Broke my Disco :(

[Epic_Dragon]

Well folks have broken my disco :( it was 100% fine, moving horsefloat around today. all good. SInce yesterday putting my pano engine in the pano ive not been able to drive, so mum was driving my disco to take me to see my weanling horse. We pull over just down the road at the bins. Turn it off. Go to turn it back on and wont start. I think mums just not turning key properly or something so have a go and nope, ignition is fine. But wont turn over. fuel pump is on. Then i look at trans as its like it thinks its in drive still, and discover that for some reason, i can cycle through all gears while its not on! no foot on brake!! its supposed to stay in park! then check all trans fuses, all fine. Then I notice dash when all lights go out, S and M are flashing. Refer to book, Auto transmission fault.
I changed trans fluid the other week. Been fine since until now. I did not change the trans filter so think if fluid is low, i will just drain, take sump off and replace the filter in there. Will try disconnect battery and reconnect, even see if have a multimeter somewhere eto check if battery is on way out. then think camshaft sensor which i think is roughly where ive got an oil leak, will see if its mucky and clean it. Think a linkage or something is on the trans so will check that.
Have i missed anything else it could be to check? I would go look today but im seriously broken at the moment so cant do a lot. so resting so can check tomorrow. So sad it broke down :( it never breaks down :( least it didnt get far from home so was easy to get it rope towed by a friend haha.
love my disco LOL. already miss driving it and its not even been a day, but not knowing how long it will be not drivable makes me very sad :(

[dullbird]

did you leave it for a while to cool and then try starting it again?

im pretty sure I can go up and down my gears in the disco while off with no foot on the brake...will have to check now but im sure we have

[BigJon]

Quite possibly a failed battery.

[Epic_Dragon]

it wasnt even warm as only got about 2 kms from the house lol, not even. can the battery just fail without warning? every battery issue ive ever had as been over time. first time for everything though :) i need to find dads multimeter to check it

[dullbird]

didnt you say that you were moving a horse float around and stuff...

did you have all lights on when you turned the key was there any clicking? whas it turning over but not firing?

probably could do with a bit more info..

many of us have had issues with starting myself included...the issues I had was the starter itself....but many have had issues with the start solinoid.

for me it started once the car got hot it wouldnt start again if I turned it off..but it then randomly started to not start with the turn of the key when down at the shops on a short run where it never got hot..but I could not recreate it one day it would do it then it woould be fine for a few days....

checking your battery first would be a good start....and like I said more detail so the members can help you diagnose..

when I first got my issues we thought it might have been the inhibitor switch thingy on the gear box that detects when your in Park because obviously as im sure you and your mum are aware the car with not start if its in gear.

In saying that I have only just realised that your in a D2 not a D1...I could of swore I saw you in a photo with a D1 so just assumed...the things I have talked about above is in regards to a D1 not a D2
so most of which is possibly not relevant....

still someone will be along to help you just give as much detail about what the car does etc so they can help you a bit easier

[Epic_Dragon]

LOL yeah mines a D2 :) Everything is as normal when it starts anyways, ignition functions normal, glow plug light goes out as to the other lights that light up then go off, then the S and M ones light back up and flash. There is no cranking, fuel pump is buzzing as normal. Just no life it does not even try to start. There is no cranking, no nothing. It is like it is in Drive and I am trying to start it, other than it is in park, and Park is functioning as normal, as in holds the car as normal. It is all normal until i try to start lol.
I have towed my flaot last 2 days in a row, and then moved it around today before un hitching it. Towed and drove as normal. No issues with trans. Never had any issues at all starting or driving until now. other week towed my sisters broken down freelander on a trailer home no worries at all. Towed my float a fair few times no worries at all.
so now both landies here are broken down :( though my sisters freelander now starts for what ever reason, it just has a misfire between 2000 and 3000 rpm for some reason.
Well my dad does not have a multimeter :( so cant check my battery for voltage on :(

[Epic_Dragon]

What i mean with it is like it is in drive, is how if you try start an auto in drive when you forget you havent put it in P for whatever reason, how they just dont start.

