what year and when was the engine fitted as you say it's a 110 and not a td5 defender as this affects the wiring

Vehicle is registered as a 1988 110, but was stripped and rebuilt several years ago and fitted with a TD5 engine from a Discovery.

Thanks both - will do the multimeter check this morning. @mystery yes, this came up in my initial searches too - the vehicle is a 110 Td5 utility, but with a TDCi bulkhead. I'm trying to find the earth connections and after a few hours could only...

before condemning the battery and alternator as steve2286 said DVM. you could have loose or broken wire's to the alternator loose or badly corrode battery connector's ,badly corroded earth connection so look for corrosion on the cable crimps...

Using a multimeter to check battery voltage with ignition off, then on, then running would be a good start Nice place Torridon called in there doing the NC500

Hi all - a relative newcomer to TD5 maintenance, recently moved to the Western Isles so have little choice but to fix things myself. Hopefully someone here can help me out... Driving through Torridon and I get a Red Battery light on the dash...