Thanks for all this. I think I'll start with the Deadn from Dodo and see how I go. I'm intending to put the Exmoor rubber mat in the front anyway - so this should help. And I will get a rubber mat for the back as well.....

Don't know if Noisekillers are still going up near me in Royton Oldham 🤔 I'm not sure Exmoor sells a similar thing. Might be worth looking at the trucks supply.

Hi I've been looking at the price of Dynamat on the various sites and wondered if the is an effective cheaper alternative? I want to do the following areas in my 1986 Ninety: rear floor and wheel arches, the footwells, under seats, possibly...

My bet is the engine was replaced much later, Discovery only came on the market in 89 ish. Mine is a 1990 Ninety with 200 fitted in the naughty's. Last year recovered the center seat and had to use later type cover. It can be a bit of a fight to...

Progress made - with a couple of minor mods! Now to see if the seat cover goes on OK! Thanks for the replies...

Yes, common enough. I did that very job for a mate some years ago. Also many have had drum brake rear axle replaced with later disc brake axle. Box of chocolates as Forrest said.:):)

Hi. Thanks for the further info and the advice! I'll always check first. Now on with the battle

You can't rely on the axles being correct for that year, my son's Ninety has a Disco 1 front axle I do believe.

....as I am finding out - the hard way. 😂 Any examples of other differences I should be aware of, going forward.....? Yes, it's got a Discovery 200Tdi fitted (don't know when - '89 maybe?). Someone seems to have been very creative with...

Gotcha. I may still be able make them fit though - 😂

Here are some pics of where I've got to. There's a picture of one (of 2) metal tab, which I don't think is going to help me much....

Defender 90, 1986 200TDi Hi all Thought I'd spend the evening fitting new Britpart seat covers to my Defender 90 seats. Watched the video and got stuck in, only to quickly realise that the guy in the video has not got the same seats as I have...

It seems my problem here has morphed into another one. The good news is that it wasn't the sound of the water pump failing. The not so good news is that it's the starter getting stuck on the flywheel. That explains the sound continuing briefly...

Gauges are unreliable in accuracy, but good for a trend. If the lower hose is cold then it's probably okay, assuming the thermostat opens. The voltage regulator in the dash needs an earth and is essential for gauge operation.

Grand. What should normal temp be?

You can check your engine temp with a hand held IR temp reader, aim at thermostat housing, top hose and radiator just after you have stopped.

Fingers firmly crossed: I think changing the relay has helped, if not sorted it! It's starting! However, I'm still getting a problem with the temp gauge. Earth issue? In less than 10 minutes, the gauge is climbing well towards the red. I'm...

Just to give you an update, I changed the drive belts for new ones yesterday and started up. No noise! Fingers crossed, I'll check again today for any noises. However, after running for less than 10 minutes, the termperature gauge was...

With regards to the noise, have the water pump replaced with the cambelt. If the noise is still there you can change the pas pump yourself at a later date if you are happy doing it.

Yes, it's a good time to do it. I had wanted to do cambelt myself but new to this vehicle so don't want to stuff anything up on such a mission critical job. I've also developed a recent phobia of shearing bolts and I gather there's potential...

I checked all the pulleys yesterday again. Slight distortion in the water pump pulley (that could be the pulley itself), it seems to turn smoothly. Slight bearing friction on power steering. No sideways play on either. Also ran the engine...

Hi. What's the knack for running the water pump / PAS pump one belt at a time?

If you are paying to get the cambelt done then it will cost no more to get the water pump changed, worth thinking about if you are not happy doing such jobs yourself.

Unlikely ...

Thanks for the part recommendation. Looks good. I'll check the pulleys again this morning. Quick guilt thought: 3-4 weeks ago I noticed the coolant was low in the reservoir and topped up with a small amount of straight water! Since then I've...

OK. I ran it for 30 seconds without the belts. No noise! Would a failing impeller make a loud noise? I'll try again tomorrow (I assume it's OK to run it from cold for 30 seconds each time?). If it is the water pump and the impeller is...

No, I checked with the belts loose. Should have taken the belts off shouldn't I :D. I'll check again with the belts off.

I checked the pulleys and they are OK. I tightened the belts. This helped the initial (see below) squeaking. (the belts actually need replacing soon). But the concerning thing is this sudden sound that comes about 20 seconds after start...

Hi. Thanks for that. I'll see what the auto shop has. I'll keep an eye on the ignition switch but it's consistently giving me a reading.

Thanks for this. I tested the relay on the bench, as you suggested. Seemed to work well (ie, activated the higher amp circuit), but not in the vehicle. Swapped another relay in and it worked. Either the original relay is unreliable or...