Joined yesterday after being an outsider looking in as a guest for a while. I'm John, from near Wymondham in Norfolk. I have a 2001 Defender td5 90 which my wife enjoys driving as much as I do, and it has been very loyal to us not minding where it goes or what tasks it is trained to do!! When...

Cold starting has gradually become worse in the last few weeks. Prior to this the fuel pump was noisy so this was renewed and new glo plugs were fitted. The engine just turns without success and it has been sometimes 12/15 turns of the key before it fired mostly with the accelerator flat on the...