Recent content by Jam5good

I did stumble on that part apparently it fits up to 2006 so that’s no good for me.

Great stuff, that will do nicely. Don’t suppose you have any links for the correct parts? Or catalogue part numbers?

So recently my bonnet has decided to pop up whilst driving, you can close it and it feels secure but once you set off, pop and up it comes. Iv adjusted the whole mechanism before when I had this issue but last night when I decided to try and readjust it again I noticed that the little screw...

A thread on this most likely already exists but the search bar is returning nothing. Iv got a ex MOD 90 300tdi that’s never had a radio installed, electrics isn’t a strong point of mine but I can follow directions easily enough with a little help. I would be starting an installation from...

Thanks to everyone who commented in this thread. It's helped me diagnose one big issue for my 90. As I'm looking to do a number of things to it in the future, I think I'll get an upgrade on the alternator front. 10 years on the Falkland Islands, open to the elements probably means a few things...

What would you do? Is there a better upgrade choice than just a replacement?

Right it's been 45 minutes with the battery connected and engine off... I think we have found the problem, the alternator is pretty warm.

If I pull fuse 2 it drops to 2.84 yes. I'll reconnect the battery and leave it a while then check on the alternator.

The drain has dropped to 3.45amps. Iv gone through and pulled each fuse individually and tested with the multimeter for each. Iv taken a few photos for reference and my findings. Iv not got as far as the alternator as I'm limited on space in my garage but that's the next stop, if only it would...

Cheers guys, might help if I read through this thread before going in guns blazing. Very helpful video, rechecked with amps this time reading 3.88

So I stuck my multimeter between the battery's negative pole and the cars negative lead and got a reading of 12.21v (with the engine off) I'll start pulling fuses next...

That's a great idea, at least I can try and narrow it down. Iv borrowed a multimeter from my neighbor, so I guess tomorrow evening is booked up. Thanks for everyone's suggestions and tips, I'll keep you posted with how I get on.

Thanks for the replies guys. If I leave the battery connected it goes flat so there must be some sort of parasitic drain. The alternator appears to charge the battery fine as I have connected it to my battery charger after going for a longish drive and it's back at 100% If I get hold of a...

Hi guys, I'm a newbie when it comes to electrics however I like to give everything a good go. So the existing battery in my defender failed beyond the point of saving even with my smart battery charger attempting to save it. So I had to buy a new one, everything was ok for about two days and...

Iv been driving land rovers for a few years for my job, but bought my first defender January this year. So I'm a newbie really, and I'll be wanting advice on numerous topics