Just joined, just broke down !

Hi all,

I joined the site just the other day in antispation of picking up my first land rover, a 1989 defender.

I have bought it to tidy up, keep smart, use as a local A-B and some local offroading.

Picked it up from Bradford yesterday with a long journey back to Essex ahead, got 1/4 of the way down the M1 and broke down into the hardshoulder with steam and smoke pouring over both sides of the M1!

Recovery rescued me and immediately identified it as a broken water pump. Got it back to the rescue depot and took it off, it had just come to pieces following the bearings collapsing, this caused the belt to fail, which explains the flashing battery light just before the over heating.

Anyway, its now stuck half way home due to a wrong part being ordered!

When I eventually get it home, its straight into a friends Landy specialist garage for a full oil and liquids service, the installation of many external extras I have purchased etc...

Its running the 2.5td, so in 2-3 years I plan to upgrade to a 200 or 300 tdi, but I want to get life out of this engine for sure.

Folks, please tell me its just bad luck and im not going to have no end of problems !!

Other than having a bad first experience - Great to join a community of people with similar interests! Looking forward to great conversations, useful information and no doubt some new friendships.

Cheers!

I'd have thought it's bad luck to go anywhere near bradford let alone buy from there

All Landies are cursed, this is just the start. Good luck, hope you have deep pockets and bags of patience. Remember, if it isn't leaking oil, its just run out.

Big trouble if it isnt 100%. You might do better to post about it in 90/110 or 19j forum

haha!!!!

Hey Turboman, what do you mean by 'big trouble if its not 100%?' Thanks

Rockslider said:

Hey Turboman, what do you mean by 'big trouble if its not 100%?' Thanks

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If a 2.5 is worn or if the oil and water systems arent working perfectly they often self destruct in a number of ways.
Read in 19j section some people wil have posted about it.

Turboman said:

If a 2.5 is worn or if the oil and water systems arent working perfectly they often self destruct in a number of ways.
Read in 19j section some people wil have posted about it.

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Ahh, that sounds like something to look forward too then... Will check the posts. Thanks

any ideas on a good supplier for a 200tdi engine that I can have put in?

Rockslider said:

any ideas on a good supplier for a 200tdi engine that I can have put in?

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ask on here if anyone has one

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f62/200tdi-discovery-breaking-210315.html#post2333847

If I was you i would get the 19j out as soon as possible I had nothing but trouble with mine. 200tdi is a much better engine.

Ok mate, thanks for the advise. Im going to look into this option while its in the shop for the general jobs.

*minty* said:

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f62/200tdi-discovery-breaking-210315.html#post2333847

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Minty, thanks for the link buddy.

Rockslider said:

Minty, thanks for the link buddy.

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Ya welcome matey

Or even a 300tdi just need to alter engine mounts or buy some adaptor brackets! There's loads available 2nd hand prob more 300's than 200's but its all down to personal preference I suppose.

Rockslider said:

any ideas on a good supplier for a 200tdi engine that I can have put in?

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In my experience of engines from ones I work on anywhere from 2.6 litre up to 98 litre all engine have problems 98% of them cause by the user

I have the old 19j and when looked after not abused regularly maintained you will get a reliable and long life from it

Welcome go for a 300tdi

Rockslider said:

any ideas on a good supplier for a 200tdi engine that I can have put in?

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Look up Glencoyne Engineering. They have lots of good info and a friend got a 200tdi fitted by them and was very pleased with their service. You could get it done cheaper though probably.