Took my disco on the longest trip I've tried this weekend - from
Buckinghamshire all the way out to the Morvern peninsula - something like
1100 miles round trip.
Things I could have done without were the burning oil smells and the nasty

About 50 % of the time today when stopping and getting out of the car and
removing the key,
The message " Ignition Key In"  kept being displayed cleared once key
replaced and turned a couple of times.

Hi group :)
In the context of a 300TDi with 200k miles on it (and going strong ;) ...
It looks like the rocker cover gasket needs to be replaced because it's
bleeding oil. Looks like a lot, but the level at the dipstick isn't going

Is there a simple way of working out an increase in fuel consumption
by extra weight carried?
Regards.
Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

I have a clonking noise from the rear of my 200Tdi Discovery. It occurs when
driving over a bump (like speedbumps) on the rebound (i.e. when the rear of
the car is over the bump, has gone down and comes up again) at the end of
the travel.

I'm having a battle with my local Ford dealer now, they put a new axle
in my 95 disco, and about 3 days later it started making noise like the
1st one did. This time I was in the city so I took it to a shop that
knew their way around rovers, and they tell me that the hub end did ...

Just got a quote from insurance co. for daughter to learn to drive the 12
seat 110. I thought you had to be 21 to drive 12 seats; however it seems
that age for learning on 12 seat is 18 if no passengers are carried  (apart
from qualified driver). To insure for year on my cover with ...

Lifted the bonnet for the pre-MOT glance (it's on Thursday) to see that
the nearside end of the top plate on the radiator has become detached
from the end piece of the rad - looks as though the soldering has
fractured).  It is not impossible that this has been the situation for

[from elsewhere]

If you want to see the Royal Range Rover restored by Top Gear, call 09011
110835 and press number 2 to vote.  Also, you can enter a competition for a
VIP trip to the Top Gear studio, which I'm going to win!!

Well done indeed

I was contemplating, while giving the disco it's monthly blast with the
pressure washer, one of those mutliple-choice tests to establish whether you
are, by nature, a LR owner...
some sample questions follow, feel free to add ones.  If we get it sorted,

Is anyone here in Aberdeenshire or know the area well?
Regards.
Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Hi thanks for reading.
I have the oportunity to fit a Daihatsu diesel engine into my 90.
It has 3.5 v8 at the mo but as you all know V8's dont like the wet stuff.
Anyhow,  have any of you done this conversion? Do you have any

In South Africa we have this engine upgrade available. They install this
engine, which is a upgraded and 300TDi engine.
The specifications:
Power: 99kW