UPDATE: I replaced the glow plugs and the fuel filter. While I had the intake manifold off I cleaned out a LOT of clumped up oil from inside the throttle body and the intake manifold. The defender is still having trouble when it first starts up. I would almost say that it has gotten slightly...

Where is the fuel filter located? Als do you happen to have a picture, or part number of the rubber piece you mentioned?

Started having some trouble with my ol' reliable TD5 defender. It started to shake vigorously when I first start it up, if its the first or second time I start it up is shakes for a few seconds then dies (unless I give it some gas then it goes back to a normal idle). After the engine warms up a...

Started having some trouble with my ol' reliable TD5 defender. It started to shake vigorously when I first start it up, if its the first or second time I start it up is shakes for a few seconds then dies (unless I give it some gas then it goes back to normal). After the engine warms up a bit it...

which pipes? the 2 on the matrix itself?

how would I bypass it?

Do you happen to know of a step by step replacement of the heater matrix? Or at least a thread or video showing how to get it out?

The heater is off when it happens, I haven't turned the heater on while it is happening but I did turn on the fan and it blows out a little more smoke then seems to stop.

It smells like exhaust, but like I said I have not seen an actual exhaust leak anywhere

It does smell like exhaust, but it only happens after driving it a bit and then only while I have the accelerator pressed

So I have a Land Rover Defender TD5, I just recently started having a problem with fumes coming into the cab of the vehicle through the vent shown in the attached picture, and ONLY through that vent, it does not come out anywhere else. The fumes only start coming through after 15-20 minutes of...

Hello there, I currently have a Land Rover Defender TD5, 4 door hard top. My land rover is experiencing some issues that I have never seen and am unsure how to go about fixing. Recently after driving it around from 10-15 minutes I start to see fumes/exhaust leaking into the cab from the heater...