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  1. if the Lotto comes in that wont be an issue - however the odds are that one gets hit and killed by a bus 8 times before you get a decent winning on Lotto here in NZ and I live a long way from buses, also rarely buy a ticket ☹️ makes "slim to none" sound good in comparison
  2. sorry about dragging this out of the graveyard - but couldn't find a more appropriate thread in my brief search I have a TD5 Defender running 1.4 ratio LT230 which has very noisy internals so I think it would be best to get it rebuilt I'm thinking / considering changing ratio to 1.2 and loading a Disco map into the ECU - would there be any benefit in this / would it work OK or would it struggle with power issues in a defender using 1.2 alternatively would I be better off keeping it at 1.4 and fitting roamer drive or would it not have the guts? thoughts?
  3. Do you know what controller or timer you have? If you connect using wbus it should work as can be independent from vehicle system. CANbus totally different story
  4. thanks guys. the exact miles the TD5 has done is very hard to say (in NZ we pay road tax on KM base for diesel vehicles) the previous owner drove only 80kms in nearly 3 years and I know he traveled a long way each week in it. I would estimate the engine has traveled over 600,000 kms - I've personally driven it over 200,000 kms I run K&N air filter - which is still as good as new - your air filter Lightning is scarily impressive Yes I changed the oil and both filters when i refitted the turbo. also changed the oil and filters again after first 300kms due to paranoia. If anything I probably over service my Landrovers. the TD5 gets engine oil & filters every 10 - 15 thousand kms & diffs, TC & Gearbox every 30000. The 3.9 disco (modified, lifted on 35's, 4.1 ratio diffs with lockers etc etc) I service probably every ~1000kms incl the TC & diff oils but thats only used off road and works hard
  5. well I have had the original turbo repaired and finally reinstalled it. noticed blackened intercooler hoses so cleaned them out and I have ordered a provent 200 catch can for peace of mind. I also noticed very worn fanbelt - so replaced belt - drove ~60 km's and new one shredded - then noticed the tensioner bearing was shot and not turning. have ordered replacement OE tensioner and another belt is it possible that the tensioner and turbo dying are connected in any way? I had noticed that the steering was a little hard, but Voltage was 14.1 when running (about norm) and brakes felt fine, oil pressure and coolant temp showing in normal range on Madman Anything else I should check? I don't want to have to repair / replace turbo again - was NOT a cheap repair, would have been cheaper to have bought new one :-(
  6. Hi guys, well the turbo blew on my 110 td5 today, loud fan belt screeching kind of sound with instant loss of boost. Limped along the freeway a bit to safe stopping area. It was blowing a lot of smoke (actually looked like steam but smelt rubbery) popped hood. turbo very noisy.. Removed air intake and the impeller centre very loose. So time for new turbo. Thinking I should make the leap to a vgt (or variable vane or whatever they're called) while I'm at it. I have the performance map (from Mastaz) fitted with larger aluminium performance intercooler. Any suggestions? Advice please? It's my daily driver and need vehicle on the road so need to get sorted quickly Thanks in advance David
  7. apologies for waking up another old thread, but I'm trying to fit a rev counter into my 2002 TD5 Defender. it is an original gauge. Pin 19 on the black ECU plug has a yellow with pink trace wire fitted (looks like factory fitment) I've connected the rev counter to this pin and it works, my question is - Whereabouts would I find the other end of the cable that is already in pin 19 / what would it be connected too? I cant see it behind the instrument panel. There is a yellow and pink cable in the instrument harness which goes to the speedo, but surely its not the same one as others would have mentioned it... any help appreciated
  8. thank you for responses so far. the "pegging" looks like what the bolt would be for (I couldn't thing of the word) so thanks again I'm guessing that if the pinion isn't driving the crownwheel (as in no drive shaft) that it would behave like this - IIRC - with rear of vehicle on Jack stands, that if I rotate one road wheel the opposite road wheel rotates in opposite direction. Thinking that I'll take the diff head out to ensure its all good for peace of mind as concerned that I "May" have possibly damaged some teeth (also want to check out the ARB locker for any markings as considering adding locker to front diff) I will try an post a picture of the shaft and hub end to confirm if it is RRC style. - definitely thicker stronger looking axles than standard disco ones. I understand may well be interchangeable, but be great to know for sure thanks
