cheers mate il give it a bash

Hello everyone, i have a 1989 90, when starting the engine is takes about 5 minutes for hot air to blow through the heater, about 2 miles down the road my temp gauge on the dash goes up into the red, i have replaced the coolant and the thermostat,and there are no air locks, the top rad hose is...

sorry, cancel this post I didn't look at the previous one! silly me

forgot to mention the sludge was in the air filter hose

so when i was changing my alternator i took the hose off that leads from the air filter and noticed thick oily sludge from the breather hose that comes out of the engine (19j) , the air filter is clean its just the hose that is minting, is there any way to prevent this or is it just a ****...

hey cheers for all the responses!! and hello Darren yeah mate you about Suffolk are you?

anybody from round suffolk/norfolk that green lanes around here?

haha nice one !!

Hello everyone! my name is craig, I'm 20 from bury st edmunds in suffolk, I'm currently serving in HM forces, which is where i instantly discovered my passion for land rover Defenders. i joined this forum as all the questions i typed in to do with parts and DIY led me to this site, well...