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I can't believe this thread is still open after 14 years! 🙂 How are you all? I sold my Defender a few years back, biggest regret of my life. Not easy getting about in the Carpathian mountains in an old g wagon Astra 🙂 I'm always on the look out for a LHD Defender over here but they're really pricey....but I keep looking 👍

Hi, I'm having trouble finding clear information on the euro emissions classification of a 200Tdi engine? I have heard that it has a non-euro classification, but cannot find anything online to support this, and there is nothing on the logbook that I can see. One person has said that thinksit has a EURO III classification, but I thought that would apply to the 300Tdi? Also does anyone one know how many grammes of CO2 a 200tdi engine kicks out per kilometre? I'm trying to import my Land Rover to Romania and have been using this calculator to work out the importation tax. http://www.depozitauto.ro/taxa_de_inmatriculare.php If it is a non-euro engine, and non utility vehicle with lots of seats (Station Wagon), it is working out at around 20,000 EURO importation tax, which I can't believe is right??! Thanks in advance, Paul

All trapping and snaring is illegal.

It is hard to say. The area we found these was 6 to 7 miles from the nearest settlement. The only sure way to find out would be for a law enforcement agency to leave the traps in situ and set up camera traps. Poachers are often armed, so not really ideal for us to directly confront them.

The Transylvanian Wildlife Project team would like to thank Marcus Taylor for lending us his nicely equipped Land Rover Defender 200Tdi. Marcus (Scotian) is a member of this forum His Defender met all our needs for carrying team members and all our equipment. TWP Team by trackranger, on Flickr Gal Laszlo - TWP tracker by trackranger, on Flickr TWP Team Members by trackranger, on Flickr Forest light by trackranger, on Flickr The TWP team were also involved in anti-poaching activity and found and removed snares and one large serrated leg trap, big enough to trap a bear. Luckily no one from our team stood on it as it was on our path! With no tools it took the best part of an hour to cut the strands of the metal strap that secured the trap to a tree. However, all the hard work was worth it, knowing that there is one less trap out there causing danger to wildlife! Illegal trap by trackranger, on Flickr Illegal loop snare by trackranger, on Flickr Carpathian Deer by trackranger, on Flickr We had the good fortune to also find yellow bellied toads and fire salamanders. The toads play dead when you flip them on their backs! Yellow Bellied Toad - Playing dead by trackranger, on Flickr Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) by trackranger, on Flickr There was plenty of wildlife activity in the forest and here are just a few photos signs and tracks. Wild boar tusk markings & hair on tree by trackranger, on Flickr Bear Tracks by trackranger, on Flickr Once again a big thank you to Marcus! All the best, Paul & fellow team members http://www.transylvanianwildlifeproject.com/

Thanks guys for all your input and help. I have just had a look on the Surfing Africa site to see that the noise has gone without any intervention, so not sure what the problem was. I am more than a little disappointed that they couldn't be bothered to thank you all for your quick responses and valuable input, but maybe I'm expecting too much http://www.surfingafrica.net/2011/02/01/help/

Thanks John. I have put a link to this thread directly on their blog request for help, so any suggestions should be picked up by Andy and Louise pretty quickly. Cheers, Paul

Yes, I thought it was something binding. I suggested break disc, but thinking about it you usually get a higher pitched noise than that in the video. What about a collapsed bearing?

Hi everyone, I know this is not a Land Rover, but I couldn't think of a better place to get urgent help for Andy and Louise who are travelling down to Africa in a 4x4. They are down in Turkey somewhere and have got a nasty noise coming from their front end and would be grateful for any opinions. http://www.surfingafrica.net/2011/02/01/help/ Thanks in advance, Paul

Hi, just updating this thread as the link to my original blog post has been broken due to a change in domain name. The new address is as follows: http://www.trackranger.com/2009/11/transfagarasan.html Just out of interest has anyone else been over the Transfagarasan highway in a Land Rover? Cheers, Paul

Any updates on the fitting issues, as interested?

