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The sidelight bulbs for my 110 Td5 should be 5W. I need one replacement but here in Cochabamba, Bolivia can buy only 10 watt bulbs. If I put in two @ 10W will/might this cause a problem (too powerful for the fuses, etc.?)??

My Defender 110 will be parked for about another six months. Each tyre is on a piece of flat wood. What are the best tyre pressures while it's not being used?

My 110 Td5 has been parked in storage since December 23rd 2016. I have no access to it (it's in Uruguay, I'm in Germany). The man taking care of it (and various other vehicles) starts it up and idles it for about 20 minutes and may drive it for a very short distance (he cannot take it on public...

My Defender will be parked and not driven for a little over four months in a fairly hot and somewhat humid climate (Uruguay, where it’s now summer). The matter of keeping the batteries charged is taken care of but are there any other special precautions I should take regarding, for example, the...

There was recently a squealing and scraping from the area of a rear wheel. I discovered that a metal cover over the inside was twisted and damaged, so removed it. I also found that on the other side, the cover was missing. I've no idea since when. So, presumably, I should replace these. I don't...

Between January 5th and approximately May 14th next year, I have to leave my Land Rover Defender parked and not in use. The climate/weather at that time, in the place I’m leaving it, will vary, I believe, between hot (summer) and cool or slightly cold (winter). I have a main battery and two...

My vehicle is a Land Rover Defender CSW 110 Td5 (2005). I am travelling in South America and need four new shock absorbers but parts are rather thin on the ground. Would shock absorbers intended for a different LR model such as a Discovery or Range Rover be suitable?

400-500 km. ago, new front and rear brake pads were fitted to my Defender 110 Td5 CSW (now covered 115,000 km). Not immediately but after about 200 km, I estimate, a loud screeching began to be emitted on braking. It happens when braking from slow speed to a standstill. On the open road I...

In my Defender Td5 I have an Exide Premium 12v EA 1000 1OOAh 900CCA starter battery, which I bought in Germany in April-May-June 2014 (I don’t remember exactly). Since then, through the European winter and through very hot weather, the engine always burst readily to life at first touch. Until...

I've been asked on a forum I'm trying to join "What is the first model that Land Rover made?" I didn't know so I looked it up. The answer was: The Land Rover name was originally used by the Rover Company for one specific vehicle model, named simply the Land Rover, launched by Rover in 1948."...

I hope this isn't a silly question but here goes. I have a 100Ah 900CCA starter battery connected in parallel (manual in-out switch) with a 115 Ah leisure battery. If I start the engine with the two batteries connected, is there any possibilitry of causing any damage/doing any harm to the...

My LR handbook states “Keep the battery upright at all times- damage will be caused if the battery is tilted more than 45 degrees”. Mothing there about can, might or may. It’s definite, they say. My sealed, lead-acid Delphi was on its end (i.e. perpendiculat, terminals pointing sideways) for...

I have starter battery and two more batteries in parallel, with isolator switch between starter and aux. #1 and also between aux. #1 and aux. #2. Is it possible to rig up a permanent device to continuously monitor the voltage of aux. battery #1 and aux. battery #2, and also the amps being drawn...

With my 100-Ah starter battery, I want to run in parallel a 115-Ah deep-cycle (using manual split-charge cut-off). Is this Ah difference significant? Would it be better for the deep-cycle to also be 100 Ah, or doesn't it matter?

I have a 100-Ah lead-acid starter battery linked in parallel (via simple on/off cutoff switch) to another lead-acid starter battery (110 Ah) which I use for fridge etc. I’m going to be obliged to use a piece of equipment, run most nights, which requires at least 30-35 amp-hours, so the 110 Ah...

In my Defender Td5 110 (2005) I use a Delphi Freedom YOD 100860 (LR original part) as the starter battery. It’s connected to a second battery of the same make and specification via a simple connect/disconnect switch. From #2, I run a fridge, a light and sometimes an inverter. I want to buy a...

Having decided to get at least one new battery to replace one or both of the Delphi Freedom YGD 100860 (110 Ah / 800CCA) “original LR” batteries in my Defender Td5 County Station Wagon 110 (2005), I’ve been searching the internet and reading about what I might buy. The information I have from...

My Defender Td5 has two original 110 Amp batteries fitted. To the second, a fridge is (normally) permanently connected. Sometimes I run a 1000-W converter, mainly for the laptop. While parked, even for a short time, I switch out the second battery manually. The first battery died after 4 ½...

Some time ago I was in a difficult situation when I went back to my vehicle and found that the main battery was flat. I was in an isolated location. I want to buy an instrument which will tells me the state of the batteries, how much charge they’re holding, whether they’re...

I'm looking to buy a Defender Crew Cab 130 but here in Germany, since the end of last year, new ones aren't available and there seem to be not many used ones for sale. I was hoping to check out a Crew Cab at a dealer but for the above reason, can't. Here's my question, which I hope isn't a...