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Nodge68
 


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What Have You Done To Your Discovery Today?

Having searched the forum for similar thread and finding nothing, I thought I'd start one. Who knows, maybe it will have the highest post count on the forum?

I thought I'd kick it off with my activities today. With the Mot looming, I took the Discovery to my Mot tester to check out the rear bushes before I started working on the car. I'd already decide I'd change the front wishbones, track rods, and ends. The track rods had been advisories for the last two Mot's anyway. I only managed the nearside as the car did it's best to halt proceedings. I measured the bolt positions carefully before I started. Then things went down hill. Everything I touched wouldn't budge, except the inboard wishbone bolts which came out easily. These had been copper slipped at a previous wishbone change thankfully. However the drive shaft simply refused to move without masses of brute force. The lower ball joint took heating and beating to shift as did the rod end. I had to undo a bodge on the brake pipe bracket. The bolt was sheared off so a loose fitting zip tie was used instead. I drilled out the broken bolt, tapped a new thread and fitted a nice new bolt. Thankfully reassembly went OK . It took so long to do this side that I didn't get a chance to look at the offside, other than measure up ready for round two.

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 Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
D3 TDV6. Gone. 
 
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Ja92mie
 


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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Java BlackDiscovery 3

Where do you go for your MOTs?
  
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Robse
 


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United Kingdom 

Washed it Very Happy
 Velar MY18 D180 S Narvik
Discovery MY2015 3.0 SDV6 SE Corris - Gone 
 
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Nodge68
 


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England 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Ja92mie wrote:
Where do you go for your MOTs?


I use a trusted friend who still works at a previous employer's. I can PM you there name if you like?

PS if you dropped in on your way past mine today, you would have found me very grumpy indeed. Sad
 Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
D3 TDV6. Gone. 


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peterburnett
 


Member Since: 05 Jun 2012
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United Kingdom 2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

Removed my GVIF and FBHIC ready for the car to be px'd tomorrow Thumbs Up
  
Post #144889526th Mar 2015 7:34 pm
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Alan B
 


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Scotland 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Manual Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

Well since you asked,
Fitted a new intercooler, checked over the turbo, ordered a new top pulley and belt,
Washed it, painted the towbar, filled the washer bottle, topped up the antifreeze and oil.

Wait a minute that was all on my D2 TD5 does that count?

Well it should as you only asked what we've done to our discovery today, not our D3/4

Whistle Thumbs Up
 D3 57 xs Stornaway grey
D2 02 commercial silver gone but a great servant and won't be forgotten

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Post #144890426th Mar 2015 7:41 pm
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Mogwyth
 


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Wales 2005 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Fitted a pr of these:
 ==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
 
 
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Mr Kington
 


Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
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Hard reset. Sat nav had stayed on as did the clock. Wife hadnt noticed so glad i did.
 James favourite hobby is writing in the third person.  
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euangibson
 


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Scotland 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Firenze RedDiscovery 4

Went round and lubricated every moving exterior part....including door handles that were slightly sticky,wing mirrors that juddered slightly when folding....all hinges on the doors,bonnet and tailgate,even the fuel filler cap....then I did all lock mechanisms with grease.
Then it got a good wash to get the overspray off....not a "big" job,but very satisfying Mr. Green
 "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...

Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights

D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do... 
 
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Disco_Mikey
 


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As long as it's clean for tomorrow Thumbs Up
 My D3 Build Thread

TDV8 Retrofit Build Thread 
 
Post #144892226th Mar 2015 7:56 pm
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euangibson
 


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I'm going to go cross-country to get it all covered in Censored ......just for you Whistle Wink
 "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...

Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights

D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do... 
 
Post #144892326th Mar 2015 7:57 pm
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LT
 


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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Landmark LE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Agreed to p/ex it for a brand new one next week. Shocked
 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired) 
 
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georgedb
 


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nothing but maybe you were looking for this

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic1546.html
  
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Alan B
 


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Georgedb, I don't know if the OP did mean that
As there is a difference
What did you do IN your discovery
What did you do TO your discovery

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 D3 57 xs Stornaway grey
D2 02 commercial silver gone but a great servant and won't be forgotten

Iid Bluetooth 
 
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mcsimmo
 


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I stood and cried with it when I found a nasty gouge in the side left by some b Censored d who drove off.
 Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.  
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