Recent content by lazyterrier

I managed to get the blue header apart by breaking it. It has 4 multi finger plates in it that short 4 sets if wires together. One of them has melted plastic on it, when I pulled it out and put it in the other way round the lights started working apart from those on the A frame so I have clearly...

The plot thickens. Apart from unsuccessfully trying to get at this blue block I have not changed anything. Last night when I tried to lock it, the central locking did not lock, instead the the extra head lights fitted on the A frame flashed. Am going to trace the wires back from them to see...

I have a 2001 Defender 90 TD5. In the winter the headlights stopped working on a snowy night but were OK the next day and until a week ago. (6 Months). After much troubleshooting, I find the brown/blue 12v supply to the switch is not live. I have checked fuses. My garage told me it was the blue...

I have a t-max 8500 winch on my 90. It has been reliable despite abuse from both me and the previous owner. It got very stiff and I assumed it was full of water so I decided to strip it down. I opened the motor to find it with a lot of fine sand and some water in it. The brushes were seized in...

I have a nasty feeling that the engine has suffered some serious damage from the oil gallery blockage from when the head gasket was replaced a couple of years before I owned it or from the sudden drop in oil pressure. During the head rebuild done by the garage the cam shaft was worn and replaced...

I have a 2001 Defender TD5. Despite less than 60,000 miles it’s been off roaded extensively and had much work done on it before I bought it including a new head gasket. People often said it didn’t sound right and then one day it cracked a rocker and bent a valve. This was fixed and the garage...