VCO

hi there

do you have any contact numbers of the guys in dhaid scrap yard

unfortunately no

I recall some messages from other forums regarding the low-high seelctor getting stuck if not used for a looong time

and some people were mentioning it need lot of force to get it move again but not sure if this is the case

its a good question

can you tell me which model - year is your car?

its Series 1 98 model

Some of you know I'm delaing with some head gasket issues and also wondering about engine swap options?

how hard is to swap the 3.9 with 4.6

What else is required besides the 4.6 engine ?

I suggest you Change the car and try it if it works if yes keep the new car LOL!!!

Sounds good

I think its not for GM only

in fact all the cars sold in US from 94 onwards should have OBD2 as a standard

I have read that V8 3.9 99 00 Disco 2 's support OBD. its limited but still supports you can see the temp of engine coolant, gearbox and some other info from ECU and reset some basic things

but I do not have definitive answer for Disco 1

lets try on other cars and see what happens

Hi VCO, I have a Nanocom, we can check at one of the next drives.

perfect

we are really a resourcefull group

Has anyone tried to plug an OBD2 scanner to a Disco 1 ?

I tried but it did not work with my Disco . I don't know if its my scanner or the port or Disco 1s OBD2 compatibility

has anyone tried ?

desert sand is quite hard on air filter and everything behind

I use CRC MAf cleaner from ACE , disconnect MAF and clean them with the spray . I also clean air filter box, connections, MAf to throttle boyn pipe.

Its also a good ptacrice to clean up the throttle body with a carb cleaner ( everything is disconnected so its a easy 10 min job )

if you want to be sure about the maf just disconnect the MAF plug and disconnect bataery to reset ECU and see what happens

still waiting for the car , it was supposed to finish today but there is problem with 4th gear

hoping for tomorrow

I promised to a friend for a desert ride this weekend

let me check with him he has a LR3 as well

so 2 LR may join to this ride ( crossing fingers this time and trying to forget last weekend )

I think we should have a videos section

Old TV Advers

Defender the Best 4x4xfar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeJIyt8_N0&feature=related

Discovery 1989

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N1z1pIdj4GA

Range Rover Classic 1986

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GgnuFt3QLc&feature=player_embedded

Get well soon regards from Goldy to Blacky !!!

thanks Gas

If everything goes well it will be ready for a weekend deser drive

VCO, when you're checking them let me know if you come across a disco 2 (new head light model) i need that stupid plastic sheild that goes under the front windshield and becomes brittle and breaks in the sun.

I forgot to mention

I went to Daid last week

there was 1 big scrap yard and they had 3 disco1 1 old disco 2 (totally destroyed) and a few old Ranges

so haven't seen what you are looking for

I bought a few broken interior plastics (Ac control unit , dials and a few others) from a cabrio Disco 1

by the way if any need original rims that cabrio had very clean rims+bolts on it

Any news about your Blacky VCO?

not much

took it to AAA they checked and told me that gearbox is the problem (!!!really!!!)

they recomended a gearbox specialist so I'll either visit there for fixing or get a used one and replace it

Hey Gas, sorry, the writeup is coming in a bit! See some pics here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 854&type=3

You surely missed that one! Was great fun and success! And the Defender just needs a recovery point in the back....to tow others out

pls guys

no pictures , no posts on this topic

after 3 months, 7000 kms my Disco disappointed me for the big time

8 in the morning everything is packed and ready but ooops no Drive only reverse in gearbox

probably a stuck valve or governor lets see how much $ is blocking the transmission

Ps. great pictures , I'm happy that you all had a great time

hope we can do it again

broken front tow hook fixed + new shoes installed

its ready for tomorrow

Same from test center 3rd party only,

so we will buy it on our way

just wondering

always reading comments about original air intake and exhaust is being too restrictive

some people recommending straight 2.5" pipe and single muffler

mine has a huge muffler in the middle and a small one at the end

I'm thinking about cheking exhaust in general so what do you use / recommend ?

Thanks

Volkan

Doc

where and how do we get the Oman insurance ?

VCO, bring your multi meter with you on the drive and we can set up all the RR clasics and Disco 1s

sure,

I keep it in the car

Hi VCO, just curious to know how you measured the volt on MAF?

I have Range Rover and multi meter tool, could you please explain how do i measure the voltage as i never really fiddle with electronics. Thanks.

it's quite easy

start the engine and wait till its warm then while idling take the multimeter and measure the voltage from the MAF socket;

you have to measure betwwen red & black (ground) to blue&red

for disco ref values are ~1.5 v for non cat model and 1.8 with cat

I finally got a multimeter and measured MAf voltage

no wonder why he is a heavy drinker. it was 3v

I set it to recomended setting ~1.4 -1.5v

we will see hiw it will affect the milage

hmmm bullbar idea is nice but almost $1000

for a 1000 I can also buy Piper perf cam kit + chip from rpiengineering

so need to decide where to spend exterior or engine or both

I wish my Disco can rev like this V8 on a Defender + some mods includeing piper torquemax kit ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdUJXWXfqDM

yes I have seen some videos in youtube about how to use it and not to use it

here is another problem I have standard plastic bumpers so forget front and rear but I think it can be used from sides of the car

I just realized that normal jack does not mean anything for a lifted car ( I know I know learning new things every day )

Which one is more suitable for general recovery situations and especially for stuck in sand ?

Yellowhat has an aitjack with 3 ton raiting for 280 AED and I've seen hilift available @ICON Garage for ~400 AED

I've seen airjack once in action, my friend wanted to use it to change the tyre and it blew up in 15 sec

I do not know the brand but since then Im looking those quite suspicious

so what do you use ?