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Old Nov 12, 2024 | 04:20 PM
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that's possible, but it looks good in my '99 D1.... Got the rear cover (inside) in place and decided to start it up... battery tender was shut off (probably from power going off) and batt has about 11 volts, try again tomorrow after an overnight charge.

after an overnight on the battery tender, voltage was up to 12.9 volts it started right up and let it run for 10 min or so. sounded great!! even radio came on and played!!
 

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Old Dec 13, 2024 | 02:37 PM
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Drove the '96 1,500 miles - didn't miss a beat - did use about a quart of dino oil
 
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Old Dec 13, 2024 | 05:28 PM
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A quart for 1500 miles is pretty good I think.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2024 | 05:42 PM
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it has 110K miles and the heads have been redone - new lifters but original cam and rings
 
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Old Dec 14, 2024 | 12:13 PM
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Replaced the wipers with Bosch Focus, new air filter, greased the u-joints, changed the plugs (Champion RN11YC4), seasonal oil change (Rotella 5w40 + STP oil additive). The 5w40 vs 15w40 helps the oil pressure light turn off much more quickly in cold temps.

Also just hit 289,000 miles.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2025 | 12:15 PM
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This is my new to me 1996 disco that I bought off the original owner who had it meticously maintained and owned it in California. It's got 126k miles and was bone stock and I doubt had ever been off the pavement. That's all about to change! I just put the 2" terra firma MD lift on it and a set of 265/75R16's on it and it looks right! I already did the bumper mod you guys talked about here with the stock bumper and I like it. Let me khow what you think and what you'd do next?


 

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Old Jan 10, 2025 | 10:35 PM
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The 5w40 vs 15w40 helps the oil pressure light turn off much more quickly in cold temps.

Yes now that is has gotten cold I notice it takes about 5-6 seconds for the oil pressure light go off (instead of 1-2 seconds when warm out) - I'm still running 15-40
 

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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 08:22 AM
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scanned check engine light - 1172 code - cleared code

cause - oil buildup on MAF sensor plug-in - which gives false reading of rich condition (2nd time this has happened in past 5K miles and 3 years)
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 02:17 PM
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What is that part below the coil? It looks like a box and has a plug in. I can not make out the numbers. I need to know what it is or does. 95 Discovery. Thank you.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2025 | 10:07 AM
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It is in the area where the CC vacuum pump is supposed to be. That said, the color doesn't look right for a CC pump so I am lost.

FWIW, the manuals are available to download and use as you like in the google drive in my signature at the end of this post.

EDIT 2x.... OverRover suggests it is the SRS sensor
 
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