Spooner

Hi, I've got ECU problems on my 1999 TD5 - If I get another ECU of the same year and model etc (exactly the same) will it be a straight swap. I don't have alarm/immobiliser etc so don't need to worry about that. Does it need programming to the injectors which Ive heard about? Any other gotcha's..? cheers

Well it's fixed. Along with a fresh MOT today. Happy Days :-) Cheers

Hi, Just got back after my 1999 TD5 90 'failed to proceed'. Well it started.....moved 10 yards and then the glow plug/Engine lights started flashing and it stopped. The ECU under the drivers seat is making a hell of noise when I try to start it ( like a wailing banshee) and the glow plug/engine lights are lit 'dimly'. The starter turns over, the lights come on the dash and the other electrics systems work. But it just won't fire. UPDATE ....... I've been out and removed the ECU to clean the plugs/connector - they had a little oil on them from the loom (part in garage, must fit it) but nothing too much. Still won't start after connecting it all up again. The noise is similiar to a 'screeching/clicking' sound. Also the part number on the unit is- MSB101171 A0016 LD MAN4143 to the left of MSB101171 is something ended in '69' or '39' This part number doesn't seem to tally with the correct ECU for a 1999 TD5 Defender either - see link below ...... ECU info I'm now going to change the Injector Harness first thing to see if the issue is as per the article... cheers.

Well I went along with my mate and our 7 year old sons. Thoroughly enjoyable and spent a lot of time talking to the tour companies about a trip to Morocco. Stayed for about 4 hours and went around twice. Well laid out, friendly and on the money to get in - and to the trader shark who wouldn't knock £1.50 off a £6.50 Chinese made scratched toy Land Rover for my 3 year old (after we'd spent £20 on his stall)...I hope someone nicked it later on. Grumpy git. We found no problem with the toilets - clean and plenty of hand towels etc so looks like the organisers kept on top of the cleaning.Oh and a excellent cafe - great food.

Cheers- presume it was for the 90TD5 in your profile?

Having struggled to remove the bolts on front prop, can someone please tell me what 'prop tool' they would recommend to remove them. I'm thinking of the ones on DiffLock site or maybe fleabay?For my 1999 TD5 Defender. cheers.

Battery died in my Defender this morning - went out and flat as a pancake. It's a Halfords '4 year guarantee' one which has the date of '09/08' on it. So off I trundle to local Halfords (after putting in a new battery from local indepentant). After a call to the manager is made by the girl on the till, he refuses to give me a refund... Have I missed something here..? He tested it with his green thing and proclaimed it 'dead'... well done mate. It's a Halfords battery - I couldn't of bought it anywhere else It has '4 year guarantee' written all over it It has the date of 09/08 embossed on it. Without a receipt he wouldn't entertain any kind of refund. I can't even remember when I bought it let alone if I bought it on it's own or with something else. Looking for advice here... I asked for head office details but the wife has started to talk about 'Statutory rights'.. cheers

cheers western, many thanks. The bolt goes all the way through to the other side of the chassis rail and I have a nut on there, so hopefully I'll be able to shift it. ...and can get a new one from - http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listing/314/253952-BOLT-1-2-UNF-X-6-1-2.html but think I'll pop down to my local merchants on Monday..

:-) Should be now...first time posting pics

Whilst fitting a steering guard yesterday on my TD5 90 I managed to shear off the head of the bolt in the picture below - I tried to extract the remains but before getting too heavy handed I wanted to know if it threaded all the way through (I don't think it is...) or not. Also it appeared to have a couple of spot welds on it but can't be sure. Can anyone tell me please? cheers Gavin

I'm heading off in about an hour - look out for blue Defender L90 ... heading up the A1 from Herts :-) Looks like it's going to be a nice sunny day

The art of customer service is not dead Dropped off the manifold/EGR blanking plate and new bolts (slightly longer than required, picked up from B&Q) this morning at 9:30 to local LR independent. Came out of my Home office at 11:30 and there, on the wing of the Defender sitting on the drive was the manifold with old bolts removed, helicoils fitted and EGR plate+new correct sized bolts fitted. Cheers Garry of www.mrhlandrovers.com MRH Landrovers in Hertford. We often hear of bad garages but it's good to be able to report a good one. Thanks,

Well, surprise surprise. All 10 nuts came off nice a easily on the manifold - front one top was a bit stiff but the liberal amounts of '3-in-1 penetrating fluid' and taking my time paid off. But the manifold to downpipe was another story....1 bolt OK, another had to be cut off and the third took about an hour to budge. I couldn't drill out the two EGR Studs so the manifold is off to the local LR independent tomorrow to be drilled out by them and blanking plate fitted. cheers

Thanks, that's them - off to the engineering shop tomorrow for supplies now. If only I could get in to drill out the one on the left (Head side)... I've got to take the manifold off now in order to fix it. Not looking forward to that job at all.. any tips anyone apart from lots of Plus Gas and do it when engine is warm...?

