bushmechanic
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Hi All,
I have longed for a Defender 90 but they have always been financially out of my reach. I finally had the chance to snap one up at an auction. Its a Defender 90 TD5 2002 71000 miles. Got it for just under £6000.00... Quite a bit I know, got carried away at the auction
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Anyway all was fine picked up the defender and it drove well for a mile or so but, yes there's a but... as soon as I hit a steep incline I lost power to walking speed. Its almost like the vehicle was starved of fuel.
To cut a looong story short I had to get the vehicle towed to garage, not a good start to my first land rover. The mechanic reckons its the fuel pump or injectors or possibly a blockage...he also said i payed a fair price for it however im not too sure. To make matters worse he told me its been used in salt water !! arghhh worse thing i could of heard at this point..I mentioned the under carriage looks wax oiled and looks fine.. yes it has but it was done recently he said and probably covering rust . Tail gate is quite rusty and few panels are showing some rust. the engine bay looks full of rust as well What have i done!!! I couldn't look at any of this as it was in an auction before hand... buyer beware indeed! NEVER AGAIN...
Anyone know a good de-rusting kit?!? Or should i just sell it on before the rust spreads and starts showing up everywhere.
I'll try get some photos on here once its out of the shop.
Cheers
I have longed for a Defender 90 but they have always been financially out of my reach. I finally had the chance to snap one up at an auction. Its a Defender 90 TD5 2002 71000 miles. Got it for just under £6000.00... Quite a bit I know, got carried away at the auction
. Anyway all was fine picked up the defender and it drove well for a mile or so but, yes there's a but... as soon as I hit a steep incline I lost power to walking speed. Its almost like the vehicle was starved of fuel.
To cut a looong story short I had to get the vehicle towed to garage, not a good start to my first land rover. The mechanic reckons its the fuel pump or injectors or possibly a blockage...he also said i payed a fair price for it however im not too sure. To make matters worse he told me its been used in salt water !! arghhh worse thing i could of heard at this point..I mentioned the under carriage looks wax oiled and looks fine.. yes it has but it was done recently he said and probably covering rust
. Tail gate is quite rusty and few panels are showing some rust. the engine bay looks full of rust as well What have i done!!! I couldn't look at any of this as it was in an auction before hand... buyer beware indeed! NEVER AGAIN...Anyone know a good de-rusting kit?!?
Or should i just sell it on before the rust spreads and starts showing up everywhere.I'll try get some photos on here once its out of the shop.
Cheers
