Probably a stupid question but on a 300tdi should the thermostat housing be full of coolant? Also should the top radiator hose be full too? Thanks in advance.

My 300tdi defender is running slightly hot, about a quarter before the red. It also gets to temperature very quickly, within a couple of miles. It never gets to the red but I definitely dont want to keep running it hot. Just looking for some ideas before I start digging into it properly. Thanks.

Just about to cut the old crossmember off, I was just going to cut the wiring loom and solder it back together. But wondering if anyone has a better plan for the loom? Cheers

Ive been struggling for power and with huge amounts of black smoke under accelerations in my 300tdi defender and have narrowed it down to what i think is a dodgy turbo. Ive run it briefly with no air filter and checked the lift pump and the intercooler hoses and replaced one badly corroded...

Hi, I've had a 1997 defender 110 for a couple of years now and have enjoyed every second of owning it, however the time has come to do some work to it. So I've decided to sign up to this brilliant forum, and will shortly be asking some stupid and obvious questions.