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Thanks people. That really helps. The perished gasket I've found is between the thermostat housing (21) and the coolant outlet elbow, but I've bought the gasket 19 in error. The gasket I've found is obviously not a standard fitting as it doesn't appear in the diagram and the rubber on the...

Hi Defender 1995 300TDI I noticed a serious coolant leak from the housing joint by the thermostat. I undid the coupling and found a very perished gasket and also that the rubber seal on the thermostat was massively deformed and obviously need replacement. However I am confused because the...

Hi 1995 Defender 300TDI My temperature gauge recently stopped working (always showed totally cold). So I earthed the connector on the back of the gauge and this caused the pointer to shoot up to fully hot as expected. I then replaced the sensor in the engine block with this one from ebay...

Starts fine. Kermit, when you say "damp" are you thinking contamination or just atmospheric damp, cos it's been doing this all through the summer, including when garaged.

Hi Defender 110 300tdi. Judders when pulling away when cold (i.e. left overnight), but very quickly stops juddering after only a few hundred metres of driving. Occasionally get slightest bit of judder when changing up higher gears (maybe second to third) when revs are low. Been like this for at...

Thanks for all the info and input. I eventually decided to call in an auto-electrician as I didn't want to be randomly ordering parts. Having ruled out the switch, the dim dip relay and the headlight stalk ( all things I would have tried replacing ) he found a failed relay ( yellow ) adjacent to...

So this afternoon I removed the dash, found the pink dim dip relay, pulled it out and put a wire loop between 30 and 87 on the relay base as per this post https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/bypassing-a-dim-dip-unit.184641/. I checked on a youtube video that I was hitting the correct pins...

Thanks guys. But I'm new to auto-electrics. As I understand it the dim dip relay puts on dim dipped beams when the sidelights are on AND the engine is running, yes? Does it's failure mean that it is always operating so my dipped beams are always dim? And this is unrelated to my main beam not...

Hi Defender 300tdi 1995. Last summer I replaced the headlamp reflector bowls, but not the bulbs, and did a daylight test to make sure the headlights came on ( they did ). Now it's dark at night I have 2 problems: 1> The main beams do not come on when the stalk is pushed forward, although...

Hi My 1996 300TDI lives outside in humid and rainy Cornwall. Last year it needed bulkhead welding and this year it's going to need a new rear cross member. I am not a mechanic but want to try and keep her alive for as long as possible. I have a large parking area and I could either build a...

Thanks guys. Very helpful. Can't find a kit for sale online though?

Hi 1996 Defender 300TDI. Yesterday when I parked the handbrake wouldn't engage and felt as though there was no resistance when I tried to engage it. I started up and moved off and tried again and it worked, although I have a sense it felt stiffer than previously. Since then it has exhibited...

@bluedog333 Do you mean these : https://yrmit.co.uk/product/lhs-bulkhead-full-vent-repair-panels-land-rover-defender-series-2-3/ Thanks.

Thanks for your sage advice. Does anyone have any opinions on whether these types of parts would be a good solution as a complete bulkhead is a bit of a tall order : http://www.brit-car.co.uk/blog/2015/07/new-product-defender-vent-repair-panels/ There seem to be a few places manufacturing these.

Hi In torrential rain yesterday I noticed water streaming into the cab of my 300TDI by the foot pedals. A quick look outside revealed a nasty rusty area that I suspect I could push a couple of fingers right through if I tried ( photo attached ). There are further developing rusty areas along...