Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

today i yelled at the gearbox.

Originally Posted by Eevo

today i yelled at the gearbox.

I have found that yelling/swearing at a Landrover just makes it more belligerent
Talking to her nicely and treating her with Love will give you a much better result

Originally Posted by knuts2au

Was checking "leaky" before we went to Adelaide this week and did it again! Literally the "bloody" bonnet curls down at the front corner just nice for digging into the skull every time i straighten up when checking the oil, resulting red fluid loss and it ain't coolant!! Is it just me or do others suffer the same fate?

I still do it even after working on literally hundreds of Discoverys. I will be working on one that has good suspension or a 2" lift and all is fine, the next one will have a sagged suspension and wack!!

Lucky its only my head... so nofin much ere to bees damaraged

Originally Posted by knuts2au

.... Is it just me or do others suffer the same fate?

Haven't done it on bros D2 yet ... which is strange considering I spend more time under his bonnet than of my own D1!
But have headbutted my D1 a couple of times.

RRC is the best. Dunno about the later models, but the earlier ones allowed the bonnet to flip back all the way to the screen due to it's external hinges.

Originally Posted by trout1105

I have found that yelling/swearing at a Landrover just makes it more belligerent
Talking to her nicely and treating her with Love will give you a much better result

i got finally the fill nut open.

now i cant get the drain nut off. my socket is too thick and hitting something,

Originally Posted by Eevo

i got finally the fill nut open.

now i cant get the drain nut off. my socket is too thick and hitting something,

Socket?
On my D2s(V8) .. both had the 1/2" drive heads. No socket needed, just the wrench.
Does yours have a nut on the drain?

Originally Posted by Eevo

i got finally the fill nut open.

now i cant get the drain nut off. my socket is too thick and hitting something,

If you can't get a ring spanner in there get an old socket and grind it off so that it will fit

Originally Posted by trout1105

If you can't get a ring spanner in there get an old socket and grind it off so that it will fit

i dont have a 32mm ring spanner. but a spanner would be thin enough

@AK83, yes a 32mm nut for the gearbox drain.