defender1990
Active Member
Ive got a 99 TD5 Defender thats covered 147,000 miles and i want to know who has got high miles and what parts it cost you to get there
Peter
Peter
defender1990
Active Member
has it had a rebuild do you know?
mybigfattd5
New Member
hi defender 1990
i have a 2004 04 90 td5 with 190,000 miles on the clock..had it brand new from sturgess in leicester and in that time all i have had major wrong with td5 was the light switch failed on me at 3am on the way back from london
i have a 2004 04 90 td5 with 190,000 miles on the clock..had it brand new from sturgess in leicester and in that time all i have had major wrong with td5 was the light switch failed on me at 3am on the way back from london
mybigfattd5
New Member
i have just recently fitted a new clutch,dual mass flywheel and a recon gearbox as i had the usuall td5 clutch squeak,which started at 114k...made it last all the way from114k upto now...which is 190k...i use the 90 for towing vip toilet trailers and very large car transport trailers...i wouldnt be with out....i prefer the 90 td5 over the 2008 130 tdci truckcab trayback i have as i can not get on with that s..t ford engine...no guts and sounds like a 50 austin...bring back the TD5 for god sake
mybigfattd5
New Member
sorry meant to say a 50 year old austin...and it was a recon transfer box...oh and the fuel regulator at theback started to leak..that started leaking at 179k...all the work was carried out by MM4X4...i was really looked after by them and chris is a great bloke to know and deal with...most of my parts are from MM4X4
110 county station wagon, TD5 2004, 9 seats.
I'm at 142 thou, had it two years since 111 thou.
Replaced clutch, swivels, one track rod end, brakes, injector harness, rear wiper motor, all wiper arms, 3 sets of wiper blades, thermostat, one radiator hose, the in-tank fuel lift pump, 2 rear shock absorbers, de-cat pipe, egr removal, main light switch (twice) and just purchased new rear door hinges and one pair of front door hinges (drivers').
Oh, and I upped the gearing ratio on the txfr box in 'high' range while the lot was apart for the clutch, lower engine speed at 60mph. ...and of course regular servicing...
at 111 thou (new to me) was getting avg 28 mpg. Now average 33 mpg. Drive typically 1200 to 2000 miles a month (<20k/year)
I'm at 142 thou, had it two years since 111 thou.
Replaced clutch, swivels, one track rod end, brakes, injector harness, rear wiper motor, all wiper arms, 3 sets of wiper blades, thermostat, one radiator hose, the in-tank fuel lift pump, 2 rear shock absorbers, de-cat pipe, egr removal, main light switch (twice) and just purchased new rear door hinges and one pair of front door hinges (drivers').
Oh, and I upped the gearing ratio on the txfr box in 'high' range while the lot was apart for the clutch, lower engine speed at 60mph. ...and of course regular servicing...
at 111 thou (new to me) was getting avg 28 mpg. Now average 33 mpg. Drive typically 1200 to 2000 miles a month (<20k/year)
defender1990
Active Member
So its worth doing the transfer box 1.22 upgrade then as im looking at doing mine soon?
Try letting the fuel level get low, take out the pump and clean the fine mesh screens in the bottom of the pump.
The pump comes apart but you need to take care undoing those daft little clips.
It can have miraculous effects, and might save you the price of a new pump.
Damien Chapman
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My Defender 110 TD5 has Just over 250,000 miles. Just arrived at the moon. I have just started a blog if you would like to see how far it will go click on the link.
https://gettingadefenderbackfromthemoon.wordpress.com
https://gettingadefenderbackfromthemoon.wordpress.com
Love it!
Disco TD5 here, acquired on 86,000 miles, now on 150,000 with no major dramas to report (plenty of minor dramas, of course)
Next big milestone is one light-second (186,000 miles approx - I should look up the exact amount I suppose . .. )
Damien Chapman
New Member
My next big milestone is the 260,000 service. I will blog when I get there. Should be soon just a clutch to finish.
I bought my D2 in May 2000 and, as my daily driver, it is now registering a little over 246,000 miles. The engine is original and untouched, and has been totally trouble-free, although other 'bits' have needed to be replaced! I have had the clutch replaced once, but the gear box is the original, untouched one. My big expenditure was a replacement galvanised chassis! Wherever possible I always have original LR parts, or OEM if appropriate, and my garage think I am a loony, but I love it and would do anything to help it keep going.
Every mile has been put on it by ME!!
Every mile has been put on it by ME!!
Two light-seconds within reach then - 372,564. That's quite far. Original turbo???
