The panels do occasionally crop up.

Heater motor is usually sitting in a bath.

Wipe off best you can with cloths and fit new brake parts. It will be fine.

I would definitively check caliper. Cheapest test whip them off and very carefully apply peddle to fully push pistons to end of travel. (before they fall out of caliper) you might see corrosion straight away! Lubricate give them a good clean with brake cleaner/fluid. Push back in and test. I...

Worth checking your vin against this, typical mine was the first and subsequently the dearer kit. Having opened the timing case I was lucky! Miles the modification was factory fitted to all vehicles and later 300Tdis do not have cambelt problems. The 300Tdi engines remained in production until...

He's right but I always change water pump after fiddling in its general vicinity. You will have it drained down and it's usually not far behind for a change and they are cheap enough for piece of mind.

Tippex a mark on all the pulleys to a mark on the engine yourself then you know it ran well before it will when it's back together. I also loosely sketch anything I take off onto a piece of cardboard and pierce the bolts through in their correct positions. Light smear of silicon to hold...

I had a very similar problem. I changed the turbo literally emptied the intercooler into a bucket and topped all the fluids up and run it. Caught it just in time but worth doing before pulling apart. You might be lucky. It smoked for few miles whilst all the residue was burnt away.

Replaced door locks and fixed lights. i had flashing fog light with hazard lights and dim brake light. A fresh earth soon sorted them out and brightened them up. Tomorrows job rub down wheels and think about paint.

Before i can book it in now for the weekend.

I have resolved the issue. I started by putting a volt meter on the connector and found a voltage that corresponded with the trailer/hazard light so it was getting power which ruled out the usual hazard switch issues.- So swapped the battery indication bulb which i Knew worked and that stopped...

I'm due an mot on my 1987 90. My foglight did not display on dash so pulled instrument panel off replaced bulb. In true land rover fashion fix one fault another occurs. My indicators display on dash as normal but when hazard switch pressed nothing displayed on dash indicators light goes...

Spotted a withdrawal by Admiral from my bank account this week. They had only withdrawn a payment set to be paid April 2014!!! After a lengthy premium rate phone call it was a technical hitch and they are refunding me. Worth keeping an eye on!

I have admitted defeat in the past. Its a new box with arm im afraid.

Ive removed the interior light on my e plate defender expecting a blown bulb. First of all no bulb present this raised my suspicions! Ive removed the light (2 nuts) and found no wiring attached but 3 handy plugs? Non of them have any voltage where does the wiring go up to the head lining? All...

Think it is a plan. I have a garage and always just had the defenders as weekend drives so no deadlines. I think I'll look out for a tired 200tdi that needs a galvanised chassis. Have to be a 90 can't fit 110 in and ill have to put the roof on last on the drive.

I sold my 130 crew cab last weekend (offer I couldn't refuse). Not a problem I thought I've seen loads of defenders for sale I fancy. Mainly from trawling the internet every evening dreaming! Now cash in hand I'm struggling. Perhaps being to fussy. 2 I've seen that were a bargain were sold...

Put an electric fan on, a trip to a breakers a frontera fan fits perfect cable tie it on and put a switch I the cab. Saying that I run a 200tdi for 2 years quite a bit of towing and only switched the fan on occasionally for peace of mind the needle never went up!

A bit stiff sounds about right. If a needle had moved it would burst out the casing whilst fitting clip. Just grease up and enjoy.

I bought the steve Parker exhaust very good. Top hint cut the little bracket that holds the clutch line it will be mm off exhaust and needs moving aside. Much easier to do before exhaust on.( ask me how i know) Also do not throw anything away till your all plumbed in takes lots of bodging usually.