Keeper96
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6 hours ago, andy.cowman said:
Love that 3 litre diesel M57 engine - have one in an old X5 and the temptation to take it and the gearbox out and put them in the landrover is huge!
That was half of my reasoning behind buying this one haha, run it it’ll the body dies then stick the engine and box in the 90
im sure there’ll be a way of making the zf auto work outside the car
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6 hours ago, Anderzander said:
Yep … you ain’t fitting that lot in a 90!
I just had a look at the double cabs on eBay - they look to be wanting the strongest money of all of them these days.
I probably should have bought one ages ago - but 1 child, 1 pushchair, and 1 spaniel just about worked in a 90 😅
In the same mate, could have had a decent 56 plate from the estate I used to work on for £6k back in 2015 but money was tight, now I’m kicking myself haha
I’m currently in a 530d touring as a daily driver but I might just bite the bullet and get a hilux or l200 🫣
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On 12/5/2023 at 8:31 AM, Anderzander said:
There are a few threads on this topic - so worth doing a search for more info.
When you say extending - how many are we talking ?
We have one and have made that work - finding the right child seat was a big part of it.
When she was tiny we found a child seat that worked in a middle seat … it had a four point harness for the child - but was designed to fit with a lap belt…. And crucially didn’t interfere with the gear lever.
When she was too big for that we found a second hand 2nd generation exmoor trim forward facing seat - it was a lucky find though because they are expensive.
The 1st gen ones looked awful - the 2nd gen were very like the puma ones but worked with the square wheel boxes.
They sell a 3rd iteration now - I haven’t really looked at them - but they seem to be even more expensive.
We are still using that single back seat for her (and the occasional adult) - and she’s just about to turn 12.
One thing is for certain- Land Rovers and kids are a magic combination 😊
Currently on 1, about to be 2.
I’ll be honest and admit I think we’ve outgrown the 90, along with 2 children I’ve got to somehow find room for the 2 pushchairs and assorted items and quite often 3 spaniels 😬Too true about kids and landrovers though, current child isn’t even 2 yet but loves her trips in the 90 and often points other defenders out in car parks
anyone selling a 110 crew cab cheap? 😂😂
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I had a feeling this would be the case, a 110 crew cab would be perfect but they’re about 3x over budget for me haha
I’ve had discoveries and they do work well as a family vehicle but they just seem to be lacking something to me
all I know is I’m going to end up with multiple cars now as the 90 is not going anywhere haha
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Hi all,
I’ve got an extending family now and the old 90 only has 2 seats.
what affordable options are there to put rear seats in that can accept child seats?
Cheers
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On 9/17/2023 at 1:51 PM, Simon_CSK said:
Are you looking to buy a Vogue or a Sport? I have both and there are both very nice cars and use them daily. My sport is a hack that I have been using for three years without a problem. The issues that the sports have and probably relevant to L322's is that the turbos are a weakness. The weakness is harder to resolve on the sport which requires a body lift to replace. My L322 has been off the road for 2 years with a suspected gearbox fault which turned out to be a popped driveshaft, this isn't the first time I have had this issue on an L322 as my 4.4 petrol SE suffered the same problem at the beginning of the year.
Fuel wise I get about 21mpg but then I have a very heavy right foot and the car is a pleasure to drive. Prefer the TDV8 to the TDV6 in the sport however a 4.4 or 5.0 on Petrol with LPG is a much preferred option.
Thanks for the input, the car I’m looking at has just had both turbos and the inlet manifold replaced so should be good on that front.
after reading more into it I think I’ll be avoiding the Range Rover for now as I can justify £675 road tax and 21-25mpg is just a touch to low these days with the mileage I do haha
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Hi all, I’m hoping to buy a 3.6 tdv8 l322 in the next few weeks and was hoping I could get some input on what they’re like to live with?
I know landrocets in general are a running project rather than reliable daily drivers (at least mine are anyway haha) but just complex are these big machines?
im a diesel fitter by trade so happy with nuts and bolts but not so strong on electrics
Cheers guys
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4 hours ago, L19MUD said:
plus 1 for this. You can get a lot of 3.6 TDV8 for not a lot of money now.
Definitely tempted by the 3.6tdv8 now I’ve spotted a few haha
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51 minutes ago, rusty_wingnut said:
Forget a D3 and treat yourself to the nicest TDV8 L322 you can find.....
Don’t tempt me… this whole process has just been sped up by my car being written off last night outside my house
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Hi all, long time Land Rover sufferer, had a 300tdi 90 for 10 years, a 2.25 series 3 for around 7 years and also had a couple of discovery 1 and 2s in that time. I’m looking to swap my everyday bmw estate for something larger and was considering a decent spec D3.
just how much of a money pit is the D3? Hear lots of horror stories of massive bills and unsolvable electrical issues but I’d like some real world input on reliability and running costs.
im decent with a spanner so can tackle most jobs in the garage which I know helps keep costs reasonable
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Bear had it right, small wire to the solenoid had came loose.
why do they always choose the day you’re in a rush going somewhere nice in your best clothes so you can’t be crawling around underneath!