[Eevo]

Well my dad does not have a multimeter :( so cant check my battery for voltage on :(

a multimeter wont prove the battery is good or bad.
can be 12.6volts and still be bad

[OffTrack]

You get this with a faulty starter solenoid. I tried three things at once so can't say which fixed: pull the small push on connector off the starter solenoid clean and refit; check the earth connector on the battery, remove and clean, reconnect to battery; give the starter solenoid a tap with a spanner.

The symptoms I had were no click from starter solenoid and no starter action, dash lights dimming then m&s lights.

Cheers
Paul

[SiddersC]

What is your immobiliser light (flashing in center of cluster) doing?

[justinc]

What is your immobiliser light (flashing in center of cluster) doing?

exactly. try locking and unlocking the vehicle with the remote first, and see if that helps. also, if the xyz switch has had a catastrophic failure you wont be able to start it and the ms lamps will flash:(


jc

[bee utey]

a multimeter wont prove the battery is good or bad.
can be 12.6volts and still be bad
Not at all, you turn on the headlights and see how much the battery voltage sags. The quickest test is to have the ignition on and pull back the high beam flash. If the dash lights go really dull the battery is a goner, or the terminals need a good clean.

[Eevo]

Not at all, you turn on the headlights and see how much the battery voltage sags. The quickest test is to have the ignition on and pull back the high beam flash. If the dash lights go really dull the battery is a goner, or the terminals need a good clean.

yeah, the battery needs to be tested under load. i dont think highbeam is a big enough load, need like 100amp load.

but given the other suggestions, i would be following them up first.

[Epic_Dragon]

one of first things i tried was the locking/unlocking thing LOL. ill see what headlights do. checked terminals and they looked ok. is the xyz switch an easy thing to replace if that turns out to be what has gone wrong?

[justinc]

one of first things i tried was the locking/unlocking thing LOL. ill see what headlights do. checked terminals and they looked ok. is the xyz switch an easy thing to replace if that turns out to be what has gone wrong?

:(

jc

[Epic_Dragon]

ahh so might be one of those things that ill need to find helpers with? or take it to a shop :( hope not a shop as that might get rather expensive :( which is never good when you cant work :(

[Slunnie]

The XYZ switch you can do by yourself. Check the dash to see if all of the transmission positions are displaying the correct gear - that's your indicator to see if it is working properly or if you have adjusted it correctly when fitting it.

[Epic_Dragon]

Well guess who started this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went to check if the transmission positions were working in the dash. Wouldnt start at all in P again. Went through, get to D, dash display D starts to flash, doesnt register in 3,2,1 D jsut keeps flashing in dash, go back to N, still says D. Put in P, dash goes to P, then R, then N as i move selector. Thought id try to start in N and starts straight away as per normal. M and S lights go off. Turn off, put in P, and starts fine again. Have not driven anywhere. But what on earth??? It owuld not start in N yesterday. I am going to clean the XYZ switch connectors i think. as the oil leak does spread a lof of oil all over my trans and then living on a dirt road gets dirty underthere. I do degrease and clean often as i try to l ocate my oil leak. My other though is low fluid in trans. Disco is currently on a slight downwards slope. I am yetto check my fluid, will move it to flat ground. But could it just be that its low fluid and being on this angle has moved fluid so it thinks theres more in there? i am completely confused as to why its now started. LOL!! i mean glad it has as hopefully means not something major that is super expensive. LOL. i think this means my battery is fine though.

[heichen]

Mine would'nt start last week one morning.May be coincident, but automatic gate would not work either. M&S light was on.I looked at various things, checked battery voltage (was good, battery is fairly new),then put a charger on the battery anyway. Then I tried to lock it to do something else, but it would not lock with the button. Locked it manually, then the button worked again. Checked the electric gate, it worked again, car started again......

