Thanks for the explanation, I bought my defender fully reburbished from a specialist dealer so I presume the welding was carried out correctly as a precaution perhaps.

Hi, I have a 110 300tdi. I have recently had a few drips of oil on to the rear offside rear tyre, today I removed the wheel and found the oil was coming from the rubber cap on the end of the axle. Is this anything I need to be too concerned about ? When I removed the cap I noticed that the half...

Hi, I have a 1997 300tdi, I have been meaning to blank off the EGR but somebody suggested that by uncoupling an electrical plug on small black box under the passenger seat that this will stop the EGR valve from operating. Is this true ?? many thanks

Thanks for your consideration, but I now have a Landrover !

my viscous fan seems to be permanently locked, whether it is hot or cold its impossible to move it more than a few mm by hand, I was originally thinking of changing the viscous unit which costs around 50 squid until people started singing the praises of going electric.

looks like its an electric fan then ! Some people have seem to have fitted all sorts of different fans from the scrappy but it would still need some kind of thermostat to switch it on or do you reckon a switch on the dash is sufficient if you all think the fan won't be needed very often. Or...

There seems to be mixed feelings on this forum about taking the electric fan route, I initially thought an electric fan was a safe and easy option as supposedly in normal conditions a defender doesnt really require the permanent cooling of the viscous fan ..... I don't know ! I've just checked...

Can anybody tell me the correct operation of the viscous fan on my 300tdi. With the engine at any temperature the fan always seems to be "locked", I can only get it to move very slightly with a lot of force - is this right or should it be running reasonably free when the engine is cool/warm. If...

someone told me that clutch fluid is "hydr*??@" sommat or other, means it has special properties - apparantly it absorbs water, so i reckon if I have any left I'm gonna paint me footwells with it.

thanks for the replies, I've already bought half a litre but some of that is now on my mat so I guess another litre should do it !

would that be a little lot or a lot a lot !

Any idea how much clutch fluid I need to completely refill the system after changing the master cylinder ?

thanks for your replies. I've just removed the cover plate above the master cylinder and the end of the piston is pretty damp. A complete new cylinder doesn't seem very expensive so perhaps as you advise I'll stick a new one in, perhaps I should invest in a "eazi-bleed" kit also. The master...

The clutch pedal on my 300tdi has always creaked so I've regularly sprayed it with lubricant which then drips onto my floor mat, but I've just checked my clutch fluid level and now realize I'm losing a small amount of fluid - presumably this is what's finding its way onto my floor mat. Any...

thanks for you guidance Grunt

thanks for the pics Grunt. Please excuse my ignorance - I've located the switch, well, more like, I can feel the switch from below, what's the best way to access the switch and test the wiring, etc. Cheers !

thanks, I'll have a look tomorrow. I noticed a couple of wires on top of the transfer box but access is difficult to say the least - could these be the right wires/switch.

Hi, I'm new to the Landyzone and new to Landys, I have just had a 110 300tdi refurbished and I'm well chuffed ! Even the wife likes it ! Only 1 small teething problem, the diff engages but the warning light doesn't show, can anyone explain where the switch is and is it easy to check ? Thanks