Thread: New discovery 1 owner. 1994 ES V8 bought as project, but dash warnings!

According to this thread (Can`t find OBDII plug - HELP!!) pre 96 discos may not have one.

Tom.

Originally Posted by Mickl

Thanks for the tip Arthur, there was no wheel brace, just a jack without handle in the engine compartment. ....

Ah!.
Yeah the jack handle extension thingie and wheel brace are supposed to be sitting under the rear seat squab, when you double fold it forward.
I can imagine, to be a right PITA if you have stuff loaded on the back seat.

Hi again everyone, I have established that this 1994 disco1 does not have the big plug for nanocom test tools.

1 The SRS test point is a 4 pin white plug and I need a T4 diagnostic tool to check this. Where does one get one of these as the car is unreg and I can't drive it to a mech shop?
2 The ABS light is also showing but I have no leads yet on how to zero in on this fault as a nanocom or Hawkeyes cannot connect and the " blink test" likewise. I have leads re wheel senders and replacing fluids but is there something which would lead me directly to the problem area?
cheers, Mick

From memory the early D1 should have the wheel sensors , as mentioned a few posts back , take these out and clean them , look for broken wires , and proberly give the whole assembly a good clean with brake cleaner.

The D1 are pretty basic so it would most likely be something along these lines. I haven't had a D1 for a long time , so someone else may come along with more help , but that's where I would start and do each wheel.

Cheers Ean

1. Antilock brake warning light still comes on the dash even after I removed and cleaned the two front senders. Brakes work but not that well and quite spongy first up.
2. I am sure I got a reply a couple of days ago which seems to have disappeared. It was about an SRS warning light bulb which that person had removed and replaced with a 5 second timed led light from Jaycar just to get past rego. Is it possible that moderator or? Could have removed that post?? I was going to ask how difficult that installation was as I need to get rego and then I can drive the car to somewhere that I can get the fault diagnosed and fixed.
cheers, Mickl

Antilock brake warning light still comes on the dash even after I removed and cleaned the two front senders. Brakes work but not that well and quite spongy first up.

The fault light will stay on until cleared, regardless of any cleaning or adjustment of the sensors. Not sure why the blink test can not clear it, but if there is another fault in the system the light will immediately come back on.

Spongy brakes can not be blamed on the ABS, and that needs fixing first. Where I am I do not have the legal problem, so I simply removed the lamp from the holder. I also have removed the fuse from the ABS pump, as I have no confidence in the system having had a near miss on a dry road on two occasions.

How do the roadworthy testing shops test the ABS? If there is a way then I suppose that you will need the lamp in, but otherwise, if the brakes work ok how would they know?

Originally Posted by Old Farang

The fault light will stay on until cleared, regardless of any cleaning or adjustment of the sensors. Not sure why the blink test can not clear it, but if there is another fault in the system the light will immediately come back on.

Spongy brakes can not be blamed on the ABS, and that needs fixing first. Where I am I do not have the legal problem, so I simply removed the lamp from the holder. I also have removed the fuse from the ABS pump, as I have no confidence in the system having had a near miss on a dry road on two occasions.

How do the roadworthy testing shops test the ABS? If there is a way then I suppose that you will need the lamp in, but otherwise, if the brakes work ok how would they know?

Thanks for the above, but the blink test cannot be done as there is no multi pin test port to use, just the 4 pin port which needs a T4 testing tool. I presume the T4 tool might be able to reset the warning light if the issues are found and corrected. I can probably fix the spongy brake issue after this warning light problem is overcome. Where do you get a T4 tool? This seems to be what I really need now? Mickl

Originally Posted by Mickl

3. The shockies are all unserviceable and need replacing. The backs have perished air "bags" in the springs which I guess do not need to be replaced, just the shocks. Is this a dirricult job or expensive.l

You can find a cheap but reasonable quality set of springs and shocks on eBay. I bought mine from Archm - King Springs with 2"lift for $540 LANDROVER DISCOVERY SER1 ARCHM4X4 / COIL SPRING 2INCH 50mm SUSPENSION LIFT KIT | eBay I normally do all my own work but I reckon it's easier to change springs on solid axle with a car lift. Midas quoted me $400 to fit, its going in tomorrow.