Hi
Have been looking for a defender for years and finely saved enough cash and got a local one
Its a 94 300tdi one owner with 200,000 miles on the clock, had it checked out by "Off road rovers" in Suffolk and they gave the go ahead!
It is tatty having been a farm truck all its life but on cleaning it out found a full service history with oil changes every 6k
I have put a few hundred miles on it so far and have noticed that it runs a bit hot at about 3/4 towards the red on the temp gauge, only does this when on the motorway and at 60mph, as soon as I go back to 50mph it settles back to just above half way. Where should I start looking,? I will give the radiator a flush and clean the fins but it looks quite clean, any other common things to check?
I will eventually be using this for commuting and a few long distance runs of around 3000 miles to Ireland and back later in the year. It runs well and doesn't use any oil but want to ensure it is as reliable as possible and at 200k i imagine a few bits will be a bit tired. What items would be worth replacing or carrying as spares so i don't get stuck? Would it be worth replacing the lift pump as a precaution?
Sure there will be many more questions in the future but after owning 15 cars in the last 4 years i must say i think the 90 is a keeper Its great fun to drive and even good on fuel (well better than expected!)
Have been looking for a defender for years and finely saved enough cash and got a local one
Its a 94 300tdi one owner with 200,000 miles on the clock, had it checked out by "Off road rovers" in Suffolk and they gave the go ahead!
It is tatty having been a farm truck all its life but on cleaning it out found a full service history with oil changes every 6k
I have put a few hundred miles on it so far and have noticed that it runs a bit hot at about 3/4 towards the red on the temp gauge, only does this when on the motorway and at 60mph, as soon as I go back to 50mph it settles back to just above half way. Where should I start looking,? I will give the radiator a flush and clean the fins but it looks quite clean, any other common things to check?
I will eventually be using this for commuting and a few long distance runs of around 3000 miles to Ireland and back later in the year. It runs well and doesn't use any oil but want to ensure it is as reliable as possible and at 200k i imagine a few bits will be a bit tired. What items would be worth replacing or carrying as spares so i don't get stuck? Would it be worth replacing the lift pump as a precaution?
Sure there will be many more questions in the future but after owning 15 cars in the last 4 years i must say i think the 90 is a keeper
Its great fun to drive and even good on fuel (well better than expected!)
