Well, if by chance it stops a theft of another Defender then that's a good thing. Thanks everyone for keeping an eye out.

Thanks everyone but no joy - I suspect it's a rack of spares now! Insurance didn't know I had a tracker and it wasn't a stipulation on the policy so hopefully no issues. I spoke to someone recently who had his defender nicked last year..........his chassis turned up 3 months later on a lorry...

Thanks......... I'm at the "clutching at straws" stage!

Thanks - wish they'd seen that one first! It wasn't mine was it?....... apparently the a***holes move them and park them up for a day 'ish to see if there's a tracker fitted. Mine has but needed re-activating as I 'forgot' to pay my subscription (idiot). (no comments on that bit please)...

Just in case anyone saw a thieving tw** driving near Cannock Chase yesterday morning after 9.45am. (or anywhere since). It was parked in the busiest part of Birches Valley forest center car park whilst I took my lad and his mate biking round the trails for 3 hours, got back and there it was -...

I appreciate your input Matt - that's why I came here, to get useful information that I otherwise wouldn't be able to find. Redhand - calm down, this is an innocuous thread about helping me find the right way out of an expensive situation - if you've got nothing constructive to add........well I...

Cheers Matt - I hope they still have one. One last question - do they use the original casting? If so, how do they beef up the weak area? Regards Joe

Thanks matash - I'll give Turners a call. Was yours an early or late td5? I can only see £950 for just the head - is that right? or is that the full kit as you said? Cheers

Casting 'beefed' up in the problem area - port 1 exhaust (?)

Has anyone used one of these third party heads or have any views on them? From McDonald Landrover, Oswestry. My head has cracked and is leaking diesel into the sump - do I go new third party or re-con genuine? BRAND NEW TD5 CYLINDER HEAD WITH VALVES AND SPRINGS on eBay, also Engine...

My local garage - the guy there is quite well respected on Landrovers - he also races them so I would guess he knows what he's doing. I use to rebuild bike race engines when I used to race but not done any diesels - how easy's easy?

It runs fine, it just doesn't start as well as it used to 2-3 seconds instead of instant. The oil level goes up about 1/4" every 30 miles - when I found the fault about 3 gallons of diesel/oil got drained out of the engine. She's off the road now waiting repair as draining and re-filling with...

I know Matash has got the same question going but I didn't want to hi-jack his thread. I've got the same problem - '52 TD5, fuel filling up the sump. I've had the injector seals done but now am faced with a head change as I understand this is the only other cause for this? Is there, by any slim...