Hi Martin, Thanks so much for your input - I've been stuck between a mechanic that has limited knowledge on LR and a second-hand parts supplier that doesn't know a knock sensor from a shift interlock. Your input is slowly bringing my Disco back to life! Transfer box has been installed...

Hello again, We managed to get tranfer box opened for a look inside, the engineers found the cogs were very loose and reckoned the bearing were completely gone. They also discovered metal mixed in with the oil. As parts are quite hard to source we decided to get a used transfer box. For...

Hi Martin, Thanks will get them to try removing the plate, is it quite straight forward? Can it be removed whilst on vehicle or does the transfer box need to come out completely? Cheers Deep

Hello All, Greetings from Abu Dhabi! I'm hoping you can lend a sympathetic ear - once again. I was driving my Discovery (2004, 4.0L, ES, Auto) at approx 75mph in Drive with cruise control. Suddenly I heard an intermittent sharp knocking/crunching noise from what I though was the engine...

Hi Nick, Thanks for you reply, yes there are a fair few Range Rovers here, almost all of them are petrol. Does the autologic diagnostic ket reset the service lights for all the LR models or would that require another bit of kit. I was looking online earlier and the was something called...

Hi All, Last time I was here was about 12 months ago, I managed to cook my engine which subsequently required a full engine rebuild. I'll add some pics to my profile if you're interested! From my experience, there are not many independent LR repair centres in the UAE, I came across one. It...

Thanks Discomania, I think you're right, dealer carried out a compression test and cylinders 1,4,5,8 are at 120 psi and cylinders 2,3,6,7 are at 90 psi. Apparently they should be 150 psi I just spoke to an indie, he can overhaul the head for around £430 labour + parts but needs the tool to...

Good Morning, I'm a newbie here, although I have lurked about for the last 6 months since I bought my Land Rover Discovery (2004 4.0 V8 engine) I've just received a phone call from Land Rover in Abu Dhabi (I currently work/live here). After the call I felt rather sick, just been told it...