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Oh dear, I've only gone and sold it! After 8 years and loads of work I've sold my TD5 90. Time for a big clearance of bits tools etc.

My FL2 has 16" wheels and tyres are getting harder to find, so I bought a set of 17" from an ad on e Bay. Anyone done this ? The rolling diameter is very similar due to the tyre size but I wondered if its necessary to let the ECU know the wheels are changed.

I do not own this Vehicle but I know the person looking to sell it and offered to put it here to increase the possibility that an enthusiast might take it up and restore it. Chassis is an unknown but will probably need welding or replacing front outriggers are rusted, Diesel engine but has...

As per title Was in my defender 90 but not used as I managed to get two folding seats. £20 pick up.

My 4 year old battery seemed not to hold its charge, so I did some investigation, put on a spare battery and that's when I noticed that the + terminal was getting hot when the engine had been ticking over for a few minutes. Tried a short run and it was pretty hot along with the cable to the...

I think I need a new battery, I bought a Hankook one with 4 years warranty and after 4 1/2 years it seems to struggle to hold charge. I put my old LR one from the Freelander on today and noticed that the terminal gets warm after starting up and running for a few minutes, I cleaned them up very...

Just bought new body caps for my 90 the old ones were shot. I know there are a few threads on here about this, maybe it's an age thing but I want to bring a few questions together and hope the people who have done it previously will share their experiences. 1 do you buy a set of rubber seals...

I badly need new tub tops for my 2001 Defender 90, can anyone reccomend a good place to get them?

I have a Defender 90 TD5 2001 with a 15P engineand a NNN000120 ECU I am trying to find a copy of the standard map for this, I downloaded the Nanocom map wizard which should generate the maps and as far as I can see the map needed is : sthle022 sttlp009. Anyone able to confirm this? Has...

During my Defender TD5 engine rebuild I would love to replace the engine loom, I have a used loom which I am assured is OK and today I started the task of replacing it but hit some snags. Old loom is YSB000860, MOD B Issue A New loom is YSB000882 Mod J Issue B In the box under...

Since I bought my defender, I have been threatening to re build the engine, the cam shaft is damaged and I thought I might use this to trigger a full re build, I intend to do the rings the bottom end shells and all other bits that deserve attention although I can see that getting a bit expensive...

I want to replace my TD5 camshaft (year 2001 15p engine) I bought a second hand cam shaft and rocker shaft, the rocker shaft seems easy to identify the 10p from the 15p But the cam shaft is a different story, I have a shaft but need to be 100% sure its correct but I can’t see any...

Just wondered if anyone could help me out with a problem on my 2010 Freelander 2 The car does not have factory fitted GPS or reversing camera and I wanted to have these things, so I bought one of the Xtrons Android units which would offer both, unit is avalible on tbay see...

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Had a leaky oil seal on the rear output shaft of my transfer box, and it was starting to affect the hand brake. So I ordered a kit from island 4x4, and stripped it out fitted new flange, seal, felt washer, plain washer and new nut, but when I tightened up the nut the shaft starts to lock up...

I had an advisory on my MOT that the rear diff input seal is leaking, just wanted to try and get the advice of anyone who has done this job, is it OK just to get the seal and just one out one in. Or is it wizer to replace what the seal runs on as well I suspect this would be the input flange...

I am sure I have seen this somewhere but I have tried all kinds of serches and cant find it. Could any of the TD5 victims on here tell me the thread size of the fuel pressure sensor which is mounted on the fuel pressure regulator. Jus want to use it to make a pressure test.

Recent MOT on my defender was a just made it job on emission so I bought some injector cleaner and added it to the tank, it is now smoking like mad when cold seems to lack power and when I lift of the throttle it seems to want to run on. When I stop I can hear the tank pump whining. I am going...

Just scraped through MOT test today but I have a feeling that my TD5 15p has a couple of sticky injectors, just wondered if anyone has any good ones to sell. Looked around and there seems to be plenty saying came out of working engine but condition unknown no come backs, would prefer to get some...

Booked in my Defender TD5 90 (2001) for MOT today, and it wont start. I am not the worlds best auto electrician. When I switch on the ignition I dont get the yellow lights for plug heaters and cant hear the fuel pump. Checked the relays 19 and 16 I have a live feed on pin 87 fuel pump relay so...