[Epic_Dragon]

totally weird thats for sure!!!! im going to give it a good clean underneath tomorrow. started it and drove it around the driveway before all good lol. I am still going to change trans fluid again and the filter and hope its all A ok now lol

[clubagreenie]

There's a thread on rebuilding the XYZ switch with details on R&R as well.

It's easy to remove but expensive to replace.

[Epic_Dragon]

thanks have had a look through that thread. Still yet to give it a good clean around there. But took it out today to grab chaff as chaff doesnt fit in the golf. Fair few stop and starts as i ran my errands and it did not miss a beat. performed as it normally would. maybe it just did not like my mum driving it lol? though i dare say it must be this xyz switch behaving badly!

[Disco Muppet]

maybe it just did not like my mum driving it lol?

Every time my dad drives the Phantom, something goes wrong.
Most spectacularly setting off the alarm in the middle of the LR Expo last year.
:angel:

[Epic_Dragon]

haha sounds like it wanted to be centre of attention haha

[Road Stone]

Sounds like a classic case of the XYZ switch. On one of the UK forum sites there is a tutorial on how to change it yourself.

[wardy1]

Changing the xyz switch is fiddly, but not hard. Worst part is that you can't get very much movement on the spanner when taking it out or putting it back in s allow a bit of time. Easiest to have someone else there when you go to test it though. They need to sit in the car and move the selector back and forth and check the dash display.

[Epic_Dragon]

i iwll look for the tutorial, or see if RAVE has instructions. im a bit worried to take it off as getting it back in the right spot worries me lol. dont want to wreck something!

[Epic_Dragon]

Well it did it again a couple weeks back, was out 4wding local wiht my mates, deep mud/water puddles. turned it off and it wouldnt start! so we forced it to by bridging the starter motor. It then did not know what gear it was in, so went into a limp home mode/ stuck in low gear thing haha so had to limp home at 20kms per hour, wihch when i got home, turned it off, got it starting in N and it again fixed itself! Have a plan of attack with it when ican afford a new XYZ switch!

another question, my right front wheel bearing has gone, where is best place to purchase a new one? I am saving my pennies as fast as I can and avoiding driving it until can replace it. I have found them on ebay but if there is a better place/ support local id rather that :)

[SiddersC]

As much as I would like to support local, I found the price nearly half buying from the UK when I did my front hub

Easy job, but a good torque wrench is needed for the final torque of the hub nut

[SiddersC]

It might pay to check out the wiring loom that runs across the top of the trans, this can sometimes rub through and cause similar issues

[Epic_Dragon]

where did you get yours from over in the UK? just through ebay? I do think i have a few places bookmarked!

i did check the loom last time. cannot hurt to check again :)

[SiddersC]

I used island 4x4, reasonable prices and shipping, never had an issue with them

I have also used Britcar who have an online chat function, which is great for getting an instant shipping cost

[Sitec]

Hello! Wondered how long it would survive! :( . Let us know if ya get stuck. I have to go down and pick parts up from Brendan @ British 4x4. Can price up bearings, hub seal and half shaft gasket if ya like. I get quite a bit thru him and he always seems fair. :)

[Epic_Dragon]

it is still alive and kicking and functioning quite well at the moment again! though do believe is a matter of time! where abouts is british 4x4? im saving as fast as i can to get the bearing first, then will save for xyz switch after! come one tax time though might not be enough to fix both the cars!!

[danny_bristol]

Mine wouldn't start 2 days after I bought it
Fuel pump worked battery good in park
No cranking
Turned out to be the small wire on the starting motor
Dirty connector

[Sitec]

Petrova Ave, Windsor Gardens. The guy is called Brendan. Always busy, can initially seem distant or uninterested but that's just because he's flat out! Once he knows you he's great. I tend to order up what I want then collect it once he's had time to get it in. No more than a week usually. British 4x4:- 8266 4506. :)

[Steve Td5 130]

You could also try
Peter at PCB Landrovers at North Plymton ph 8350 0110

Peter is a big supporter of Landrover Register of S. Aust Club
And
The Annual Melrose Landrover Show at Melrose in the Flinders Ranges.

