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 help! where does this bolt go? |
revd
 30th Oct 2025 9:06pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 11 · Views: 312 · Subject: help! where does this bolt go? |
| Tie-down ring? |
| First issue with Defender! |
revd
30th Oct 2025 12:55pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 6 · Views: 231 · Subject: First issue with Defender! |
| take it back - I think it is a big deal on low miles 110 - slow but sure R380 in my old 90 is still smooth as it approaches 200k |
| Hole In block |
revd
29th Oct 2025 7:45pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 29 · Views: 1247 · Subject: Hole In block |
| JB weld might just work |
| Failed dune climb. Gearbox selection when sand driving |
revd
29th Oct 2025 9:56am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 5 · Views: 329 · Subject: Failed dune climb. Gearbox selection when sand driving |
take out the spark plugs, reverse gear and wind it up the hill on the starting handle
https://youtu.be/wKYHXxuVlQE?si=lAL5JpBqNwCWTNDy |
| new head lamps Dazzle |
revd
29th Oct 2025 9:54am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 15 · Views: 560 · Subject: new head lamps Dazzle |
Driving in fog or at night with DRL's lighting up the road ahead but with no tail lights  |
| Hole In block |
revd
29th Oct 2025 7:18am
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 29 · Views: 1247 · Subject: Hole In block |
| engine still runs then a chance it could be repaired once the cause is determined |
| Long-term storage |
revd
27th Oct 2025 6:28pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 9 · Views: 435 · Subject: Long-term storage |
| The Green Goddess fire engines were stored under cover and raised off the ground on axle stands, someone was employed to spin the wheels once a month to prevent the brakes from seizing - (they werenâ ... |
| TDCI collapsed air filter |
revd
27th Oct 2025 12:42pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 14 · Views: 676 · Subject: TDCI collapsed air filter |
| Biblical storm in the Massif Central killed my air filter - (Td5) now swapped to ITG foam filter |
| What Did You Do In Your Defender Today |
revd
27th Oct 2025 7:47am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 20913 · Views: 8932014 · Subject: What Did You Do In Your Defender Today |
Mileage passed the half century, I knew it was getting close then I missed the event itself - when I next looked it was 50005
Not a lot in almost twenty years- though 25% of the total under my tenu ... |
| I’ve dented my pride and joy! :bang: |
revd
25th Oct 2025 7:55pm
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Forum: Faults & Fixes (L663) · Replies: 13 · Views: 763 · Subject: I’ve dented my pride and joy! :bang: |
| The joys of motoring on two wheels and four. Came back to a supermarket carpark scrape on the 110, had it repaired by an ex-Chips Away indie; I could have just left it but it niggled every time I caug ... |
| TD5 engine oil, gearbox and transfer box fluid query |
revd
25th Oct 2025 11:35am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 6 · Views: 11583 · Subject: TD5 engine oil, gearbox and transfer box fluid query |
| Factory recommended oil change/service intervals take into account mpg, acceptable costs for fleets, avoidance of warranty claims and the convenience of annual servicing aligning with MOT to maximise ... |
| TD5 Engine |
revd
18th Oct 2025 8:24pm
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 11 · Views: 830 · Subject: TD5 Engine |
| check the injector loom, cheap to just swap out if in doubt |
| Side light just started to flicker |
revd
17th Oct 2025 9:08am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 329 · Subject: Side light just started to flicker |
Swap side to side
If the same lamp still flickers then it is the lamp
If the swapped over light flickers then it is an earth/wiring problem |
| Grease nipple for Defender Pedal box |
revd
16th Oct 2025 2:06pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 8 · Views: 925 · Subject: Grease nipple for Defender Pedal box |
| No need for a grease nipple , I give mine an occasional squirt of motorcycle chain lubricant - the solvent ensures penetration and once dry it doesn't drip. Also works on wiper spindles. |
| Not wanting to start :-( |
revd
15th Oct 2025 8:54pm
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 10 · Views: 636 · Subject: Not wanting to start :-( |
I had fair warning and replaced before I was stranded.
X8R supplied my solenoid kit, quality appears good and has worked fine for 12,000 miles.
The starter motor itself was a reconditioned unit ... |
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