Just a not so quick note to highlight a problem on my D2 which may be quite common.
Last week the SRS light on my dash suddenly came on (red) indicating a problem with the air bag system. After doing all the usual technical stuff, like switching the ignition off and on and driving through potholes hoping it would bugger off again, I took 'Disco Tony 2' (don't ask, the missus named the d2, but at least she's into landys), to the local independant l/r garage. As usual they went straight for the plug in option and wired the d2 up to the super computer. This came up with the answer straight away, great. A new drivers seatbelt pre-tensioner was required I was informed by the technical wizard looking at his god like machine at £130 plus labour plus VAT, not great.
As it was only a problem with the air bags and only the bit what pulls the seatbelt tighter in an accident, all new fangled stuff which landys coped without for decades, I made my excuses (no money) and left.
On my drive home I started to think about how quickly the disco had been plugged in and diagnosed and how it was so similar to when I once had a problem with another car (German and ending in W), not long ago. On that occasion the main dealer had plugged it in after I went in on 'limp home mode' and said I needed all maner of bits at a cost of many hundred pounds. Long story, but a retired garage owner mate of mine (proper old school) looked at it, spotted & replaced a cracked hose for 15 quid and job was done. Computers eh! 'Q' are garages too quick at replacing parts rather than looking at simple possible causes and solutions?
So on returning home with disco (and armed with where the problem was) I started tracing the wiring harness and checking plugs, and hey ho, 1 x broken wire under drivers seat about 20mm from plug for pre-tensioner. 1 new conector (30p) and problem was fixed (light now off again).
Now, the problem I want to warn about is that on inspection, the harness had been getting slowly worn through every time the seat was adjusted backwards/forwards. Landrover had fitted it too tightly and had routed it over the steel wire that releases the seat from its runners. I have now re routed the harness under this and there is plenty of slack. I would recomend having a quick look, especially if like me you have a diddy wife and the seat is adjusted often.