98 Disco fault.

[Ost]

NUMBER 1

Is it common for the rear door mecahnism to not work ?

i have a central locking one and every time i unlock it the pin drops back down and i need to use the key in the lock and turn it whilst trying to open the door :(

this is ok unless you are like me and leave the keys in the back and because it's the commercial model i have to use a long bit of wire to retrieve them  :roll:  :roll:

NUMBER 2

The rear sills have rotted around the bolt that fixes the rear quater to the chassis.

is their anyway to fix this problem ?

any after market plastic cover like the TD5's have that you can buy ?

[barmiebrumie]

Hi, central locking is a very common problem sound's like you need a new motor, as for sill's without looking hard to say, is it the qrt panel or the steel sill section ?, if it's the sill it will need a bit of welding,

Hope this help's,

Please put your location in your profile then someone may ''pop'' round & have a look for you ,



John.

[Ost]

Hi, central locking is a very common problem sound's like you need a new motor, as for sill's without looking hard to say, is it the qrt panel or the steel sill section ?, if it's the sill it will need a bit of welding,

Hope this help's,

Please put your location in your profile then someone may ''pop'' round & have a look for you ,



John.

it's the aluminium rear quater section by the wheel arche.

location sorted thanks  

[barmiebrumie]

Not to far away, why not pop down for the west mid's maintance weekend 7/8th oct ?,  See event's section,



John.

[bezzabsa]

sounds like the stupid little springs that land rover fit, had the saem on my 200 and 300 discos.. baour £11 off ebay  and a day to strip the doors and fit. land rover will sell you a complete lock set....

[Ost]

Not to far away, why not pop down for the west mid's maintance weekend 7/8th oct ?,  See event's section,



John.

i'll pop and have a look  8)

sounds like the stupid little springs that land rover fit, had the saem on my 200 and 300 discos.. baour £11 off ebay  and a day to strip the doors and fit. land rover will sell you a complete lock set....

the idea of it being just a spring sounds about right as the pin can't even hold it's own weight  

[Budgie]

I'd go with the spring as well.
If it was the motor then it wouldn't work at all with the central locking.  

[Ost]

Fault Number 3

is it also common for the window wash container to split ?

[barmiebrumie]

Fault Number 3

is it also common for the window wash container to split ?

Yes


John.

[Ost]

thats it then  :lol:  :lol:

apart from the water pump packing up leaking water over my powersteering pump and causing that to fail aswell  :oops:  :oops:

not bad for a 9 year old vehicle  8)  8)

[petergalileo]

Springs on the locks are a pain when they go, specially the back door.  Theres a guy on Eblag selling them.

Havent heard of a washer bottle splitting before ? You do have it filled with water and not an emergency (wife proof) lager supply ? If you do you need a vessel capable of taking the extreme pressure that builds up or empty it before going off road  :twisted: