Hello Everyone, The never ending story continues of the resurrection of my 1994 Defender 200Tdi 90 after 22 years sat in my garage. Story so far - New battery, changed the timing belt / new water pump / new auxiliary belts and replaced all the coolant and turbo hoses for silicone. Then the...

Well… fitted new ‘Hella’ starter motor… removed the fuel pump solenoid, turned the ignition until the oil light went out, reconnected the fuel pump, started the engine… started first time ! Success ! Now to get the other bits ( brakes etc) all sorted.

Thanks for the update, much appreciated. I had looked at mine and it didn’t look like the one in the photos and was wondering how you’d get into it - apart from removing the whole thing.

Ah yes the fuel lift pump…I used mine recently to prime the new fuel filter… didn’t realise you could take it apart like that… I’ll have a look tomorrow. Many thanks.

Just a question, what engine is this from ? I’ve looked at mine and can’t find anything that looks similar. Any advice would be much appreciated thank you.

Well after trying every trick in the book and all suggestions of ‘hot wiring’ the starter motor in situ but without anything more than sparks flying , I decided t bite the bullet ordered a new one and took the old one out. After seeing how easy it was to remove a starter motor from a 300Tdi...

Good point ! Sorry to hear of (see) the effects , I’ll be checking mine asap !

I’ve located a few ‘earth’ points on the vehicle, one being at the back of the engine bay on the bulkhead. I’ve tried to clean them up with cans of contact cleaner (also awaiting the CAIG deoxit to arrive) and elbow grease. I’m going to replace all the fuses and as many of the relays I can find...

There was no click when I tried the solenoid with the 12v 8amp (Amazon car eclectic tester/ 12v supply). Should I disconnect the battery before placing the spanner to short , then reconnect the battery ? Or do you mean connect the battery to the spanner - temporary wise ?

What would you be connecting to ? The solenoid side or the starter side ? I already tried the solenoid side with 12v but it didn’t budge…. It’s extremely tight space where the solenoid tab is located, you’d be touching the engine block for sure .

Not as such, the device I purchased from Amazon can deliver 12v and I used that on the spade of the solenoid, so it got 12v . And the ignition wire was sending down 11.7v , so I don’t think it made any difference.

Some more photographs : Any guidance much appreciated, thanks.

So… Before everything I checked the voltage on the new battery and it read 12.7 volts . Then I Managed to get the down pipe off (removed the offending bolts) felt around for the cables attached to the starter motor and all was correct. I removed the solenoid wire and connected a multimeter to it...

Hi I’ve ordered the CAIG D5S DeoxIT from eBay. Had partial success with the RAVE - found one for my Disco 2 which was useful , and a PDF of a1993 90 workshop manual. Though hard to read as it’s a photocopy. The wires to the starter motor all seem to be in place - feeling blind by hand. But...

Regarding the RAVE downloads, the ISO files don’t work (if they download at all) and the PDF files only cover the 300Tdi. Does anyone have a link for the Defender 200Tdi (not the Disco 200Tdi) engine in a 90 ? Thank you

Thanks for the information and guidance. If I need to get a new starter motor I’ll get the OEM part, you’ve reaffirmed the comments about Britpart products I’ve heard. One my multimeter and voltage tester (with long cables) arrive I’ll be testing all the circuits I can… think I’ll replace all...

Many thanks for the information, I’ll track down some sort of circuit diagram, although I have purchased the (condensed) workshop manual for the vehicle , maybe start reading through ‘Landrover speak’ to see if I can locate the issues from there ? many thanks for your time and information

Thank you for your time and information, I’ll get a RAVE - just looking now… guess it’s contact cleaner and probes for a few days to come. I’ll look at the YouTube videos too , many thanks again

Right thank you … I’ll get that setup and tested , see what happens. Regarding to the relays, Paddocks sell some ‘better improved’ replacements , are they worth getting anyway just to rule those out ? Can’t see any of the old yellow versions…. ? TBH I don’t know what type I’m looking for….Same...

Almost - the girls did win (and brilliantly done too )….. but I’m still in ‘extra time’ with al sorts of issues coming my way :) … Landrover ownership is a certainly an experience of passion over logic :) , but that’s why we love them eh !