BigScot · Oct 3, 2012

Hi

Help needed!

Does anyone out there know about the South African imported Defender. 2.8i, straight 6, BMW M52 ?

In particular does anybody know anything about the immobilisor and the ECU ??

Im not getting a spark on mine, and everything else seems ok.

cheers,
Dave

timtheenchanteruk · Oct 3, 2012

erm, not likly to get much help there, 1st post, essentially asking how to bypass immobilisers...
I'm not being unkind, plenty will follow for that...

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BigScot · Oct 3, 2012

Ah , I see! Sorry.
Well not really looking to bypass the imobilisor if I can help it !

I was hoping that some someone out there might know this vehicle as it is very rare. Only about 1000 of them ever built and that was in South Africa.

DFNDR WP · Oct 3, 2012

Dave,
Join 4x4community.co.za
There is a Landy section, and lots of members with 2.8 BMW motors.
hth.

GINGE · Oct 3, 2012

DFNDR WP said:
Dave,
Join 4x4community.co.za
There is a Landy section, and lots of members with 2.8 BMW motors.
hth.

^^^^^what he said^^^^^

Much bigger audience than us with our doozils.

easye1 · Oct 4, 2012

seems you not the only one with a fcuked up SA landie.

Defender Defender 2.8 service schedule and parts - 4x4 Community Forum

goonarmy · Oct 4, 2012

never knew they did a 2.8

easye1 · Oct 5, 2012

goonarmy said:
never knew they did a 2.8

petrol ones at that!

shudder to think what was put in "some" spanish built landies,

but not all is lost, we reciently bought a van load of spanish built vespa PX posty bikes

toot toot.......

***CrAiG*** · Oct 5, 2012

If it uses a BMW immobiliser ie EWS which is cerca M52 then a common problem is for the EWS and DME to step out of alignment and not transfare the rolling code, hence non start. You need to use a decent quality diagnostic computer to realign it. That is of course assuming its an EWS system, all the above is BMW stuff.

BigScot · Oct 9, 2012

Thanks problem solved. The Lucas 10AS immobilised had fallen out of sync with the ECU, probably due to low battery conditions.

Found a garage with a T4 diagnosis toll that managed to resync it.

She`s purring again.

For those that dont know the 2.8i was built for the African market between 97-2001. Often regarded as the best defender ever built.

Dave

martin1512 · Oct 9, 2012

IIRC they were the only Defenders that were capable of 100mph, and they were factory restricted to that speed

BigScot · Oct 9, 2012

Thanks Craig, yes that was the problem

goonarmy · Oct 10, 2012

martin1512 said:
IIRC they were the only Defenders that were capable of 100mph, and they were factory restricted to that speed

scary! Wont A V8 DO A TON?

RAGNAR BENSON · Oct 10, 2012

martin1512 said:
IIRC they were the only Defenders that were capable of 100mph, and they were factory restricted to that speed

That would be like trying to push a garden shed through the sound barrier. I don't believe it.

BigScot · Oct 12, 2012

Never had mine quite up to 100mph, bit rattly over 90.

owl · Oct 12, 2012

I have worked on these, once I put a disco transfer box in one for a customer and it did 90 in 3rd plus it was easily faster than our 50th anniversary 4.0 and our 4.6 powered 90.

Big green snail · Oct 13, 2012

Got any piccys of it mate? I'm not quite a rivet counter, but would be nice to see some thing a bit different from the 'normal' fare on LZ.

GINGE · Oct 14, 2012

It looks like this on the outside i would imagine.

But like this under the bonnet.

BigScot · Oct 14, 2012

Pic

Big green snail said:
Got any piccys of it mate? I'm not quite a rivet counter, but would be nice to see some thing a bit different from the 'normal' fare on LZ.

BigScot · Oct 14, 2012

You may notice the LPG addition. Great vehicle for towing !

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