Hi, Does anyone know what size the 2 bolts are that join the EGR pipe work to the exhaust manifold on a 99' TD5 Defender? I removed my EGR unit over the weekend and both bolts snapped in the manifold... cheers

Hi, I'm currently trying to fit an alarm to my 1999 TD5 Defender and trying to find what wire(s) I can tap into so that the alarm knows when the doors have been opened. Appreciate that discussing alarms on an open forum is a sensitive subject so If you could PM me with any responses...

It was the battery :-) Just replaced it with one of Halfords finest and all is OK now. Thanks everyone for your advice.

Thanks Western, duly noted and now saved for future use.

Brilliant! Thanks CRWoody....I was really concerned about that little wire. I'll get out and check all the earth connections in the morning... Hopefully it's that or if not a new battery. I've only had the TD5 a week so have no idea how long it's been in there - it's a Halfords one... Thanks again

Evening, I need some advice please :-) Had a alarm device fitted today on my 1999 TD5 90 Defender and all went well. Since the guy left I noticed the clocks in the dashboard were touching the unit so I whipped off the dashboard 'pod' with the speedo, temp etc in it. Surprised to find the Green 10AS alarm unit screwed to the back of the dash (I didn't get any fobs with the car and there's no motion sensor in the cab). Anyway, unscrewed it and moved it further down behind the dash and them moved the alarm device down on top of it. All good so far - I even started it up to check all was good, and it was. Put it all back together and now all I get when I turn the key are relays clicking like mad under the drivers seat/in the fuse box by the gear stick and under the bonnet! I'm getting 11volts on the battery before I turn the key and this drops down to 8/6volts when the relays are going off. The starter appears to try to turn but I can't be sure. I'm thinking it's the battery but what concerns me is that I've found a orange coloured wire with a grey stripe down it from the green plug on the Alarm unit with a bare end - as if it's been pulled out from somewhere. I've tried tracing it but it's getting dark now and I just can't see where it went or a corresponding wire... Does anyone have a clue what this wire is? Does it sound like the battery is dead...soleniod perhaps. I'm concerned it's all a bit a coincidence since I moved the alarm down. cheers, Spoons

Same here. We have decided to sell my 110 300tdi (in the pic) and get a L322 RR. My brother in Law had the V8 petrol and loved it so we are going for the same. Only issue he had was a new radiator and the recall for the front drive (I think that was it - need to research it)He was covering a 1000 miles a week and was putting in £££ to run it so it went on consumption alone The mileage we do makes the diesel option somewhat irrelivent and I've never had a V8 and fancy some grunt. So, I'm in the market now. Thinking of popping up to Brightwells auction in the next couple of weeks to see what they have - looking at past auctions the price range seems to be between 12k-14k for what I want. Cheers Gavin

Hi, Well I looked at the plunger under the bonnet today and removed it/cleared it up but to be fair it looked fine. I then removed the alarm siren to see if that had any cracks in it which could let water in - none. At a loss now really :-( As soon as I blip the lock button the indicators flash as normal but the horn sounds twice. I guess it's the dreaded 'spider' issue on the circuit board of the alarm. I will check the operation of the alarm though to see if it still works. cheers for the advice, Gavin

Hi, After a weekend of running backwards and forwards through some waterlogged roads I now have a strange electrical problem with my '98 110 CSW. After I parked up on the Sunday afternoon the alarm went off - standard LR 2 button fob type - after it had been armed and parked up for a hour or two. It disarmed OK and I then moved it onto my land where I armed it again. All that happened was the horn sounded once and the interior lights stayed on. I tried again but same thing. I've just been outside and checked all the fuses (dry and intact) and removed, cleaned and refitted all the proximity switches in the doors and under the bonnet - same thing happens though. There no water in the interior lights - I checked. Anyone have any other ideas what it is ? I guess water has got in somewhere but......where? Thanks Gavin

Thank you Mike - I've advised him to take them off. Do you happen to know the LR names for the alloys suitable for a 110 CSW? I've no idea what mine are called but were fiited when it left the factory. Gavin