Thanks. I’m pretty sure I’ve been driving it without a functioning MAF for almost five year. If there’s no voltage to it, unplugging it won’t change things as the ECU will be running on default settings already. Appreciate your input

Hi all Not sure if I’m posting this in the right place. Please advise if it needs to go in a different section. So nanocom says only 4g/s flow on MAF. Yup a fault. Further check shows only 0.03v to plug. Not good. I know the live is brown and orange and shared to the EGR valve according to my...

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Dear all Anyone help, I’m trying to buy a few flanged bolts to replace some with rounded heads but can’t identify them accurately. They’re the small 8mm head flanged bolts that hold the oil seal retaining plate to the swivel pin housing. I’ve changed the swivels and everything but had two dodgy...

Problem solved. Simple continuity test showed broken or detached wire in crimped joint from bulkhead inertia switch. It caused no live to main relay fuse. Job sorted.

Thanks. I’ve spoken to a highly respected local Land Rover boffin. He told me to put a jump lead from the negative battery terminal across the the earth stud next to the ECU and relays. He thinks it could be an earth issue. I’ll try it in the morning. If this fails he has a spare ECU with...

Thanks for the help. I’ve cleaned the plugs to the ECU. The engine cranks pretty quickly so I think the battery is good. Today I’m going to remove the ECU and have a look. Also trace wiring and check for defects for poor earth. I’ve discovered that the relay is beneath the driver seat and might...

Just checked my Haynes manual and it says the relay/timer is on the engine compartment bulkhead. It’s bolted on so it says. Do you know where it is? Thanks

Thanks. I’m a long way from Devon (Yorkshire Dales). My local garage do a lot of Landy work for Farmers and local owners. They’re really good lads. They might let me borrow one to test with. There’s two yellow relays and a black one under the driver seat and I’m gonna have to look up which is...

Thanks Marmaduke Yes I’ve read this thread. I’ve removed and cleaned the relays, checked fuses as instructed but to no avail. Not looked under bonnet yet though. Was hoping it might just be one relay but I’ve got fears about the ECU now. Think I’m gonna have to get a diagnostic on it. Any...

Hi All Sorry if this is in wrong place. Got a TD5 Defender 55 plate (2.5 diesel). Been running great. This morning got in turned key and no glow plug light or engine light. Temp gauge flies over to edge of red. Engine turns but not starting. I’ve looked for causes but struggling. I’ve removed...

Well I've ordered two new wheel boxes and a cable. But I'll check the grub screw first. Cheers for that.

Thanks. I think I'm gonna just take it apart. I'll see how it's set up, see what's faulty and then get the requisite part(s). It needs sorting before we get into frozen screen season. When the screens wet it seems better but something's not as it should be.

Thanks, yes I've checked this. The splines are fine. Its the drive spigot that seems to have some play in it. I don't know (yet) what's behind this, I think there's a wheel box from what I've read so far that's cable operated (welcome any corrections on that).

Apologies in advance about this query as I'm sure it's cropped up many a time. Confess to be struggling with navigating site. Anyway, got a 55 plate defender 90. Drivers side wiper arm seems a bit slack and doesn't always return to resting place properly. Sometimes it even goes a bit too far...

Yeah there is a bit of backlash play on the offending wiper. Thanks I'll start reading up on tinternet.

Everyone's gonna have to excuse my initial inexperience to start with. The snag is with the drivers side wiper working fine but not quite completing a full sweep on the return stroke and when switched off not parking where it should be. The passenger side seems fine. Been looking at comments...

Thanks. Still fumbling around the site navigating where to look. Cheers for help.

hi all Just posting for first time. Had a naturally aspirated station wagon (86) in the mid 90's then drove a work supplied defender till 2001. Got my own defender TD5 (55 plate) a couple days ago and thought it'd be good (probably necessary) to join a forum as I've got a lot of catching up to...