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I'm about to change the lower intercooler hose, the long one. This will be the 2nd time I've replaced it since owning this car. Basically, over time one of the belt driven wheels that's right near the hose, slowly eats away at it, until I get a hole. When fitting the hose, there's a reasonable...

Probably a common fault that someone is going to tell me instantly what it is - but basically, if I'm doing a tight turn, and accelerating quickly from stationary, for example out of a T-junction, I'm getting creaking/grinding noises coming from the back of the car somewhere. I mentioned it to...

Ok exploding might be exhagerating, but it got you here reading this! Bursting is probably more apt - although one of them really did give off an impressive bang. Basically, I bought a 2007 LR2 recently, it came with hole in the lower intercooler pipe section. But the previous owner had...

Ok, I know it's a common issue with an LR2, and I've tried to have a read of some other posts on the subject. But I keep seeing people saying that they've replaced these themselves, it's "just a bit fiddly" and "you need small hands" etc. But for the life of me, I can't work out how to change...

300tdi converted 1987 90.... Recently, if I go through a fair bit of standing water, I get heavy steering. I figured the belt is getting wet, shouldn't be too much to be alarmed about, even if it hasn't really done this before. The last week or so though, I'm now noticing the steering is...

I've had my 90 for about 5 years now, it came with a split charge system already in place, with the main, and and additional battery for the winch, relocated to a box in the rear. It's always worked a charm, I've never had any fault with it. Over lockdown, the landy didn't go very far, and on a...

Starting a few jobs on a new FL2 I've just bought... Noticed the aux input is missing, it's just a hole where it should be. I pulled the panel off to find a connector block with 4 cables. I suspect someone's previously installed something that used the aux input (possibly an aftermarket...

I know Land Rovers typically don't work with generic odb codes, so I'm suspecting the answer is "no". But does anyone know if a 2007 FL2 will work with one of these generic odb2 speedometers off eBay? I've got a GPS Speedo in my 90, and I will happily install one in the FL2 if the answer is...

Has anyone ever seen, bought or made a front access ladder for a defender? I've got a rear access ladder/syeps, but I'd really like to have something I can hook on at the front, from the bonnet to the roof, over the windshield, to provide steps to easily get from the bonnet to the front of my...

I've got an old 90, but it has a Disco 1 front axel. Last year I had a catastrophic bearing failure on the drivers side front where, whereby the inner wheel bearing welded itself to the sub axel. The heat generated also welded the break calliper bolts solid! So I proceeded to replace the hub...

Hi All, 300tdi conversion 90. I've posted a couple of times in here about my knocking/tapping noise coming from the transmission tunnel. Essentially whatever it is, it is related to revs, i.e. it's not speed related. In 1st gear it's a whine, in 2nd it's a rapid tapping, in 3rd a little slower...

I've been hunting this damn sound for a few months now. But all of a sudden today, it stepped it up a notch. It's gone from a faint tapping noise when sometimes engine breaking, to now always audible while driving, and very very loud when engine breaking. See (listen to) the video below. If I...

Front wide angle propshaft is rattling and I can see play in the middle, so time to replace it. This one was already on there when I bought the landy. I'm struggling to work out which type I need though. Originally a 1987 90, it was eventually upgraded to a 300tdi and disco 1 front and back...

Ok I've scoured the internet, watched several CV/swivel overhaul videos, and I'm struggling to find anyone who goes into detail about how to separate the half shaft from the CV joint (300tdi). I've seen some people talking about tapping gently with a hammer, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to...

==EDIT: This bit is now understood, and I can confirm I'm a numpty, please skip down to the tapping noise part, thanks.. == Ok, this is likely to be a numpty question. I'm a bit jet lagged and can't quite work out if this is normal, or an issue. Please note I'm relatively new to mechanics, I've...

I have always had drops of oil forming on the gearbox since I've had my landy (3 years). Recently I noticed a bit of extra transmission whine, so I figured I'd change the oil in the gearbox and see what I get. I've now discovered why I get a slow leak from the gearbox. My extension case drain...

A friend just got nice and close to the new Defender while at GFOS today. He sent me these:

Some of you may be aware, I've had to do some work on the front of my 90. I've finally now replaced: wheel bearings both sides, brake discs both sides, calipers and pads both sides, stub axle right side only, hub assembly right side only. Once it was all fitted, I bled the brakes and went out...

What started as a simple "replace some bearings and breaks" job, has ended up a disaster, thanks to the dreaded 12 sided caliper bolt being rounded off by a previous owner on the front drivers side wheel. I have literally trid everything, and I can't get anything to get it moving. I've even...

This is driving me nuts, where on earth (more specifically in the uk) (and preferably online) can I get protective sleeves for winch ropes?? My new rope is a lot thicker than my old (by choice) and I can't reuse the existing sheath as a result. I've been googling and searching online shops for...