wadey

Hi just a quickie , whilst having a spare hour , as you do I found myself underneath the hood, having a tinker with my cooling system due to having an ongoing slight overheating problem under load, decided to remove and check the 3 way valve thingy which comes from the top of rad and top near thermo, one of the pipes breaks off!!!! as where i am will take a while to get a replacement, i decided to open up the valve to see how it works, and seems to me it just connects the three together basically , so as a temp measure , I made up a three way joint from 10 mm gas pipe fittings, is this likely to work untill I get a replacement, or does the valve have a secret function i did not spot??? Wade

Right then! first news from the Mechanic , is the head gasket , but on further investigation I got the good news that the head has gone, WOOHOO!!! So now looking for a replacement head , saw on Paddocks site prices from 225 Quid to 310 quid, couldnt see what the difference was anyone got a clue or some advice!! cheers Wade.

Appreciate all help , i have spent 3 days under the bonnet now (Ithink I need my head checking!!!!!), tried allsorts of methods , finally gave up and got it transported to a bunch of landrover lads down near Gibraltar, who incidentally are very helpful and know their stuff and are members of Gib4x4 http://www.club4x4gib.com/home check out the site even if for a bit of support,they organize offroad trips in southern spain, portugal and north africa, they also have access to parts ,mechanical help , and tons of experience, thanks for all your help, Wade

wen out bumpy mountain track as said , just got hot after a bit and stayed there no hot air ,didnt want to cook it!! worth a try tho thx

right gonna nip out and try that now!!

correct that, it comes up abit but has i release the throttle but seems to be more air than water then returns to a steady flow of air

Just tried it and no it doesnt Its been ticking over for about 2 hrs now and the engine temp is still below half,

Hi, 300 tdi disco I have tried all methods of bleeding the system , heater hose at back of the block, connecting the heater hoses together to avoid poss matrix prob then bleeding, running the car for long period with cap off , squeezing hoses, bleed valve at rad and thermo, all as suggested in this topic, Still as i type the car is outside ticking over now for about 2 hrs and a constant strem of bubbles are coming up thru the exp tank, Heater is cold, no moisture at exhaust, no evidence of water in oil, and the water pump is in good cond, thermostat removed!, any ideas Wade

Anyone???

So will the 3.9 v8 flange fit my300 tdi diff I.E. splines etc, also the gap between the diff face and handbrake drum is 10mm longer on the v8, but guess the prop will expand via greasing to make that up??, what is the point to the rubber coupling if its not fitted to all models?? cheers for your response \Wade

Hi , I recently replaced the rubber donut between the rear prop and the input shaft to diff on my 300 tdi, but it has split again and causing a bit of vibration, I am about to go and measure the rear prop on my mates spare v8 disco with the hope that I may be able to do away with the rubber donut with al longer prop from the v8, is this possible ???, there is a little play in the input shaft which could be the cause of the donut deteriorating??? any help please cheers guys!!

Is there anything I can do to the Abs on my Disco, or Is there summut wrong with i when descending a fairly steep track at low speed , Loosa stone rough surface, the ABS engages and makes it difficult to stop, a bit on the dangerous side , it has also happened when approaching a 't'junction on tarmac at low speed before and almost caused overshooting the junction, can it be disconnected ,or is it a big job, I would be happier without it!! Wade

Its not a lift kit i have fitted , is it better to stick with normal shocks , coz i thought i read a thread somewhere that a set of +2 shocks were used to improve the HD Springs???

Hi , recently uprated suspension to a britpart HD normal ride height set of springs and shocks, Happy with it as it lifted the car by around 40mm, wether that was bcause the old setup was tired or not i dont know , anyway the ride is much better now but being a builder i do tend to carry a lot around with me , and finding the rear end could prob do with a bit more strength, its a bit bouncy when under load , I was hoping a differnt set of shocks on the rear would do the trick??, any suggestions , cant go to a lot of expense as there are many other things i need to do to the car , cheers Wade

more radial than axial,prob about5to 10mm each way, and only a small leak, no whining apart from the occupant of the passenger seat occasionaly!! and its a 94 300tdi ES

Hi guys , well got all my new toys today from paddocks,2 weeks delivered here from Uk, not bad considering present weather conditions, Anyway Hd springs and gas shock , well chuffed with an unexpected 50 rise in height (prob due to the existing setup looking a bit tired!), safari snorkel on and light guards all round, LOOKING GOOD!!!, next was a new rubber coupling between the rear prop and diff flange, Heres the question!! once the old coupling was off we found the flange(Inputshaft???) that goes in to the diff is quite loose, which prob explains a the clung taking up gear!!, any ideas on rectifying this want some advice before i open the diff up!! Will post some pics of new toys in next day or two. Cheers Wade

Yeh thro in a drizzle of Tata, and a dash of Ssprang yong

Have to say the pics posted on this topic of the iveco massif, looked pretty cool, but for my after veiwing more photo examples of this car it definately is just clever photography, The real thing in the flesh will more than likely make me nausious, I,ll try and attach a pic, if not check out other images,BE PREPARED to run too the bog!!!! http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:osd7HmUnZVXYqM:http://multimedia.autofirmowe.pl/img/galeriazdjec/697/iveco_massif_8.jpg

MTF is causing heaps of confusion and adamant correction from my spanish motor factors, that what I mean is ATF, obviously they have never heard of MTF even after searching on their Computer, so given that it looks like I will have to make do with ATF, thanks guys!! By the way I am still struggling to convince my spanish neighbours and freinds (who are self appointed the best gardners on the planet !!) that my LIME tree is not a LEMON tree and producing unripe mishapen LEMONS. great people the Spaniards but damn stubborn!

About a year ago I spotted a small inline mechanical plastic pump about the size of a packet of fags, which goes onto a regular electric drill in a plumbing supplier shop, had to buy it it was only a tenner , it is for draining pipes etc , inlet and outlet are about 13 mm dia, works a treat with my dewalt battery drill for gearbox refill!!, will post some pics!

OK so i am all exited about my imminent delivery of Landrover goodies coming from the UkFor my disco1 300tdi Es ,one of which is a safari snorkel!, whilst ITV'ng(MOT'ng)my trailor yeaterday I asked one of the spanish inspectors about passing the ITV when i re-itv my disco next year with a snorkel on it??. I am familiar with the ITV(MOT) system out here in that any extras on a vehicle such as bullbars, towbars etc, anything different from its manufacture spec has to be homologologologoized, anyway the snorkel will need a piece of paperwork from a landrover dealer or authorized workshop, to say it has been fitted by them properly, which is a real shame, If someone were a little bit clever they could probably ask another Landy owner who may have such a similar piece of paper , and use the said piece of paper as a template to create one for there vehicle, aparently there are programs on computers these days that makeit easy to change details on documents, thus helping out the fellow landy owner across the seas, Never mind!!

Nice!!, Wehave a bit of fun in the Rio out towards Rio Grande and up to Coin ,and Tollox, plenty around to explore !!, what's your landy look like I prob seen it around coin /alhaurin, Wade

Is there any land rover owners around southern Spain, Andalucia , that is interested in getting in touch, I have got 6 mates within a couple of miles that own landrovers (mainly Discos), There are a couple of cars breking for spares, and between us have a fair knowledge of the cars, maybe there could be a club to be started up around here if there isn't one already, get intouch if your interested or know of anything already going on. hasta luego!!!wade

Well i dont have the original so not sure if its supposed to be one or two, whats the difference, and will a one button do the job ? cheers