hi mate,have put new plegs,leads,cap and rotor arm on today,ive also compression tested it and all cylinders are just under 10 bar,the cam is new as ive had 2 new heads and a complete top end rebuild,i have also cheked all the vacuum pipes today,i did try to set it up with the tdc groove at 12 o...

hi everyone,ive got a v8 3.5 efi disco 200 series,i want to make sure that the engine ignition system is set up right on the plug leads and t,d,c.if you lift the bonnet and look at the engine straight on which bank is the even firing side and which is the odd firing side?ive gone to 2 different...

yes ive taken the heads off and replaced with recon 4.2 heads valves,inlet manifold the whole lot.hopefully going for the big start up sometime tomorrow so keep fingers crossed mate

thats not alot of help is it?i know that they should be there but im asking where

hi again everyone,have bought the head gasket set today for my v8 disco and there are 8 small brass spacers in there,has anyone got any idea where they go as there was none on the car when i dismantled the inlet manifold.

get a live or even a woman sado!!!!!

hi james what do you want me to take the photos of?

hi everyone have had the manifold pressure tested today and its fine,so ive started to take the heads of and have managed to get hold of 2 recon heads complete and another manifold,do you think im doing the right thing?

hi outback,ive tried that tonight and had a look and it does not leak from there at all i think im convinced that its the heads.

hi slob,that was going to be my next step i think either a pressure or compression test. does anyone know if these aluminium intake crack or anything?

thanks james,ive have spoken to the land rover specialists when i picked up the intake manifold gasket yesterday and they have told me theres no way that the head gasket could be gobe nor the head porus as it would not leak through there, also thanks to clutchdust,ive taken the thermostat...

yes the aluminium air intake manifold,i carnt see where its coming from all i can see is that when you rev over 2.5k it runs along the manifold gasket to the back,it appears to be coming from underneath it somewhere.i dont know if theres a crack in the manifold or something.

hi everyone im gav and new to this web site so im hoping that there are some friendly people out there that may be able to help me.ive got a water leak on me 3.5 v8 discovery 200 series,its coming from under the inlet manifold,i have fitted a new inlet manifold gasket and 2 new rubbers,its very...