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Hi all, my discovery won’t crank.
put the key in, turn ignition on and get all lights, radio etc. turn further to crank and I loose the radio as if it’s trying to start but it doesn’t crank.
no flashing lights or anything on the dash and the lights on the gearstick change and correspond to the gear I’m selecting when playing with the stick
any suggestions?
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Hi all,
Came to my car this morning to get some stuff out and the key fob would not work, changed the fob battery and tried the lock/unlock sequence to reprogram it but not joy.
the drivers door lock is either seized or is a different key to the ignition so I couldn’t get in that way either.
managed to get in by carefully bending the passenger door top and pushing the central locking button with a stick.
all doors unlocked and locked from the button so im happy the mechanics of the system are working.
however once in I was totally unable to turn off the immobiliser as the car still wouldn’t register the key fob
im thinking it’s the receiver unit in the rear headlining that I need to be looking at?
or any other suggestions before I load the parts cannon?
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10 hours ago, miketomcat said:
I did say a short, though I was thinking something a little less extreme.
Mike
Never do things by half!
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After getting a good look earlier today it was actually the exhaust rear silencer had been blowing and melted the loom just where it comes out of the chassis to the rear cross member
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Hi all, first time posting in a while!
my drivers side indicators and the dash light are all stuck on solidly, ie not flashing.
only way to turn them off is to disconnect the battery.
is there any obvious fault to look at such as flasher unit/hazard switch possibly?
cheers
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Hi all,
the bushes/connectors on my transfer box linkage have worn so that I can’t control the diff lock via the lever, I have to go underneath and do it manually.
ive adjusted the linkage and I can get either engage or disengage but no both as the worn bushes takes up the movement of the lever.
does anyone have a part number for these and can they be changed in situ? Or is the box coming out?
I would normally pull the tunnel out but I’ve fitted WOR matting and I’m never removing that again haha
thanks
Jamie
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Cheers everyone,
I not sure when it blows to be honest, I’d like to think it’s horn related but I wouldn’t bet on it.
I’ll have a good look at everything when I get a chance
thanks
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Evening all
My 1989 90 keeps blowing the fuse for no apparent reason.
I’ve checked the simple stuff like earths and looked for dirty connections but can’t find anything obvious.
any advice is greatly appreciated.
jamie
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On 9/4/2020 at 10:53 PM, Ed Poore said:
If it's like most of the estates I've been on then a car with good ground clearance will travel most of the roads. After that then a car is simply too heavy and you're into foot territory, quad or similar ATV.
I mean I've sunk an Argo above the wheels and that's sub 2psi of ground pressure... and amphibious.
People underestimate peat.
If it’s like the estate I worked on then it’ll definitely get a good workout... several “roads” requiring diff lock and passengers grabbing the Jesus handles just to get to the end of the road 😂😂
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Problem solved, one of the wires on the start solenoid had snapped inside the crimp, the half hearted attempts must have been just a couple of strands making contact
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Hi all,
drove my 90 home from work this morning, all perfect, turned it off to unlock the gates then when I went to turn it back on it wouldn’t crank, I got one half a**ed attempt to crank but that was it. Managed to bump it along the drive and it ran fine.
any pointers on where to be looking?
im guessing earths or battery leads possibly?
could the starter just pack in so suddenly?jamie
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5 minutes ago, neil110 said:
As far as I am aware the fitment of the cable at the transfer box end has always been the same on a Defender. Later models dispensed with the cable and used an electrical "sender" unit, but in the past I have removed one of the sender units and replaced it with the standard speedo drive gear and cable without any problems.
Again as far as I know such differences as there were are between left hand and right hand drive vehicles, plus variations in length because of the different engines involved and differing sizes of bell housings. They all employ the same drive mechanism
Do you know if discovery is different? The box is from a 97 300tdi disco.
thanks
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Hi all,
I have a 1989 90” that I’ve put a 300tdi and r380 plus the 1:1.2 transfer box in, the speedo cable snapped yesterday when I pulled the dash board out, I bought a replacement for a defender but it doesn’t fit the transfer box.
are they actually different fittings or did I have a bad part?
if I buy a Disco cable will it mate with the defender speedo head?
thanks
Jamie
D3 daily driver
in Discovery Forum
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Hi all, looking to switch from my estate car back to a land rover and D3s are tempting me.
I’ve had a 300tdi 90 and D1 plus a D2 over the years
Just how bad are the D3s for reliability and maintaining?
cheers
Jamie