I suppose you could unplug the airbag. You'd have to live with the SRS light. I doubt that the police would think this was all a good idea though.

Interesting. I don't remember the brand of gaskets I used. I ordered them from Will Tillery in the US. Mine lined up nicely.

Are you sure the manifold is seated correctly? I just did this on my Disco and I played around a bit with the bolts all installed loosely to make sure it was. I don't think you should slice the ends off.
I've only done one so I'm certainly not an expert on this.

I like the advert. Something tells me that Volkswagen isn't using that one anymore.

I think the sliding sideways is only for the windshield upper trim. I don't remember the lower trim needing any trick to remove it.

Richard, I went back to Dunlops after the 2nd one blew.
Don, I think most of what you're describing is mechanical, not electronic. I'm also much better with mechanics than electronics, but the electronic issues on the P38 don't seem insurmountable. There's a lot of good help on this forum for anything you need help with.

I've had 2 air springs (Arnott's) fail. When they did the car dropped to its bump stops almost immediately. Richards idea of a jackstand under a crossmember is a good one.

Yes. After disassembling I understand things quite a bit better. The coolant level kept going down, but stayed clean, while the engine oil was contaminated with coolant. The tops of the pistons were not steam clean looking. It really wasn't likely to be a head gasket failure. Coolant was being pumped directly past the failed timing cover gasket into the timing chain area, ending up in the oil sump. Next time I'll do a better job of diagnosing.

All back together, runs great! No apparent leaks (yes I did replenish the fluids).

Hi Mike, welcome. I also have an '01 Disco in addition to my '97 P38, both V8's. Both great vehicles.

I also made the mistake of not leaving overlap on my headliner. As virtually always, I'm stubborn and do everything by myself, extra hands would have helped. All in all it turned out quite fine though.

Thanks Marty. Yes, I suspect the airline in the boot might be for airing tires back up after off-roading. A more heavy duty compressor would be ideal for that.

Hi Pierre, I sent a PM for my 1997 4.6 HSE
Harv

The buttons on the Left stalk are for various indications by your speedometer. The buttons on the steering wheel are either cruise control or radio functions.

I had that on my Disco, the whole filler tube would come out when trying to remove the cap. The threads between the cap and tube were very tight. I used some valve grinding compound to work the threads back in. If you do this, make sure you get every bit of compound out before reinstalling it.

Personally I'd keep using it and check the oil levely more often than you would otherwise.

Marty, how difficult is it to fit the Viair? It looks like a good upgrade. Is the original pump wiring heavy enough without mod's?

Yeah, I think I needed to remove the whole RH side trim to access it.

David, I tied a stout string to the fuel cap release rod and have it tucked under the interior access panel. The only reason I've done this is the fuel door switch was the very first thing to fail on mine after taking possession of it.

Is your RPM indication okay? I have a bit of a hard time believing it will actually continue to run at 100 RPM.