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Can anyone tell me what this plug has become detached from? Found it just hanging today and can't see where it should go?

Thanks. Where is the timer relay located?

Glow plugs were in and measurement taken from the little nut on the top.

Ok, just checked with my cheapo dmm and when ignition is switched on, the voltage hovers between 11 and 13 volts, then drops away to nothing after about 5 seconds. So I guess all is working as it should?

Ok, will post results tomorrow. Thanks.

Changed glow plugs the other day but suspect they aren't doing their job. I checked the relay and it's clicking on when the ignition is switched on, but can't hear it clicking off. Batteries in my multi meter are flat so can't test voltage at the plugs until tomorrow. Any ideas?

I thought this was what have you done to your discovery today. Maybe I'm in general chat?

Replaced all the glow plugs today, as during that cold snap earlier this week the old girl struggled a bit with the bio diesel and has been a bit smoky on start up.

I didn't drain anything out. The grease will gradually come out over time, anyway, (as per land rovers in general, lol), and any water that happened to find a way in would find a way out before the grease.

I just pushed it in until it started coming out of the fill hole. One side took almost a full sachet, the other side took the full one without squashing out the top.

Topped up both CV joints with one shot grease. The addition of the little plastic tube that comes with it now has made life a lot easier since the last time I did them!

Very useful info, thanks.

Ah, ok thanks. I'll start looking for one.

Thanks for that. I'm not familiar with L series freelancers but will search for them. What years were they made?

There's no reason why bio should ruin any injectors if it's made properly.

has anyone successfully run a td4 on bio diesel? My other half wants one and it would be handy if we run it on my home made bio diesel. Is the td4 a common rail Diesel engine?

Just tap it round anti clockwise with a hammer and punch or small chisel. What's left of it should come out pretty easy now. It doesn't look that bad to me?

Worst job I've ever done on my disco was moving the gearbox back to replace the clutch fork! Took me and a mate best part of a day to the the poxy thing back on! In the end, I got a rope round it and passed it though the gearchange hole in the tunnel and got another friend to lift will be...

I regularly look at auto trader and defender prices are an absolute joke. eBay isn't much better.

Noticed uneven wear on front near side tyre the other day. Gave the wheel a shake and found excessive vertical play. Checked whilst jacked up. All play disappeared when brakes applied, no movement in swivel. Today's job was to repack and adjust bearings. They were in surprisingly good nick...