[Part number help]

Hi all,

Can anyone help me with a couple of part numbers............

Defender 90, 200tdi, 1992

Hose: from wing air intake to Air Filter

Hose: From Air Filter to Turbo

Cheers

Juz

[200tdi starter motor]

Hi All,

Does anyone know of a step by step guide to starter motor removal for a 200tdi, preferably including pics?

And/or

A guide to refurbing the starter motor

Juz

[2nd spring on throttle - 200 tdi]

No comment on the earth lead then ?

No. Why?

What would you expect him to say?

Juz

[2nd spring on throttle - 200 tdi]

For clarity, the scrutineer did not say it was required. It was something he recommended.

Juz

[2nd spring on throttle - 200 tdi]

Hi All,

At my last P&P day, the scrutineer suggested putting a second lightweight spring on the throttle of my 200tdi, so that if the main spring failed the throttle would still close when you took your foot off the pedal.

Doers anyone have pics of how they have done it or suggestions on where to get a suitable spring?

Cheers

Juz

[My 90 is stuck]

Sounds to me (as a novice) that teh brake shoes are frozen to the drum.

Maybe pouring hot water on the drum and a little tap with a mallet might free it.

Juz

[Tyre sizes (again I'm sure)]

Hi All,

I'm sorry if this has been done to death, but I'm struggling to find a thread with a simple enough reply to satify my small brain!

Got a defender 90 pickup that is used to commute (20 miles per day, all on motorway) and to off road (pay and play/laning). The tyres on it need changing really as they have quite a lot of cracking etc.

I'd like to go BFG MT, but I'm not rich enough for that so I'm planning to go Insa Dakar - what are peoples thoughts on these?

Now onto sizing, the truck has 225 on it now but I quite fancy 265/75/16s (fills the gaps well), but how are these in mud, are thinner or thicker tyres better?

Juz

[Radio aerial]

Was in Halfords today - I appreciate that at my age I should know better - they had one that attached to the windscreen behind (and above) the rear view mirror.

If it's inside, they wont see it and even if they did, they can't get to it.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...tegoryId_165626

Juz

[HELP ME - I'M GOING MAD! Fuel Stop Solenoid Defender 90]

Hi Juz,

Give Dingocrofts a call in downley.

They've always managed to source parts for me before at a reasonable price and speed.

Steve

They've got a part but it's not the Bosch. Maybe I just need to try it though.

Juz

[HELP ME - I'M GOING MAD! Fuel Stop Solenoid Defender 90]

So, PTFE tape is a NO-NO.

Option 1 then is a thicker O-ring.

If that fails is there another type of tape that I could use to seal the threads?

Juz

Or, where can I get the original Bosch part from?

Juz

[HELP ME - I'M GOING MAD! Fuel Stop Solenoid Defender 90]

So, PTFE tape is a NO-NO.

Option 1 then is a thicker O-ring.

If that fails is there another type of tape that I could use to seal the threads?

Juz

[HELP ME - I'M GOING MAD! Fuel Stop Solenoid Defender 90]

Right, so the problem definitely was the fuel stop solenoid.

I bought a new one but it doesn't fit quite right.

Fully tightened, the plunger cannot move enough to allow any fuel to pass - the engine does not start.

Loosened of a couple of turns, the engine starts and stops ok, but doesn't allow enough fuel to flow to rev properly.

Loosened another couple of turns, the engine starts, stops and runs properly, but diesel leaks from around the solenoid.

BUGGER!!!!

Can I fix this by putting PTFE tape around the threads or am I cocking something up here?

Juz

[200 TDi not turning off]

UPDATE:

Old solenoid is out - damn they're a bugger to get to!

New solenoid bought and hopefully going back in tonight.

Juz

[200 TDi not turning off]

i hope it's not running on engine oil, and is just the fuel stop.

How would that be happening? How would I check?

Juz

[200 TDi not turning off]

I'd first make sure that the solenoid doesn't actually have 12v on it when you're expecting it to stop.

The simplest test would be to pull the wire off.

And if working correctly, the engine should cut out?

(That's madness, if that wire came off whilst at 70mph on the worwar the engine would just stop - that's a bad day!)

Cheers, I'll try that - although I checked with a multimeter that I have 12v with ignition on and 0v with it off - guess it's the same thing.

Juz

[200 TDi not turning off]

Hi All,

My 200TDi doesn't turn off when I remove the ignition key. Obviously it's the fuel stop solenoid (right?).

Is it just a matter of replacing the solenoid or are there tests that are worth doing first?

Juz

[200tdi Idle Speed]

...yes, if you want your exhaust to last...

Is that 'yes I should worry' and increasing the idle speed is a bad idea?

Juz

[200tdi Idle Speed]

Hi All,

At idle, the whole wagon vibrates and rattles (like most old diesels I guess), but if I depress the accelerator even a mm or so, it smoothes out nicely, so I'm thinking of increasing the idle spped slightly.

Is there anything I need to know or worry about before I do this?

Juz

[Defender 90 - No brake lights]

Check the loom to the rear, it runs through the chassis and can chafe & short. 7-core trailer cable run outside the chassis is an easy solution for replacement.

Thanks Fridge.

If I put a multi-meter across the 2 wires from the brake light switch and turn on the ignition, what should I see:

Volts

Amps

Ohms

Or am I off track and should be trying to find the problem elsewhere? I agree it's a chaffed wire giving a short to earth, but have no idea how to identify where this is.

Juz

[Defender 90 - No brake lights]

Update - wires to the brake light switch had melted.

Removed the switch and joined the wires, brake lights came on, but the wires got VERY hot.

Bugger - I hate finding electrical faults!

Any known faults with this circuit?

Juz

[Defender 90 - No brake lights]

Hi all,

Was told on my way to work this morning, that I have no brake lights. Am I right in thinking it's one of 3 things:

Fuse

Both Bulbs (at the same time!)

Brake light switch

Anything I've missed?

Oh, I was off roading a bit yesterday, so everything got a good old shake.

Juz

[Hello from the Isle of Man]

Hello!

I'm sure you'll find everyone really helpful & knowledgable round 'ere. People even reply to my random questions!!

Tis a very tidy truck - got any big plans or just going to get out & use it?

Thanks all.

I must say, the pics make her look better than maybe she is, although I do think she's pretty tidy. Bought her off a farmer that had done all the work on her with plans on keeping her then things changed and he sold her, so I'm confident she's in pretty good shape, although she was sat in a barn unused for a year.

She has a couple of niggles that need sorting, but basically I have no big plans yet, just going to get out and use her a bit.

My girlfriend wants a snorkel (just cos she thinks they look cool), so that will happen shortly.

Thanks for the welcome.

Juz

[Hello from the Isle of Man]

Ok, sorry about that, here's the pics.........

Taking her to a 'pay and play' day Sunday, so more pics to follow.

Juz

[Landy Respray Pics]

£200!

Don't suppose the guy wants more work does he?

I'd happily stick mine in for that!

Juz

[Dashboard fuse keeps popping]

Hi All,

I've got a Defender 90 (J-reg) that popped the fuse for the dashboard (and indicators) a few days after buying it. When I changed the fuse it had a 25amp fuse in it's place instead of the correct one (10amp I think), so I assumed the previous owner just stuck in whatever fuse he had.

I replaced it with the correct fuse and it ran ok for 2 weeks but then popped 3 fuses in 2 days.

I know it's all very vague, but any ideas? Is it a known fault?

Where should I start looking?

Juz