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Im very happy to say that she is running!!!! after all the money and time its turned out to be the black plug on the ecu hadnt been clipped in properly and on the last time i parked it up it mustve just wiggled out. when i went to test the cables...

Not the best pic, but will update profile when she is running and able to be moved for better angles.

Hi there all. It has been a while and have finally started taking things apart. The weather , time and family have been stopping me. But sun is finally out and I have some time. I took the tappet covers off and removed the plugs. Turned it by...

+1, no MAP.... only 4 sensors: MAF, FT, ECT, TPS

Here we go again :rolleyes:. Look if you couldnt sort the "small" problem on your D1 then how are you going to approach a D3 with all its tech? Buy a Jimmy and have done with it. J

Thanks Phil. The old one seemed fine, it was more the 8 contacts mounted into the cap that seemed scored and ‘secondhand’. I’ll keep an eye on it!

A new cap and rotor from SimonBBS sorted this issue, so all good there. The Disco is running nicely, but I think I’ll flush the rad (ie take it out) and refill with 50% coolant / distilled water. I’ll also take the under guard off to get at the...

The Milwaukee grease gun has a little button you push to bleed the air out nice and easy to use, it is especially useful as some of the trailers I have to grease up use three whole cartridges of grease.

I'm almost certain that here is no MAP sensor on this system. The ECU uses a full range throttle potentiometer to determine a load signal. You will need to check for flash codes. The 14CUX ECU was a primitave unit so if you have an engine light...

Hello, I received purchased a 1994 Discovery 1 with the 3.9 engine. I have quickly fallen for this vehicle and enjoy driving it. Recently my check engine light has come on. I checked the MAF sensor and now suspect the map sensor might be the...

Looking again this morning, is all of that mess only on one side of the engine? If it is, I would be putting money on a split manifold here, that is a LOT of oil and soot there so I don't think it's a recent failure, I expect it's been like it...

I have a Bambulabs X1c and it is excellent. The AMS allows it to print up to 4 colour models. Baby Groots anyone? The milwaukee box was printed too.

Arrow points to the valve.

Just a quick note of caution, do not use high power coils on this ignition system, they don't like it and will fail. I have posted on this before. Make sure you check the wiring very carefully, old corroded wires break inside the insulation...

Does the simonbbc rotor arm have the metal strip moulded in or is it riveted? I do recall another website where someone (not me!) reckoned he spent around £600 trying to sort a misfire issue which was resolved by refitting the old rotor arm....

The problem with levering or pulling the rotor arm off on the electronic dizzys is that you can disengage the auto advance/retard mechanism which is under the plate you can see when you have the dizzy cap off. You must press down on the reluctor...

Air and oil filters, new oil gone in. MAF and MAP clean, hoping to get back into the low 30s mpg on a long run again 👍🏻 Mileage: 138271

I've done a little bit of welding, but I'm not up to this. I think I might remove the interior bits myself, so I know it's done! The job is being farmed out by the MoT garage to 'their' welder bloke, so I'd imagine they'd put a bit on top of his...

What are you trying to achieve? The standard system does that doesnt it? Maybe a new thread cos I cant see why? J

Sorry, but I refer, and defer, to my learned friend @sierrafery on this. I prefer wielding spanners and hammers to computers and diagnostics!!

A quick question on this (although I have a petrol LR), is it a drama to bypass the loom and give the fuel a continuous 12V feed? Switched so the pump is off when not running of course.

TBH I'd not worry about a Nano for a while. Why not try doing what you did to get the fuel pump going then try to crank it again to see if it fires up and runs. Even if you have to jury rig wires to it. But be aware that if the ECM doesn't get a...

Evening all, So ive got a manual td5 disco 2. parked it on the drive a bit back and it stalled by itself. and ive been trying for a couple months to get it going and still no luck. It turns over but doesnt turn on the fuel pump, no noiuse or...

The difference in rotor arms were the ways the metal tabs were held on. Crap ones could not cope with heat & would pop up on the top

Good advice. My ‘new’ blue one doesn’t have one side protected, but my old kanckered black one did. Old and new rotors look identical in colour and dimensions.

I know we are chatting about this on two forums Norseman, but thanks! I don’t think the old one is original (circa 1996 I think, if it was. Nothing last that long in Africa!), but it was properly scarred on the contacts. It is hard to tell...

Glad you sorted the problem. In leaving the discussion the only advice I can offer is that despite the RV8's antique design it doesn't perform well (or sometimes at all) with cheap ignition components. I have personal experience of the poor...

`Not very helpfully, I had changed the plugs from used Champs N9YC to new ones to new NGK BPR6ES. Still the same misfire, but a new distributor and rotor has now sorted it. The 3.9 is running beautifully on NGKs but it did on Champs too before...

So far 1/4 chassis, new side steps, new fuel pump, new exhaust. Hope to get it back near end of week

With the bleed pipe disconnected from the radiator and the cap off the expansion tank, coolant should flow from the radiator easily. Blow down the bleed return hose to ensure it's completely clear of coolant, then reconnect to the radiator. Start...