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1997 Discovery SE 7 SW suburbs of Chicago
I've had this baby for 10 years. Black with tan interior. Needs to be restored or can be parted out. 138000 miles. Jump seats in the rear in good shape. Pretty rough overall but runs decent. AC works but leaks and must be recharged once a summer. No dents but paint shows its age... -
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Disco Turns Over but will not Start
1997 Disco SE 7 138000 miles Friday drove to and from train without issue. Saturday afternoon my son was going to take it out but it would not start. Cranked fine but nothing. I came out later in the evening because its been so dang hot. Cranked fine but no start. Popped the... -
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Intermittent Oil Light
1997 SE 7 137000 miles Every couple of years or so my oil light starts to flicker when idling. I found that this was being caused by a clogged oil strainer which is located in the sump, or oil pan. To clean it you have to drop the pan but if you do it you will be amazed at the amount of... -
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Installed new cats now wont start
97 Discovery SE7 135000 miles Just installed two catalytic converters. I replaced the driver's side cat and then started the vehicle. No problems. Removed the passenger side cat which was very difficult. Lots of banging while I used a reciprocating saw to cut out the old cat... -
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Installing New Cats
Planning on replacing my catalytic converters this weekend on my 97 Disco SE 7, 138k miles. Can I cut the old cats out with a reciprocating saw or do I need to torch them off? Also, do I have to secure the new cats with welds or can I clamp them in place? Thanks for any advice you can... -
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How to disconnect rear air???
Major R134 leakage on my 97 SE7, 136000 miles. Joey says it is probably the connection to the rear air that is the culprit. My question is what should I do to seal off the rear air so that the front will operate without having to add R134 every week? Thanks! -
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Possibly Selling My Baby
I have a 97 Disco SE7 with 135k miles. It is driven every day but needs cats, the ac leaks R134 badly and the diff lock linkage needs work (very, very stiff). Probably could use rotors and calipers (I already have the parts) too and the cruise control thingy (actuator) under the hood needs... -
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replaciing ignition switch lock
has anyone ever replaced the ignition switch lock??? There are two shear bolts holding the ignition switch to the steering column and I dont know if I should cut them off or is there a tool that can remove them. My whole slot where the key goes in to the igntion basically disintigrated. It... -
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Reccomendation
I am going to pretty much tear down and rebuild the brakes, rotors, rear drive shaft, air conditioning system and exhaust including cats. Plus drop the pan to clean out the oil intake and replace two tie rod ends. Anyone have a reccomendation of an honest rover mechanic in the SW suburbs of... -
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key stuck in ignition
Somewhat common problem I think. My son now drives my 97 Disco. Today he could not get the key out of the ignition. You can start and shut off the engine and the key goes past accessory almost to the lock point. Tried jiggling, disconnecting the neg terminal on the battery, turning on... -
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Replacing Center Muffler with generic
Just replaced the Rotoflex Coupler now I notice that a hole and corrosion at the front connection point of the center muffler (not the one at the tail pipe). It's starting to make noise. Right now I don't want to spend hundreds to replace this. Can I buy a generic muffler from autozone or... -
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rotoflex coupler
2nd time this got lost but I was asking Joey if he know how to take off the parking brake drum so that I could get at the four bolts that hold the u-joint end of the rear prop shaft. The bolts are spinning around in place and I cant get the nuts off them to put the prop shaft back on. Seems... -
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Drive Shaft Vibration
97 Disco I 120000 miles Truck has run great since I replaced the fuel pump last year. Kind of expected something new to pop up and it now has. Noticing vibration under load. Stops when I put it in nuetral while driving along. U-joints and front axle look fine. Flex joint on rear... -
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Replacing Cats
Well, after changing all of the temp sensors, fuel filter, plugs, wires etc. and with the hesitation and hard starting (after the engine warms up) getting worse, it seems that either one or both of the CATs are bad. I read up on the symptoms and my 97 SE7 with 104k miles is a poster child for... -
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Engine VERY difficult to restart after warmed up
97 Disco This may be related to the probably clogged fuel filter that I am trying to remove but here is the starting problem: When engine is cold it fires right up and idles great. Normal acceleration and no problems while driving along. If I drive for a half hour then run in to the... -
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Changing Fuel Filter
Any tricks for loosening and removing the fuel filter? Been meaning to do this for about 6 months and I think it is getting plugged up. 97 Disco SE 7 96k miles Thanks -
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Interesting Electrical Problem
97 Disco: 90k Miles This has happened to me before but I cant remember what I did to correct. Sometimes there is no electricity going to anything in the vehicle. No Dome light, no anything. BUT, when I turn the headlights on and off everything comes back to like and the vehicle starts... -
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Changing O2 Sensors
My 97 SE7, 84k miles is runnig great but the fuel economy has dropped from about 14-15 in the city to 12. Plugs, wires, everything else good shape. I've had this baby since 11/04 with 63k miles on it and I have done every other imaginable repair and replacement job on it except changing the... -
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Knock at highway speeds
Fixed the death wobble now I am getting an intermittent knock or hesitation at highway speed (65-75). Nothing drastic but very noticable. Not throwing any codes. Read that it could be the vehicle speed sensor. If yes, where is the best place to buy and should I replace anything else? I... -
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Removing Bushings
Is there any way to remove the panhard rod bushings without using an hydraulic press (which I don't have)? I replaced all of the front tie rod ends and was getting started on the bushings when I realized that you can't hammer these babies out. Thanks for the help. -
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Can't Move shifter out of park. HELP!!!
97 Disco. Starts; alarm shuts off with button. Press on brake but shifter won't move. Is there an override or something I can disconnect to get this vehicle home? Thanks, -
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SPider Board: Relays: What else could it be????
New problem with my 97 Disco. On a more frequent basis, I find that there is no juice to anything (seemed to start when I began to notice the whine that went up and down with accelration - electrical interference). Anyway, When the light didn't go on when the driver's door was opened, I jiggled... -
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Code P0420
Code P0420: Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1 comes on after drving at highway speeds. I am assuming an O2 sensor. If so, which one? (Both?) Thanks, -
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Spring Boosters
Has anyone every tried those air bag inserts for your springs to help the ride? I put new Blistein shocks on all the way around but I still get alot of bounce and shimmy when I hit a bump or an expansion joint on the freeway. Not a problem at lower speeds. Any suggestions or experience with...
