My Disco 300TDI....some pondering thoughts...

[mburton2]

Hello all...

I've not been here for a while.... :Lurker: after I got rid of my 51-reg Freelander :freelander: , I got a Freelander2 :freelander: :freelander: (Freelander twice/2??) , and started to frequent a forum that was purely for Freelander2......But now, I have bought an Disco as a plaything.

The 57 FL2 was getting far too scratched with my Greenlaning, so I thought a offroad toy was in order...so now I am back!!

When I bought it (January):

Its a '94, 3Dr 300tdi....2"lift (Cheap box-section version, not a real lift), 10000lb wireless winch with appropriate bumper, faulty Midlands3001 CB

Since I've had it:
Timing belt change (Just in case!), LED repalcements on all indicators/tail/brake lights
Replaced corroded gutter mount with mag-mount & Springer aerial, replaced CB with a new one, Stripped the rear floor & plugged some of the rust-holes with pop-riveted plates sealed with a combination of additional undersil, silicon & hammerite.
Front & rear brake pads.....All 4 Front wheel bearings
Rear Dislocation Cones, extended bump stops, EGR blanking.
Replaced the axel breathers, & routed up to behind the washer-bottle....ready to run up the snorkle (See list below;) )
Crank-case vent (breather tube inserted into the inspection cover by the FIP)


On the "To-Do" list (In order!)
Replace &/or extend transfere box/gearbox breathers (How the hell do you get to the Transmission Breather to take out the banjo??? Do I need to grow extra long double-jointed arms??)
Replace the fairly worn 235/75R16 Sahara tyres with 235/85R16 Somethings (Hopefully Kumho KL71's....Depends on the £££'s)
Fit some 200tdi rear lights & double-up the rear position lights/indicators (Wiring is in place, just waiting for the lights to arrive from ebay)
Extended Braided brake pipes when I got for a "Real" 2" (maybe 3") lift
Snorkle
Roof bar/lights

I've been to Bures pit a few times since Jan, but my main interest will be greenlaneing (oh, and using it when Im off shooting, fishing, falconry, mountainbiking & Scuba :D)

So, there...thats me...Im back, & look forward to some friendly Green-oval banter (& some free advise! ;) )

[MadDan]

Welcome back!
Easiest way with the gearbox breathers is to use whats there,chop the hooked ends off,couple of push fit air pipe connectors and run new pipe wherever?

[mburton2]

Yeah, I'd kinda thought that was the case about the breathers....but I cant even locate the Gearbox one.....I have a couple of straight 6mm push-fit connectors....I just need to find where to push'em!....


Oooh...I forgot, I also fitted a steering-guard, and have diff-guards ready to fit, but was going to replace the axel-oils 1st...

[stevied645]

Hello all...

I've not been here for a while.... :Lurker: after I got rid of my 51-reg Freelander :freelander: , I got a Freelander2 :freelander: :freelander: (Freelander twice/2??) , and started to frequent a forum that was purely for Freelander2......But now, I have bought an Disco as a plaything.

The 57 FL2 was getting far too scratched with my Greenlaning, so I thought a offroad toy was in order...so now I am back!!

When I bought it (January):

Its a '94, 3Dr 300tdi....2"lift (Cheap box-section version, not a real lift), 10000lb wireless winch with appropriate bumper, faulty Midlands3001 CB

Since I've had it:
Timing belt change (Just in case!), LED repalcements on all indicators/tail/brake lights
Replaced corroded gutter mount with mag-mount & Springer aerial, replaced CB with a new one, Stripped the rear floor & plugged some of the rust-holes with pop-riveted plates sealed with a combination of additional undersil, silicon & hammerite.
Front & rear brake pads.....All 4 Front wheel bearings
Rear Dislocation Cones, extended bump stops, EGR blanking.
Replaced the axel breathers, & routed up to behind the washer-bottle....ready to run up the snorkle (See list below;) )
Crank-case vent (breather tube inserted into the inspection cover by the FIP)


On the "To-Do" list (In order!)
Replace &/or extend transfere box/gearbox breathers (How the hell do you get to the Transmission Breather to take out the banjo??? Do I need to grow extra long double-jointed arms??)
Replace the fairly worn 235/75R16 Sahara tyres with 235/85R16 Somethings (Hopefully Kumho KL71's....Depends on the £££'s)
Fit some 200tdi rear lights & double-up the rear position lights/indicators (Wiring is in place, just waiting for the lights to arrive from ebay)
Extended Braided brake pipes when I got for a "Real" 2" (maybe 3") lift
Snorkle
Roof bar/lights

I've been to Bures pit a few times since Jan, but my main interest will be greenlaneing (oh, and using it when Im off shooting, fishing, falconry, mountainbiking & Scuba :D)

So, there...thats me...Im back, & look forward to some friendly Green-oval banter (& some free advise! ;) )

What do u mean? is it possible to get the upper lights working on a 300tdi??

[mburton2]

What do u mean? is it possible to get the upper lights working on a 300tdi??

Well, I'm assuming so!....On the 300tdi the upper lights are used for Brake, reverse & Fog.....The Brake is a Twin-filiment bulb, but the position-marker ("tail light") isnt connected.

I have found the appropriate wires at the rear Offside (In the "boot"), and run a couple of wires to the nearside upper lights (Indicator & tail light) when I had the rear carpet out, when I was patching the holes in the floor. I also ran a couple of short wires up to the upper rear Offside lamp assembly.

When the 200tdi lights arrive from ebay (any day!) it should be a simple case of connecting the two extra wires to the appropriate terminals on the connector, and hey presto...I should have additional rear inicators & tail light in the upper lights, away from the mud....

As per original post, all the rear bulbs are LEDs, so draw next-to-no current.

oh, & if anyone else wants to fit LED indicator/taillamps, you'll need to pop each wire out of the electrical connector & swap them over....use a tiny watch-makers screwdrive to pop out the terminals....LR have a habit of reverse-wiring some of their bulbs....LEDS dont like this.

[thebiglad]

What do u mean? is it possible to get the upper lights working on a 300tdi??



Absolutely, a piece of cake if you are prepared to buy some new tail lights.

It's a plug'n play swap - the wiring was all in place, on my '98 Disco's.

[mburton2]

Absolutely, a piece of cake if you are prepared to buy some new tail lights.

It's a plug'n play swap - the wiring was all in place, on my '98 Disco's.


Mines a 94 Disco....not quite so easy, as only 4 wires go to the upper lights, Common earth, Fog-feed, brake-feed & reverse-feed.....I have added the 2 extra wires roughly in place (Indicator feed & tail-light feed), but not 100% sure how to get on the correct terminal on the new lamps, until they arrive....I'm hoping I've used a Lucas-terminal that will fit in the "empty" locations on the big-flat connector....

When the new lights arrive, I'll take some pics & post up.