Recent content by Alan Henry Crossley

Yes I think that you are correct. I am going to leave it with my own mechanic to see if he can fix it, and in the interim I will look into the possibility of having it transported to him. I don’t know him personally but he has been in LR business for 20 years. When I spoke to him on the phone he...

Thank you for your support. My mechanic is the one who is working on the car and I am not sure which system he uses, but I believe it is a good one. My initial question was answered by you in your last text, my thought process was a question of the beneficial cost of buying a Nanocom reader. I’m...

Thank you for your help. Do you think that it is imperative that I have a Nanocom code reader? Regards Alan

Thanks to everyone who has posted thoughts on non starting Defender Td5. Unfortunately, having tried the “official” procedure of purging after non fuel cutouts I am no closer to resolving the problem and hearing the engine run again. Given the number of potential mechanical and electrical...

Hello Tilly2. I have the same issue on my Td5 90. Did you manage to resolve the problem on your son’s car, and if yes can you please tell me how? Kind regards Alan

With my current luck the matches would not ignite!

Has anyone suggested a replacement ECU? Apparently, dampness can cause all sorts of problems. It’s where to start spending that presents an expensive problem.

That doesn’t sound good. I have spent over €3,000 on new parts for the refurbishment which are not going to be much use on a non running Td5! Thank you for your kind reply.

Did you get your problem solved?