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Hi Not got a problem doing any work as long as the thing get's me back to France first Would anyone buy a vehicle off e-bay with out viewing it first??? have been following a few dealers sales and although they have 100% feedback when you look closer non of it is for Landys they have sold but stuff they have bought I have even offered a free holiday in France in our self-catering watermill for help getting the right vehicle to no avail Cheers Jason

Hi Cheeky Thanks for that It has to be a station wagon (3 kids) and it has to be a genuine one otherwise I won't be able to register it here in France as a 11 seater!I could possibly put more cash into one but I don't want somthing too nice as it will be mostly used for green laneing and local Land Rover events Jason

Hi I live in France and will be back in the U.K early April to buy a 110 SW 200 or 300 TDi and wow! am i haveing problems finding one!! timewasters, internet sites not up to date SOLD etc... E-blag,autotrader,independents there all selling (or not)for £4950 but as soon as you start asking what the doors,bulk head,chassis etc... is like every one just goes cold on you Going mad the time I've spent looking I could nearly have built one? where am I going wrong?? What should you expect for £5k??? Any help much appreciated. Thanks in advance Jason

What! "Rack of the eye & twist of the gob" 90°?

I don't have any problems with that, would be brilliant,money for the forum/engine for me Only problem is getting the bl**dy thing out to France I will have a think about it and get back to you! Cheers Jason

Hi Jonaf Good job that man Where did you get your silicon fluid from? spec? and is there a specific way to lineing the VCU bearings up to the VCU/prop shafts? Thanks in advance

Hi The canister oil filter (for the price of it I change every oil change) is on the right under the turbo My leak is on the left under the inlet manifold!

No! Already done that and it's oil,not diesel!

Got a baffling oil leak on the TD5 to the left of the engine under the inlet manifold,sort of all over the pipes that go to the oil cooler,in places even looks like it's a spray leak (little drops further back)it's not the head gasket,rocker gasket or the round cam joint at the front looked every where??? power washed it all down again for the second time yesterday but still can't find the bl**dy thing?? Any ideas??? Cheers Jason

Land Rover France are very helpfull over the phone, problem is that as soon as you send them a letter they want 180 euros for the C.O.C regardless of whether you get it or not!Otherwise you can go through the D.R.I.R.E who are an organisation to enable people from each Departement to register vehicles but their rules seem to change from departement to departement. My advice is if your French is not up to scratch and you want a 300tdi for example ,buy one as you have the choice and best position in the U.K and will probably save you loads of problems later.On a French log book "Carte a gris" they dont even mention the engine N° or size cc but the problem arises if you have an accident!! Good luck Jason

Well you would have thought so but every thing here cost's a fourtune So it looks like a another engine! Any one want a free Holiday

It is a nightmare, but can be done!The problem being that if you want to register a vehicle here you have to get a "certificate de conformite" from Land Rover France,problem being if you have a 1988 V8 with a 300tdi engine in it it's not conform so they can't give you a certificate!! There are long drawn out ways around it but the best bet is if it's a vehicle over 30 years old you can register it as a "voiture de colection" and they don't give a ****e what engines in it as long as all the paper work is in order!! and a bonus is that you have a m.o.t every 5 years as appose to every 2 years or 1 year for the polution test if it's a hard top (commercial vehicle). Please don't hesitate if you need more information Jason

Thanks steveb,thought as much! anyone got a GOOD 2 1/4 or 2.5 n.a diesel for sale and if the price is right and they bring it out to france I will let them have a free weeks accommdation in our 18th century watermill Holiday Gite in the heart of the Poitou charentes region of france! Also looking for a cheap Defender 110csw 200tdi ou 300tdi same offer applys! www.moulin-lacombe.com Cheers Jason

Filled her up with coolant just to have a look, dripping like mad from rear cylinder bore, was hoping it was going to be a wrong gasket problem so I whipped the head off, not good half the bolts down the right hand side of the head were'nt tight!! Head looks good though.Further investigation releaves that water is leaking from at least 2 spots about 2 cm up from the bottom of the bore!! Worth bothering with, how easy to get a liner and more to the point how easy to change?????????? Cheers Jason

That's what I was thinking, can't even try it as the pushrods are missing!

Thanks for the thought! Not impossible! it looks like I'm going to have to get another engine and the chances of getting one out here in France are slim. Is it a runner? complete? How much do you want for it? I've had gearbox's shipped out many a time. Cheers Jason

Thanks for your replies! Hokey dokey so we have got "thingy's" out of the way, what are the chances of a bore leaking coolant and is it worth spending any time on this engine??? I suppose the easiest thing to do is put the sump/tappets back on,fill her up with oil and water and try and crank her over eh? and see what happens!

Just bought a shed of a 2 1/4 1978 109SW, cheap to do up. Ex owner's had it for 20 years, reckons after an engine rebuild (dropped a injector round chamber thingy, and was then treated to new rings & bores honed,new 2.5 cylinder head) he got within a mile of his house on initial test drive and it conked out took the sump off and there was a coolant leak from a hole/crack in one of the bores Any thoughts, in my experience this lump is fairly solid and can't see a bore leaking like that!!I've not tried getting it going yet as the sump is still off and half of the cylinder head is in the back. Cheers

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14th & 15th May Land Rover off-road get together in France Teamland85 are holding their annual Land Rover get together at the fantastic 650 hectare off road site "Availles Limousine" (in between Poitiers & Limoges) FRANCE on the 14th & 15th May 2010 with free basic (toilet & a tap) camping from the 13th-16th May included in the very modest price of 40 euro/vehicle entrance fee. This year there will also be a road book around the local countryside. Off road tyres a must! http://www.teamland85.com/les-sorties-dans-la-vienne-f13/availles-14-et-15-mai-2010-t80.htm Contact: Manu: manuel.delacroix@wanadoo.fr 02 51 27 26 64 ou 06 78 50 66 95

14th & 15th May Land Rover off-road get together in France Teamland85 are holding their annual Land Rover get together at the fantastic 650 hectare off road site "Availles Limousine" (in between Poitiers & Limoges) FRANCE on the 14th & 15th May 2010 with free basic (toilet & a tap) camping from the 13th-16th May included in the very modest price of 40 euro/vehicle entrance fee. This year there will also be a road book around the local countryside. Off road tyres a must! http://www.teamland85.com/les-sorties-dans-la-vienne-f13/availles-14-et-15-mai-2010-t80.htm Contact: Manu: manuel.delacroix@wanadoo.fr 02 51 27 26 64 ou 06 78 50 66 95

Land Rover weekend in the Vienne (86) Parc des Guesnes,(near Poitiers) France,organised by the French Club "Country Land" Second hand spares car boot & New trade stands Camping,childrens games/Meal Saturday night Road book Discovery circuits Off road 4x4 terrain http://www.country-land.fr/actualite.php http://www.4x4rdv.com/reportage/news/countryland.html http://teamland85.forumactif.net/les-sorti...-land-86-t5.htm Going to be a great weekend with a great bunch of people,Inscriptions on line soon Jason

Nah! Dam thing needed to much work doing to it (doors,chassis,bulk head) so I sold it on for spares. New owner promised to let me know if he manages to find out what the tapping is.

Clutch kit is more like £80+ for a good one, I would also change the spigot bearing (£1) and the clutch arm (£10) there is a lot of labour involved so perso don't think £500 snakes is too bad!