[I need a new baby seat for 9 months to 4 years.]

I need a new baby seat for the age range 9 months to 4 years (or better still 9 months to 11 years). It's needed for the rear seat of an (internally) standard 4 Door 95 300 series Disco.

My wife and I have spent the weekend trawling baby seat suppliers to no avail. The position of the seatbelt mount on the wheel arch means that the seats all have lateral movement. I was told by one supplier to move the seat belt mount further back on the wheel arch or better still mount it onto the boot floor. Both of these positions will pull the seat back into the rear seat and will eliminate lateral movement.

Now the Discos ( and RRC's) are frequently used as family buses so there must be LR4x4'ers in the same boat.

My quesions are.......

What seats do you use for the age range 9 months to 4 years?

Has anybody relocated the seat belt mounts? If so - what seat do you use?

How does this affect the MOT?

Thanks in advance.

[EGR removal]

I thought the same but kept quiet because I didn't want anyone thinking me a geek for knowing what an erg is...

D'OH!

If you are a geek for knowing what a ERG is then what does it make me when I have no idea at all?

Go on then...................

[EGR removal]

Assuming a 300TDi and EGR

EGR blanking plate

Replacement top intercooler hose

HTH

Pete

Snap..............

HTH

[Temp gauge should show 2/3 for Kenlowe to kick in!!!]

Take the stat out, boil it in a pan with a thermometer and see what temperature it opens at.

IIRC ERR3291 is for your car. Again IIRC its temp is 88'.

Chances are you may have an 80 or 82' stat.

Easy to check in the pan though.

Remember not to have the thermometer on the bottom of the pan. Thermostat is ok on the bottom of the pan though.

I took the easy route and bought a new one of Ebay - £4. I'm hopefully fitting it this weekend.

I'm looking to fit a kenlowe to my 200TDI, I was wondering what fan has you guys fitted a push or pull?

I used a pull as the air con is located on the front. The fan I got was reversible and could be used as push or pull.

Best test for me was taking my 300TDi WOLF company car to Iraq a couple of years back - it was summer at the time and guess what, yet again, no change in the gauge from back in UK!

Respect.

[Loose Hi/Low Gearstick (Disco 300TDi)]

The garage say it's connected underneath as it should be but will have it back to 'investigate' free of charge...

Get it back there sharpish!

[How much am I likely to get breaking a 300 Disco]

Different car but same principle.....

I had an F Plate RRC which I had spent a small fortune one, 3.9, sequential LPG, Scorpion Evo Kit, BFG Muds, etc. About 15k in total.

Max bid on ebay was 2.7k!!!

I chopped it up and sold 3.8k and kept 4.0k worth of bits for my Disco.

Took about three weeks of spare time to break.

[Temp gauge should show 2/3 for Kenlowe to kick in!!!]

The fan is there because when you stick 3 tons on the back and tow it up a hill the normally over-cooled 300Tdi which works fine on ram airflow through the rad for most normal driving, needs some assistance. In many cases the only time this happens is in heavy conditions off road or when towing a heavy load.

But this is without the viscous fan which has been removed.

Kenlowe say 2/3 is the correct point to start the fan - anything earlier and the warranty is void. At the moment, I've set the fan to kick in at 1/3 (plus 2 notches on the dial). Ive got no idea if this is too high or too low.

My next step is to change the stat - might help - might not.

[Temp gauge should show 2/3 for Kenlowe to kick in!!!]

Just fitted a Kenlowe fan to my 300Tdi Auto.

Kenlowe say the gauge should read 2/3 before the new fan kicks in. On a hot day, with no viscous fan and Kenlowe off, engine drive hard and then ticking over for 30mins - the gauge never goes over it's usual 1/3. Like this, the fan will be redundant.

Started it from cold this morning and the thermostat does not allow pump to pass anything through rad for ten minutes. Drive it round the block to reach 1/3 temp and the stat allows water to flow around the rad.

