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Having moved house up to Surrey, i need a new Indi. He seems fairly local to me. My previous one was in Southampton. Its not impossible to go back, but somewhere a bit more local would be nice. Need a 72K service on my Td5 90 Doing. So any reviews or reccomenmdations would be good? I need...

All, I have recently experienced a drop of oil on the dip stick. I have done about 9k since the last oil chnage, and the oil level hadnt moved until about 7.5K. Previously between other services, i havent had to top up the oil ( it hasnt ever moved). Its a TD5 90 Defender 2002 with 60k on the...

All, Anyone have any experience with the single din fold out head units. Was thinking about putting one in my Defender. Possibly hook up a reversing camera to it as well as other things. Not sure how robust they are though? Does anyone know if they last well with all the folding in and...

Today after inspecting my coolant pipes, after a slight loss of coolant over time, i found about a 1/4" break in either the in/out pipe for the heater unit (the one at the top of the engine bay on the passanger side. The damaged pipe was the one nearest to the bulk head.) It was damaged where...

Has anyone had any experiences with a aftermarket bluetooth head unit in a defender. im thinking about getting one to use to make calls, aswell as other usual features. i would only consider one with an external mic. can people hear you, quality etc? cheers

Does this sound right? I had 4 x new BF Goodrich AT tyres fitted not that long ago. 265 75 16 on boost alloys. Over the last few tanks (fairly soon after i replaced the tyres) i have noticed a drop in mpg, down from average of 33mpg down to 26 -27 over the last few tanks, doing similar...

Right, Tyres.... (Yes i have searched) I think i have made my decision. Im going to go for 265 75 16 BFG AT on my D90 TD5 on Boost alloys (going from 235 85 16 General TRs) It was between the 235 and 265, but think i will go for the 265s, unless i get any adverse opinions etc. My...

As above, is it Ok to put a little bit of petrol in to stop the diesel thickening with the temps decreasing? They sell anti diesel thickening agents, but they seem expensive, about £5-6 for a tanks shot. Its not cold enough yet for the diesel to fully thicken, but was just wandering so i can...

As above? Was it's when they changed the engine, so would a 2002 EU3 for instance have metal dowels, or did they just one day change from plastic to metal? I can't seem to find any answer when they were changed. Thanks

Out of interest, how often should the expansion tank filler cap be replaced. I have recently had to top up about 0.3l of coolant into the tank. I havent put any in since i have owned it 1 1/4 years. A little worrying!! So i was just interested if anyone knows how often the Cap should be...

Got a bit of a starnge one here. Everytime i get in the car in the morning (or anytime its been standing for a while), the clutch for the first 10-15mins is really juddery. After this time is goes back to being perfect. I asked my mechanic when it was last in to have a look, but nothing came to...

Hi, Just a quick one: im going to change my gearbox, transfer and diff oils. Going for the Difflock Evo oils. I will get 3 ltrs of the EVo 1 for gearbox. I have added up and i think i require 4.7l of the Evo 2 for Transfer & Diffs. Does everyone reckon 5ltrs is enough or should i go...

On the way home from work I overtook a tractor and trailer in fourth, gave it most of my boot and the truck pulled lovely etc. Changed to 5th and carrier on. Came to a roundabout and as I went to pull away, it felt really sluggish through all the gears and was having to give it loads of pedal to...

Is it necessary for these to be done when Land Rover Say - Think my manual says 48K. Mine is on that now - Should they be done or is it a check and monitor job?

Bought a TD5 alive one - Quick Question or two after reading the fitting instructions: Have many people sheared off any of the bolts when trying to undo them? The Servo Pipe thing? Is this meant to open/close the EGR value? So just plugging in will do the trick? Im not going to loose the...

When pedal out, no noise As soon as pedal depressed, and engine revs increased, a knocking noise - Which increases with revs. When drivivng all seems to be ok. So every gear change, this knocking noise is evident when the clutch is depressed. Release bearing does moan for first few gear...

Just out of interest, does anyone have any RPM to Speed rations of the TD5? I mean whats the RPM at say 60 + 70mph in 5th? Just wondering as i dont have a revo!!!

Hi, I have noticed recently that if i tap the clutch pedal very lightly, it makes a sort of rain drop hitting a bit of foil sort of rattle. Its only on the very top of the pedal in the slack before it goes hard. Cant hear this noise with the engine on, only when switched off. Also i have...

Hi, When i go left round a corner (only left) & (worst when going up hill and left) i hear this "onk onk onk" noise coming from i think the back. Im currently up in the alps so there is alot of up hills and corners. I took it into my local frenchie garage who i know reasonably well as our...

I want to fit some spots to my truck. I have one of the soft a bars which has brackets for fitting which is good. The truck has previously had spots on (with previous owner) so has the lr fitted wiring in, so hoping just to connect them up. My questions are generally what size to go for...