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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 18024   
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Probably. Does it look like either of these?
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20th Oct 2023 7:37pm |
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| BaronDefenders Member Since: 28 Jun 2019 Location: London/Cotswolds Posts: 928 
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I’ll have to check in daylight, but yes it does look similar! Charlie
1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD) 2002 Td5 90 (SOLD) 2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD) 1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored) 1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE) 2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK) 2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build) Instagram: @BaronDefenders |
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20th Oct 2023 8:00pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 18024
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The one on the left in the photos is a Disco 2 headlamp pump, the one on the right a Rover 45 headlamp pump. They are identical apart from the angle of the outlet. I had to use the Rover pump for the second slot (my headlamp squirters) in order for the hose to clear the first pump.
Both types are usually available at reasonable cost on the usual second-hand auction site. |
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20th Oct 2023 9:10pm |
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| BaronDefenders Member Since: 28 Jun 2019 Location: London/Cotswolds Posts: 928
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Perfect. Thanks, Blackwolf.
I’ve ordered a D2 headlight pump.  Charlie
1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD) 2002 Td5 90 (SOLD) 2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD) 1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored) 1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE) 2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK) 2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build) Instagram: @BaronDefenders |
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20th Oct 2023 9:13pm |
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| julian Member Since: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Devon Posts: 204 
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I know the thread is 2 years out of date, but Baron was last posting last month, so...
...I'm hoping for an update as to if the pump was any good! Do they fit in the standard position (I've got a td5 tank) but just pump more? ...that's what I'm looking for! Thank you. |
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14th Oct 2025 7:04pm |
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| BaronDefenders Member Since: 28 Jun 2019 Location: London/Cotswolds Posts: 928
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Yes the D2 pump is worth the upgrade, but you need the Optimill adapter! They fit in the standard location. Charlie
1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD) 2002 Td5 90 (SOLD) 2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD) 1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored) 1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE) 2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK) 2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build) Instagram: @BaronDefenders |
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14th Oct 2025 7:31pm |
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| julian Member Since: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Devon Posts: 204
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Thank you.
I have just had a look to see if they sell the adapter separately, and I couldn't find any mention of them doing so. I then looked to see if I could find photos of the adapter, and could not. Is it somthing "fancy" or is it somthing that I could spin up on a lathe (my turning skills are minimal!) Thank you. |
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14th Oct 2025 7:37pm |
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| BaronDefenders Member Since: 28 Jun 2019 Location: London/Cotswolds Posts: 928
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If you send Optimill an email, I expect they will be willing to sell you an adapter.
I’m no machining expert, so I cannot comment on the item’s complexity! Charlie 1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD) 2002 Td5 90 (SOLD) 2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD) 1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored) 1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE) 2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK) 2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build) Instagram: @BaronDefenders |
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14th Oct 2025 7:54pm |
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| julian Member Since: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Devon Posts: 204
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Hello Optimil,
Because I'm a skint flint, I don't want to spend $47,000,000 on your own setup. Instead id like to piece together a setup using an offtheshelf pump, and Ali express parts. But I need your adapter. Will you sell it me? |
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14th Oct 2025 7:57pm |
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| BaronDefenders Member Since: 28 Jun 2019 Location: London/Cotswolds Posts: 928
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Sounds about right
 Charlie
1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD) 2002 Td5 90 (SOLD) 2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD) 1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored) 1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE) 2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK) 2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build) Instagram: @BaronDefenders |
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14th Oct 2025 8:01pm |
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| julian Member Since: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Devon Posts: 204
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I reckon I'll buy a pump and look at it for long enough and see what becomes of it!
Thank you. |
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14th Oct 2025 8:02pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 18024
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The Optimill adaptors are clearly shown in the photos I posted of my reservoir and pump set-up earlier in the thread. Optimill were kind enough to sell me an adaptor on its own for my headlamp washers.
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14th Oct 2025 8:07pm |
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| julian Member Since: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Devon Posts: 204
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I was thinking they were a tube adapter, and didnt really look at / understand the picture.
So the adapter is the "figure of eight" sort of thing that mounts the pump. Its been a while since i looked at the way the tank and pump fit together, but my memory is that the tank clamps around the pump, and the pump nozzle goes through the tank wall with a rubber grommet thing. Google, kind of, confirms -
With the pump offset by the mounting system, im thinking the "pipe" is not long enough to mount through the tank wall. Is the adapter drilled to pass fluid though for this also, or is it just a mounting adapter, and the fluid transfer is handled by another part? Thank you. |
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14th Oct 2025 8:22pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 18024
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The larger pumps won't fit in the clips in the reservoir. The Optimill adaptor has a cylindrical body which fits in place of the standard pump and a clamp which holds the new pump, all CNC milled from a billet. Included with the adaptor is a tubular extension with seals to extend the pump spigot so it will reach and seal into the reservoir from its more-distant-than-standard position.
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