Can I get a stat in a hotter grade?

[Series 1 - Ignition timing.]

Hi All,

I want to check the ignition timing but can't find any evidence of settings.

What RPM should it be set at?

Vacuum advance pipe on or off?

How many degrees BTDC on what octane?

At the moment, she's taken to pinking badly.

Thanks in advance.

[Tdi 300 auto Disco - report on mpg after De-Catt]

Good god! the wife gets 31mpg on her 300 tdi manual, and she is pretty hard on a car.

I know!

Auto's always get less but mine is quite low. Driven carefully too!

[Tdi 300 auto Disco - report on mpg after De-Catt]

So what was the mpg Before the decat mod?

Lynall

Good question! Good question!

I've checked my MPG meticulously in my 13890 miles of ownership - 22.42mpg on a 300tdi (Jap import) auto on mainly urban milage.

Any way to improve this would be appreciated!

[Front Anti Roll Bar Chassis Brackets]

Thanks.

I wonder if it is worth trying to straighten it up again or wether it doesn't matter really ?

Neil

I had something similar on mine. It was caused by putting a bottle jack between the axle and bump stop bracket so that I could force the axle down to fit +2" springs. Hit it with a BB hammer and it went back okay. Rung like a bell though!

[Noisy Tailgate]

Try adjusting the plastic wedge above the locking bit......both parts can be adjusted on the door and frame......if its badly worn you might need to fit a new one.

Also, give the wedge a little squirt of WD40 or a drop of light oil and the creaking you often hear will become a glide that you can't hear!

[300tdi downpipe removal]

Why remove the locker?

Anti Roll Bar?

[SHOW US YOUR DISCO]

Here's mine so far....

[Anyone tried these?]

Just wondering if anybody has anything to add?

New link below...

http://www.cheviot4x4.com/shop/Products/Li...o%20Lite%20180/

[Can I fit ARB's on my Disco with 2'' lift kit?]

I'm fairly sure that tow ball spacers are the same bolt pattern. If you put 2 spacers in between the chassis mounts, and the chassis you'll be about there. Obviously you'll need longer bolts.

They fit and it works - I've done it.

[What lift kits are you running?]

+2" ProComp Springs (but in orange)

+2" ProComp Dampers (also in orange)

+2" WizardBilt Spring Spacers

-2" Scorpion Racing Front Turret

-2" Scorpion Racing Rear Hanger

Scorpion Racing Extended Bump Stops

Scorpion Racing Double Carden Front Prop

Scorpion Racing Extreme Rear Prop

Scorpion Racing Castor Corrected Radius Arms

Scorpion Racing Cranked Trailing Arms (not fitted yet)

Scorpion Racing Adjustable Panhard Rod (not fitted yet)

Full Polybush Kit

Please don't ask me about the costs - it hurts!

NB - tyres are 265/70-17.

[lifting engines...]

Don't forget - if you are short of clearance of your lift does not go high enough....

Deflate the tyres!

[Window Run Rubber/Glazing Strip/Weather Strip??]

Hi All,

I'm looking for a new front driver's window run rubber/glazing strip/weather strip - the U shaped rubber strip which sits inside the door frame.

The Disco part manual does not give a number - so I am not sure where to start. Anybody know where to get one from?

They are exactly the same as the RRC, I know this as I have already done the passenger side with an used RRC part.

Cheers.

Rob.

[Heating steel to bend it - good or bad??]

Hi all

I need to bend a small piece of 3mm steel plate back to flat again.

I've got vague recollections about O level metal work back in the early 80's and can remember phrases such as annealing, work hardening, tempering, quenching, etc. I seem to remember they are all heat related but not sure which applies to me.

The plate in question has already been bent cold (accidentally) by 90 degrees and needs to return to flat again without weakening or cracking it. I have access to a heat source, vice and BB hammer.

Thanks in advance.