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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1758   
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Looks very tidy! Nice colour too
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30th Jan 2018 3:20pm |
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| CrazyK Member Since: 16 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 16 
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Thanks ...
I bought it about 6 months ago it’s pretty solid fir a defender, If only I can get it to run as well as it looks!! Cheers Kieron |
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30th Jan 2018 3:43pm |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2077 
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Looks good!
Whats up with it? |
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30th Jan 2018 4:07pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1758
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Ahh that's always a frustration, what's not right with it?
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30th Jan 2018 4:07pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
If only I can get it to run as well as it looks ?
engine running rough ? |
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30th Jan 2018 4:20pm |
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| rustandoil Member Since: 08 Sep 2012 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 671  
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Whats up with it? ....you're in the right place for help
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30th Jan 2018 4:42pm |
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| CrazyK Member Since: 16 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 16
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yeah its not running right at the moment.
all of the problems seem to be related to the fuel system. fixing one problem only identifies a new one 
Joys of TD5 ownership! it broke down a few months back, It would restart (Eventually) and travel about a mile before dying again Fuel pump making a bit of a racket - so suspected it to be the issue. New pump and filter - No Change, Eventually tracked it down to a blocked Air bleed valve on the filter head - Cleaned and refitted. Was running pretty well for a few weeks then it started having similar issues, at motorway speeds it would start to loose power then conk out and coast to a stop, again it would restart after a running the purge cycle (depressing the throttle 5 times) and cranking for a while, plenty of white smoke and it would cough and splutter into life. I booked it in to my local independent who diagnosed a bad MAF (Replaced) and MAP (Cleaned) sensors. Ran OK for a day or two the issue reappeared. I removed the air return valve completely and went for a test drive, again at motorway speeds it started to loose power and slow down but no misfire lifting of the throttle and reapply it would start to pull again (engine kept running) for maybe 30 seconds then repeat. (possibly overboosting or a slow vacuum leak) Also when driving around town at boost it seems there is a slight delay of maybe a second or 2 between lifting off the throttle and the engine speed decreasing, the higher the RPM the more noticeable the delay. Trying to get it back into the garage but as always they are unable to replicate the issue. Cheers Kieron |
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30th Jan 2018 4:50pm |
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| CrazyK Member Since: 16 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 16
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Thanks for the warm welcome.... owning a Defender is a love/hate relationship so good help and advice is always greatly appreciated!!
Cheers Kieron |
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30th Jan 2018 4:52pm |
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| razz Member Since: 02 Oct 2015 Location: norfolk Posts: 403 
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hello , awesome colour indeed
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30th Jan 2018 4:52pm |
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| CrazyK Member Since: 16 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 16
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Very Nice Razz!!!
I really like the pickup!!! |
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30th Jan 2018 4:53pm |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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are those symptoms related to oil in the ecu wiring harness? could be wrong.
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30th Jan 2018 7:56pm |
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| CrazyK Member Since: 16 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 16
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I checked the red eco plug and no oil in the ECU plug and the previous owner changed the injector harness
but I will check again Cheers |
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30th Jan 2018 8:03pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4944
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might be a punt, but change where you fill up from. just in case its the fuel you are using is causing some trouble
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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30th Jan 2018 8:08pm |
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| CrazyK Member Since: 16 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 16
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not really thought about fuel quality but I don't fill up from the same garage each time, I normally use 2 or 3 locally (BP, Shell and Sainsburys) so probably unlikely that all the would have dodgy fuel.
but thanks for the tips... will try anything at the moment to get it running right!!! |
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30th Jan 2018 8:10pm |
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