Member Since: 06 May 2015
Location: Northants
Posts: 482
Took it for MOT and failed
11th Jun 2015 9:38 am
dadon
Member Since: 06 May 2015
Location: Northants
Posts: 482
Re-tested MOT and passed.
I'm legal for next 12 months.
15th Jun 2015 2:01 pm
DN D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2296
Good What did it fail on dadon ? If you don't mind me asking.
15th Jun 2015 10:27 pm
2929twin
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: by cheque book
Posts: 174
Mine due for mot end on month. Finally got EPB working thanks to bodsy bible and DM write up.
Donation to site. Thanks
15th Jun 2015 10:55 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
Found dead headlight washers and Hi tone horn.
Ordered hi tone horn last night, today checked all washer based fuses. Engine compartment and internal storage both ok.... !
Look on You Tube for sequence of removing bumper to get at damn washer bottle and tubing, realise this involves headlights, bumper, and wheel arch trim
Many screws later ... took off the tubing to the bottle and blew down it to be met with resistance. Ah-hah! blocked tubes, unclipped it all and found that the junction connector is actually a sprung valve
Removed inner wheel arch liner to get at the ruddy washer pump! Removed and tested it... yup dead....... put everything back.... 2 screws left over
Washer pump ordered Dave
D3 2006 HSE, Cairns Blue - gone
D4 2016 SE, White
Member Since: 06 May 2015
Location: Northants
Posts: 482
DN wrote:
Good What did it fail on dadon ? If you don't mind me asking.
Front lower N/S suspension ball joint.
Advisory: Steering rack inner (bush/joint) excessive play
All were sorted at the same time and at the "re-test" guy looked under the chassis as it was on their carpark and printed me a new certificate. 5min job!!!
MOT passed with no problem. No advisories!!
Happy Days!!
17th Jun 2015 3:53 pm
ruggedpeak
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 1625
MOT passed , service and new intercooler hoses and the insurance assessor round after a lady in a Merc decided to imprint her Mercedes badge on my read end. Free new bumper I guess.Tony
Club RLD Wheel Protector & Sump Guard
Club 4x4 Info activated
17th Jun 2015 4:59 pm
dadon
Member Since: 06 May 2015
Location: Northants
Posts: 482
Fixed roof draining outlet. Took side vent and moulding and cut star rubber outlet. Then I have cleaned gunk inside and water erupted like a waterfall. Poured some water on the roof drain and it was draining out very nicely. Happy day. Tomorrow will try doing other side.
Adjusted sky shooting screen washers and now they actually wash something.
I'm pleased
24th Jun 2015 9:06 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Just back from a Aircon re-gas....was completely empty as I have a tiny leak in the condenser He‘s an aircon specialist, so he offered to bung some stuff in to try and stop the leak and see how that works.
Anyway, managed to get the inside down to 3.6 degree‘s, so it‘s now 8)
Fingers crossed it gets me through the summer.
On a post note, told me to drive it for 30 mins with the aircon on, so just been for a lovely blast on country roads, made me realise how much I love the car (Although it still depresses me at times with all the costs )
Cheers
IggyIggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
25th Jun 2015 12:01 pm
Jeffers
Member Since: 06 Jan 2012
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 80
Drove the old girl for the first time in six weeks having been in hospital for emergency bowel surgery. Now won't drive her again for four months as gone back into hospital for four months Chemo treatment. The wife is looking forward to driving the "Truck".Jeffers
2012 HSE
Siberian Silver
Cubby Fridge
E Diff
Surround Cameras
And the best gadget heated steering wheel
2009.5 MY HSE (Gone)
Zermatt Silver
Active E Diff
25th Jun 2015 5:06 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
Hope you make a speed recovery and back in your car soon
25th Jun 2015 7:58 pm
dadon
Member Since: 06 May 2015
Location: Northants
Posts: 482
2 days ago I cleaned roof O/S drain pipe.
Yesterday I have done the N/S - only took 3.5 hours to finish
My mate pulled the drain pipe when corner inner pillar trim was off in the cabin and drain outlet from wheel arch disappeared somewhere between panels too close to electrics below. Too close for comfort. And hose at this time wasnt even drined/clean.
We had to remove hose from inside completely together with hose drain outlet which was in the wheel arch. At that point we cleaned the hose and 30cm of gunk came out from it. That would never be cleaned by rodding from roof or blowing with air compressor!!
THEN we have threaded wire from inner pillar down to the wheel arch and after 1.5h of ..... bruised hands and cuts managed to push hose up the wire to the cabin from wheel arch. Connected the hose to plastic roof drain at the headlining level. Fixed wheel arch in to its place. Attached mud flap. Put the wheel on AND I have realised it was pitch black . Done and dusted!!! Today I have to fit N/S pillar trim as couldn't be asked last night.
PLEASE don't tell me there is an easier way of fixing it
26th Jun 2015 10:12 am
Ackers
Member Since: 31 Aug 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 229
Tried to sort out the tail gate issues - no joy
So booked into CMS Indy next week
Decided to give her a quick clean - using my Father's Day present - snow foamer.
4 hours later and a full polish - time for liquid refreshments
Learning everyday!
MY 9.5 TDV6. SE. Santorini Black. - gone but will not be forgotten
Now - MY 16.5 Discovery Sport HSE
Waiting for right full size Discovery 4 or 5!
27th Jun 2015 8:44 pm
sarumlight
Member Since: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
Posts: 1590
After 7 years, it's easy to take the Disco for granted but every now and then you get reminded.
Yesterday needed to get 1/2 ton of stone across kids' school playing field. Entrance to the field is through a narrow, angled gateway up a steep grass bank with an expensive and not very tough running track at the top. And it's pouring with rain and the grass is like ice.
Low 2nd, grass-gravel, suspension normal height. Hoof it through the gate then back off and let the momentum take it over the top. Not even the slightest trace of wheelspin and not a mark on the grass or running track. D3s are amazing
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What did it fail on dadon ? If you don't mind me asking.
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He‘s an aircon specialist, so he offered to bung some stuff in to try and stop the leak and see how that works.
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