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Hi guys. Just fitted a 200TDi to a friend's Defender from a 2.5N/A. Engine conversion is all done and the engine seems to run sweet on the spot. Took it out for a drive and to start with it boosts very nicely, you can hear the turbo spooling up and it feels much nicer than the old N/A. Only...

Got my Discovery booked in for an MOT tomorrow morning, been doing lots of work on suspension and now the horn's stopped working and the SRS light is on the dash. I know these are both now failures, I also know (or rather am largely sure) that the issue is with the contact ring behind the wheel...

My dad's 300TDi Disco has been making a bit of noise from the crank pulley/TVB, stripping it down it's clear why. The dog nut was more or less loose so the pulley has been chattering about. Luckily he brought it to me early so the woodruff key is slightly battered (will be replaced anyway) and...

Me and the old man are lifting his Disco next week. We've got a 2" body lift, 2" suspension lift, and +4" shocks. So I'm looking at about 8" extended brake hoses to allow enough slack when fully articulated. Trouble is, I can't find anyone that does 8" extended brake hoses, they're only 2" the...

Was stripping the front end of my Dad's Disco today so I can weld up the shagged inner arches, pulled the air box and found this....

I changed the front - rear brake pipe today on my 110. All went well, bit of a wiggle getting the old one out and the new one in, but I wasn't forcing anything. All connected up, and I went to start the Defender up, and on 1st ignition where the fuel pump should kick in I heard a light groaning...

So who's been called out into service then? Went out for a drive last night through the local village, and ended up recovering 4 cars and a local bus :D Am quite aware of the 'pictures or it didn't happen' rule, so take it as you will.... (didn't take any, was having too much fun!) Does amuse...

Recently I designed (squiggled on a bit of paper) and fabricated my own straight through exhaust system with side exit for my 110. I was quite surprised that there wasn't any off the shelf kits for this, I thought there would be. Creating the exhaust was quite simple, I was a welder by trade...

Are they all the same through the years in both Defender and Discovery application? I want to buy a 2nd hand one, so I can clean it out and tap in for a proper boost gauge reading. I'd rather do it on a 2nd hand one than on my own off the vehicle. Looking at the pictures, some of them look to...

The idea goes like this.... 'Sell the 110 TD5, get a 101 Forward Control' I can't help it, I REALLY like them. The 110 is only ever used as a recreational vehicle, so it's not like I'd need one to be practical. Someone tell me something that will convince me it's a stupid idea, and I can...

I recall a thread on here a few days ago, someone saying they may sell their Defender to buy a 'fast car'. Thing is, I'm going the other way. I have a 1989 Vauxhall Carlton GSi, it's not the fastest thing in the world, but it does have over 200BHP in its current state, is RWD, straight six, and...

I've recently been using my 110 TD5 Defender for heavy towing (basically me and a friend buy and sell large vans), but as much as I love the Defender, it's uncomfortable on long journeys, and I think because of the heavy nature of the towing, an automatic would be better. I was looking at Disco...

Typically, this is one of those '20 minute' jobs I started about 3 weeks ago, and never got round to completing, and in that time I've lost the bloody instructions. I've cut out the section of the old dash using the template, and the raptor dash slots in it nicely, but it doesn't push all the...

I've just received my Snorkel from First Four. The kit is a SS581HF which is listed on the Safari website as the right one for the TD5 (1999 onward) AND the TD4. On the FF website, it shows the snorkel as the type that uses the wing to seal the unit, and that's what I've got in the kit. There's...

I've noticed that quite a few of the greenlanes around here are being filled in with gravel recently. Not that a few of them didn't need it because they're in a bit of a bad way, but I dare say it has taken a bit of the enjoyment off it, as you could happily drive a car up them now. Any around...

Finally, after 6 years of being without a Defender (Have a Disco atm, but giving that to the O.H) I've done the deal on a 2000 TD5 commercial. 105k miles in extremely good condition with an impeccable service record from new for 4.5k :cool: It's a far cry from my last 110, which was an ex MOD...

Looks like this week I will be FINALLY getting a 110 that fits my requirements! :D It's a completely bog standard 110 TD5 van for a very good price considering the market at the moment, which means that there's a good chunk of money left over for upgrades, first of which will be tyres and...

I know that they made a revision to the TD5 engine, and one of those was changing to metal locating dowels. I believe this was in the 2000 model year on both Defender and Discovery engines. But, if I were to buy a W reg 2000 model year, how would I know whether it has plastic or metal dowels?

Seen this on ebay: 1998 DEFENDER 110 300TDi+OFFROAD PREP INC NEW WINCH | eBay UK And I have to say, I'm quite tempted. 6 and a half is a bit much for a 300TDi van mind, even if it does have all the kit on it I'd want myself. No doubt it's a seller who's bought it for about 5k and slapped his...

I'm really after a TD5 double cab, but the prices on them are largely over my budget (About £8k), or they're higher mileage than I would like. However, TD5 110 vans are comfortably within my budget by and large, so I'm wondering how expensive it is to buy the double cab bodies, and how much...