Tried changing the oil which hasnt made any difference. I got a recording of the noise today and put it on a video on youtube YouTube - Land rover td5 defender strange engine noise The rattle/ticking is loudest between 3-7 seconds in on the recording and is still there but harder to hear...
Changed the air filter, oil filters and oil. When i bought the vehicle 3 months ago the stealer claimed he would service it first but looking at the state of the filters it hasnt been done for a long time :mad:
I only got this one as it has a nice flat base for carrying things, im not planning on any expeditions. I found a sheet of 8x4 wood fits inbetween the side rails and dosnt move or bend unlike carrying it on my old roof bars,
Ive got a Big Country rack which i ordered from Big Country Defender 110 Expedition Roof Rack and is very well made and can easily take 2 people walking about on it and the ladder is well made and hides the number plate from speed cameras :)
My 1999 td5 defender has started to make a ticking noise which starts above 2200 rpm and increases with engine speed when accelerating but vanishes when i ease off the accelerator. It doesnt seem to do it in 1st or 2nd but only in the higher gears and only when the engine is hot.
I have...
ive been looking for new suspension and i emailed a few companies with questions and mailorder4x4 were the only ones to get back to me and have been very helpful. Hopefully my new suspension kit will be here soon which i ordered from them :)
Thanks for all the ideas. I have borrowed a couple of high lift jacks today and the movement between each step is too much to adjust the height so i think i will get 3 more standard jacks and use them.
I did think about getting rock sliders with jacking points so i can level it from the sides...
I have tried a couple of bottle jacks but they need several bits of wood to get them high enough to reach the chassis.
i found some nice motorhome leveling systems but they cost thousands!
I am using my 90 csw for high level photography with a 50ft mast and am finding it difficult to get the vehicle level using caravan ramps under the wheels due to body roll from the suspension.
I have looked at the jacks which caravans have fitted and wondered about fitting 4 of these to the...
Fitted a bulkhead removal bar which i made the mistake of ordering from Paddocks which didnt come with any of the fixing kit ! Appartently the rest is now in the post.