johnnyduk · Apr 13, 2013

Hi, I have my first ever Land Rover

Can i ask a few basic questions first please.....What spec is my Landy likely to be ? Also I have been looking for my ECU, most forums said it was under the passenger seat, i removed the passenger seat today and found the battery

Also can my ECU be remapped being Dec 1998? it seems to be very sluggish above about 2500RPM in any gear, does that point to anything obvious ?

It seems in very good condition body wise

Many thanks

JD

Shifty1962 · Apr 13, 2013

My 98 is a TD5 which was the first of the Defender TD5s. If it is a five cylinder it will be a TD5 if not then its likely a 200tdi or 300tdi. Its way too early to be a Puma (Tran**** engine).
ECU is under the drivers seat if a TD5.
YES all TD5s can be remapped but the early ones need a little expertise such as that from Gary at Alive tuning. He did mine and it flys.
Sluggish could be any number of things but first thing is to work out what you have.

Oh and BTW expect to get some stick for not introducing yourself before asking your first questions.

Grimmer · Apr 13, 2013

+1 for not introducing yourself

Anyways, your here now, so:nopics::nopics: tiz the :rulez:

No piccys, then Im afraid we'll only assume that your really a hairdresser who has bought a new Gaylander

Hippo · Apr 13, 2013

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Grimmer · Apr 13, 2013

Hippo said:

But we already know about you Hippo

johnnyduk · Apr 14, 2013

Here as promised is said photo's, one of the Defender, and one of the ECU.

Shifty1962 · Apr 14, 2013

johnnyduk said:
Here as promised is said photo's, one of the Defender, and one of the ECU.

The reason its slow is the scoop on the air intake for the heater

It upsets the finely tuned aero dynamics of the Defender body that took many years in a wind tunnel to design. Its also perfect for catching all the rain and feeding it through into the heater matrix that will eventually rot. Especially as the so called drain valve on the heater intake gets clogged up with ****e and never works. Do your windows steam up when you use the heater?

johnnyduk · Apr 14, 2013

Is that a 'mod' i need to do then ? ......Defender.....aero dynamics...wind tunnel......Has a defender been anywhere near a wind tunnel in its lifetime

Grimmer · Apr 14, 2013

johnnyduk said:
Has a defender been anywhere near a wind tunnel in its lifetime

Yes, I believe one of the blokes that works there, went to the butty shop in a Fender once

GINGE · Apr 14, 2013

well done for introducing yourself. :lol:

first off, id say its a TD5 as its stamped on the side. :doh:

Maybe its had an engine change but its alot of work to put a non electric engine in.

Anyway, have you cleaned your MAP and MAF sensors? You could have a collapsed hose if you have a boost issue?

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