Recent content by JMartin

This is amazing, quick back story I just bought my series 3 Land Rover this weekend feb 2021 and I am absolutely not a mechanic I’m just an idiot who loved landys more than money . So I was underneath the 1971 AKA 50 year old rear Springs today after the worst pothole I have ever experienced in...

got my 90 gutted of all tools being as i'm now self-selfemplyed jobless as of covid19. i even went as far as lifting the rubber mats for a all inclusive hoover party. whilst i'm here tho mind me asking if anyone knows of any known company that makes SWB pop tops i can only find the 110 alu-cab...

ok damn it :( sounds like you all agree that the pumas not the way to go ill stick with the td5 from turners, thank you guys for helping sorry I replied so late. :)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMPLETE-LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-2-2-TDCi-PUMA-ENGINE-GEARBOX-TRANSFER-BOX-LOW-MILES-/263992700901 im kind of tempted to swap for a puma it would work out cheaper looking at this complete set, compared to my initial quote

here's my quote click the link GV53ZHF

yes all turners engines come with the new head :D

hello, i'm afraid i'm not entirely sure I know that something cracked likely from overheating expanding... and diesel was leaking in to the oil sump :eek:. it also had an RPM error report and something else, I was told this is a common cause of the turbo blowing as well, sadly ill be honest its...

hi I hadn't thought of the flywheel tbh i'm not a mechanic so after posting this I will be googling what that is :confused:.... the garage which by the way is a Land Rover specialist only. did give me a second quote of £4g's all in with a second hand Ebay engine from a disco but that was £600+...

evening all, thought I might get some advice and figured a thread with this many posts/views would be a good source, I somehow managed to single handedly catastrophically destroy my TD5 engine of only 112,000 miles 2004 defender 90 I'm the 3rd owner bought 3 years ago..... she's currently in the...

evening all, thought I might get some advice, I somehow managed to single handedly catastrophically destroy my TD5 engine of only 112,000 miles 2004 defender 90 I'm the 3rd owner bought 3 years ago..... she's currently in the garage with a quote of just over £10g's for a reconditioned turner...

I am no expert, in-fact I logged on to ask if anyone knows where to buy stainless steel front and back mud flap bolts for my 90...... but it looks like a bolt head had sheered of (a long time ago) judging by the rust... same thing happened to my old 110 on the rear passenger door stay looked...

yes after thinking about it and driving about today, I like my sus springs as they are so Ill just get them replaced I would imagine their just standard I do carry tools I have fitted so shelves in the Rear I will add a pic, but the ride is nice almost maybe too bouncy but I'm not doing springs...

note to self, don't drive by Barnsley. should I update a hazard warning to Waze users

I also had various spots of leaking engine and both diffs but was unable to determine the source. but I didn't mention the leaks I though that would be a given here.