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Steve Warman

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  1. Hi, Does anyone know the part number for the rear tread strip/carpet retainer that runs the width of the boot floor between the carpet and the rear crossmember? I've recently had the floor replaced and this strip has disappeared in the works thanks Steve
  2. Yep went out this morning and found a nice spray of brake fluid from behind the front wheel...
  3. Hi All, I'm sure this is covered elsewhere but I couldn't find it. I had an interesting drive home tonight, a car coming the other way decided to overtake a cyclist and pull into my path forcing me to slam on the brakes. The brakes bit as usual but then the pedal just gave way... but i had come to a stop by then. Approaching the next roundabout with slight trepidation I found that I had no brakes at all and had to use the handbrake to stop. When I checked when i got home I had, presumably, brake fluid all over the engine but it didn't empty the reservoir. I can have a proper look int he morning when it's light but where's a good place to start looking? The fluid is coming from above the right offside wheel but not necessarily from the master cylinder
  4. Hi, I'm looking to fit a windscreen DAB aerial and need to get the cable from the top left corner of the windscreen to the back of the radio. I can run the cable down the inside of the pillar trim but does anyone have any ideas of how to get it across inside the dash area without taking it all out? Thanks Steve
  5. Thanks Bowie, any idea how many amps your Dad's unit kicks out? I've seen some for 400 amps but was originally looking at a 600 amp version.
  6. Hi, I had a dead battery the other day as someone had left an interior light on. I was thinking of getting one of the small portable jump starters, something like the one hopefully copied below, and was looking to see if anyone had any recommendations or experiences of them? Thanks Steve
  7. Yeah, unfortunately, I was in a petrol station, in the dark and seeing what could be done via a mobile phone
  8. So it's an auto and now back after a short trip on a low loader I had thought that the rapid flashing was an indicator that there may be a problem as it's not normal and I had read a post on a different forum about this showing a potential problem with the fob battery I don't think it has a spider after some searching around on a previous issue where a fuse kept blowing so I'll have a look at the starter motor
  9. Hi, I'm sure this has been done to death but I need some help in finding a fault potentially with the immobiliser. I went out in my Disco 300tdi ES, MY1996 (N reg) yesterday and got to a petrol station without issue. Stopped off and done what I needed to do in the Tescos and came back out. The 2 button fob unlocked the car as normal and I put the key in the ignition, the lights came on as usual but when I turned the key to start her up I got nothing except a click of a relay somewhere. The only indication I have of an issue is that when I lock the disco the alarm light rapidly flashes for around 10 seconds then goes back to normal speed flashes. I've taken the battery out, charged it up and gone back to fit it in with no joy, same issue, and tried both sets of keys. I've also tried the EKA code although bearing in mind how old it is I'm not sure it registered the turns very much. I've called out a recovery service to pick the car up but where can I start looking for the issue? The annoying thing is that the disco was fine up until yesterday
  10. So far so good but it's intermittent enough to be annoying and blow again at any time Given that it looks to be part of the wiring in the diagram above I'll keep an eye on it and see Thanks for your help
  11. I managed to have a look under the bonnet this morning to see if I could see anything amiss and noticed a wire that runs from the glow plug timer relay to another box near the battery. The wire was trapped under the battery and when i managed to get it out from underneath noticed that it had been squashed and worn through I've taped up, for the time being, any exposed sections
  12. It's a 1995 and the fuse is the 10a fuse 3 on the lower satellite section under the steering column.
  13. I have an infrequent problem with a fuse that blows that leaves the engine effectively dead. I've had the disco 1, 300tdi auto, for around 4 years and not had any issues. The first time it happened it took some searching to find out what may be involved but that was after a lift home on the back of a flatbed. The second time was today and easily remedied for now. The symptoms of the issue once the fuse has blown is that the starter turns over but the engine doesn't kick in and the glow plug light doesn't come on when starting. Once the fuse is replaced we;re back to normal working order. In both occasions when this has occurred i have been accelerating up hill when all power is lost and the fuse has blown. Has anyone been in this situation before or would anyone know where to start looking to see what the underlying issue could be? Thanks
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