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I'm presuming this is an FL1 Td4 ? if so there is a nut which you can tighten at the rear of the tensioner. Also only use corteco pulley if it needs changing. 1 New bolt be careful as some bolts are longer than others. 2 3 4 You should be...

They were secure; hidden in a locked and alarmed vehicle.

SOLVED… I had replaced the camshaft position sensor last year, with an off-brand cheapie new one, just as part of a maintenance drive. Buy cheap, buy twice. It was knackered already. Poor volts measured across the sensor at cranking (<1v, should...

I somewhat agree with Freddie, but, society the way it is these days, if the knives where to be stolen someone would be asking why they weren't secure ?

A knife genuinely carried for ‘bushcraft’ or similar would be ok at the bottom of your rucksack, locked in the boot. I regularly have 3 or 4 shotguns in the car with me. Simply in the boot, unloaded and in gun slips (granted, they are not left...

Just beware of any wiring or pipe work behind panels before you start drilling.

I think the spare wheel area might be the place. Having access to it whilst driving would actually be a negative. It’s to store knives/sharp things for some (legal) outdoor stuff I do where I may be parked up for a few days and I won’t have the...

I used to stamp part of my drivers licence number on my alloy wheels in the eighties, got me a set back once

I'm with Nodge, plenty of space around the spare wheel.

Or keep it under the boot floor, around the spare wheel. If you make sure you double lock the car every time, the only way in is through a broken window, and accessing the under boot floor without the rear hatch open is basically impossible...

If something is risky enough to warrant needing a safe, but small enough to fit in something smaller than a shoe box, why leave in your car in the first place? Just put ‘it’ the glove box out of sight, or the boot and pull the cover over - no one...

Many folk have the problem of dangling headlining. Mine has got bad enough to look at now. It was fine in the front, but rear seat passengers complained about the built in hair restyling mech built into the roof !! So, bought some aerosol spray...

Take it back and refuse under it not being fit for purpose, what makes you think the MIL light as been turned off.

Several of the major suppliers do these for Defender so worth asking them.

So first you need to confirm how your batteries are wired. Cos it will make alot of difference when you need new elctrical bits. J

Welcome, Lots of questions and lots of answers here. The fuses are fairly standard fuses (not the same as modern ones though). You should be able to see when they blow or put a multi meter over them. The top white fuse for example is clearly...

That type fuse and fuse holders are notorious for making a bad contact. I would replace the blown one after disconnecting the batteries, removing all the fuses and cleaning up the fuse holders and fuse contact ends with some wire wool or...

How about AC Motor Services ? :D 🤔

That don’t need a re spray :). J

Yep, hate those electric handbrakes. I said that to the salesman when we test drove the wife's Zafira. He said, after a while you will never want to go back to manual handbrake. Well, I hate them even more now ! Especially since Mrs borrowed...

Plenty of older vehicles around here. Had a look at an electric job the other day, just an electric servo motor pulling on cables. Another thing to go wrong so folk do not learn how to hill start using the hand brake!:(:(

Yes go from the seat box center plate. Clean and a tad of lube may do it. Could be ratchet itself worn or the pawl that catches in it has gone/worn. When learning to drive a long time ago I was taught to pull brake up with thumb on button and...

Removing the gear lever is a case of just pulling it up and off ! But, if it was only that easy. The gator should pull down away from the knob. Then the lower part of the gear knob has two plastic prongs which grip a recess on the stick. It does...

The key has a chip in the black plastic part of the key. It is this chip that 'talks' to the coil and sends correct signal to the immobiliser module and then to the engine ecu. Without the chip the car will not crank over. Ignition will work OK...

Sorted it with a thingy, tie wrap and some insulation tape. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Having a beer tonight.

Cheers Buddy 👍

They are self-under sealing… clever motors

OK, I found the following installation reference document HERE. Very disappointed by the supplier that they do not have an English equivalent guide (only available in German 🤬). Just in case someone else needs the document in the future, I have...

Hi MCBRL search the internet for the following document d2_electricalcircuitdiagrams_2000.pdf and also discovery-ii-electrical-library.pdf

Looked at it sitting in the corner of my garden sulking because Im not paying it attention...... So Im leaving it for another 6 months.