Athena

Hi All I hope you are all ok and well I recently posted on the forum an bad experance with my breakdown company, the breakdown company dose not cover any repair that may fail. So I would like any recomendations for a good breakdown cover company, I have searched the net but before I hand over my money your words of wisdom would be great Cheers Dan

Hi All I have had nothing but bad luck with my Defender, 1986 2.5tb, i have it repaired back in February and MOT, she had to have a part rebuild on the head, I had :- Blown Head Gasket Hot spots dropped Misfire on N04 Inject I had other work carried out to pass MOT, however less then 500 miles after the all the repair work, New Head Gasket, New No4 Inject ore, Head skimmed and New Hot spots, as arrived from Sheffield to Lincoln i lost power and started to burn lots of black smoke coming from the exhaust, she stalled and was a bugger to start, when i got the landie home, off the back of a low loader, starting the landie was even harder to start, with white smoke coming from the exhaust then turning black, the road side breakdown service have diagnosed the problem as a cracked head letting in air!!! To make things worse, the breakdown company charge me £236 to bring the landie home because they think the fault could be related to the repair, i have to prove to them that it is or isn't to get some of my money back, talk about robbing sods! whats the point in having breakdown cover! I know this is a moan, but dose anyone think could it be related to the repair, if the head is cracked, dose this mean new engine? I am a very dishearten landie owner on the edge of selling!!! and I was so looking forward to the Driffield Landie Show! Cheers dan

Hi guys Thanks for the heads up, i am not losing water or smoking white, it's a dirty oily not blue, my temp gauge is normal but worryingly my heater did pack in before Christmas!!! Cheers Dan

Hi All I hope every is well, just wanted to ask a silly question, what are the typical symptoms when a head gasket has gone? my landie is has gone pretty noisy (2.5TD 1986) but not sure whats happened, i didn't loose any power at the time i notice the extra sound coming from my engine the only reason i mention the head gasket is oil, i appear to be burning more than usual ideas would be welcome Cheers Dan

Hi All Thank you for all your advice, I did have a steering lock on and the last time they tried to steel her they had cut through the steering wheel, but i had removed the battery, I have ordered a battery cut off switch and a peddle lock box!! should be here any day, as for the dog sleeping in the landie the wife wouldn't let me!! Fantastic all of you! cheers Dan

Hi WarPig I am in S8!! Lowedges Be careful mate Dan

Hi All My Landie has survived 3 nights of HELL!! some scrotes have had ago at steeling her, 3 times in 3 nights, This is in Sheffield please be aware! I have replaced the ignition lock, but the cowling around the steering column is shattered I have looked on Rimmer Bothers and paddocks, no luck can any help me with where I can get the replacement parts please Cheers Dan

Sorry!!!!!!

Thanks for for yuor advice, i am really sorry about the gromit! i miss read the reply Cheers Dan

Hi All I have a duff battery!!! the first cold weather and duff!, i have taken it off and now charging it up, but as the weather gets colder will properly replace it I was wondering if anyone can recommend a simple battery tester/alternator, i need to make sure my alternator is charging the battery properly, something that will give me an voltage out put reading when battery receiving a charge from and under load thank you Dan

Thank you Gromit!! Top job, replaced the flasher unit, and we are working, well sort of, the faulty unit had 4 prongs, but the spares place only had 3 prongs units, but we are working, i thinks it's because the faulty unit was for a trailer set up, Cheers Dan

Hi All Ideas please??? I have replaced the Hazards light switch, but indicators and hazards still not working!! i have checked all fuses and they are fine, the indicator switch works the horn, head light flash and main beam they are fine too, i have power going to the hazard warning switch, i am thinking it could be the flasher unit, but i am at a lost i not even sure were that is? please help Dan

Hi All Hope everyone is well! Quick question, my indicators are not working, left or right, and the hazards are not working too, i have checked the fuses and they are fine, My horn and flasher are working, could it be the relay? any ideas with clear direction will be great received Thank you All Dan

Ah I see, i thought that but the wratchet i have is too small for this, i will need to buy a 1/2" wratchet! Cheers Dan

Hi Bishbosh I need to take out the filler bolt out, but with the ratchet i have and i/2 drian plug key will not fit in the gap between the transfer box and hand brake drum Cheers Dan

Hi All I recently bought a set of master drain plug key set, for my axles, transfer box etc, but there is not enough room to get my rachet in with key, had a look on the net for the tool but no joy, can anyone reconmend a store or a link for me to order one, as i need to change my transfer box oil! Cheers All Dan

This is fantastic thank you! Dan

Hi All I have oil weeping from the wheel hubs on the outside, i have checked my Haynes manual and oily leaks on the wheels are generally on the inside, brake pipe, swivel joints etc See pictures Any ideas team? what needs replacing? And also when a petrol tank leaks can they be repaired? And if you want to off round experience drive the road of the Sheffield, the pot holes and cracks are great!! Cheers All Dan

Brilliant Thank you Dan

here she is, retro.. no thats not it, its rigid and coming out of the engine looks like this shape ], the second pic is the pipe we need without the turbo section. (cant find it seperately) I will add better pics when i can!!

Hi All Well my landie has gone for good! Not be done by the sod who nicked it I bought an other! A 1986 90, with 2.5td, good looking landie however not very well, on my way to the Driffield landie show she duely let her oil out all over the A614! The oil feed pipe to the turbo had broken! A very nice Discovery driver towed me and my family the last 7 miles did I mention he was a very nice man? Thinking, I am at the biggest landrover show in the north I will be able to get a new or second hand feed pipe... NO SUCH LUCK! But yet again some very nice lads from the Nottingham and Doncaster landrover clubs helped me, I removed the old pipe cut it back a little and Darrol the man who can, re flanged the end and way hay we were working! but the drama does not finish there!! Leaving the show driving home gently, just out side Doncaster, 2 flat tyres! So to my question, I want to replace the broken oil feed pipe to the turbo, but need a part number the only one I can find at the moment is the 300tdi and thats not the 1 I need! It's a steel or copper pipe, can some one help a knackered landie man with a part number!? Cheers Dan

Hi John It was nicked from Sheffield and the Reg is D109 RUX, if they intend to keep it they will need to repair the fuel problem on the Landie, as they will only be able to go 50mph and there was no fuel in her so they would have to a petrol station first! Dan

Hi All Bad News, Yet an other Landie, my Landie my Athena has been stolen form my drive last at 01.20am she's a 90 2.TD 23 years old, white hood with windows new paddock bench seats in the back, the back door has tier on it the door it self is a hammerite bright blue compared to the rest of the landie which is dark blue, passenger side door has had a knock which looks a crinkled just below the window, she has odd tiers 235/75 on the front and 235/85 on the back! Please if you see her let me and please please make ur Landies safe Cheers All Dan

Hi Maverik Thanks for the tip! i was a little worried that the heat from the transfer box my be too and heating the fuel up but just me farting on the tank to much Cheers Dan

Hi All I filled up my landie up with fuel (2.5TD) tonight and notice a white vapour coming from the tank as i filled up it look like steam almost!? is this right or at least safe? As Always the wealth of knowledge in the forum is fantastic so any ideas or suggestions will be greatly received Cheers Dan