Restoring Defender 90
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so is that a no to changing the oil and yes to a new filter.
sorry if i was reading it wrong, my retarded side comes out close to midnight :S
90truckcab
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yes change the oil , and filter but put somethin in that dont have those whats yer call it detergents and stuff in , it makes them rattle a touch
yes change the oil , and filter but put somethin in that dont have those whats yer call it detergents and stuff in , it makes them rattle a touch
aaaaaaaaah now im with ye
spot on, ill get streight to it.a nother thing, how can i drain my fule tank, i got a good feeling that theres gunna be loads of crap about to be sucked up. or do you think im looking into things too much?
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aaaaaaaaah now im with ye
a nother thing, how can i drain my fule tank, i got a good feeling that theres gunna be loads of crap about to be sucked up. or do you think im looking into things too much?
look on the bottom of yer tank and ye'll see a bolt (top of photie)...
if ye've got a rear tank
MrJC
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Just get Asdas own mineral 15/40 for older diesel engines(£10) .... change it (and filter) every 6k. If you go for fancy oils then you may open a can of worms as these engines we have are 15/20 year technology and use real oil.
As for flushing the engine......... I wouldn't bother but stand to be corrected on that.
As for flushing the engine......... I wouldn't bother but stand to be corrected on that.
MrJC
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Take Busters advice but for now dont go below a quarter full and you should be okayaaaaaaaaah now im with ye
a nother thing, how can i drain my fule tank, i got a good feeling that theres gunna be loads of crap about to be sucked up. or do you think im looking into things too much?
ok new pictures of my new found problem its my rear cross member
one side is badly rusted
left side
right side (rusted)
got this picture fro you while i was under there
thinking of ordering this one http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/DEFENDER/Chassis/Rear_X_member_with_extentions_-_90_to_WA159806.html
dose anyone know a better site or is this a good deal?
its my rear cross memberone side is badly rusted
left side
right side (rusted)
got this picture fro you while i was under there
thinking of ordering this one http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/DEFENDER/Chassis/Rear_X_member_with_extentions_-_90_to_WA159806.html
dose anyone know a better site or is this a good deal?
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steve bain
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personally i don't think that looks too bad. looks better than mine!! get some black hammerite on it which will stop it getting worse and will make mot man happeir. thats what i would do. you will forever be chasing rust otherwise.
oil wise. i use cheap oil as my engine is self emptying. i, cough, have even been known to use the dirty oil i emptied out of a new car to put in the landy as at least it didn't have lumps in it! was only for 2 days though.
fuel tank. take the sender out and drop a magnet in the fuel tank. this will collect up any lose bits of rust. keep a spare filter in the car as well just in case.
good looking landy by the way. easy fixes.
oil wise. i use cheap oil as my engine is self emptying. i, cough, have even been known to use the dirty oil i emptied out of a new car to put in the landy as at least it didn't have lumps in it! was only for 2 days though.
fuel tank. take the sender out and drop a magnet in the fuel tank. this will collect up any lose bits of rust. keep a spare filter in the car as well just in case.
good looking landy by the way. easy fixes.
it's falling apart at the seams, literally !
that's past saving - painting it will just hide the fact that it's past saving
so deffo needs replacing then haha gunna have to find me a welder.
what about the link thats the cheapest i found the crossmember. anybody ells have any good sites with good prices?
kinda hoping to have it on the road at the end of the moth. got someone coming to check the electrics soon too, only a few things seem to be working and i replaced all the fuses.
how big of a job is replacing the crossmember and should i just get the crossmember or would you advise the extended one?
it's a long days work, but it's just spanners (or in your case a grinder) and measuring - as long as your not a complete mechanical numpty you should be able to DIY - there's plenty of guides on the net, many with step by step pictures showing how to do it - let me know if you can't find them - the extended x members allow some degree of fiddling once you've chopped the old one off to enable it to line up as they slide over the rails
maybe practice your welding by patching up the old one until the weather improves ? (unless you have a heated garage)
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:confused2: How can one side of the cross member look solid and the other side look like that. Never seen that before.
i dont think ill be doing any welding haha ill have to pay someone. but in your opinion would you say i needed the extended cross member or just the crossmember. im cheap i know
i just like to look after the pennys but at the same time do the job properly.i know i was so confused haha, i wish i could just chop that end of the crossmember of and weld a better one on from a scrap yard hahaha
if you can find one that's another option - maybe plate over the join for added strength
if you look at the other pictures of the landy it looks like it's been parked half under a waterfall
- which might help explain the odd way only half of it has gonehmmm i might give this a try just to save a little money, and once its on the road ill put money away for a whole new crossmember. but they accept it on an MOT or will they just point an laugh at me haha
oh it was parked under a tree :S when i gto it home it was actualy green till i jetwashed it. then its true color come outif you look at the other pictures of the landy it looks like it's been parked half under a waterfall
