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    Chamged MAF, now lots of black smoke

    Changed the MAF and now it runs ok on cold starts now (used to die when giveing throttle) However it now throws out plumes of black smoke when pushing the accelerator. And also dies on idle when warm. And dies on acceleration. Before change of MAF there was no black smoke Will the ECU reset...
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    Vacuum on Disco II V8

    My disco -99 V8 has been weak and "dying" when giveing throttle in neutral and also really weak at higher speeds (like maybe 100-120hp). I connected a vacum-gauge, since it didnt fit the connection I removed the steering-servo vacumline and put my meter there. It read 8 when cold but suddenly...
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    No oil-separator

    After getting my engine back from rebuild there seems to be no oil-separator in the right-hand rockercover-intake tube. I'm not sure if it wasn't there before or if they have not refitted it. Any experience on driveing without it? It's a disco-99
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    These compression-numbers are ok?

    Dicscovery -99 4.0 with rebuilt engine and heads, new pistons 1 - 151 2 - 154 3 - 151 4 - 149 5 - 152 6 - 146 7 - 142 8 - 148 I have not done a wet-test yet. I can't seem to find anywhere what it should be. Have searched this board, googled and raved.
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    measure fuelpressure, how to?

    on a 4.0-99 DII what is the exact procedure to measure if the fuelpump/pressure is ok? I have the gauge to measure it, but where Should I disconnect the fuel-line from the lower intake-manifold/injectors and "crank". Happy for some step-bystep instruction! When does the fuelpump build...
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    Locked out because of low battery and changed locks

    hmm, this is alomost fuunny the batterypower on my 99 Disco has become so low that the remote wont open....AND It seems the previous owner has changed the locks at some point. So now I can?t open it with the key and not with the remote. What to do? The "big" cable to the starter on the...
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    4.0 blows oil-lines, how big risk for damage?

    After getting my engine back from the shop it seems to either have extremely high oilpressure or I have damaged the oil-line-connectors to the oil-cooler. They have come apart a couple of times on both side of the cooler. The oillight come on, and I shut the engine down immediately. As far as I...
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    remount engine with intake and rockercovers on?

    Is it possible to put the engine back in the car (Disco II -99) with the heads and rocker-covers and intake on the engine. Or isn't there enough room?
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    Webasto in Disco II V8

    Has anybody put an Webasto in?
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    How to pin liners

    Starting a thread about this since I think alot of people could be interested in this Looking for info / pictures on HOW to pin the liners. Have my block out of the car, and this seems like a good time to do it. After what I have read the idea seems to be to drill a hole, half in liner, and...
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    Slipped Liner

    Guess this MF is a slipped liner? The headgasket also on pic broke where the headbolt was LOOSE The same place where the liner is not flush On the other side of the cylinder the liner is flush Any ideas? Is it only in my imagination that the "explosions" between nr 6 and 8 has pushed that side...
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    No compression cylinder 6 and 8

    After doing a compressiontest there seems to be no comp between nr 6 and 8. No white smoke, no blue smoke but engine vibrates on idle and has little power. First appeared only at immediately after starting with cold engine, but has gotten worse and is constant. Found a small metal-partikel...