Tyres well over inflated, no roof rack. Haven't looked at the brakes for a while, might be an idea - good suggestion, ta.

Hi Big Lad, it's a manual, well serviced and looked after. Thanks for your interest.

Cleaned the intercooler same time as took off the EGR, K&N filter, cleaned that too and re-oiled it. It wouldn't bother me this type of consumption if I did drive fast, but I really take it easy and reading the entries on this thread about mid to high thirties from the same vehicle makes me...

I've got a 300tdi which on a long 60mph run returns 26mpg. It might be the big mud terrains and body lift but even before any of that I was lucky to get over 28mpg. I drive very gently and change up promptly, the EGR is blanked and intercooler cleaned. A mechanic suggested injectors might...

Sorry, I'm no mechanic or auto electrician. It seems bizarre that all these guages and lights are effected as they all get their signals from seperate and individual senders and sensors which is why I suggested a system wide cause (the alternator). Was the auto-electrician able to come up with...

Don't know if this helps but the guages on my '96 model went crazy when my alternator fried the battery as it was seriously over charging. Have you checked the battery voltage with a multimeter? It should not read over about 14 volts at any engine speed. Mine was reading over 17 volts at...

Hi folks, Regarding my 300tdi Discovery 1996. Does anyone know what the internal diameter of the heater matrix hoses is? I'm looking to buy the right size T-pieces so I can route them to a heat exchanger to pre-heat the veg oil before the injector pump. Also wonder if anyone knows a good...

I've been trying to ascertain as objectively as possible the difference it's made and the main thing I can definately say is that the engine doesn't labour at low revs as before. Even with a pretty heavy (1.5t) trailer at low revs it pulls - perhaps not more strongly - but doesn't complain and...

Good result Cyanide-2600. I thought I too was getting more bottom end torque but thought I might be imagining it. I wonder if your EGR valve was stuck open for you to feel such a marked difference. Did you notice if it was stuck open? I haven't cleaned the inlet manifold either but did...

Looks like Part No ERR3785, which is combined exhaust and inlet manifolds gasket, so both off I guess - hiho. Only joking :D about the jet wash by the way, I get all my waste off to the council to send to some people to spin in a centrifuge and reuse it - at least I hope that's what they...

Hi-ho, wouldn't be simple would it! Thanks anyway lads. Oh, I liked (or rather winced at) your amazing bouncing balls of steel men link Slob - oh ye fecker, it's got to hurt.

Wonder if anyone can help as not having much luck searching other posts. Just fitted a new flange to the rear axle of my lifted Discovery 300tdi to replace the self destructing rubber flange. A mate sold me a 200tdi prop and I've been getting some vibration at 50-60mph. So I whipped it off...

I just bought that kit off ebay and was looking at all the horrible sludge too. Guess it's an intake manifold off and maybe try some "Gunk" engine cleaner unless that's not recommended, and a jet wash (just to gain popularity with Mr Mondeo Man waiting to clean his already clean car).:D

Been looking over the site regarding the pesky EGR phenomenon and have found a fair bit of useful comment on it. Strangely though if you punch "EGR" into search (for posts or threads) you get a puzzling result "Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms." Then if you try, say "EGR MOT...

Someone else has started a thread on this, you might find it informative, see: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/what-look-when-buying-disco-42327.html

It should start really quickly from cold (good compression), there should not be a blue tinge to the exhaust smoke (burning oil is blue). The timing belt should have been changed around every 60 - 80 k miles. A well looked after 200 or 300tdi engine can acheive very high milages - as an RAC...

Swivel pins?

I'm referring to the 300tdi as I have experience of this model. Make sure the rear box section at the very rear of the chassis and below the back door is solid - a real job to replace. Also go over the chassis with a fine tooth comb (or torch and small chipping hammer - listen for dull...

The offset of the wheel rim matters too, ie standard LR steel or alloys don't throw the tyre out from the hub as much as eg white 8 spokes or modulars. The former may lead to reduced turning circle and the latter to catching the arches on over-sized tyres. In a dilemma myself.

No, thank God, just seen his picture. Waa....