Steve

[Epic_Dragon]

thanks guys :) will have enough to buy one in a couple weeks hopefully so will get one from one of them then :)

[Epic_Dragon]

do you have to buy them with the abs wire? i am sure you can just plug it in at the hub end? but i am not 100% sure. if so i dont need the whole wire with too!

[SiddersC]

do you have to buy them with the abs wire? i am sure you can just plug it in at the hub end? but i am not 100% sure. if so i dont need the whole wire with too!


They come with the new ABS sensor and it is best not to disturb it

[Epic_Dragon]

well its at the point i cannot really drive it now :( i had float on the back yesterday as needed to get hay, was going via my physio. i thought it was going a bit weird as it took a couple goes to register it was in reverse when i was backing up to the flaot. drove in fine, then when got in after physio it started but was in limp home mode, not sure what gear it was in. was slipping/revving not going far very fast. so had to limp home with a horseflaot on the back lol. got half way up my drive way when it wouldnt go anymroe, so had to reverse down the steep windy drive way haha. (reversiing skills for the win!) though it was horrible painful :( at the bottom i turned it off, started it again and it again fixed itself so i then drove up the drive. so i am thinking xyz switch has definitely given up the fight now. going to take me ages to save up :( i have saved 150 over the last few weeks :( doesnt help golf has issues too. which im going to get that fixed then sell it and just have the disco and my pano. golf is great but i cant have a car thats going to keep having stuff not work on me :( plus cant afford to run so many :( need to find a way to make the wipers on the disco automatic lol!
so little stressed and frustrated right now!

[SiddersC]

Just a question:
How is the condition of your battery?, have you had it load tested?

[Epic_Dragon]

nope not been tested, but i assume its pretty good, i can leave the disco untouched for a few weeks and it always starts it first pop. and there is none of that yuck stuff over the terminals.

[Epic_Dragon]

wondering if i should check/run through other things listed on this thread before i change the xyz switch? it would suck if i were to replace it and then it still do it lol!
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2/132170-m-s-lights-replaced-xyz-switch-problem-back-other-possible-causes.html

[SiddersC]

nope not been tested, but i assume its pretty good, i can leave the disco untouched for a few weeks and it always starts it first pop. and there is none of that yuck stuff over the terminals.

I would get it tested before you do anything with the xyz switch, it's probably ok, but at least you can rule it out, low voltage can cause a whole heap of strange faults.

[Eevo]

i have a battery charger

[schuy1]

check the plug on the harness to the xyz switch. If it is loose or gets wet it can play up with symptoms as per xyz! Also check harness over the transfer case for wear/fraying.
Cheers Scott

[Epic_Dragon]

ill get it load tested, can it be starting fine but still be dying so to speak? ill do that first and then check wiring harness, and then i might pull switch out and if its yuck inside i know its a goner. my wheel bearing/hub sounds awful. had to drive it around lastnight (as my golf wont start LOL in checking fuses carefully i must have put one back not in right spot which ill fix later am very worn out and in all worlds of pain at the moment) had to go searching for my dogs :( they got out lastnight so stressful long night of yelling at top of my lungs. but least trusty disco still had my back in searching until 4 am. world hates me lol 2 cars down, least i found my dogs this morning when went looking in day time again.

[Epic_Dragon]

i will be getting it load tested over weekend, my ex's dad has one so is going to let me borrow it. what sort of numbers should i expect? lol i have no clue when it comes to batterys!

