old & wrinkly

i was shocked when i got this years renewal... 60 percent increase!! its now a case of GOODBYE footman james... Hello frank pickles

thanks. now your got me thinking ?

fitted new thermostat today. bled the system and 10 miles down the road its still the same ! just off the blue and no heat ??? im now thinking about getting rid of the mini helicopter on the front and fitting a kenlowe electric fan.. any ideas ?

Maybe they got run out of cold/leaky/unreliable old ladas to nick and moved on to the next best thing LAND ROVERS !!!!

Thank you for your slightly less than helpful comment ! as a person who,s never owned a td5 before (AND NEVER WILL AGAIN) i thought my questions quite valid as im not expert ! if everyone was a LR expert and had no need to ask questions this forum would not exist

I wonder where they end up ?

Evil bay ..

the buzzing is not loud. theres no gurgling or cat in blender type of noise.. if i turn the ign on without starting i can hear a relay click after about 30 seconds and the sound stops..is this normal? but as soon as the engine starts so does the buzzing ? theres no loss of power or stalling in fact it runs perfect.. whats worrying me is how long for!! would the fact it needs a new fuel pressure regulator have any bearing on problem ? its been leaking for a while now and ive had no time to fit a new one.

your correct ! middle loading area / engine running ...... any idea of cost to replace and the work involved or is it a trip to LR garage ???........... i can feel another wallet attack coming on

I took her td5 out this morning and noticed a buzzing sound as i was chucking kit in the back ? it,s not that loud but enough for me to notice ! as its not my favourite motor and i don,t drive it very often am i worrying about nothing or am i to expect problems ?????

anyone know the date of the p/boro show ? or if theres one closer to dover at any time during the summer..

Maybe kwikfit are trying for a DARWIN award

Thanks guys. is there anything i have to be careful of when i refill the system like airlocks ect .

The other half,s td5 needs a new thermo as its running very cold (just off the blue and the heaters freezing) even after 20/30 miles !!!im fed up with being moaned at so i gotta fix it before she comes back ! Where do i start !

POLISHING !!!!!! never heard of such a word ??

been down that road .... load of £££ for nothing extra !! buy genuine. If land rover thought K&N were better im sure they would have fitted them as standard.

Sorry guys. i was not very clear on what i was trying to say ... its the water pump/ alt belt tensioner ! i found the pulley is a two part pressed steel as oppossed to the 300tdi cast steel.. it uses the same bearing but its sealed in ! I carefully ground off the 3 rivet heads parted the pulley and put in a new bearing.. re riveted the two parts back together useing copper rivets and we are up and running ( don,t know how long for )

I just renewed the bearing in a 300tdi (with help from this forum ) and was wondering if its possible to do the same with a td5 ???

Try FOOTMAN JAMES ... i just insured a 110 for £350 f/comp !!

yes.. i think i can manage that one !! but i will let the wife buy a genuine part so i don,t have to do it twice !!!!

Many thanks guys.. just one more question !!! can this be done by an untrained chimp with fingers like sausages (me) or does it mean trip to the local dealer ?

Wifes td5 has started to leak from somewhere at the rear of the engine R/H side... to me it looks and smells of diesel ??? i was told there,s seal gone .. its hard to find the exact point its coming from . any ideas

check anything with air running thrugh it ?????

Thanks guys. Its begining to make sense now.. I may have to find a thinner lock nut or copper washers so the switch will go in further as its right down on the nut at the moment so its not possible to adjust... the diff locks work perfect.

about 3 months ago i lost the diff lock light . I tried a new bulb but nothing changed ! i then checked for power at the switch itself everything was OK. unscrewed the switch from the box connected the wires pressed the button on the bottom of the switch and hey presto the light comes on!!!! soon as i put it back there,s nothing ???? any ideas