  9. Hi there, I recently broke the rear prop shaft / drive shaft on my 95 disco. So I removed the shaft and thought I'd be able to just engage the CDL and drive away using front wheel drive. however the rear wheels were to be fighting against each other and I heard a clunking noise. So I pulled out the right rear half shaft / axle and was able to drive the vehicle home using front wheel drive I haven't got replacement drive shaft yet, but noted that when I removed the half shaft that it was different to "normal Disco rear axles" I have seen, in that the half shaft isn't part of the hub end - the shaft itself is thicker / wider diameter (I suspect heavy duty) and the hub ends / cap on the rear are metal rather than the rubber caps like on the front hubs. The diff looks like a standard rover diff (not Salisbury) anyhow - I want to check out the differential before fitting new drive shaft or replacing axle / half shaft, as I'm concerned over the clunking noise - that I may have damaged the diff too, It does have ARB air locker fitted I have attached a photo - can anyone please tell me what type of diff this is and also what the bolt is for / what does it do? thanks in advance
  10. HELP - common point in wiring? heater fan, lighter / power plug, radio well the auto electrician replaced brushes & I think regulator. so now all good on the charging front, unfortunately now the heater fan, lighter / power plug, radio and spotlights don't work. I have checked all the fuses and replaced primary candidates just in case, but no faults found. is there a common point in the wiring??? interesting thing tho is that the heater blower works if the webasto is turned on, but this has totally separate wiring loom I know the auto electrician had a LOT of trouble getting the repaired alternator back into place - they asked for an extra day to fit it... I didn't see what they did to get it back in, but the spotlight cables were cut in front of the grill and I now have crimp terminals open to the weather in front of the grill (the cables were sealed all the way up to the relay which is located by the brake reservoir) there was also coolant splattered around the engine bay which to me is really odd. surely they would not have removed the radiator, intercooler, A/C, nose cone??? either way I don't have time to drive back up there for them to sort it, so am again asking for your help The heater fan, lighter and radio are fitted as tho from the factory, the spotlights are aftermarket, so could possibly be excluded from this, I have also traced the spotlight wiring & all looks OK - maybe that relay is dead
  11. Haven't really been playing, but did install dual battery system a couple of months ago, which I.disconnected on Friday. No wrong connections of jumper leads. Unfortunately the light kept coming on intermittently thruout the weekend. On way home I couldn't get it to go off again so have parked up 3 hours from home. Vehicle is in front of auto electricians as I hoping its just bushes, but I guess I will be here at least one night as this small town is all closed on Sundays... Doubt parts will get here until Tuesday oh the joys of owning landrovers in New Zealand!!!
  12. Musta been gremlins - I went for drive and over the hump at the local railway crossing and the volts returned to normal... but feel I should still follow-up with possible reasons / causes if anyone has any ideas that is assuming I can replicate it or that it reoccurs thanks in advance
  13. OK odd problem I need help with. battery light is on constantly - showing 11.7V (normally 14.x) with vehicle running TD5 2002 Defender I gave someone a jumpstart yesterday which mayor may not be relevant - it is also pouring down, so possibly water effecting it? is there anywhere/anything obvious that I can check? I need to travel quite a distance in next 3 days and really need to be able to start vehicle with key and be able to drive it several hundred KMs thanks in advance
  14. replaced indicator/high/low/flash/horn switch and all sorted - bit of holdup removing steering wheel, but got there without using a gear puller in the end
  15. 2002 TD5 defender - with the "pink" dim-dip relay. which I have removed. it only had two contacts so have jumped those two contacts - I assume that's correct. lights seem to work OK - no obvious difference in amount of light coming from headlights
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