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    Burning more oil than diesel!

    I did it a few years ago to an old 2.5 n/a I had Can all be done with the engine in place. Very easy and simple to do. Before I did that I have no knowledge of a doing that to an engine But I would test the compression first to give you an idea before you start They normally have problems...
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    Coolest Landrover you've seen thread

    Mine Of course :-)
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    Dash light green filter

    I did mine a few years ago and I did not remove the green filters. Still a lot brighter and clearer than the old ones , in fact just done my 110 also Although I have not yet worked out where to get a blue bulb that fits the clock, as they are different to the speedo and other gauges
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    Carpet decision

    House hold carpets are normally made from a hessin ( now banned by eu ) or action back ( which is a plastic copy of hessin ) the yarn used in house hold carpets can be made up from a few materials. Wool, wool and nylon mix, solution dyed nylon , poloypropolyne , and other made made items. Antron...
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    UK D90 Rental.

    That will be because behind the army they are the biggest buyers of land rovers in the world
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    Defender Hire

    SHB hire Biggest buyer of land Rovers in the world behind the army. So they will have one you can hire Sent from my iPhone
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    Defender 90 TD5 - Factory Auto?

    No they have not made a td5 they have made over time auto 300 tdi's And 4.0 v8. 's for Us and a auto hard top 90 4.0 v8 for the 50th special for the Uk Sent from my iPhone
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    What MPG do you get?

    I get about 28 mpg in my 110 But I always have the air con on in the 110 all year round so it will use a bit more than it should Ali Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    easy start

    I have used it in the past but have always heard that engines can get to the point they need it to start Funny thing is this stuff is called Start You Bastard here in Australia Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Storage in a 90

    This is the storage we have in the back of our 90 . Just two sets of units from Mobile storage . Work great and been used alot in our trips around . The best bit is they come out and fit in the 110 so use them in both cars
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    Whats a good tyre for africa

    mmm what a load of crap. couple of things. As said simex are a night mare on road And driving to South Africa you are not going to drive though every mud hole you see. More will be dirt track. Like here in Aus. I drove 26,000 miles on dirt tracks around Aus on BFG AT and did not have one...
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    UK to OZ - Vehicle Familiarisation

    I think i might have said this before so if i have then sorry but I have a 90 and when we did our touring the 90 was far too small for all our stuff we were taking with us. I also have a soft top so i could not really put a roof tent on. So i had to get a off road camper trailer. It...
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    UK to OZ - Fuel Tanks

    I have twin tanks on my 90 . I got a stainless tank for under the back (where the TD5 tanks goes)from WH wheel carriers in the Uk. Fills up form the original filler and has a v8 pump to pump form the second tank to the main tank when empty. Works fine and used it alot while traveling. Remeber...
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    UK to Oz - Tyres

    No worries Not much mud here in Aus , mostly sand and dust .(we are in a mayor drought here in Aus ) Yeah loads and loads of dust on the tracks. some so fine they joke it will get into a can of baked beans ;)
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    UK to Oz - Tyres

    They will tell you as you go on the beach in aus to deflate your tyres. Deflate them to about 18 psi You have two ways to deflate tyres One is staun tyre deflators, you get 4 of these that you put on and they will take you tyre pressures down to 18 PSI (pre set amout) but you can change...
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    UK to Oz - Tyres

    Most of the people who drive on the beaches in Aus :D :D You don't really want harsh treads in sand. If you look at sand tyres thay don't have huge amouts of tread. Reason being that you want to travel along the top of the sand (hence why you deflate your tyres on sand to give you greater...
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    Weight Loading Considerations 110 CSW

    Oh i bet the insurance company will when you roll it because you have too much weight up top
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    UK to Oz - Tyres

    Keep your BFG AT they are a great tyre . Hundred times better than coopers anyway. Coopers were/are pushed hard over here but are seen to have alot more puntures than BFG and have weeker side walls too. Also the wear down alot quicker than BFG. But there again you get what you pay for as they...
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    UK to OZ - Snorkel Thingy Needed?

    In Aus you stop when a trucks comes the other way as they are massive and the dust is the least of your problems (never mind the fact the amout of dust they throw up you can't see where you are going anyway, and i used to turn the engine of to protect it ). Rocks being chucked at you windscreen...
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    Forecourt diesel prices haven't peaked yet...

    Price hit 50p Ltr today in Brisbane , hope it does not go up much more :( :(
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