Thanks David, I have had the vehicle recovered this morning and I have passed on your comments to the mechanic. He didn't speak much English but I think he understood what I was saying. Cheers, Paul

I totally disconnected the main feed, then managed to get a jump lead properly connected directly from the battery to the starter motor. I could tell straight away that there was a stronger feed, however the starter did the same spinning but not engaging. Then after 6 or 7 attempts all the power switched off once more and came back 10 or so minutes later. As I used an alternative link from battery to starter would that rule out any ignition problem? I have checked the main earthing points as well as the bulkhead one on the engine bay side just below the windscreen. I thought someone told me once that there was also an earth somewhere in the foot well on the drivers side, but can't find it? Cheers, Paul

His reputation lives on on There is a lot to be said for village life where everyone knows each other. The shame factor alone of being caught thieving keeps crime right down compared to what is seen these days in the west.

In Romania there was a guy that used to put a lot more than a thieves head on a post. I think it was called impaling Joking aside, it is pretty tragic that the victim always ends up out of pocket. My personal belief is that community service should be low paid employment that generates an income, such as fruit picking or sweeping the streets. That small income should then be paid in full to their victim until the full sum has been repaid.

It was a shock to see your 90 looking like that Dave It makes you wonder if thieves like these keep tabs of posts on here, photos, reg numbers, locations, activities, detailed spec of wagons etc etc. I doubt whether he will go to prison unless he has got previous history along with firm evidence that he was either involved in stealing your 90 or knowingly handled stolen goods. The threshold from community service to jail seems to be ever widening which completely erodes any deterrent for thieving behaviour like this.

Thanks for the explanation and info. I will have a good read when I get back from work and will then give it a go. Cheers, Paul

I have been outside fiddling David,I cannot get a clear view of the +ve connector on the starter as the exhaust manifold is in the way. From underneath I did manage to get a jump lead connector on the terminal end of the main +ve feed that could't be more than 1 cm from the starter connector then connected the other end to the +ve battery post. However, it made no difference at all. Sorry for being thick, but how do I do this? I do have a multimeter but not the know how I will be over in the UK next week on a short trip (flying over and hiring a car!) so will see I can pick up some cable then. I forgot to mention, a mechanic put a new water pump on last week and we had trouble starting the LR then after he finished, no power etc. I don't think he could have done much to the electrics from the front end, but he did undo and push the alternator to one side to make room. Do you think this is just coincidence? Cheers, Paul

Thanks James. I should have carried some +ve lead cable. I have been to a motor factors this afternoon and they asked me for a VIN to order a cable, they couldn't give me off the roll with a couple of connectors. Not sure if that is standard practice in Germany Cheers, Paul

Thanks for the information John. I'm not sure if I have a spider unit or not. I read an article by a guy who describes similar problems with his 300Tdi who did have a spider unit installed. My immobiliser system was installed soon after it was bought by the first owner and is called a Cobra alarm system. Not sure if spider units (whatever that is) existed back in 1994? Cheers, Paul

Thanks again Steve for the information.

Been outside trying a few things to get Defender started. I used a jump lead to connect the neg batt post to the engine block, which made no difference. Going back to the possible stuck solenoid, can anyone tell me how I would release it and where would it be positioned? I also read on another thread somewhere that an immobiliser spider unit can cause this problem. Does anyone know what that's all about? Cheers, Paul

Thanks for the advice Steve.

Hi David, just nipped outside to take another look. As far as I can see three lights came on, the battery light, the handbrake light and whatever the light is right of the trailer symbol? Unfortunately the dash lights only came on once and now everything is dead again One of my friends believes it could be a faulty immobiliser as would be positioned between the ignition and the starter? Is there anyway of disabling the immobiliser to test this theory? Thanks, Paul

My cousin mentioned that possibility a while back, but I can't see how that would effect all electrics including the alarm system? I find it strange how the power slowly seeps back after instantly loosing it. Now two hours later the ignition lights have come back on but there does not seem to be enough power to turn the starter properly. I made a short video.