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    defender insurance

    They are a complete joke. I wouldn't insure anything through them again.
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    defender insurance

    Yeah it was but I can't remember who it was ( I'll have a look through the paperwork tomorrow) I tried going direct to AF to complain and got nowhere
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    defender insurance

    Don't go to Adrian Flux. If you ever have to make a claim for an accident or a theft you'll be arguing all the way through the process. When my last Defender was stolen in November 2012 I was made to feel as though I had set the whole thing up with the questions I was asked. When they...
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    Exhaust banging on gearbox

    Is it the centre box thats doing the banging? If it is can you not loosen the flanges and twist it out of the way?
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    Paint scheme

    The tailgate looks very good
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    No Drive from D2 TD5 Auto

    We had the same problem last week, I was advised to first check that the HI-LO lever hadn't slipped into neutral as they sometimes do that. We had to have the motor recovered in the end and it turned out the gearbox was sludged up with very little oil in it. I've flushed it out twice and...
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    lost all drive

    A little black oil
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    lost all drive

    So far I have flushed the gearbox out twice and then went for a test drive. There was very little in there but plenty of sludge anyway flushed it out twice then took it out for a good run. Started off quite sluggish and hardly any acceleration but by changing gear manually going from D to...
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    Defender replacement vinyl seat covers

    Have a look at sams4x4 they are good and reasonably priced. I had a seats made by them about six or seven years ago and I would highly recommend them
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    lost all drive

    Thank you all for your replies and advice I appreciate it. I'll do some checking tomorrow and let you know what I find
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    lost all drive

    There should be oil in there but saying that I've not seen an oil patch underneath for quite sometime:D:D
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    lost all drive

    I'll have a look at that tomorrow
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    lost all drive

    Thanks for the reply. The only other symptom she had was it was rather sluggish on acceleration lots of power from the engine but very slow in changing gear at one point when she left work it took about six miles before top gear was selected
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    lost all drive

    Thanks for the advice on that Dave I tried that when I got there and got it moving slowly but still didn't feel right. There was a lot of vibration when I selected drive and reverse gears.
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    lost all drive

    Hi Everyone, Just had a call from my other half just to tell me " I've broke down " Apparently she has just come off the M5 onto the island and lost all drive. I have had a look to see what the possible causes could be and possible repairs but I think it looks like I might have to...
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    No security and thefts

    You can spend a small fortune on security for your pride and joy but if the thieving toerags want it they will take it. Both mine where alarmed and immobilised and the ***** still took them on the back of breakdown trucks. How many people have seen cars or other vehicles on the back of breakdown...
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    A few questions

    If you want to be sure that the fuel pump has been changed I'd mark the old one while its still on the vehicle and take a photograph so you proof weather its been changed or even looked at
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    cooling issue help...

    Also have a good look around the fuel cooler. I had the same problem a few weeks ago and found a slight coolant leak coming off the back of it.
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    Discovery Owner.....

    I 've fixed this on a few motors and sorry there is no quick fix if you want it to look good after you have finished. You have to remove the roof lining and all the trim off the pillars [its not as daunting as it sounds] once you have done that you undo all fourteen screws from the sunroof...