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    What to get help

    Hi, the gear under the electric seats makes them higher than the manual ones. good luck
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    Indicator help

    Hi, the back of the light fitting is a plastic cover with all wiring bars built in. The plug is the same in all cases that I have seen and is plastic and about 3 ins long, it simply plugs into the "new" one. When Land Rover were banned by the EC for fitting the older style because it is possible...
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    Indicator help

    Hi, on the couple I have done all the wiring was in place and even connected to the light fitting plug. I bought from ***bay the older clusters with the indicator sections and fitted them with all new bulbs, unplugged the original light clusters and discarded them, offered up the replacements...
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    Poor mileage

    If I read you correctly, your lock up speed is about 10% wrong and probably explained by the tyre sizes which are also about 10% wrong on their rolling diameter. That would mean you are getting about 10% better mpg than you think i.e 11.6l/100km and that is not too bad for the auto.
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    Discovery wont unlock

    problem sounds like key fob battery. On Disco 1 you cannot unlock by simply using the key in the barrel, you need to enter the 4 digit keycode using the key, this disarms the system. No code then off to the dealer. Disco 2 may be the same.
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    Fuel consumption is worse despite improvements.

    Hi, I'm not so sure about these tyre pressures, the handbook gives 26 front and 33 rear for 235 70 R16's, I run 28 and 34 and find that much more than this makes the car bounce a lot and wander at speed. The older 205 wide tyres used to run at higher pressures.
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    Not your usual oil thread (promise)

    Sorry but they were all new and cost nothing to change, no depreciation. The best was my first 300tdi from 1994, it was one of the first few and had a pair of electric cooling fans and was quite fast, I often cruised it at over 90mph for hours, I was living in Germany at the time. My least liked...
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    Not your usual oil thread (promise)

    As a Granddad who has had 8 discoveries in 24 years the problem used to be if one used a detergent oil after using a non-detergent, the detergent oil could loosen the internal deposits and these could clog up the small oil-ways inside the engine. Flushing oil could loosen and break up these...
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    Advice time.

    Your height of 6'7ins might be an issue as regards the choice of manual or electric seats, the seat base being higher for electrics, sample before you buy.
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    Good morning from a newbie

    Hi, I have had 8 Discoveries, 1 x 200 and 7 x 300tdi, they have included a problem one and 7 goodies. I currently have a cruise control problem!!
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    300tdi engine whats the difference between a manual and auto??

    Auto has 120hp manual 113hp, that is the only difference between them that I know of