Outer Limits 4x4 Board

rowenb wrote:Thanks mate but were your reflectors metal or plastic like mine?

Mine were metal. Give them a call though, they had all sorts of weird & wonderful things getting done when I was there.

I had a pair of old headlight reflectors resilvered by Industrial & Decorative Plating at Lane Cove.
They were done around 20 years ago & they're still fine.

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If the distributor took a dunk in the water then it could still have some in it. It's not a problem when cold but when it warms up, it condenses on the underside of the cap.

If you can, get the engine warmed up then leave the cap off the distributor for a couple of hours. That should clear the ...

ISUZUROVER wrote:Are the centralising rings needed???

Apparently so, unless you just drive around at 60kph.

They're not expensive if you get them from the right source. Avoid the plastic ones though.

They may be all 5x120 but thats about it. The RRS centralising spigot is a different diuameter to that on the D2 and P38, with the D2 one being bigger.... so although the PCD is the same, the wheel probably still wont fit on. Wrong way around Simon ;) .

The hub on the LM (L322 Range Rover), the LS ...

There's 3 points mounted in the roof near the tailgate. They have covers over them so you might not immediately recognise them as the mounts.

presto wrote:sorry im not sure I know what you mean by curled up along the front edge and modified?

The top layer of the dash usually curls up where the front edge of the dash meets the windscreen.
It's just cosmetic really but may be a bargaining point if you're buying one.

It's not really a common problem & seeing as the chain itself is over $1000 from LR, you'd be better off getting a second hand transfer case.

Get in touch with 'son of bundalene' on eBay - he wrecks P38s & seems to get good rates on transport.
He should be on here too as 'andrew e'.

If you decide to go for a D1 update dash (1994-1998), you might find that it has curled up along the front edge. New, modified dashboards are available from your local LR dealer for $100 (list). The only ones left though are non-SRS dashes which is probably what you want anyway.

Both colours are ...

The 97 Disco shouldn't have crash sensors in the engine bay. They were fitted on the 95 MY but afterwards just relied on the decelerometer under the centre console.

Any trace of oil can affect the running of the engine.

The oil transfers along the injector harness into the engine harness & then eventually to the ECU.

The engine harness can usually be cleaned successfully but you'd be better off replacing the injector harness.
The oil cannot enter the ECU at ...

Check for oil in the injector harness & at the engine ECU behind the battery first. It's quite common for this to display those symptoms.

orrangebuggy wrote:not all HSE's are 4.6 some are 4.0

ALL HSE's are 4.6 litre.

The S & SE were 4.0 litre.

We might need a bit more info. There's an awful lot of Land Rover Discovery blues.

Can you find a photo of the colour you're after?

How about this one:

It's Avalon Blue from about 1996, paint code 184.

Badooky wrote:the brake pedal has become very hard and the car doesnt want to stop.

Does the pedal try to kick back when you first apply the brakes?
If so, the problem is in the ABS modulator.

All D1's (besides the ES/LS) had Eurovox radios fitted locally.
The ES/LS had Philips units (factory fitted with CD stacker).

Britswed wrote:Bathurst Land Rover


p: (02) 6337 6588

I think they are a actual landrover dealer

Mal

Not anymore - nothing between Sydney & Dubbo these days.

KLR near Penrith might be your closest option (I assume they can diagnose/clear codes).

The bonnet bulge is actually taller than it needs to be, clearance wise.
The extra room is to allow for some movement in case of a pedestrian accident.

Not bad - but what do you mean "both types" ? There are at least 4 sizing systems I know of for car tyres:
P metric = Section width in mm / sidewall as % - rim " (e.g. 255/85-16)
Metric - weird french idea with metric rim diameters - fitted to peugeot/renault then died out...
American = overall ...

me3@neuralfibre.com wrote:Can anyone explain or show me a site that does sze conversion equivalents for this measurement system? All the ones I found has nothing.

This is quite useful:
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
It does both types of tyres.

Give Sydney Vehicle Pre-Purchase Inspections a call.
02 9661 1055
0414 914 626

He's mobile & seems to do a good job.

Good result .

Well that's a good start, as It's a 16L. So it's out of a Defender then. Now to identify the 'box............ Be great if you could dig out those numbers :D 53A = V8 Disco
55A = Tdi Disco
56A = Defender

While we're at it, does anyone know the numbers that would tell me if it's a Disco or ...

up2nogood wrote:Hmm, any way to tell if the engine (and more importantly) and gearbox are from a Defender rather than a Disco?

Defender engine numbers start with 16L.
Discovery manual is 18L, auto is 20L.

You can tell by the gearbox prefix what it was fitted to originally but I don't have that info to hand.

Award Diff & Gearbox Services at Rydalmere are very good.
9638 0822.

What's the problem with the Disco ?

Don't you use a local leccy with your business ?

You might find it difficult to find replacement injectors for the '86 RR.
86's & 87's have injectors with a hose "tail" on the upper side rather than the common O ring connection.

The 88 changed to the regular type injector so you might have to hunt around for a fuel rail off one of those in order ...

TRobbo wrote:for best clearance under the diffs you are looking at something like a 7.50 16 size tyre. These fit really well.

And "The Dude" saw how a stock RR performed with those last Saturday .

how many people on here own a p38 range rover ?
I've just bought a one owner 96 HSE for the missus to run around in. It had the liner issue a couple of years ago & had a new short motor fitted. Hopefully, the motor won't be a problem again.

There's too much plastic for my liking to take it off ...

I've been trying to chase some down for a while and bought one at repco that bends large a radius, not as tight as the ones pictured below.

That looks identical to the Record brand bender that I bought a few years ago.
I got mine from Gasweld in Granville but they don't appear to be open any ...