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Hi Defender 1995 300TDI I noticed a serious coolant leak from the housing joint by the thermostat. I undid the coupling and found a very perished gasket and also that the rubber seal on the thermostat was massively deformed and obviously need replacement. However I am confused because the...

Hi 1995 Defender 300TDI My temperature gauge recently stopped working (always showed totally cold). So I earthed the connector on the back of the gauge and this caused the pointer to shoot up to fully hot as expected. I then replaced the sensor in the engine block with this one from ebay...

Hi Defender 110 300tdi. Judders when pulling away when cold (i.e. left overnight), but very quickly stops juddering after only a few hundred metres of driving. Occasionally get slightest bit of judder when changing up higher gears (maybe second to third) when revs are low. Been like this for at...

Hi Defender 300tdi 1995. Last summer I replaced the headlamp reflector bowls, but not the bulbs, and did a daylight test to make sure the headlights came on ( they did ). Now it's dark at night I have 2 problems: 1> The main beams do not come on when the stalk is pushed forward, although...

Hi My 1996 300TDI lives outside in humid and rainy Cornwall. Last year it needed bulkhead welding and this year it's going to need a new rear cross member. I am not a mechanic but want to try and keep her alive for as long as possible. I have a large parking area and I could either build a...

Hi 1996 Defender 300TDI. Yesterday when I parked the handbrake wouldn't engage and felt as though there was no resistance when I tried to engage it. I started up and moved off and tried again and it worked, although I have a sense it felt stiffer than previously. Since then it has exhibited...

Hi In torrential rain yesterday I noticed water streaming into the cab of my 300TDI by the foot pedals. A quick look outside revealed a nasty rusty area that I suspect I could push a couple of fingers right through if I tried ( photo attached ). There are further developing rusty areas along...

Hi During the last week my Defender TDI 300 has lost power immediately when starting a couple of times. Both times I was parked facing up a reasonable hill and pulled off only to almost immediately stall. I then restarted the engine and sailed off without problem. I have also noticed that...

Hi I'm trying to follow Bustersbus's instructions for UJ replacement ( cheers Buster ). However my attempts to extract the circlips have been a disaster. So far I have broken 2 pairs of pliers and 1 screwdriver and I have a small pile of broken pieces of circlip. I read elsewhere that such a...

My battery warning light comes on and off, sometimes several times within the space of a minute. I had this problem 6 months ago and thought I'd fixed it by cleaning an oxidised connector behind the warning light panel - however today the problem has returned. I have read, digested and tested...

Defender 300 TDI 1995. After a heavy snowfall ( strange as I am in Southern Spain ) I stupidly attempted to clear the windscreen with the front wipers. They jammed. Now the wipers don't park, and all the speed settings just operate at the same normal speed. What have I done ???? Thanks...

For reasons I am too embarrassed to admit I have just changed my oil but been forced to abort the filter change and put back the original and filthy oil filter. I now have the correct new filter and am wondering about the possibility of just replacing the oil filter without draining the new...

My header tank is leaking from the centre seal and I'm losing about a pint of fluid every couple of days. Heading the advice of others on this forum not to try and bodge a fix ( "why risk the entire motor for the cost of a new expansion tank ?" ) I'm gonna have to fork out for a new one. I've...

Hi I'm trying to understand the Paddocks part description. For instance in the Defender section : "Sidelight lens - white - to 95MY - LA" My Defender has chassis number SALLDHAF7MA965429 from which I understand the M tells me its a 95, but I can't understand what their MY-LA designtation...

Newbie !!!! Defender 300TDI Yesterday my ignition light/battery warning light on the dash started to come on and off intermittently whilst driving. Today it remains lit constantly whilst driving. I have put a meter on the battery and the voltage remains constant when I start the engine, and...

Hi My Defender 110 TDI300 has developed a strange noise issue. The noise has the following qualities : - screeching, abrasive sound - sounds as though coming from front of car on drivers side ( probly ) - only occurs when moving - much more noticable when foot comes of the accelerator - seems...

A year or ago my 1995 Defender TDI300 started intermitently running hot. There didn't seem to be a pattern to the behaviour although it was almost guaranteed to occur when I undertook a 15 minute steep climb ( I live in the mountains ). However the ambient temperature seemed irrelevant. It...

Hi Firstly forgive me my lack of landy savvy and mechanical savvy. I live in Southern Spain and have a Defender TDI300 which used to have stock Avon Rangemaster 7.50 R 16 8 ply tyres. Recently 2 of the tyres needed replacement and my local garage replaced them with Deestone Extra Traction...