[SiddersC]

The load tester should give you a pass/fail reading

I have had situations where I have not driven it for a while, still starts and drives fine, but will flash up the m&s fault on the 3rd or 4th start, battery get run down through starting and short trips

Yours may check out fine, but I would definately get it on a charger and give it a good charge, then check wiring/connectors if you are still having issues

They are very fussy about voltage

[Disco4_tech]

Yup yup comes with new abs sensor.

I'm also pretty sure th torque for the axle nut is like 470nm too....crazy

[Epic_Dragon]

thanks, yeah haha huge torque setting! not progressed much at all! my ex who is now a good friend came round and was going to bring the load tester but his dad forgot to take it to him so did not get that done yet. i also forgot how filthy my engine bay is, so going to clean that up before do much in there. is mud everywhere! he can see a couple not so good looking earths around the battery. so is going to help me clean them up, and then fit an earth kit through it. hopefully load test battery still to either remove that from the possible problem list or hit bullseye! i will also hopefully get under there today to have a good look at the loom. think will wait to see what battery load test reveals before i pull xyz switch out to clean. I also have service kit for it now. and i have enough cash for new hub finally yay however tossing up between having to send the VW to auto electrician to sus this freaky stuff out. i cannot sell that car until get that fixed. so might have to use my disco fund :( though i need the disco on the road asap. so maybe golf will wait a few weeks. sucks being disabled on a very small income with almost more bills than money coming in :( i do however have first modelling job today :D might see if can get some piccies with my disco :D hehe!

[bob10]

Yup yup comes with new abs sensor.

I'm also pretty sure th torque for the axle nut is like 470nm too....crazy

490 Nm , don't forget the new stake nut, ditch the old one, ;) Bob

[Epic_Dragon]

hahaha yeah i forgot about the new stakenut! will get one though.

but does anybody know when changing the hub, if you need to bleed brakes after? or can i just move the caliper out of the way while i change the hub, and if i dont damage/remove tubes etc then i will be ok in not having to bleed brakes? as you need the landrover scanner tool thing to bleed brakes dont you?

[Epic_Dragon]

we are flooded in here haha i need my disco so badly right now! golf cant swim like it can!!! oh i fixed my golf too!! haha!

[schuy1]

Yes, When changing the rear hub you can release the caliper and tie it aside without disturbing the system :) Just tie it up so no weight rests upon the lines and be careful with the rear lines not to kink the pipes short.Release all the pipe clipes along the diff to give it movement.
Good to hear the Golf is going again, at least you have some transport , even if not until the water goes down :D
Cheers Scott

[Epic_Dragon]

awesome thankyou :D :D so i just need a new stake nut, locktight and i can get it done tonight hopefully :D

yep! ive now got it up for sale too, the golf that is. steaming along with teh pano, and my disco and i only have one bum so dont need so many cars, nor can i afford to run so many. so ill have to part with my golf. i will cry when i sell it. wouldnt if won lotto or something and could afford to keep it!

[schuy1]

And dont forget that Humungas torque wrench!!!:D Yes too few bums and too much regoes make for a sad life sometimes :( I know if I could I would have MORE!! :D >_> <_< The missus didnt hear that did she?:o
Cheers Scott

[Epic_Dragon]

haha yeah dads got one of those!!! so got that covered :) LOL its the opposite with me, being female, im the one with mroe toys!!! hahaha! though happy and single so can do what i wish :) well, if i earnt what i used to i could! not on much at all now. excited when i sell the golf it will free up cash so that i can then spend money on the disco and get new wheels/tyres/uhf/nice big trans cooler/ heck even chip it!! woooo! getting excited! that and my pano is all i need!!

[Epic_Dragon]

oh mines a front hub that will be getting changed, assuming i can still move brake lines carefully out of the way in a similar fashion?

[winaje]

oh mines a front hub that will be getting changed, assuming i can still move brake lines carefully out of the way in a similar fashion?

