dailysleaze
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Didn't you used to have to re-SORN every year?
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Wrong oil?
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15 hours ago, Snagger said:
There have been a few suppliers that I got no response from and thus wrote off, Land Rover Series being the worst. They couldn't even spell "service".
Ironically I filled out their contact form last week and haven't heard anything yet
LRDirect have been good at replying, as well as SP-4x4.
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I've had new take off shafts and they seem to wear at the same as Britpart ones, i.e. zero to some play within a few months.
I wouldn't worry getting aftermarket shafts, as they'll just solve your problem and you can get back on the road quicker. Later on they're easy to replace if you want something better.
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If I have a query about something I usually ping off an email to several and see who gets back to me
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You'll only find greenlaning in South Devon, which are thorny, narrow lanes(!) There's a couple on Dartmoor but they're pretty tame and over in a matter if minutes. It's not really the location for offroading. There used to be a pay and play site at Trago Mills, but I think it's closed now.
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I got it down in the end by dropping value from £7k to 6k and Comp to TPFT, bumping mileage from 3K to 10K and dropping excess from £500 to £0! Defies logic.
Only £30 more than last year and with the same insurer by using mustard.co.uk. Not seen that site before and it's the first automated numberplate inputter i've seen in 7 years that correctly identified it as 110 DEFENDER SW TDI rather than 110 TDI HARDTOP.
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Just looking at options. My premium's gone up 75% this year just from 3k to 6k miles. There's so much ambiguity about what is a "modification". Like a factory fitted option you put on later...
Labelling it as a "transmission change" doesn't seem to change the premium at all.
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Fitting a 1.2 transfer box to a Defender would technically be a "gearing change" on your insurance modifications. It puts the premium up a hefty amount.
But how would they know?!?
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It's been pretty hot today, so it isn't surprising. I would suspect some part of the cooling system isn't that efficient. Radiator/water pump?
I had my radiator explode just cruising on the motorway on a 30 degree day. There was too much mud in the fins, but had been fine until the ambient temp went up.
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I've had similar, but didn't get there in time
After being recovered from the hard shoulder, I had to angle grind the hub off.
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I once looked at a Defender that had exhaust blowing from the filler cap. If it doesn't do that then it doesn't get me worried.
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Looking at the ebay ad the numberplate says landroverman.com, so they might have refurbished it
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Socket and a club hammer
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Yeah that 90deg takes a lot of effort. I had the crank tool from ebay and a 3/4 breaker bar with a pipe on the end. Just about got there - the 1/2 breaker bar just wasn't up to the job
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It's correct that the propshaft is placed so that the water can drain, it's just that the front short yoke is male and the rear short yoke is female, so the front prop joint goes to the diff end and the rear prop joint goes to the transfer box end (at least on a 110).
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So what is happening to the engines that makes them "die"?
I feel your pain having worked with a few lodges in Zambia and Malawi. Those businesses are all worried about what will happen when their Pumas get old. 300Tdis win. You're in a tricky position because your vehicles are so modified and are working beyond the limit of what Defenders were designed for. Typical safari vehicles are 3x3 benches on a standard Hicap.
Td5's can be a bit of a stretch for typical mechanics, but replace like for like and get a good auto electrician. The electrics have even stumped seasoned SA mechanics. Personally I would always go 300Tdi in that environment, but if you need the power then Td5 is what you'll have to use. With 15 vehicles, you really need a workshop manager, as it's a full time job to be over their shoulder 100% of the time making sure they don't round off bolts or put engine oil in the clutch fluid......
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The only time I was able to find one was at Newbury, with one of the sellers that has lots of nick nacks in trays. But i've had to buy a complete ball joint kit before just to get one
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Don't know of any others but he may start back up in a few months - that's whats happened several times before
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+1 for getting whatever is a very common vehicle out there. Also +1 for importing it, as anything good (Land Cruiser/Defender) will probably have a hefty premium as they're so valued. I can't speak for Madagascar, but in Malawi I had to import Suzuki spares from the UK., very annoying. Toyota would probably be the answer.
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I had a QT guard that fitted into those two holes:
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Paddocks should get you a new one for free. That is some awful damage.
When I bought my rear crossmember with extensions, I opened the door and watched the courier hit it on every step on the way down to my door. I got some money back rather than replace, as it was mostly superficial and I was going to repaint it anyway. It wasn't Paddocks though.
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Ben Fogle book....
Vehicle not taxed & MOT's since 2012
in International Forum
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That'll explain being untaxed since 2012, if they'd forgotten to renew it