My 2002 TD5 Chassis is pretty good - just had the extreme Dinitrol Treatment a couple of months ago. Since many of the problems with corrosion seem to stem from there being lots of holes, but not all in good places for drainage - is there a good reason not to fill the whole thing with expanding...

Thanks for the replies both - that sounds like what I needed to hear. I'll start looking at kits. Any reason to not go for the BritPart offerings?

Big articulation might be less relevant to me these days but I saw this that seems to suggest the downside vs the upside of better road cornering might be quite marginal: Q "2008 Defender 110, 2 inch raised Ironman suspension. A few times I have become cross-axled when wheels lift, or drop into...

OK, just read on another site that for a 2" lift you should install 1" spacers on the brackets mounting points to prevent the likelihood of the ARBs flipping over the axle under big articulation.

Hello, I need wisdom on a point I know little about. My lovely 2002 TD5 90 is lifted 2" and has no ARB's front or back. Nowadays its mostly road driving for me with occasional and mild off-road and it does wallow a bit in corners. I suppose my options are: 1. Take the lift off (but I am a...

Thanks both - I saw the 4 port option but thought as a dead end fixing its ok for pressure, but not temperature - siting closest to the tapping might help but it's a cluttered and obscured area to get in more than I already have there. If sump oil temperature should be the best spot - perhaps...

2002 Defender TD5 Hi - I'm sure someone here would have a good answer for this one. I've installed some gauges in a pod over the dash (Boost, Oil Pressure, and Oil Temperature). Boost works fine set in the turbo waste-gate line, Oil pressure works fine by using a T-piece adapter at the location...

Hi Paul - (I think I've bought off you before) - that's great and thanks for the quick response. I had looked at the Sumitomo range but never found the right look for the female bit - I think there is an additional housing unit or soemthing. I'll work out how to use PM now!

Hello - can anyone help? My 2002 TD5 Defender is a bit odd in that the heater works really well. I thought a good little winter project might be to improve the control of blower from the OFF, JUST ON, NOISEY GALE FORCE options available. I got a PWM from a Chinese eBay site for £9 which came in...

SUCCESSFULLY DONE! - using the wisdom of this site I managed to modify the 10AS Alarm box to give CDL output, install Hawk alarm system, and get both operating on the LR key fob. At risk of repetition it went like this: 1. Install all Hawk actuators - quite straightforward although I broke a...

I've seen tapped sump plugs that would do the trick but assumed electrics and protrusions low down might not be such a good idea. Nice and simple though, I'll look into it. Thanks for quick response.

I've got in the bits to install 3 gauges in the Mud small console top box. There have been quite a few posts on this but just wanted a bit more advice: 1. Turbo gauge - installing using a T-pice in the small waste - gate line 2. Oil pressure gauge - I have a tee-piece to put in where the oil...

SOLVED - Hi and thanks to everyone for your help. I got it serviced today and at the same time they checked the waste gate and its setting is fine. So, from a position of sudden misfiring and going into limp mode at every drive I'm now running perfectly. Not entirely clear on the solution, but...

Sounding familiar - certainly the between the filter change and crank position clean up the situation is infinitely improved - the residual issue sounds just like your experience. Must confess I never really understood the value of a turbo gauge - but looks like it does have a valuable...

The diagnostics suggested that communication to the Crank Position Sensor had been lost but the chap there suggested it could also be the accelerator potentiometer and additionally suggested changing the fuel filter also. He cleared the faults and I've booked it in for a service Monday week...

Thanks Brown, whilst I would have loved to have cracked this one using the power of the internet I clearly need outside help. I'll post up results tomorrow. In reply to markomate2 - starting is flawless, idles perfectly - it's just when I try to give it a little juice.

Hi, I really appreciate the input and all sounds coherent and plausible. I called Venture 4x4 Developments in Shipston on Stour and, although too busy to repair, they kindly said they'd be happy to plug it into diagnostics tomorrow. I'll report back on what that said. Speaking of diagnostics -...

i have a 2002 Defender 90 TD5. It has started 'misfiring' / dropping out momentarily under acceleration / and even whilst cruising at speed resulting in a bit of a kangaroo ride. When this happens a lot it goes into 'limp mode' but stopping and starting again always gets me going again. Very...