Cheers for that! Any ideas on the thread sizing? VDO do a variety of T pieces but they don't seem to have a listing for Land Rover!

OK, well it's all done at last. It needed to have a new release arm as that's a brass insert and it seems it's not available separately. Anyway, after a couple of minor mishaps after first three start ups, the beast lives again! First was leaking fuel from the pressure regulator on the side on...

Hi all, I'm planning to fit a VDO oil pressure gauge (amongst others) to my Defender TD5 but don't know whether to go for 0-5 bar or 0-10 bar range. What's the normal oil pressure range for the TD5 engine, please? If it's never normally over 5 bar (about 75 psi) then it's the low range one for...

Thanks again Shifty, but sadly I don't have access to a lathe (wish I did!) so I've had to bite the bullet (again) and go for a new one in the interests of time. Fortunately the guys at Gigglepin had one on the shelf which meant I could get the bottom end back in the chassis and return the...

Thanks for the offer Shifty but I've decided to bite the bullet and fork out for a new one. I use it for my business and it needs to be reliable and last a long time after all this work! Given it's getting a 'new' short motor and clutch, I think it's best to complete the trio with a new flywheel...

Hi, Can anyone tell me if it's possible to get the nylon insert / bush at the slave cylinder push rod end of the cast clutch release arm part number 576137? I have found part number 571161 but I think this is for the centre pivot ball. I don't want to have to buy a whole new release arm just...

Thanks again for the advice. Sadly, it took me significantly more than 2 hrs but it is my first time extracting a Landie engine! So, I've finally got the engine out after challenges with rounded off bolt heads. Bought myself the Irwin 5 Piece Bolt Grip Set and Expansion set and I was able to...

Cheers Shifty (and slim jim), that's all good news to me! Thought I needed to drop the 'box to get the engine out for some reason - happy not to have to!! Sorry, I've got a couple more questions: 8. Flywheel bolts - should I replace them, even if I re-use the existing flywheel? 9. What's the...

Hi there all, Landie newbie here looking for some advice and guidance from the experts amongst you! I've done some cruising around the forum but can't get all the definitive advice I'm looking for (that I can find anyway!). I've got a 1999 Defender 110 hardtop TD5 (ex electric board) and I've...