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Hi Cornish Rattler, mine's a 2001 Td5 Defender. I've had it coming up 5 years and it's been great. Its got 118k on it (it had 92k when I bought it). I've replaced the throttle sensor, clutch sensor, fuel sensor which all went within about 2 months of each other. Apart from that I service it...

I'm converting my Td5 90 from a tilt (which was originally a 90 CSW hard top) to a truck top, when it suddenly dawned on me that the bulkhead had been reduced by about 6 inches to let the seats go back further. Major issue... the truck top wouldn't bolt as there would be a huge gap across the...

Hi mermoto, TT to Defender...... good choice. Try RST in West Mersea. I have had a couple of '90s from them. Proper engineers not box changers and normally have some in stock. Where are you in Essex? Frosticles

Hi pressbrake welcome! I only dip in and out of the site. Here are you in Gods county? :D:D Frosticles

Hi Station House, Perfect! Just what I was looking for! Cheers mate Frosticles

Hi all, I think I know the answer, but I haven't got a owners handbook, when I turn on the ignition on my Td5 Defender 90, sometimes the speedo needle goes up to e.g. 50mph and comes back down. I assume this is a service indicator, but as I previously said I haven't got a owners manual. Am I...

Hi PD90O, Check the steering drop where it comes out of the steering box for leaks. This will cost you around £300.00 minimum to replace. There is no real seal replacement kit. Check the chassis carefully, rear cross member and any hidden parts (e.g. behind the fuel tank). I didn't once and paid...

Thanks, makes sense. Frosticles

Hi all, my 2001 Defender 90 has developed a strange noise (hard to describe but sounds like a seal lion barking!) from the front offside. It seems to be when I go on left lock and under power. It doesn't make the noise when it is coasting? Could it be the swivel ball? Thanks Frosticles

Hi Blaster, I had that with a 300Tdi CSW a few years ago. The fuel gauge was reading 1/3rd of a tank and it broke down on the M25..... When I took the cap off it did the same horrific sucking noise and the gauge dropped to below zero..... I took the cap apart and made sure the breather holes...

Hi, I have just bought another Landie 90 after being forced into selling my last one and buying a...... BMW.......:mad:! I got rid of the reason for buying the Bavarian POS....... my ex-wife and now got back what I want!!:cool: Can anybody tell me how many splines a 2001 Td5 90 has on the...

Hi Stephen 300tdi :D , If you are travelling at speed, do you occasionally see a plume/puff of black smoke appear behind you?

I just clicked on one of the workshop manual links and my PC ran out of memory downloading a 485 page German Defender manual!

Pi$$ taking ba$tard! I thought the in depth description about the ECU removal on the TD5 was quite extraordinarily well explained though!

RST Motors at West Mersea. www.rst-landrovers.co.uk I saw that one... he looked like he had a major panic on!