Yes, hang with a coathanger from the shock tower

[schuy1]

Whoops, for some reason thought it was a rear you were doing :D Yes still the same as Winaje said. A rave cd would help for you. AHH Im not so bad off for toys I suppose, The D2, the Defender, a trx 420 quad, a ctx200 farm bike, The GTR 1000 Kwaka , trucks , tractors the 2a's etc and a great big property to use em on :D :D :D
Cheers Scott

[Epic_Dragon]

hehe yeah im hoping to get into motorbikes!! worked out how to modify one for me to ride with my disabilities! not sure ill actually manage but going to give it a whirl! only live once right :D you have heaps! haha! i do have a rave cd i just keep forgetting where i put it! hub getting changed today YAY!!!!

[schuy1]

:) well that will be fantastic and I know all about the forgetting, oldtimers Im afraid :( So my RAVE lives in the 2nd dvd drive now!
Cheers Scott

[Epic_Dragon]

well halted by the fact couldnt find the 32mm socket i thought was here!! so ill go get one tomorrow then ihave one for future need anyways haha. bday pressy to myself! which is on monday LOL another year older awesome not! chronic pain uses same part of my brain as short term memory, haha so im doomed!

[Eevo]

well halted by the fact couldnt find the 32mm socket i thought was here!!
snap!

working on my bmw today, i found i didnt have a 32mm spanner either!

[Judo]

I made sure I purchased up to 32mm in both spanners and sockets but I haven't needed them yet. What is 32mm?

[Eevo]

for me it was the fan

[Epic_Dragon]

haha and for me the stake nut holding the wheel hub on!

[Judo]

ah yes... I guess I have used a 32mm fan spanner.

[clubagreenie]

It's the lock nut on the hand brake adjuster on a Renault 8 & 10...

[Epic_Dragon]

haha well, that did nto all go how the instructions said it would hahaha! not at all LOL!!!!
but all done :D old bearings rather yuck!! see how it drives on road now tomrorow :) hopefully all is good :D

[Epic_Dragon]

wooo drives straight again :D bit of play in steering but i will adjsut it! still got a grinding noise, but now that the bearing is not noisy i can hear the rear brakes. had a look and not much meat left on them so will change them this week. stil lgot the XYZ switch issue to sort out. but its running ok again at the minute. its also got a weird noise coming from left front. cant hear it until 80kms hardly, gets faster/louder as i go faster. sounds like osmething stuck on the wheel or something that spins. have to have a close look. probably got a stick or something going roudn and round.
what areas am i meant to make sure are greased, etc in thse beasts? i cant remember did work it out but now ive forgotten!!

[winaje]

What were the symptoms that you noticed with the worn out bearing/hub? I've got a strange noise that sounds like it's at the right interval to be occurring with each wheel rotation, but have found no vertical play in any of the wheels when flexing them holding top and bottom.

[Epic_Dragon]

the worn out one just made the most awful grinding noise as it spun, and had heaps of play and the car wandered. all the others had no play at all and no grinding noises. the noise i can hear sounds like somethigns stuck on an axle or in the wheel or something. hope its not another bearing just yet LOL! took me ages to save for that one! ill get rear brake pads tomorrow so that will hopefully fix the grinding under braking from the rear! and they look like not much meat on them at all! then ill have a good look under the car around the othe rfront wheel incase somethign is caught. lots of flooding here so had to go through really deep water already, so could have picked up some stuff from in there.

[Cobber]

wooo drives straight again :D Well done! :BigThumb:


still got a grinding noise, but now that the bearing is not noisy i can hear the rear brakes. had a look and not much meat left on them so will change them this week. stil lgot the XYZ switch issue to sort out. but its running ok again at the minute. its also got a weird noise coming from left front. cant hear it until 80kms hardly, gets faster/louder as i go faster. sounds like osmething stuck on the wheel or something that spins. have to have a close look. probably got a stick or something going roudn and round.If it's not one thing, it's something else - it's just reminding you it's most definitely not a Toyota! :D

[Epic_Dragon]

hahaha even so, im glad its not a toyota :) even though i do love hilux's i much prefer my landy! my surf sucked hahaha!

