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Author Message   Dianne Posted on Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 03:21 pm:    I purchased a 96 Discovery SD in January with 80K miles on it. One month later, the fuel pump went out. When I had it repaired, I was told by the dealership that I have two oil leaks (which seem to be "normal" for these vehicles). I have left the oil leaks alone and have been keeping an eye on the amount of oil building up in the driveway (not too bad, but noticable). I was thinking of using an oil additive to help slow the leaking process. Has anyone out there had any luck/bad luck using these? I also have some electrical issues - when I start my car, the stereo will not come on right away. It seems to "fade in", starting low from the rear speakers and then moving to the front speakers. I also have noticed an intermittant clicking noise coming through the speakers when my A/C is on. Should I be worried about these electrical problems or are they just quirks that I should learn to live with? What else should I expect to go wrong within the next 20K+ miles? Thanks in advance for your advice!   Frode H�bertz Haaland (Discofrode) Posted on Monday, April 29, 2002 - 07:33 am:    Oil-leaks Check where it leaks from - if leak is big: rectify. If it's smth that might set level low at some time: rectify. It's supposed to be possible to keep a Disco very very close to non-dripping, but often you'll find that work needed is bigger than the efforts of checking and adding oil. It is all down to the question of smth will get worse if left unattended and the cost of rectifying. Roverly Yours, Frode   Rob Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 11:59 am:    "A small number of vehicles have been identified that can exhibit a speaker click/crack audible through the radio speakers when various switches are operated that control high electrical loads, although this does not affect the operation of the radio system. Under certain conditions it could result in customer criticism. A new amplifier has been introduced from VIN LJ 086206 which overcomes this concern and can be retroactively fitted to vehicles that exhibit this condition." As for the oil leaks; think of them as your friend. As long as it is still leaking it means you still have oil.