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I have an oil leak that's slowly getting worse. Its showing on the 2 lower bellhousing to engine/sump bolts. looks, feels and smells like engine oil and not gearbox or diesel fuel. The rear camshaft seal is also dry. There bellhousing looks dry above the bolts. Can't see any other leak around...

I noticed loads of threads on R380 gearbox oil. I have a replacement gearbox from ashcroft, fitted a couple of years back, and done less than 1000 miles on it. Was poor when changing down to 3rd gear at low revs, I.e. coming up to a junction, just would not go in, but didn't crunch gears. With...

I'm after a bit of advice. My steering wheel, typeB 48 spline. Is in poor shape, the foam around the rim rotates on the steel core.. I intend to replace with a smaller diameter 340mm to gain a little more knee room mainly. I cant afford a momo brand and ideally want to spend less than £150...

Having cleared away all mud and rubbish encased on my chassis mounted fuel filter I found the metal cover hanging off and the filter manifold rotted... I'm debating on having some ABS plastic enclosures made with seals to replace it... I'm wondering what people's views are... am I trying to fix...

Hi all Just for the hell of it im going to pressure test my steering pump and box.. I have suitable gauge, valve and hoses... but need to get the right adaptor to connect to pump discharge port. I don't suppose anyone knows the fitting size?... I can then get an adaptor from my local hydraulic...

Hi All sorry if similar has been posted before... but i have fitted a new CHRA in my turbo today... i then wanted to test that my wastegate actuator was actually working... below is what i did. i used my push bike front fork pump which has a gauge on it (PSI / Bar).. i disconnected the actuated...

Hi All Just writing this out of frustration... my friendly mechanic fitted an overhauled steering box to my defender TD5, supplied by Paddocks... After only 50 miles, the input shaft seal started leaking.... took box off, to return unit... with thhe box off, i decided may be a quick fix, so...

Hi all... removed oil cooler to check it over as turbo and exhaust manifold off... so access good... anyway whilst cleaning gasket faces to refit I noticed lots of fine cracks inside the cooler housing at one end..... just out of interest has anyone experienced this?... looks like I'm in the...

long story but I've removed drivers wing and front panel etc as sent them to a friend to panel beat the creases and dents out!!.. with the front off I noticed my radiator core was sagging, but no leaks, so decided to fit new radiator and for good measure changed the water pump.... I then checked...

I have rebuilt my front axle but I'm not happy with the hub preload... on mine it has the spacer between the bearings and single hub nut... thing is the spacer is the longest one 15.5mm... torque up to 210Nm... all new bearings seals etc... but I was surprised how much drag there is due to the...

Hi I'm slowly rebuilding my front axle, final drive, swivels, all bearings seals etc... I'm ready to fit new CVs to the original half shafts, but i noted when I stripped theses out, they did not have the spacer that butts up against the CV joint. my defender is a 2003 year, I cant find anything...

hi all Just got my axle and suspension bits back after having had them blasted and painted by a chap in Fulbeck Lincolnshire, so can now start to rebuild.. I'm wondering whether to use a suitable "gear oil" RTV gasket maker instead of the paper gaskets for sealing the swivel ball to the axle...

Hi in the process of rebuilding my front axle + suspension... pulled the final drive/diff out the axle, and there is no obvious damage, but it does have excessive play in the diff. I was debating on rebuilding this myself.. mad I know!.. but I can only find workshop manual for the older...

afternoon... just thought I would vent my frustrations, by telling anyone who needs a laugh, how I’ve spent 4hrs trying to remove the front axle drive flanges.... seized solid, all the way along the complete length of the spline... Yesterday dropped the axle and suspension off... not easy as...

Hi all, I'm after a little bit of help, with testing the MAP/IAT. only recently bought my defender TD5 2003 yr. It needs a fair bit of work, the first thing i've found is that the engine was seriously sluggish, I tested the (MAF) mass air flow sensor, confirmed 12V supply and earth good, but...

Hi All This is my first post... I have recently bought a defender TD5 90, 2003 year. its not exactly been well maintained, so is perhaps best described as a rolling overhaul project. I decided to take it to a friendly mechanic friend to sort a few leaks, and fit a new clutch, also ended up...

Hi All I've bought a land rover defender 90 TD5 by mistake!!... eek. its got 150k on it, so decided the first job was to take it to a friendly hairy mechanic to get her checked over and fix the many, many fluid leaks, and diagnose the, dry low pitch noise, when lifting clutch! beyond this I will...