Hi,
I'm new here and don't own a Land Rover yet. We are looking for a Defender for an overlanding trip through southern Africa. Yesterday, we went to visit a potential candidate, a Defender 110 TD5 from 2000. It has 225,000 km on the clock and seems to be regularly maintained by a dealer and other garages. It has had its gearbox, clutch and fuel pump replaced at various stages in its life. In general we liked the car but found a few issues:
Clunk from the rear when shifting gear, except if using the clutch very gently.
A bit of oil hanging from the transfer case inspection cover (?), see picture, although not very clear in the picture.
Oily lower side of sump pan, see picture.
Are these the regular Land Rover problems/oil leaks/sounds that could be simply fixed or should we be worried? We probably have it inspected before buying but since there are other good candidates, I first want to find out as much as possibly myself before going to a garage.
I have done some searching, and I found that the clunk could be the A frame balljoint, although many other problems seem to cause this.
I suppose, the oil leak from the sump pan near the drain bolt can be simply from replacing the oil/leaking bolt, but then there is also traces of oil away from the bolt.
Best regards,
Tom