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Hi All, On my way home tonight my landy developed a somewhat worrying clunking noise when first changing gear. I put her in first to pull away, no noise until I actually engage the clutch and start to move, then I get a clunking noise, which disappears after a second or so. I change into...

Hi All, I had various parts of my elecrtics go though they would come back on it I bashed the steering column. By a process of elimination I figured out that one element of my fuse box had stopped working, so I moved everything on that element down to the spare one. Sorted. Or so I thought...

Hi All, I posted a thread on here ages ago about wanting to convert back from the stupidly noisy and pointless K&N style filter I have at the moment and putting the original oil bath one back in place. I need to put the mounting bracket, which is battery and air filter combined, back in since I...

Hi All, I need to renew the oil seals, wheel bearings and brakes (shoes, cylinders & drums) on the rear of my 88". I have all the parts (I think) but have no idea of either how tricky a job this is or how long it will take to do. While I realise that timing of any job and the perception of...

Hi All, Long time no see. Had a bit of an extended absence due to real life getting in the way of my Land Rover fun. Back now though and with a distressing number of jobs to attend to on the series 3. So, to start with the most concerning, I've had a series of diesel leaks. First the pipes...

My heater plugs have died (seemingly suddenly?). I took them out and tested them and 3 out of 4 failed to even become luke warm. So I'm going to replace them, but this raises two questions for me. Not sure from what I've read whether the orange "Cold Start" light should come on when the glow...

Hi All, My battery is knackered and won't hold a charge for more than a few days despite me cleaning things up, renewing the water, etc. I'm thinking of replacing it with a maintenance free one, which strikes me as a lazy but good idea. So, I've checked the battery that's on there and it's...

Hi All, Since doing an oil change in my rear diff a few weeks ago I've had oil weeping slowly out of the hub. It's not a flood, the fluid levels haven't dropped noticeably and I don't think it's a big problem, but I'd like to fix it before it has the chance to become one. I assume there is an...

Hi All, It seems my clutch has sprung a leak. There is clutch fluid running (slowly) down the back of the clutch pedal. It's lost about 30-40ml in about 2 weeks, so it's not terminal, but not sure where to start looking to find out where the leak is or how to fix it. Any suggestions for a...

Hi All, I have a very different air filter and it's generating a LOT of induction roar. I've attached a picture. I'm considering restoring the original air filter with oil bath, but despite having trawled through the parts catalogue I can't find the bits I'll need listed. I've read the...

Hi All, Just found out that my brake lights do work, but only when I push a long way down on the peddle. I don't normally have cause to break that hard since I use engine breaking mostly. Is there any way I can adjust the point at which the brake lights come on? As a reminder, this is a late...

So, I'm looking to drain and refill my gearbox, transfer box and both diffs this weekend. In another thread Nitemare gave me details of what I need to do but since my Haynes manual is bloody useless for showing me where the drain and fill plugs are I wanted some confirmation tha, what I think is...

OK, I've tried looking and can't find any explanation of my series 3 dash, which is fine as most things make perfect sense. Let's face it, there's not exactly a bewildering array of toys on there. However one thing has got me stumped and I've been unable to trace it from the back of the dash to...

Yes, I'm back with another question :) A quick and simple one this time. I'm going to replace the thermostat as mine is seized open. But the temperature stamp on the top is no longer visible. An extensive google search seems to suggest that I need an 82c one, but the 74c one also seems to be...

Hi All, Encountered an unexpected problem today, I got stuck in a wet muddy field. No problem I thought, 4WD it is. Nope, only the back wheels are turning. OK then, low box, that HAS to be 4WD! Again, no, just the back wheels turning. YIKES! Took me a while getting a run up and trying...

Hi All, Yet another newbie question no doubt, but here goes... I have an interesting situation with the gearbox on my '84 series 3. When I first start her up it sometimes will not allow me to select a gear. I wriggle the gear stick around and it simply won't go into any gear. There's no...

Hi All, I know that the workshop manual for my series 3 says DOT 3 clutch fluid, but I've read elsewhere on these esteemed forums that DOT 4 is backwards compatible with DOT 3. Firstly, can people confirm that for me? Secondly, is there any problem with topping my clutch reservoir up with DOT 4...

Engine oil has been discussed numerous times on the forum but this has led to a degree of confusion. I have a 1984 series 3 2.25 diesel. One of the first things I intend to do is an oil change, but from this and other forum searches I've found I should be using the following: 10W-40 15W-40...

Hi All, Have wanted a old Land Rover for many years and final have an excuse to own one :) I've recently bought an 88" Series 3 2.3 Diesel (1984) and I already love it :D It's going to be a bit of a weekend work horse and I'm planning to maintain it myself. My mechanic skills are considerably...