does have a permanent live then it may be a low Amp supply - worth checking that...

So the problem got worse such that it became undriveable so booked into the local LR specialists who quickly identified the MAF as failing. So a quick if not so cheap fix and all back to smooth running. If anything possibly a little more responsive on acceleration. I should have unplugged it...

Yesterday when out in the Disco for a short distance the engine mis behaved. Just pulled out of a junction then up a slight incline, accelerating and just picking up speed, on a country lane, probably around 20 - 30mph. It was as tho the throttle was on/off/on/off with the foot on the...

After not using the Disco V8 for a few weeks I found I had one noisy tappet, took about 30 - 40 minutes drive before it went completely quiet. I got the car in Sept and it was serviced by the garage before I picked it up ( not a specialist generic Jap Import place ), so I thought maybe I should...

Did my D2 this afternoon, principle the same but did not need to remove the bonnet handle, and some fixings push fit plastic fir trees. Fan unit definitely the same. I did remove the white plastic fan and take the motor out of the housing. I then decided to put a drop of 3in1 oil on both...

Mine is chirping like a cricket in the jungle, it did come from Japan ! I've been putting off doing this job and while delaying it has just been getting worse, so this post is really helpful, I've got no excuses now

This slave cylinder is also used in the Hillman Imp, 1st introduced in 1963, they are always bled with the slave cylinder off the mounting, just a small amount of air can prevent them from working as once the engine gets warm any air left in there expands meaning you have to pump the peddle to...

Just considering if I should swap the transfer box out for one with CDL, no desparate rush to do the job and I'm really only considering it because it just seems like it should be there, as a back up for the one time when traction control stops working and you get stuck. The existing car is...

Thanks for all the input so far. Interesting that people are postitive about the Goodyear, they are classed as 'Summer Tyres' and even Goodyear's own web site doesn't put them in the 'All Season' category yet people say they hold their own and have M+S labelling If I was looking for a real...

Good point, updated Signature with location

Looking for advice from those with experience of driving with different tyre makes. I currently have some Blizzak Winter Tyres on which are old and not the best on the motorway and have a rumble as they don't balance that well, so once the weather improves I'm going to change them. Standard...