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Hi there all, Got a bit of a strange issue going on. I've just spent about 6k restoring my 1997 300tdi. One of the things that was wrong with it when I got it was that it smoked heavily. This turned out to be the turbo forcing copious amounts of oil into the engine. I replaced the turbo with a...

Hi All, First time driving my new 90 after sorting it's smoking habit. Seems to drive well other than needing a new shock and prop uj. The only issue that is slightly concerning is that if I rev it up high shifting from 1st to 2nd I get a crunch. It's fine in the first half of the rev range and...

Hi all, You might of seen me post this in engines but I don't think it gets much exposure. I picked up my "new" 1997 90 yesterday. Initially thought it was something of a bargain. 100k miles new chassis in 2003 that's extremely solid and unwelded (unfortunately not galvanised as it was an...

Hi all, I've picked up a 1996 300tdi 90 pickup today. Its only done 100k and had a new chassis 7 year ago so thought it was a decent but for 2k. Anyway it's been sitting for 4 years since the mot ran out and fires up fine but I get what I believe to be oil smoke when I receive it up after...

Hi all, My recently acquired discovery 2 has road tyres on and having recently winched it out a field I think it's time to upgrade...I 've had insa turbo special tracks on a defender and they ruined it. Catastrophic increase in noise as well as a drop in fuel economy and almost dangerous braking...

Hi all, Sorry for the bombardment of threads lately I'm having a bit of a fad fixing things. I've got everything I wanted to do done all that's left is the one I've been avoiding. The car has a whine. Similar to the noise a reverse gear makes. It's not there in first or second and is barely...

Hi all, Happy new year to you all. The clutch slave cylinder in my 90 has had a slow leak for about 6 months now. I really should have done this sooner but today I finally crawled onto the frosted floor to get it done. The old cylinder was completely knackered actually falling apart leaving bits...

Hi All, Second post now great forum. I now find myself with three vehicles and as a relatively young driver old insurance is pretty steep and I can't bring myself to continue to insure them all at £800 odd a piece. So one has to go. I have a 2017 4x4 Dacia duster which is my reliable daily...

Hi all, First time posting on here so hello. I've had an aged defender for some time now but I noticed a very good deal on a discovery td5 on Facebook (51 plate) so I picked it up. The thing hasn't been off road and is in immaculate condition I've driven it 50 miles today and all is ok however...