[Judo]

I've had a few noises like that before and I found various combinations of hardened mud, stones and sticks jammed between things rubbing on the discs. Definitely worth a good look before pulling anything apart, although you might find having the wheel off makes it easier.

[schuy1]

Yaaa! :) Good to hear you are mobile again :)
Cheers Scott

[goingbush]

I'm just having trouble visualising you working under the bonnet after seeing the pics of you on top of it ... um, sorry


A grinding scraping noise, ... try backing up & if you can ride the brakes in reverse for a couple of meters, if its a stick or stone stuck in there that will usually loosen it.

[Disco Muppet]

I'm just having trouble visualising you working under the bonnet after seeing the pics of you on top of it ... um, sorry


:Rolling:

Good to hear you've got it sorted ED. Ranger on :cool:

[Epic_Dragon]

hahaha well i dont wear that dress when i muck around with engines! i do however climb over it a lot as i need to use my feet to undo a lot of stuff, have one semi working hand and the other is more a paper weight haha!

have been tinkering with it last couple of days! heres some piccies! ive cleaned engine bay, fixed one leak which is that front seal thing. discovered the 'weird' noise was the plastic inner guard hitting the front tyre as i drove, its come off at the bottom so was flapping about hahaha! easy fix! and i picked up new rear brake pads today, was going to change them over today, but got distracted mucking around on the xbox!LOL!!!!!!!!!! and thats one job i cant do myself as theres no way i can get wheels of or on anymroe! thinking of a way to do it myself, can stand on it to undo the nuts. maybe i can jack a wheel up carefully and use bricks carefully until get it to right height to slide it back on the studs.mmmm. see how i go, mate will come back up on weekend to help probably though. oh, ive also a new sticker on the back window!!

new hub :)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/314.jpg (http://s1020.photobucket.com/user/Epic_Dragon1985/media/20130722_225758_zpse4b3e10c.jpg.html)

old hub/bearing
bearing was not in good shape at all compared to new one hahaha!
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/315.jpg (http://s1020.photobucket.com/user/Epic_Dragon1985/media/20130723_005228_zps7ee8b116.jpg.html)

new one and old one one top, had no seal left at all!
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/316.jpg (http://s1020.photobucket.com/user/Epic_Dragon1985/media/20130724_170833_zps66ca50b5.jpg.html)

the cause of the 'weird' noise haha
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/317.jpg (http://s1020.photobucket.com/user/Epic_Dragon1985/media/20130724_131858_zps5d813c0d.jpg.html)

and my new sticker!
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/07/318.jpg (http://s1020.photobucket.com/user/Epic_Dragon1985/media/20130724_132752_zpsfddac1e7.jpg.html)

and what is this for? LOL is on drivers side cowl panel
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[Eevo]

i too would like to know what that plug is for.

been bugging me for a while

[Epic_Dragon]

yours have one as well eevo? not attached to anything either?

[schuy1]

those plugs are for when a heated 'screen is fitted, there will be an identical 1 on the passengers side. Heated screens deemed not needed in Oz :D
Cheers Scott

[Eevo]

there will be an identical 1 on the passengers side.

yes, there is one on my passenger side too.

[Eevo]

yours have one as well eevo? not attached to anything either?

yeah, on both sides.

i never bothered to trace where the other end goes.

[SiddersC]

You could try using a shovel to help lift the wheel back on, standing on the handle

You can also walk them up it to lift onto the spare carrier

[Epic_Dragon]

oh that might work! i could stand on the shovel then! might go give it a go haha!

