dean I understand all the challenges you come up against whilst trying to modified and adapt to make things how you would like and your welding is fine, don't put yourself down well done mate 👍
Thanks for the video Dean! Have watched a few and yours is quick and to the point. Mine is a 2004 and has the EGR cooler which you have to move but lucky the EGR valve fell off so thats one thing I don't have to move! . I've had the car since 20, 000 km back in 06, so I've done pretty well out of the alternator. Cheers Gregg.
@@bradtaylor5407 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233289696938?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=a1GmNm5QRf2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TIBp2NOqTIy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The hose clamps that I got are of poor quality stainless steel and starting to rust. Just look for heavy duty hose clamps in ebay.
Regarding the rear corner-pieces, I've lost a couple of them AND I tried bolting them in place but, unfortunately, all that happened was that something snagged on one and broke it in half instead of popping it out. The easiest "fix" is just to tie a 6" length of paracord to the corner-piece and then tie the other end to a hole in the body so when the corner pops off it'll just hang there and you can fit it back on again. As for the door seals, I noticed that I could see daylight through the bottom of my tailgate cos the seal was barely touching the bottom of the door. Took the door seal off the bottom of the door and fitted a strip of 12mm x 10mm self-adhesive draught excluder foam right across the bottom of the doorway, just behind the flange the seal attaches to. Refit the seal and the foam strip forces it to sit a 1/2" higher up so it now seals against the bottom of the door. 👍 Looking at your doors, it looks like a similar fix might work there too, if you have any more problems.
That's a lot of rain through a door seal. I have not had rain come in there, everywhere else, but not there! Good idea though with the tubing. Not had to tangle yet with the back plastic corners so was wondering if fitting the rear steel bumper had changed the clearances. Good looking Disco too!
@@sleepycatpictures1176 large potholes or off roading would dislodge the bumper corners breaking the clips. Seems sturdy now with home made studs and nuts.
@@deanshortland7194 Hi Dean, Ive just replaced my banjo bolt on alternator with new crush washer and that's dry, I came back now from a test drive and droplet of oil again on the tensioner pulley bracket bottom bolt. So Ill need to remove the alternator and change that seal behind the vacuum pump. Thanks
Yes. I had it turned off in the BCU. You will need a nanocom for this, I paid a chap for his service to do this as I don't have one. I believe it was about £15.
You have working sunroofs!!! Good man! There is a chap in Blackpool that does the sunroofs. He did Lollopy for me. Excellent job. This Disco though -could not be bothered. I was thinking that if this Disco was rubbish too, I would not have spent needlessly on it. I like that light bar, looks good.
I don't know why people don't fix them properly. Took me a day on Sunday to sort out and it's nice having them open on a nice sunny day. Got any major plans gor yours?
@@deanshortland7194 I just don't fancy spending the rest of my life cleaning off all the sealant on the roofs, so they'll stay as there are for the moment. Apart from removing both front and rear bumpers, for various reasons, the next big thing is both front hockey stick radius arm bushes. The big ones on the chassis side. I'll have to get help though as my arthritis is kicking off at the moment. I'm still impressed how well the Disco is driving after changing the ambient air pressure sensor!
Interesting idea, not seen that done before, looks ok that. I guess you could also mount it on your roofrack if you had a big roof tent on it to make it a little more aerodynamic.
Hiya. The peaky accessories one is probably the best looking one. You find the on Facebook. I saw a few posts on discovery 2 forum of other people trying this so I thought I would give it go save money on a brand new one.
Yep, nicely done. 👍 If it'd been me, I think I'd have taken the solenoid pack off the top of the winch, fitted it under the bonnet and then attached the smaller light bar with torx bolts as a way to deter any scumbag who might want to steal the winch.
Hi. Here is a link to parts required. I would try and find used solid anti roll bars to save on cost. www.mm-4x4.com/active-cornering-enhancement-ace-removal-kit---td5-8526-p.asp
@@deanshortland7194 wow! thanks for the reply, the price for the kit is a bit steep. My D2 leaks from the front half low pressure pipe to reservoir , its 90p with taxes and shipping to Italy. Do you think is possible to replace the segment damaged of the pipe with a copper pipe? thanks
@@robertosavorani6622 not too sure on that one. The lines are high pressure. If you can remove the damaged pipe take it to a hydrolic pipe specialist. They may be able to repair it for you. Will be cheaper than buying the removal kit.
@@robertosavorani6622 If you want to get rid of ACE, you need to be prepared to haunt eBay to find the parts. Biggest hurdle (IIRC) is finding a rear ARB. IIRC, all D2s with air suspension came with ACE so you'll only find a used rear ARB when somebody strips a (quite rare) D2 with rear coils. There's currently at least 2 pairs of ARBs listed on eBay for £200-£300.
The window on my ZS is stuck closed and I didn't think I'd be able to get it out to change the regulator, but looking at this, it looks like simply undoing the bolts on the regulator caused it to drop down so you had enough clearance?
Correct. Let the while mechanism drop with glass carefully and then undo the bolts holding the glass channel to the mechanism. You can then separate the glass and slide it up out of the way.
Interested in the fuel tubing/piping for the doors. Im chasing a leak in the drivers side. I have a cover over my disco when not in use to stop the water but its a right chew putting it on. Ive heard a few people say its the rubber flappy thing that goes over the door stays can let water in also.