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recently needed a crankshaft censor on my Disco 2.
Purchased a Britpart one at £42 and it didnt work.
Purchased a genuine Landrover one for £43! and it started first turn of the key.
enough said.
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I have just removed 2 doors,de-skinned them and repaired the frames.
Purchased the repair sections from YRM Metal solutions,and the 2 skins from Paddocks.
Metal repair section is £15 a length,and the skins are £65 each.
If you have access to a welder,its a straight forward enough job.
At less than £100 a door,mine are like new ones.
Couldnt bring myself to part with nearly £750 for 2 new ones.
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Bit of a puzzler this one.
I was out last night with the wife,driving along happy as Larry - Bext thing I know,the engine management light came on,followed by the oil and battery light.
No power upon pressing the throttle,so I puts into neutral and coasts to a halt.
Tried to restart but nothing.Pulls the bonnet,checks the fuel cut off button and it appeared to have activated.I reset it,but nothing.Tried again a few times,left it a few minutes,and bingo,started straight away as if nothing had happened.
continued to drive for a further 90 miles without missing a beat?
never done this before,nor had any recent problems
anyone got any ideas?
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Depends on how much money you have available or want to spend?
What type of Landrover? Defenders,Discovery 1+2,Range Rovers,etc.
Dependant on age and engine type and the volume of work your doing I would always go for Autologic.
Not cheap though,your looking at £7000 for a Landrover set up,but if youve got the workload and given that an average diagnostic check is somewhere between £30-40.The outlay is well worth it.
Fully mobile and comes with full back up.It also gives the option to do ECU power upgrades on later model Landrovers.
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Top man,nice one.
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Im in the process of fitting 4 driving lights to the roofrack of my defender.
I want to know the best way of doing it.
if anyone has a simple to follow diagram that would be great.
electrics are not really my thing,so Id like to get it right first time round.
cheers
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just had a brand new pilkington screen supplied and fitted - £85!
it just aint worth the hastle.
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Ive recently converted my 19j Defender to a 200tdi and the radiator that came with it had an electric fan on it(LUCKY ME).Having considered option I purchased the X eng kit which fit into the bottom hose of the rad.I have to admit that electrics are not my strong point.T he instructions supplied suggect the fitting of a switch in the cab.As the defender is going to be used by the wife,I dont want to have to rely on her swithing it on when it gets hot.I just want a setup that will turn the fan on when it gets hot and off when cooler.
Can some one supply me with an idiot proof wiring diagram because I just cant get the dam fan to work.
The fan itself works when connected to a battery,its the wiring from the relay that is realy giving me a problem.
Any suggestions are more than welcome.Im hoping to get the defender on the road for thr 1st of june following a lengthy re-build project.
cheers.
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go for a binzel torch.not long replaced mine for a 4m one.ultra reliable.if youve not already got a eurotorch,you will need to get the conversion kit that goes with it.
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Been offered one of the above at a reasonable price.it comes with a PVCI cartridge that will apparently access landrover systems.
has anyone out there got any views on the scanner or used one on a landrover?
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bulb checked(working)and all wiring appears to be intact so I will take the alternator and get it overhauled.
cheers.
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earth lead replaced with a new one.
still no battery light.
the engine strarts and runs fine.
could it be the alternator?
whats the best way of checking?
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Ive just changed the engine in my defender from a 19j to a 200 tdi.
Got everything in and got it running,but I dont appear to have any igniton lights on the dash.
The fuel warning light is on but nothing else.
When I initially tried to start it the only light that was on was the diff lock light,but after a bit of fiddling that went off and the engine started.
The main earth cable from the engine to the chassis is missing.Could this be the problem or is it something else ive damaged or missed out during the conversion?
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engine finally out.
needed one person on top wiggling and one underneath with a prybar.
new engine delivered aswell.
all going well so far
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I will give some welly in the morning and report back then
cheers for now.
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ive been out and had another look,cant see any more anywhere.
absolutley no gaps,its rock solid.
I will take off the tunnel tomorrow.
If I havent missed one ,what else is it likely to be?
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ive removed 12 nuts/bolts and cant see any more.
I havent removed the tunnel.
it just wont budge for some reason
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Im in the process of changing my 19j engine to a 200 tdi.
Ive got every thing disconected(I think)but the engine just does not want to separate from the gear box.
im pretty sure ive got all the nuts removed(even the 2 just above the slave cylinder.
exactly how many nuts/bolts are there?what am I missing
all suggestions greatly received
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not sure if im suffering a fuel starvation problem,so I was wondering is there a fuel filter fitted somewhere?
its just done 98000 miles and is due a service,but I cant find a reference to a fuel filter.
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The engine is running totally standard,its not had a gas conversion.
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Guys,my disco has recently developed an anoying little niggle.
On first starting from cold the engine runs fine for about 30 sec to 1 minute,then the idle drops off and sometimes but not all the time it will cut out.If it doesnt stop the power picks straight back up to the correct idle speed?
The other day I pulled up at a junction and it stalled.I t started up straight away but began to rev up and down of its own accord for about 15 seconds and then cleared.
The engine is fitted to an auto box and the only real problem ive had was the airflow sensor which I replaced about 18 months ago(none genuine part).
I service it on a basis regular(oil and filters)and the plugs are the iridium tipped type.
any obvious suggestions?
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I have recently changed my disc drum rear axle for a discovery disc/caliper set up.
ive noticed that the rear axle half shafts appear to be a 1piece set up which means that my freestyle alloys fit on the hubs allowing the centre caps to be fitted.
I was wondering could I get hold of a pair of rear axle disco shafts and fit them to the front axle allowing the alloys to fit with centre caps.
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Denbigh Army Surplus.Always got loads in stock and they do mail order
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The 3 amigos.
Just had mine sorted.It was a faulty ABS sensor(£50 for an after market one.
Took it Landranger Deeside who put it on Auto logic(£40 inc VAT)
Its quite a common problem.
hope this helps
joining fuel pipes
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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I have used the push fit connectors that are used to join air lines on Large goods vehicles.
Perfect fit - 8mm.
Cheap as chips from a truck parts supplier.