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Christened Julian in the 1970s... enough said!

Thank you for replying so quickly and confirming that it would be much cheaper if I'd done it myself. It's stranded at the dealership now so I don't have much choice. On the diagnostic unit at least it confirmed that it's the alternator and not the "smart charging" unit which controls it (yet...

The alternator died on the Disco 4 in the snow, got it recovered to the dealership who have just quoted me £600 +VAT + labour to replace it! What's so special about a genuine LR alternator that makes it twice the price of a Denso alternator from a supplier? I wish I'd kept it on the driveway...

Cutting a very long story as short as possible... Disco 4 went in for service and investigation of a small engine oil leak to an independent. On the way back from the garage one of the turbos blew so it was towed back to the garage. Three weeks, two new turbos and one bruised credit card later...

Slowly amassing old Land Rovers...

So, I eventually found someone who manufactures them... in Bahrain! $25USD on eBay, arrived by post in 2 days, less than 1 hour to fit. Job done. @neilly you need to start a business.

Another LR design special... The feed from the PAS reservoir to the pump loops under the sump and it rubs against the bottom edge. At 14 years old the foam insulation around the pipe has finally fallen off and the pipe has rubbed until a small hole has appeared. Because it's the feed to the PAS...

Exactly the same happened to me too! I've been looking at expensive whole lock replacements; I'll give this a try. Many thanks.