[Disco Muppet]

those plugs are for when a heated 'screen is fitted, there will be an identical 1 on the passengers side. Heated screens deemed not needed in Oz :D
Cheers Scott

X2, heated screen looms.
Typical LR style, chuck 99% of the things on, connect them where applicable :D

[SiddersC]

X2, heated screen looms.
Typical LR style, chuck 99% of the things on, connect them where applicable :D

Not just Landrovers, most if not all major manufacturers do this to reduce costs in producing multiple looms

[Cobber]

oh that might work! i could stand on the shovel then! might go give it a go haha!If all else fails, I'll give you a hand next week ;):cool:

Glad you have got it more or less sorted :BigThumb:

[Epic_Dragon]

dad is going to help me with brake pads tomorrow :D i had to fix fencing today so in a really bad way at the moment :( but theres no way id manage to change them my self :( have tried! LOL!

thanks cobber! yeah! haha getting there one bit at a time :)

[Epic_Dragon]

new brake pads on :D :D :D:D:D:D:D no mroe grinding or horrible noises!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
drives so nice again WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! then i discovered how important a little clip was on the xyz switch haha i was under there trying to see the loom (which i seriously cannot get a good look at to tell if its rubbed through or anything) but then a clip fell off the end. so i put it back, obviously did not put it back on properly as then i get in, move it out of shed and trans is like in first and not doing anything! turn it off, check it out. the whole thing had slid haha. go find the clip on the ground and move it and put it all back on and starts fine and is all fine!

then took it for a quick drive to bed the new pads in, gave it a little wash. then on way back another light came on in the dash! the trans oil temp is high light!!!!!!!!!! even though was short drive. it flashed on and off a few times, even after pulled over for a bit. then it went off. so i think i need to service trans in next few days and check oil levels in there.as i dont think it was too hot. didnt even feel warm inside which it often does after running for a while. could be i wet the sensor or something as gave under the car a good hi pressure rinse at the car wash. who knows! haha!
but piccies, old rear brake pads were very very worn!
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filthy xyz switch!
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and semi clean :D
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[SiddersC]

If you washed under the bonnet it is likely you have water in the sensor connector, causing the light to flash on

Happened to mine when I copped a wave on a section of washed out track down at beachport

The connector is on the o/s front of the engine bay next to the radiator, pull apart and dry it out should fix the issue

[BigJon]

You got your moneys worth out of those pads. Did you machine or replace the rotors?

[Epic_Dragon]

haha those are the pads it came with :) luckily ive nto driven too far on them! rotors are all good surprizingly! so not replaced those. it brakes a lot better now and so quiet :D my brake fluid is yuck, so i will change that this week. can you bleed these things the same as a normal vehicle or do you need to plug them up and run some system process thing for brake bleeding? LOL!

and i seem to have fixed my sisters car in cleaning all the black egr gunk out of everything and putting the bypass on it!

i was wondering if water has gotten in there from cleaning, and had to cross really deep water last week. so i shall have a looksie :)

cant wait until ive sold the golf then can spoil my disco LOTS :D

[Cobber]

cant wait until ive sold the golf then can spoil my disco LOTS :DYou will have to give that a bath now! :p

Nice work on sorting the brakes - you wouldn't have got much more out of those pads that's for sure! :eek:

[Epic_Dragon]

haha yeah it will get a wash tomorrow :) and ill clean the inside properly and take better piccies and put it on carsales!

but i love my disco :) had to get go docs semi emergency today and it just cruises so comfortable to drive :)

[Epic_Dragon]

well pulled my drivers door trim off today! (glad ive got my own drill now haha) did not break any clips! wooo! but the inside handle stopped working so to get out i had to put window down, and use outside handle. very very hard for a person with only a left hand that works, and is hard to reach! ive cleaned it all and got it working sort of ok again. no idea what its issue is. so hopefully it keeps working!
god the 2 screws underneath that go through the pocket at the bottom of the door were a nightmare. i ended up tying a piece of cotton around the end of the screws so i could sort of direct them back through the hole to be tightened up!!!!!!!!!
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