Search results

  1. uglysteve

    HELP! Can't open my Disco!

    I tried to get in to my Discovery today, and I can't. The radio control and manual key switch won't work. I thought my battery may have died, so I crawled under, and measured 12.36 V at the starter. I was going to charge it from the starter cable. To top it off, all my metric tools are locked...
  2. uglysteve

    AB oil pump gear?

    I have been getting paranoid about my oil pump again. :banghead: Atlantic British sells an oil pump gear for the Disco 2. http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/8979K.cfm My 03 Disco is about to hit 100k miles. I assume that the pump gear has worn away some of the timing chain cover if it has the...
  3. uglysteve

    Discovery EMC repair

    I think I damaged an O2 sensor input to my EMC while troubleshooting a O2 sensor problem. Does anyone know if the EPROM is in a socket, and does that hold all programming data? I would like to buy a used EMC and swap the EPROM if possible. It is an 03 Discovery with a Bosch 0261204895 EMC...
  4. uglysteve

    Feels like a new truck

    A couple of weeks ago I noticed a big oil leak from the transfer case input seal on my 03 Disco. While repairing I found a bad u joint in the front drive shaft cv joint. It looks like they forgot to grease it at the factory, dry as a bone. So I rebuilt the frond drive shaft, replaced the...
  5. uglysteve

    Problem to check for...

    Just found a problem on my 03 Discovery that I thought I would share with all of you. Under the fuse box in the engine compartment, there is a sharp edge on a piece on sheet metal. That edge cut through the insulation on some of the wiring, causing intermittent shorting. I found it while...
  6. uglysteve

    Parnelli Jones Dirt Grip

    I have a stock 03 Discovery and I an interested in Parnelli Jones Dirt Grip tires, in size 31X1050R16. Has any one tried them? Does any one know if they will fit? Steve