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    Trailers Suitable For Carrying A Discovery 2

    Evening gents, Can anybody reccommend a place that will hire a trailer suitable to carry a Discovery? Or does anyone have a trailer they would be willing to hire to me? I'll be transporting a Discovery, with the towing vehicle also being a Discovery. I'm basically looking at a 1000 mile...
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    300TDi Timing Belt

    Well it turns out you can't simply swap the tensioner and crank pulley for the newer ones. Apparently they protrude more than the old ones, and therefore a revised timing case cover is needed as well in order for them to fit correctly! The kit was just over £100, so I thought feck that and...
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    300Tdi Front Crankshaft Oil Seal

    Well mine's being a royal PITA. I tried prying the little fecker out using various means, had no luck. Destroyed a snap-on seal pick in the process an' all.. Ah well! I tried drilling small holes (2mm) and screwing self tappers in, no luck. It began to bend the metal in the seal, before...
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    300Tdi Front Crankshaft Oil Seal

    Hi there, I've had a look through the old threads and couldn't find much advice on this, so here goes.. I'm having real trouble removing the old front crankshaft oil seal from my 1996 Discovery 300Tdi! Note that I am not referring to the crankshaft O-ring, but to the seal shown in the image...
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    300TDi Timing Belt

    I think I'll just fit a new belt and check it in a few weeks time to make sure everything's alright.
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    lom mpg and low power

    Mine's exactly the same, around 20mpg and no power. My one is especially gutless when cold though..
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    300TDi Timing Belt

    Good evening chaps, While sorting out some unrelated fuel pump problems, I've noticed the my 1996 Discovery 300TDi is fitted with the "wrong" engine timing gears, as explained in this article. My timing belt pulleys have the raised shoulder guides on the tensioner, and none on the crankshaft...