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  1. alex8882

    thinking of buying 1

    there are some differences between 200/300. Most or looks and taste. the 300 had piggwe headlights,well face lift front head. On the inside is where the difference was made better looking dash and clocks, and the all blue inside was ditched from the 200. Engine and gearbox wise the 300 is...
  2. alex8882

    Economy and how it can be improved

    the tyres won't help that much i've got 33x12.5 r15 mt's and they suck power which inturn mean more fuel usage on my 300 tdi. So why not try smaller wheels or even at's, secondly regular servicing may well help you out. You are on the right track with tyre pressures as these can have aa effect...
  3. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    cheers pal me to. just needs to sort out the inside now. new seats and door cards, then to replace the cv's and halfshaft, and upgrade to to hd drive flanges. then new wheels and tyres so next bill is £672 according to paddocks lol
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    new tyres for disco

    suited more to sand it would seem. Not to clever on wet tarmac and also noisy on tarmac but thats going off what someolese has said
  5. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    Well all back togther and running lovely. Will upload pictures either today or tomorrow when i can get my phone to conect to my pc. Strangley there is still pressure at the air filter on tick over, raise the revs even only 100rpms and its gone. head was pressure tested and came back fine,all...
  6. alex8882

    Another Disco cold start problem

    this was mine on a cold start once i got it started 20130119 095319 - YouTube after a few mins ran and started lovely, but would do the same again when cold. mine turned out to be piston rings and valves not shutting.
  7. alex8882

    300tdi Replacement Engine

    got mine from breakeryard online think just put your parts request on and contact details, opt for email only otherwise your phone won't stop ringing. failing that there is a guy called richard in north wales that charges £150 for an engine plus delivery. i'll pm you his number
  8. alex8882

    My first disco

    My current car had a belt failure caused by the water pump pulley seizing my mate ownd the car then and kept on driving it. Needless to say I fitted a engine to it for him
  9. alex8882

    My first disco

    if its a 300 you can't drive it without the alty belt as it will overheat and boil itself. its a serp belt that als drives the waterpump on the 300tdi
  10. alex8882

    disco/rangie props

    would have thought so. try ashcroft transmissions. i had a dead front diff so took it off that. there is a spacer that sits behind the pinion aswell on the four bolt pinion you will need that
  11. alex8882

    Something different!

    got half an engine up front the other bit is sat in the boot. stays there any longer i'm in real danger of it turning into a VW
  12. alex8882

    300 tdi Disco blue smoke

    Yep done all of the above, plus re piped the brakes,replaced the engine last year,replaced the transferbox,now full engine rebuild, diff swap,prop change and so on. not bad in 12 months of ownership lol
  13. alex8882

    300 tdi Disco blue smoke

    got mine sust now lol, new rings,and a few of the valve seats needed re cutting, then air lapping. rebuild starts today lol.
  14. alex8882

    96 Disco Q&A

    yeah your doing the right thing in giving it a miss. It says the same thing on my log book about cat c. thing is mine was standard when it got written off back in 2007. thats a new one in what he said lol. Maybe ring him back ask him about it again, then ask him how the muffler bearings are, an...
  15. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    the big end bearings were shot down to the copper lol. going to have to check the mains now aswell. pistons are cleaned up and ready for the new rings once they arrive, injectors all checked out ok also.
  16. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    tell me about it lol. got pictures to follow later
  17. alex8882

    Discovery write off!

    my last disco got written off due to someone hitting it, scuff on the door and dent in the lower rear quater panel. cat c write off, £1200 payout with £150 buy back. bought then sold it for £650 salvage. get it fixed, my current disco is a cat c but didn't know until after i paid or it doh
  18. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    cheers pal, the injectors are getting tested also see what the crack off pressure is. old chap at the road re cut the seats,cleaned the guides air lapped the valves and testing the injectors all for £20
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    paddocks and piston rings

    made a start on rebuilding the head today, but had to have the valve seats recut as they were in a poor state. also had the valve guides clean, all relapped and new seals and gaskets fitted. D day tomorrow as the bores are going to be inspected and measured
  20. alex8882

    N reg tdi300ES for 2970

    had alook at this one before i got mine. they have had it in for over 12 months now. road tyres on the front muds on the back, mis matched alloys, loads of over spray under the arches, smokes abit last owner was a farmer. bit of rot underneath. fair to say i walked away after being told it...
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