Recent content by swar110

Hi all, I have a defender 200tdi with original engine. c 190K Got some blue smoke then lots of white smoke close to home. When I pulled the head off the No:1 glow plug took about half an hour to remove. It was stuck pretty well in there with black carbon depositson teh sides. No:1 piston was...

Not a bad idea - the accessibility of some of the earths can be a pita esp those on the inner wing - getting a spanner on the back of those was a b**** :doh:

Ive never had reason to touch vehicle electrics before so thanks for the advice given.

Went around the lights today - Hazards on and the main headlamps in the on position, hte main lights turn on and off every 2 blinks of the hazards. I removed the bulbs one at a time with no change until I got to the rear offside indicator light. Removing that indicator bulb stopped the problem...

sounds like a plan :) I will start going through the lights tomorrow - this weather is not the best - howling a gale up here atm. I will post my findings tomorrow thanks for replying dogsbody and the excellent suggestion. I agree mlucass110 - I was about to burst today! - landy is covered in...

Headlamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp. as it says on the MOT refusal certificate. All the electrics work. but when the headlamps are on and the hazards engaged they intermittently either switch on/off or dim/flicker. with the engine running the main lights remain on...

You could remove the gear cog in the motor housing being sure that it is in the parked position - which means removing the spindle circlips carefully - then place it back in with the arm that's attached to the cog in the opposite position so it matches the photo (on page 2) if that makes...

if its exactly the same and the motion is the same then it should work the same which indicates your doing something different. When i put my cable into the motor the gear was positioned in the park position as per this image from busters tutorial...

Have you checked that you have got the correct wiper motor and not one for a left hand drive - I just replaced mine and came across that when searching for a cheap motor! You could also compare your new motor with your old motor that the part No & visible wire colour sequences match!

ME as the new driver! second only to me as my own mechanic! says it all when my jack russell takes the wheel and gets me out of bother :rolleyes: yet again! :) ......... not holding out much hope for my defenders future ;)

That's why I put standard suspension back on, on mine. The radius arm and the trailing arm (if that's correct) will be at the incorrect castor angle too - have a look at your rubber bushes and you most likely will see what i mean unless cranked arms have been fitted to suit the suspension. So...

Are the springs/dampers not standard size?

If I were to do it for my 110 hardtop id do it in ply, 3 cuts lengthways and hinged so it can fold out the way and 3 rectangles made from 2x2 to support between the wheel boxes and a foam roll on top and a tarp to throw over the vehicle to keep the rain out:)

mine did that, but previous owner had put 2" lift - so changed it back to standard and the noise has gone - all the angles on the propshaft were wrong. he said he had replaced one of the uj's so I suspect i'll have to fix that too :doh: just be methodical and you'll find the cause!

I had similar problem with mine. I was driving along and lost brakes completely -foot down to the floor - Nothing! pumped it - nothing. Lucky I wasnt going fast and was just returning home! Turned out the caliper was only attached with one bolt to the swivel housing. with the constant movement...