Any thoughts on how difficult it'd be to convert a TD5 disco II to auto box
from manual
1) using the 'box from another TD5?
2) using the 'box from a classic rangie or disco I?

My son is going to look at a G reg defender with the above engine.  The
vehicle originally had a diesel unit fitted.  The previous owner is saying
that the power steering has been removed. Not sure what this really means.
Apparently it was something to do the previous owners ...

Have i dreamed this, or did I read something the other day that all the
dales TRO's are getting lifted due to the fact they are illegal?

Is there a retrofit (more conventional) push/pull dip switch available for
this model?
The standard pull/pull item is cumbersome to use and you are unable to use
the flash function (for e.g. to thank someone for letting you past) when the

I need a spare 2 button key fob for my Defender. Where is the best
place, please, to get a new one and can I program it myself?

I was in a shopping centre yesterday and when I came back to my car there
was a very nice looking disco parked next to me. I have tried to find out
some info on it but cant seem to find any so I thought I would come to the
experts.

About a year ago my fuel pump went out on my 1999 Land Rover Discovery
I. I was pretty angry about it and just let my Land Rover sit for a
couple of months before I got around to fixing it. When I did fix my
fuel pump I found that my battery had gone dead because the truck was

Had a vibration that's been getting worse over the last few weeks, and
finally managed to get underneath to have a look see.
The props themselves are ok, but where the front prop attaches to the
front diff, mucho movement.

Checked car today before the MOT test. Nowt wrong at all, Lights all work
,water in washer bottle, gets to the MOT station he puts it up on the ramp
ello wots that dripping there...Bloody fuel leak from the HP pipe from
tank...And it looks a right bast to change it :( Would it be ...

I tried using the air con today in mi P38 Rangie. It seemed to blow cold but
a symbol depicting a notebook and an exclamation mark popped up in the
heating display. The manual says it has to see a garage. Any idea's what has
gone wrong?

Happy Anniversary... If I'm not wrong you have kept a car 12 months!
Now then, there is a thing called an MOT and also an Excise Licence that you
may not have had cause to fuss about before....
;0)