SA Defender 2.8i (BMW M52)

[BigScot]

Hi

Help needed!

Does anyone out there know about the South African imported Defender. 2.8i, straight 6, BMW M52 ?

In particular does anybody know anything about the immobilisor and the ECU ??

Im not getting a spark on mine, and everything else seems ok.

cheers,
Dave

 

[timtheenchanteruk]

erm, not likly to get much help there, 1st post, essentially asking how to bypass immobilisers...
I'm not being unkind, plenty will follow for that...

op2::behindsofa:op2:

 

[BigScot]

Ah , I see! Sorry.
Well not really looking to bypass the imobilisor if I can help it !

I was hoping that some someone out there might know this vehicle as it is very rare. Only about 1000 of them ever built and that was in South Africa.

 

[DFNDR WP]

Dave,
Join 4x4community.co.za
There is a Landy section, and lots of members with 2.8 BMW motors.
hth.

 

[GINGE]

Dave,
Join 4x4community.co.za
There is a Landy section, and lots of members with 2.8 BMW motors.
hth.

^^^^^what he said^^^^^

Much bigger audience than us with our doozils.

 

[easye1]

seems you not the only one with a fcuked up SA landie.

Defender Defender 2.8 service schedule and parts - 4x4 Community Forum

 

[goonarmy]

never knew they did a 2.8

 

[easye1]

never knew they did a 2.8

petrol ones at that!


shudder to think what was put in "some" spanish built landies,

but not all is lost, we reciently bought a van load of spanish built vespa PX posty bikes

toot toot.......

 

[***CrAiG***]

If it uses a BMW immobiliser ie EWS which is cerca M52 then a common problem is for the EWS and DME to step out of alignment and not transfare the rolling code, hence non start. You need to use a decent quality diagnostic computer to realign it. That is of course assuming its an EWS system, all the above is BMW stuff.

 

[BigScot]

Thanks problem solved. The Lucas 10AS immobilised had fallen out of sync with the ECU, probably due to low battery conditions.

Found a garage with a T4 diagnosis toll that managed to resync it.

She`s purring again.

For those that dont know the 2.8i was built for the African market between 97-2001. Often regarded as the best defender ever built.

Dave

 

[martin1512]

IIRC they were the only Defenders that were capable of 100mph, and they were factory restricted to that speed

 

[BigScot]

Thanks Craig, yes that was the problem

 

[goonarmy]

IIRC they were the only Defenders that were capable of 100mph, and they were factory restricted to that speed

scary! Wont A V8 DO A TON?

 

[RAGNAR BENSON]

IIRC they were the only Defenders that were capable of 100mph, and they were factory restricted to that speed

That would be like trying to push a garden shed through the sound barrier. I don't believe it.

 

[BigScot]

Never had mine quite up to 100mph, bit rattly over 90.

 

[owl]

I have worked on these, once I put a disco transfer box in one for a customer and it did 90 in 3rd plus it was easily faster than our 50th anniversary 4.0 and our 4.6 powered 90.

 

[Big green snail]

Got any piccys of it mate? I'm not quite a rivet counter, but would be nice to see some thing a bit different from the 'normal' fare on LZ.

 

[GINGE]

It looks like this on the outside i would imagine.

But like this under the bonnet.

 

[BigScot]

Pic

Got any piccys of it mate? I'm not quite a rivet counter, but would be nice to see some thing a bit different from the 'normal' fare on LZ.

 

[BigScot]

You may notice the LPG addition. Great vehicle for towing !