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• knocking noise

• best to get underneath with a pry bar and check everything
harrythespider Replies: 1 Views: 270 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 4th Apr 2025 5:36 pm Subject: knocking noise

• Wheels and towing weights

• IIRC the alloys permissable loading is stamped/moulded into the inner surface of the alloy
harrythespider Replies: 2 Views: 311 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 14th Mar 2025 8:19 pm Subject: Wheels and towing weights

• Bent drivers door

• You will have to determine what is bent, the A piilar, the door casing or the hinges and then try to re-form whichever back to original position
harrythespider Replies: 2 Views: 554 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 27th Jan 2025 9:24 pm Subject: Bent drivers door

• Engine Failure?

• Be optimistic ! at least if the engine spins over it won't be the crankshaft, I would be hoping its the rear belt . Being a TDV6 its probably at the age when both belts should have been changed,
harrythespider Replies: 15 Views: 1635 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 27th Jan 2025 9:21 pm Subject: Engine Failure?

• rear boot struts

• It's not the struts, its misalignment. the bottom of the tailgate is catching the boddywork. If you look closely you will fing scuff marks, Needs slight adjustment to solve, There are other posts on h ...
harrythespider Replies: 1 Views: 488 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 4th Jan 2025 8:49 pm Subject: rear boot struts

• Brake rotor corrosion

• Changed all my discs to vented drilled and grooved, with quality pads for fraction of that price.
harrythespider Replies: 5 Views: 998 Forum:My Discovery 5 Posted: 21st Nov 2024 10:06 pm Subject: Brake rotor corrosion

• Advice

• As previously mentioned by others, you're umlikely to get any joy from JLR and if you were lucky and did, then any perceived discount given would still mean a cost consideranbly more than an indy. I w ...
harrythespider Replies: 8 Views: 1379 Forum:General Posted: 15th Nov 2024 10:13 pm Subject: Advice

• Live Values on GAP IID - Bank 1 vs Bank 2 and N/A values

• IIRC on a D3 I ran, I had a similar symptoms, Fine on a normal drive out, ask for prolonged heavy demand, uphill acceleration for example, and loss of performance occurred, switch of then on and norma ...
harrythespider Replies: 8 Views: 3011 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 8th Oct 2024 7:22 am Subject: Live Values on GAP IID - Bank 1 vs Bank 2 and N/A values

• Discovery 6!

• I wouldn't change my D5 for Defender 110, firstly the rear tailgate access isn't wide enough and secondly the floor depth from door to step is too narrow, it would have to be a 130 for the floor dept ...
harrythespider Replies: 9 Views: 2312 Forum:General Posted: 11th Sep 2024 5:29 pm Subject: Discovery 6!

• Discovery 6!

• If it looks anything like the generated image,, its absolutely hideous
harrythespider Replies: 9 Views: 2312 Forum:General Posted: 27th Aug 2024 8:15 pm Subject: Discovery 6!

• Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• previous reply lost link, try this,,,Coolant System Leak Detection Dye - [RA-RLD2]
harrythespider Replies: 29 Views: 5011 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 24th Aug 2024 8:21 pm Subject: Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• Losing coolant, no sign of leak

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harrythespider Replies: 29 Views: 5011 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 24th Aug 2024 8:19 pm Subject: Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• irrespective of noise, coolant must be going somewhere. introduce a UV dye into the coolant and search with UV light.
harrythespider Replies: 29 Views: 5011 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 3rd Aug 2024 8:37 pm Subject: Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• yes smell was only noticable externally, smelt burnt as if it was coming from exhaust exit. Dealer discovered it and sorted under warranty. I guess in your case, if not under warranty, fill coolant he ...
harrythespider Replies: 29 Views: 5011 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 26th Jul 2024 8:35 pm Subject: Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• Losing coolant, no sign of leak

• Do you have a rectangular grille on the rear passenger side inner wheelarch? This is the outlet vent for aircon, I had a coolant leak on mine with no signs of fluid on the ground or anywhere else, it ...
harrythespider Replies: 29 Views: 5011 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 26th Jul 2024 7:18 pm Subject: Losing coolant, no sign of leak