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I quickly learnt... I bought a 1986 200 tdi. didnt really pay much for it so what do you expect but it turned out to be a heap of ****... everything that could leak did leak and everything that could break, broke. so swapped it for a 1999 td5, spent a bit more money on it but have never looked...

Hi! As said above. I have no heating but can get cold air through the blowers. I checked my coolant and it's got some sludge in the cap and oil floating in the coolant and my temp gauge is showing just below half.. I'm guessing this is all linked and I'm going to flush the coolant in the...

No roof rack. Big chuncky tyres but I would have thought that it if it was the tyres it would get louder the faster I go but it only happens at 50+

Yea I will do. I'll also check it's secure tomorrow. I'll get back to ya.

yea generally. :)

no its more of a low pitch hum...

haha. nah it a safari snorkel.

Hi Bought a defender in the last week, and when it gets above about 50mph a humming noise comes from the front right of the landy. It sounds like when you blow into a beer bottle and you get that resonating noise. Could this be my wheel bearing or snorkel? Im just guessing... Im slightly new...

My defender had a lying fuel gauge... Turned out that the last person to fit the sender put it in a few degrees out. So it would occasionally catch on the side of the tank and show false readings. Hope it helps. And I used to get 30 mpg in my 200 tdi

I had the same problem about a month ago. Placed an order for the two cylinders and the next day on my way to work I pressed the clutch down, a puddle appeared below my foot and I had no clutch... Im guessing it sucked in a load of air and decided to dump the fluid. but its all fixed now :)

Hi all! Just picked up my new 90! It's got very little maintenance history and I was just wondering if you guys follow the maintenance schedule land rover or Haynes set out? I have time to do what my Haynes manuel asks but is all of it necessary? Cheers!

I think it was '87 when the rear seat belt law came in... if that helps

I may be able to help if it's not too late... Pm me

I think if a vehicle is registered before 1986 and seat belts have never been fitted it is not required to fit any in the rear. If it was registered after there is only a requirement on stand alone seats. Thats why you dont need a seat belt on a bus... theyre mostly bench seats...

What year was it registered? Has it ever had seat belts in there?

Hi all, Just to let anyone know, Im commuting from Bristol to Gloucester daily and on weekends to Birmingham. Or a pit stop for loads, as I am 10 minutes from the Severn bridge, the M4 and M5. Will go out of my way for some beer money but otherwise happy to help. Give me a pm.

My D reg 90 had a recon 200tdi and ran beautifully. It was the gearbox, clutch, steering box, power steering pump that went. Oh and it caught on fire once. This is why I'm curious wether it was my bad luck or defenders are simply not meant for motorway driving

Great! Looks like it'll be a defender! My last one was a pain in the arse! It kept breaking down, even after replacing everything! But it is a 1986 model... Cheers guys

Hi all, I have just aquired a large apple orchard wig some very rough tracks. And I do alot of travelling. About 50 miles a day, mostly on motorways. I can only afford one vehicle so I need to know if a defender will be capable of the 50 miles a day at 60 mph. I have time for maintenance but...

Hi! Well my power steering reservoir has been leaking for a while now and iv just got round to ordering a new one. My local parts man informed me that they don't make the same part for my 86' LR90 any more but the newer version should fit. Got it today and realised that it has no brackets to...