Wading Plug, its there somewhere (i think)

Hello folks, newbie alert. I have a 1986 land rover defender 90 diesel and going to ask a really dumb question (so slap my thigh and tell me I'm stupid) but I can't find the wading plug on this beastie!

swamp bucket said:

Hello folks, newbie alert. I have a 1986 land rover defender 90 diesel and going to ask a really dumb question (so slap my thigh and tell me I'm stupid) but I can't find the wading plug on this beastie!

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Dumber than you think. Its a Ninety, not a Defender,

Wading plug hole is on bottom of belhousing, plug in toolkit. Another on timing case, plug may be parked in threaded hole next to drain hole.

Hi @swamp bucket

What engine you got? You probably have two, one at the bottom of the timing cover and one at the bottom of the bell housing. That is if they are fitted, you may just have threaded holes.

Cheers

Thanks for that, will go a stand in a corner now

neilly said:

Hi @swamp bucket

What engine you got? You probably have two, one at the bottom of the timing cover and one at the bottom of the bell housing. That is if they are fitted, you may just have threaded holes.

Cheers

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They shouldnt be fitted, will likely fill bellhousing and cover with oil, and or water, over time.

Turboman said:

They shouldnt be fitted, will likely fill bellhousing and cover with oil, and or water, over time.

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Only if it leaks...............

Cheers

neilly said:

Hi @swamp bucket

What engine you got? You probably have two, one at the bottom of the timing cover and one at the bottom of the bell housing. That is if they are fitted, you may just have threaded holes.

Cheers

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hello, its a 2.5 diesel, It could well be just threaded holes, will have another little looky tomorrow, thanks for the help

swamp bucket said:

Thanks for that, will go a stand in a corner now

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Couldnt get much worse, you are in Hornchurch already!

neilly said:

Only if it leaks...............

Cheers

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All 86 90 will leak at least a little. And condensation will form in the housings anyway!

OK, you may find the owners manual will show them. Theone that covers the 300tdi does .

Cheers

neilly said:

OK, you may find the owners manual will show them. Theone that covers the 300tdi does .

Cheers

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knowing me I was looking at the wrong page! lol

Turboman said:

Couldnt get much worse, you are in Hornchurch already!



All 86 90 will leak at least a little. And condensation will form in the housings anyway!

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Don't I know it!

Turboman said:

Dumber than you think. Its a Ninety, not a Defender.

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Funny how we get our knickers in a twist over people calling 90/110's Defenders yet we happily refer to all original Range Rovers built between 1970 and 1996 Range Rover Classics, when this name was only attributed in 1994 and no body at all refers to TD5 Discoverys as Series II's.
It's a funny old world.

swamp bucket said:

Thanks for that, will go a stand in a corner now

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Haha don't worry I saw an empty thread hole on my bell housing and panicked only to be delicately informed on here what it was and not to worry. You got to ask or you'll never know.

Coffeelandy said:

Haha don't worry I saw an empty thread hole on my bell housing and panicked only to be delicately informed on here what it was and not to worry. You got to ask or you'll never know.

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I had the same panic a few days ago when having a rummage under by 300tdi Defender!

mikerajjers said:

I had the same panic a few days ago when having a rummage under by 300tdi Defender!

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Yep same engine as me. Because of this forum my knowledge of my Landy has grown massively. I do all the serving on all of the family vehicles now, a td5, 300tdi and 3,citroens.

Coffeelandy said:

Yep same engine as me. Because of this forum my knowledge of my Landy has grown massively. I do all the serving on all of the family vehicles now, a td5, 300tdi and 3,citroens.

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I have the same problem, tis a bitch int it

blue beasty said:

I have the same problem, tis a bitch int it

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It is and I drip like a burst pipe about it but secretly I love it!

Funny, I let out a little nugget the first time is was under my disco and saw a hole in the bell housing didn't realise it was supposed to be like that. So popped into the local land rover specialist and sheepishly ask why is there a hole in the bell housing.

blue beasty said:

I have the same problem, tis a bitch int it

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Its not too bad, try it wedged into a tiny engine room where you can hardly move, you will appreciate the space and easy access around a landy when you have worked on a boat!

Jake ingleby said:

Funny, I let out a little nugget the first time is was under my disco and saw a hole in the bell housing didn't realise it was supposed to be like that. So popped into the local land rover specialist and sheepishly ask why is there a hole in the bell housing.

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And?? what did they say..??.............I hope one of the old men in the back room did not answer.....

Cheers