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Hi all, and happy new year! :cool: Got a day laning planed for tomorrow and have just discovered that the fan belt tensioner bearings on my Td5 have disintegrated (again)... It's a real long shot but does anyone have either a spare belt tensioner, pulley wheel, or bearings kicking around in...

Just a bit of food for thought which hadn't dawned on me before about speed limits... If, like me, you've got a defender hard top this is classed as a van and the speed limits are slightly different? Not many people know it but on a single carriageway is 50mph and on a dual carriageway it's...

Howdy! One of the wires on the diff-lock sensor has pulled out of the little plug that goes in to the transfer box... It doesn't look very fixable - any ideas where I could get a replacement? Anyone know the part number? I've lived without the light on the dash for the last 6 months but might...

Hi Guys! The 90 is struggling to start, I have to give it a little bit of gas as it's turning. It also kicks out a load of white smoke... I've put a video on YouTube - any ideas anyone? YouTube - Defender White Smoke :confused:

Successful day on Sunday - killed the front diff (I know it was on it's way out, oops) so took the front prop shaft off and carried on. Ten minutes later did the back one as well. Bugger. Back one's got an ARB locker in, which still works fine, however the prop shaft turns with diff lock but...

Hi All, The truck is starting to suffer a little from landroveritis and is looking a bit tatty here and there... What's the best way to tart it up a bit? I've attached a couple of pics of problem areas which I'm wanting to tidy up - advice on paints, techniques, prevention, replacements...

Hi All, After my sunday morning abuse, I think my alternator is poorly. The battery light is on and it the battery went flat on me on Sunday (I lost all speed and fuel dials, indicators etc!). It's had a good charge and seems OK now. I reckon it just needs a good stip and clean, but that's...

Just a wee video of me having some fun at Parkwood 4x4, near Leeds this weekend. Buggered the alternator up though and mysteriously have no oil left in there... Oops. YouTube - Defender 90 TD5 at Parkwood 4x4, Tong

Hi All, After plenty of reading, I'm under the impression I need EP90 GL4 oil for the diffs on my TD5 90, and not GL5. Is this correct? Any local motor shops and Land Rover places only seem to stock GL5... I've found a few on t'internet in 5L, does anyone know if they will be suitable and if...

Just thought I'd stick a few pictures up of my new tyres... They're Cooper Discoverer STT 275/65R18

Time for the Defender to go in for it's MOT and just got a couple of questions... Will any of the following be issues? No front mud flaps No rear anti-roll bar Cracked front number plate - should I replace it? Took one of the rear reflectors off to fit the wheel carrier / hi-lift Tyres have...

Hi All, I've got some 18" Range Rover alloys on my motor at the moment and they look the dogs whatsits. The BGF ATs are killing me at the moment as they're like running road tyres! I'm trying to find some good mud terrains to go on these so I can get my money's worth out of the air locker, and...

Hi All, I know everyone on lz are huge fans of chequer plating, so I thought I'd share this beauty with y'all! Land Rover : LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 TD5 :D

That was the advice I received from my mate at Kirton on Sunday, before ignoring him and finding out for myself!

It's that time again after a cracking weekend of Land Rover abuse at Tong, I've picked up a new noise on the Defender... This time it's a crazy shrieking sound when you put your foot down even slightly. It does it more when it's in gear, but still makes a right noise before then. It's had a...

Any advice on stripping the paint off a second hand lift kit I got, before respraying them? They're a bit flaky and a little surface rust, but underneath they are sound. The electric drill wire brush did a great job on the shocks, but the springs are a bit more fiddly! Nitromors was doing quite...

Just been looking through a few pics on here and came across this one of a rolled Defender (http://www.landyzone.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2250)... Just wondering how much damage the average roll is likely to do, and how much it'd cost to fix? Has anyone had the pleasure?

Hi All, I'm going to have a go at fitting a Disco high-range transfer box onto my '02 TD5 90. I do quite a few motorway miles and no towing, and this seems like a logical solution. It's costing about the same price as a tank of fuel so I figure if it gives me slightly better economy then it'll...

Hi Guys, I've just noticed something on my Defender 90 - it's wonky! The passenger's side is about an inch lower than the driver's side, and it's bugging the hell out of me... I'd never noticed it before, but it caught my eye as I looked at it parked outside the office. I've dug out a few...

Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience tinkering with the gear ratios on a TD5, specifically the upgrade from Ashcroft Transmissions (details here). At £646 fitted, it's not cheap - so I would expect a considerable differences in fuel consumption, drivability and decreased...