Recent content by mellors89

Had another play with it the morning, cleaned all the earths up and got the multimeter out. So when you turn on the ignition and wait for the glow plug light to go off, the voltage at the glow plugs is zero, then the light goes off and the voltage still stays at zero. About five seconds after...

OK, so I had a quick look at lunch and I managed to get it to start. I bypassed the battery earth cable (hooked up a jump lead from the battery to engine block) This got it running. After a few minutes I turned it off and it starts with the key like normal. What I am guessing is because the...

Removed the gearbox and transfer box. Used an engine crane through the drivers door and dropped it down and pushed back about 10 inches. The only wires we touched are the main earth from the battery to the exhaust mount bracket. Then disconnected the handbrake switch wire. There was two wires...

Hi Guys, Defender 90 300tdi did a clutch change over the bank holiday weekend. Now it is having starting problems, we have never had starting issues before. The defender was stood for four months before we did the clutch change. We have mixed some fresh diesel in the tank, and also fully...

I didn't realise there's was two! My bad. I had the rectangular one off before. Guess I need to check the one mentioned above. So circular one on top!

I had the cover off before I dropped the gearbox. So when you lifted the clutch and tried to get drive, at a certain point you would get a rattle and all the gears on the transfer box would move like 1/8 of a turn or something. Suppose I don't want to do a fullclutch change without maki sure...

Finally got round to doing this today, been busy with work commitments. So got the gearbox and transfer box dropped down, had a look in the clutch. Looks to be ok, which is worrying. There's was some oil in there that shouldn't have been. Not much though. Clutch seems ok, but will be replaced...

It's definitely the 300TDI. I don't fancy pulling the whole engine out, I would never get it back in. Going with the sliding the gearbox back method. Got an engine crane sorted to go through the doors and a trolly jack for the rear of the gearbox. Should be able to slide it back and work on it...

I have a copy of the workshop manual for 1996 onwards. What is the Rave manual? The defender is a 90 TDI with the 2.5L engine. Registered August 1996. I get confused between the 200 and the 300, but I think its the 300. So i think my gearbox is the R380. Cheers

Any chance of getting the pictures working on this thread? Or can anyone recommend a good guide for doing the clutch? I will be doing this over the bank holiday. Cheers

I am starting to think its the clutch. Never done one on a defender though, easy enough job? Or would you send it in to be done? Cheers

Checked the transfer box over the weekend, took the inspection hatch off. It is getting drive, but not much. Cheers

Morning, Had a look at the transfer box over the weekend, looks to be fine. Teeth are all in good condition etc. Drained the oil and there were no metal chunks or metal on the sump plug. Can pretty much rule this out. Started the engine and tried to get drive, as you come up the clutch and...

Not 100% sure on this one, will check tomorrow. Would have though that if there was movement from them then at least the front or the rear wheels would have drive. When we had all four off the ground we got nothing. Will report back with what we find. Cheers

Yeh we have tried that and get nothing. Cheers