Thanks for that sierrafery, that's a good place to start. (mechanical's I understand, electrical's are like the black arts to me !!!!) Cheers.

Hi guy's, got a good one for you, 54 plate disco with a 4hp22 box that would only engage drive "either reverse or forward" when the engine revs were raised slightly for 20 seconds or so, then it would drive ok!! I was told the forward/reverse clutches were on there way out, change the box!! Ok...

Hi, I want to replace the auto box in a TD5 disco 2 2004 plate,( fitted with a 44hp22 box), with a used unit, I've been told that the model numbers of both my unit and a replacement used unit have to match, (ie the 1043/010/770 numbers) does anyone out there know the relevance of matching these...

Hi,Jamesmartin, it transpires that the valve block hasn't been cleaned!!!! but the oil in the box is not black, but a reddish brown colour nor is there any smell of burning or degradation.(This i checked myself). Cheers

I've now got his phone number so I'll be asking him shortly the questions you have asked me. cheers.

Hi Jamesmartin, it was done by a retired auto transmission engineer so I can't answer that truthfully, but assume he knows what he was doing??

Hi, have a disco 2, 2004 plate good motor but has now developed an auto box "intermittent drive" fault, it will drive great for days then it will decide it doesn't want to select "D". However hold the brake on and raise the engine rpm slowly to about 2000 and it will select drive (with a jolt)...

Hi guys, change my freelander 1 and have now a freelander 11 has anyone worked out how to switch off the service notice on the dash? and second is there a Rav disc out yet for the freelander 11? MAny thanks.

easy to do yourself, but it could cost you for the injector!!! just take your time.;)

Hi Dean, a real bummer these starting tricks, I had a similar problem not long back, have you tried the "leak off" flow at the injectors?? there is a thread on this I did before, remove the injector cover, take one of the injector leak-off pipes from the top of the injector say number one...

thanks for that Northern Irelander, I have 2 cd's one of them 2001-2005 but they only have info on the PG1's and that includes the tech stuff on clearances etc. Anyway at the end of the day I have the nuts to just wade in and pull the thing to pieces if I don't manage to get any info (how hard...

Hi guys, just fitted a replacement getrag gearbox to my td4, (now there's a job and a half) now I want to pull the original box to pieces & fit new bearings, has anyone got a diagram of the getrag box? I have two copies of manuals from ebay and neither of them show pictures of the getrag, all...

Come on peeps, is there no one out there who has suffered this problem??

Hi boy's & girl's, got a whine on my final drive, agents are sure that its the gearbox not the IRD, 1200 squids to fix it:mad: how come the original tyres last longer than the bearings??? 48K, anyhow, question is, new bearings fitted by my nice local Trans shop for 650 squids including remove...

Hi Marcus, just had a similar problem, to cut a long story short,it turned out to be one of the injectors, leaking high pressure fuel back to the low pressure side!! You could take it to the garage but first you could have a look yourself. I took the fuel return pipe off number one injector and...