It was replaced by a very reputable mechanic specialized on Defenders, so I'm trusting it for now.

Obvious and simple - thank you. I'll report back soon to hopefully help the next person reading this. I appreciate all the knowledge and input from everyone!

tested the restiance as well - and seemed fine! I'm not sure how to check the injectors. Ran about 1000km with diesel cleaner though to blow out any dirt. I'll check the waste gate actuator next. What's the best way to check for air leakage (in the fuel system I assume)?

Air filter and pipes are in good condition. Same goes for the Turbo. I get a max. boost pressure reading of just over 1 bar. Where do I find the waste gate actuator? When starting on a hill in first gear, I don't see the boost pressure move at all though.

This was the solution. The date was only on one side of the tyres, which was on the inside for 3 of them! Thank you!

I noticed that my 300 TDI defender always struggles to get up the driveway when starting it cold in the mornings. Even in warm weather. The driveway is not excessively steep and I never saw any other car struggle. Even with the foot to the floor, I usually struggle to get up even when in low...

Yea, that part I got myself :D But as you can see, the other one is just missing the last bit with the manufacturing information. I'll climb under the car tomorrow when it's bright to check the inside of the tyres.

That sounds interesting. I'll check the inside. The code is probably hiding there. Here are the two photos of the outside labels:

I just went to inspect the tyres on my defender that I bought recently. It's fitted with BFGoodrich Mudd Terrain KM3 tyres. Out of the 4 tyres, 3 read "DOT BFWY KM11" and only one has an additional "0718" for the manufacturing week/year at the end. How is this possible, and how can I determine...

What part are you looking to slide out? Everything above the wheel arches? I can see this being an incredibly difficult undertaking with regards to keeping out water and dirt. At least in my eyes it wouldn't be worth the effort. Within the small space, the sliding mechanism would probably take...

Thank you for your replies. A small USB boroscope might not be a bad idea. I contacted the garage again for comment/a solution. Let's hope there is a solution to this.

Good evening everyone, I need some help to objectively judge a rather pricey rustproofing job done on my Defender 300 TDI. The garage used FluidFilm products for the inside of doors/chassis and the black fluid film stuff for the underbody. I had this done just last week, and I am not very happy...