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Hi, If you stuck for a engine. Got a N/A recon military unit which has covered around 1000miles since fitting. Will be coming out soon for V8 conversion so Its going spare. Open to sensible offers but they do need to be sensible.

hi, If you looking at a V8. idealy I would check for the basics oil in water, thick smoke on hard excelleration. and if you can put a sniffer on the coolent system to check for exhaust gasses in the coolent. Also listen for worn cam shaft and tappet noise. Idealy if you can get a garage with...

Hi All, I heard through the grape vine today that the Company which supports the Land Rover warranties were pulling the plug on the scheme due to the costs involved in fixing these fine British machines. But its not just land rover is the jeep brand as well. Not sure how true it is but might...

Hi, The ABS light and The ! symbol stay lit, until the booster bump on the powered brake system has reached pressure. you will hear it running. so just see if the lights go out once the pump stops running. You do have to be going quicker than 5 MPH. You could be looking at a tired booster pump...

Hi, Had the same problem on my rangie. There are two connectors one for the LH and one for the RH elements. these are under the front scuttle. Easy job to remove. All you have to do is remove the panels which run vertically up the side of the screen with the door seals. Then remove the cover...

Hi, Im insured with Lancaster and in the same boat as rangiep38. only 24. and my insurance is £480 full comp. also due to engine work I have just had to have done. managed to get them to agree to a valuation on it rather than market value. Bryan.

hi, Sounds like the P gasket. Common fault and relatively easy to fix. B.

So the 2.5DT sounds like a farm car then, If you are going to buy a Peggy then you want all the options otherwise look at all the fun you are going miss out on fixing all the faults.

Hi, If I was looking for a engine I would talk to RPI V8, they know there stuff. Whats the resoning for a new engine?. If you going to spend 4k I would rebuild what you have got including remanchining the block to take the top hat liners. Thats what I did a few months back. My total cost for...

Hi, You missed the most expensive design fault with the TD5 and thats cylinder head shuffle. caused buy the plastic tubes locating the cylinder head to the block melting, which intern means the head moves. Not good and can cause valves to kiss the side of the cylinder. even worse. Personally I...

Hi All Heres your lesson for the day. How to change your fuel pump in a few easy steps. The first tool you are going to need is a 4 or 2 post ramp. You need to get the vehicle up in the air or you are going to struggle like bugary with out. Also make sure ther is next to no fuel in the tank...

Hi, Depending on the age of your 90. You will probably find the wiring is already fitted. As Land Rover design them to be universal vehicles. Slip the right hand rear light box cover off and remove the switch panel from the dash. It would help if you had a wire diagram at least it would tell...

Hi. You missed SE of your list. There are many diffrent options which change model year to year but still get called the same model. As a example I own a 1997 4.0 SE. which comes with heated leather seats, HVAC, Cruise control. Electric mirrors. electric windows etc. but it dosn't have the...

Hi, Had the same problem on my 1998 model. Wasnt until I had to do rear brake pipes which ment taking the tank out and found the inlet and outlet pipes had corroded through on the fuel pump unit. Thats were the leak was. So had to put a new fuel pump unit in. To top it all of the fuel pump...

All, Just to clarify a few things. I do know were I live. Thanks for that. I am just south of guildford. in Hampshire, not guildford hampshire!!. yella, If you want the doors, well whats left of them. might be of use to some one. probably £40 for the pair. Bryan....

I fitted a range rover transfer box in my 90. I found it to be great on motorways but a little to hi geared around the town. found I was using 2nd and 3rd a lot more. But it did fly and just kept pulling. I did find that driven sensably it improved my mpg no end. If you are going to change the...

Hi, To start with the last size given in a tyre code is the rim size. so in your case a 255x70x16 is ment for a 16" rim. standard landrover. The two things to watch for is if you go for a wider tyre like 285x95x16 idealy these should be fitted to a slightly wider rim. The secound thing to watch...

yella, Just south of guildford, hampshire? why? Bryan

Hi, Just put series doors on my 90 in replacment for my old one piece doors. The hinges are the same and they bolt straight on. The diffrent is the latch and strickers. Idealy you need to fit the anti burst type of latch assembly. in doing this the holes are already in the bulkhead. If you are...

Hi, If you are going to fit it on the bonnet, and you havnt yet purchased the a mount. I would get the genuine kit from land rover. included is all the parts needed to mount the spare wheel to the bonnet but also includes a diffrent bonnet stay as 90/110 with spare wheels on the bonnet have a...