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hi all. I'v been having issues starting my defender td5 up for the first time on its rebuild. the issue I'm having is theres no power going through the fly lead to the starter motor. anyone any ideas what might cause this. the loom that i bought had a yellow relay attached to the starter wire inside the seat box area. i was wondering if this is the right one but thats just a thought.????/ any one any ideas please cheers all for your help so far its been much apprieciated chris

hi all idoes anyone know what size relay is needed for the starter motor wires in the seat box area? i came to start my project motor for the first time today. everything is wired up ok but theres no power going to the brown and red wire on the starter motor. the starter motor relay on the bulkhead doesnt have any power distributing from their but there is power to the brown wire going to it. i checked that relay and it works. anyone any ideas cheers chris

genuine believe me. genuine you know will be the right size and a better make.

ok cheers for that i feel much better i just wanter to make sure ... first time building an engine. happy new year.

Hi all . I've rebuilt my td5 engine, been setting up the rocker shaft for the injector set up. and when turning the crank by hand it felt very very tight. is this right ? will the starter motor be able to take it ? am i just panicing too much.??? any help would be much apprieciated . cheers everyone chris

cheers pal how do i get a hold of a copy of rave???? cheers chris

hi does anyone know which of the front bulkhead wiring plugs are for the sender unit pump? i think its the plug with 5 wires going into it. i need to know as i have to make a loom from front to back. thanks in advance chris

hi cheers for your replies. when i bought the loom there is one of the pins is without a plug on it. there is one plug on the loom which isnt plugged onto anything. but it seems or id think it is for something else as it has a longish wire coming form it. any ideas. should it not be plugged into anything maybe (the pin on the ignition switch that is)? cheers again chris

hi does anyone have a wiring workshop manual for a defender td5 or know where i can download one.??? cheers all chris

hi all. iv been building this td5 defender for a while iv got the full wiring loom all in place. engine as well. when it came to putting the the wires to the battery some of the lights came on on the dash. but the ignition was off. does anyone have any ideas as to what it could be thats causing this. it was the oil light, abs , battery and the exclamation mark in the circle (forget what its called)sorry bout that.. any help wud be much apprieciated. chris

also maybe bit more of advise . id have another new 2 of the 2 bolts and nuts that hold the ball joint assembly to the frame just in case they can sometimes need renewing when taken out as mine did and i hadnt got em before i started.

hi id probably have to have a look . iv done a few of these at work with the same problem and one particular one had a blown ecu in the end up. the only way to check that is to change the ecu for another td5 one and try that but remeber youll have to program the injectors into the ecu first. hope this helps

hey all . im workin on a land rover defender puma engine. just changed the fuel filter. but now i need to bleed the fuel system that i thought would be like a td5 ingnition to number 2 and press pedal 10 times. but apparently thers a certain for doin the job just wondered if any one else has found other ways of doing it? any help would be much apprieciated cheers chris

hi how do i get in touch with land rover special vehicles. i have a few questions refrence the original land rover tomb raider which im hopin they may help me with. cheers chris

hi whats the difference between the later and early type tailgates. i know there is 4 hinges on the early type and the 2 hinges on the later. is there a difference in size etc.? any other differences? cheers chris

I have got a land rover defender 110 TD5 with a Discovery auto box. Im trying to put a visous box on from a range rover classic, what chassis mount should i use to attach the transfer box to the chassis. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks

hi all iv got a discovery 2 td5. there seems to be a wuring noise coming from the ace box under niethe the motor. any ideas on what it could be or what i can do. im not overly up on the ace systems so any help would be much apprieciated cheers chris

hey just in case, the silver land rover use is called brunel silver. for definate. you can get it from any automotive paint shop. and looks brill. the surrounds and grill will want priming still. but they look great when done. hope this helps

hi all . iv got a defender 110 td5 with a discovery 2 auto box. im putting a viscous transfer box on. i havnt bought one yet so i am looking for one. my other problem is that i dont know whether the high and low lever mechanisms are the same as the ones on a defender.. anyone know? cheers chris

hi iv got a 200 tdi discovery. when setting off on the flat, sometimes when lifting the clutch and setting off the vehicle judders as if somthing is stuck and then kick in. anyone any ideas what to look at or what it might be. cheers chris

hi all . iv just driven my land rover home its a discovery 200 tdi, i noticed the exhaust was making abit of a judder, which brought me to hearing another noise. when i press the clutch peddal it sqeaked abit from underneith. any ideas why or is this normal? sorry if it sounds a stupid question. cheers chris

hi. all land rover repair centers do is take the head off and use wet and dry on a block of wood and it will be fine make sure you do it even qand dont be tempted to rub the areas that are darker. leave them just go over the whole top with wet and dry. it saves money and works exactly the same. iv litterally just done mine on my 200 disco. and works fine. also id just fit a 3 whole, thats what we do at work. everything works fine. also id sort your sump out whilst youve drained the oil. you ll have to change it anyway. also not teaching granny to suck eggs but if you dont know change the filter as well. head bolts iv never had to change them yet. but im sure there not that expensive. if theres owt else i can help with just let me know . chris

hi. iv got a 200 tdi discovery . iv just changed the head gasket got everything back together . everything seemed ok until i was driving home tonight and the whole vehicle started to shake. i pulled over checked the engne and it was also making a funny noise like a rattle every now and then. i was wondering on maybe a bent push rod. what do you all think. cheers chris

no worries let me know how it goes

hi , it fairly self explanitary. just have a look at it and you be fine. list of parts and part numbers are here for you. water pump ERR7047 set of seals 3 in total. PFQ10001L id have my new water pump and seals ready for when you take the old one off, so you can copy how all the seals go on for the new one. also take note of where each bolt goes. its litterally a bolt on bolt off process. if you need any more help let me know. hope it helps chris