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It originally was just a little lumpy when driving in 5th at about 50 – 60mph. As it was about time for a filter change (oil, air, fuel) and new oil I thought I’d start by doing that. This didn’t improve the lumpy running. It’s getting progressively worse with other noises and behaviour...

Ey up. I got stranded at work this week. I got in mi land rover to drive home and when I turned the ignition for the glow plugs the relay just rattled at me. It had come loose and fallen into the engine bay. It was supposed to be attached to the bracket where the earth from the top of the...

....to work out where the squeeks are coming from. It must be my UJ's. I knew this from the many loony zone posts. All the symptoms were there, vibration, squeeking, clunking. Ahhh UJ's I thought. Its got to be the front one, thats where the noise was coming from. But no, the front prop was...

Evening Some idiots buggered mi PTO winch (oh no, hang on, no, it was me) , I only realised I'd buggered it when I went round to mi mates to winch up some trees and it didn't work. The drive train for the winch goes from the gear box down to a mini UJ then along to another mini UJ then along...

Just been for a drive to the top'et'ill and can hear Wales, scotland, italy, germany, newcastle, south coast. Normally only get stattic... whats all the Alfph charley tango blah blah 4watts base standby millarky all about? Are these radio hams or just cb'ers? Atmosferics must be good or summat

Now then, Mi land Rover is in for the MOT, my friendly local mechanic recons it will pass once he gets the exhaust sorted. The rear section had parted company with the middle. The middle section looked like a reet bodge job of crap welding n pipe. The reason it was a bodge of crap welding n...

While I was pottering with the land rover this afternoon looking for stuff I need to do before the MOT, it was gently ticking over when the rear section of the exhaust fell off! I’m going to order one from either Craddocks (NTC1802 £23.61) or Paddock (NTC1802 £23.32). Do I need anything else...

Hello After recently doing an oil change I remembered when I bought the 90 that it had an oil pressure & temperature gauge in the dash. They didn’t work and after looking at the rats nest of wires that come out to the dash I discovered that they weren’t connected to anything. I assumed that...

I’ve just spent a happy afternoon looking at mi tappets. I was going to have a go at adjusting them but had to settle for looking at them. Unfortunately I didn’t have anything the right size to turn the engine on the crank pulley. I’m off shopping this week and wondered if anyone new the size of...

Good people of the site. I noticed a while ago that the tires were wearing unevenly on the ‘old bugger’ especially on the inner edge. After consulting the Haynes manual and feeling the tire it matched the description of the kind of wear that incorrect toe in/out could cause. After a quick...

Morning This will be the first trip out covering more than the usual 40 miles or so. Over to Grassmere. Got so much stuff in the land rover I think i should have hung out in the expedition section for a while. Can't imagine what the wife would take if we were going a really long way. I have...

Morning Being the tedious type and seeing how everyone asks ‘how many miles to the gallon?’ and ‘bet you need a tanker following you on a long journey, haw haw haw’ etc. I decided to keep track of what the old 90 was using. See sig for land rover details. Miles travelled = 1013 Diesel used =...

I have no idea if these are genuine miles. I do know then engine is original. Quite amazing stamina from the awd bugger.

I bought a grease gun with the intention of greasing mi nipples. The prop shaft ones went well. but the nipples in the universal joints I couldn't get to with the nosel thats on the gun. Its just a mill or so too thick to get in between the joints. Do they come in different sizes, these nozels?

I know whining Land Rovers have been done to death. I’ve read all those posts about it. But it’s so very hard to tell. Whining started after I patched the exhaust up (See http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/carbon-monoxide-levels-41753.html) I also went out to the gravel car park at top et...

Hello all This isn’t a question more of an interesting situation. I have recently given up smoking (This is something I’ve done many times in the past). To get your patches on prescription you have to visit the smoking clinic on a regular basis and blow into a carbon monoxide meter. This shows...

I have a question about the injector bleed off lines on a 2.5td Land Rover 90. This is what I think I know…The bleed off line comes out of the fuel injection pump and to each individual injector in series; it then comes back to the top of the fuel filter. From here does it a) Return to the...

Oh I see, abuse and foul language. I think I’m must be in the right place. You seniors sound like down to earth, can’t get the oil out of my finger print kind of people. This is what the hand written for sale sign said in the window 1987 2.5td Rebuilt using Tdi body & Discovery gearbox...