Recent content by Defender98

Solved, Switched to 10w40 and it starts beautifully..

Still, odd though as when using a lookup it states: Defender - 2.5 300TDI 1994-1998 RX1905 RX1989 15w40 mineral, Yet there are various posts and results over google stating they don't particularly like 15w40...

Nope, no difference. - Will drop the oil and give it a switch to 10w40 when i next get a chance and see if that works. If that's at me, the genuine filter didnt even come with a plastic on it lol, just in a card box with a rubber bung in the top.

I've just beenn out and taken off the new genuine filter (Which is completely hollow inside) and popped on the old filter for now as that has some spring thing when looking into the hole; Will see in the morn if it's made any difference; If not i'm going to drop the oil out of it and pickup...

Do you think it's worth grabbing a new Bosch filter which was there before and some more oil to give it a switch, see if it solves the issue? or am i just going to waste money unneccessarily, Surely though a genuine filter from landy shouldn't cause this? Do you think it's doing any significant...

Unsure, its just a genuine one straight from land rover, coated in white. The old one was a black bosch one fron memory

Wonder if this is why there was a thinner oil behind the seat and ive just unearthed the problem...

Hi folks, Got a 1998 Defender 90, 300tdi. Unknown service history apart from the fact the fuel filter had a date from 3 years ago on it and that there was some halfords 5w40 oil behind the seat. Swapped all the filters for genuine replacements from landrover and swapped whatever oil was in it...

So my (Our) chassis auto-lube system(s) are now going to cause many a pickle under the new MOT rules... I've got leaks from the engine, leaks from the front, leaks at the back, have any of you guys had some unforgiving MOT's and what has been required to get through? i'm really not looking...