OK - I went and bought a genuine Land Rover item from a dealer. I've just swapped them and now all is fine - I get it spinning up and you can hear it spin down (albeit a bit more quietly in new oil). The problem was that the non-genuine rotor's sintered bronze bearings were just...

Hey all While doing my first service to the Defender last night I noticed that the centrifugal filter was a little tight to get on to the shaft it sits and spins on. It seemed to spin somewhat more freely when it was right at the bottom and seated properly though. After swapping the other...

Fuss about GST? Which one? It's been in existence for years and years, but there are still many! I guess your country went through the same problems and whatnot over VAT when it was introduced.....

Ahhh...whoopsa! Really? We ARE mushrooms down here in Oz. Blame our television stations for being over-parochial!!

:) :) :) I suddenly adore my Land Rover even more..... :) :) :) Top Gear has always judged vehicles based on overall design and function merit - not its popularity or sales volume. If it does what it was designed to do - they give it praise. It it does NOT do what it was designed to do they...

Is your accelerator pedal assembly getting wet? Being fly-by-wire, the potentiometer looks fairly vulnerable down there - and it is directly related to engine speed...... funnily enough

Hi all :) I know this subject comes up more than it should, but I'm starting to hear a few stories around the traps about the vulnerability of TD5 electronics in close proximity (read: under) water. I was talking to one bloke the other day that told me that out of three of the TD5-equipped...

Hey all :) I've decided to sell one of my Nissan Patrol GQ's (because it's not a Rover). ;) Given that I recently bought a brand-new set of Goodyear Wrangler MTR's for it in 33x12.5/15 size, I'd rather not give them away with the car as they don't add to the value anyway. (I just removed my...

I couldn't find this as a previous post, so I hope that it's not been up here before. I saw this mentioned on the Australian Landy forum and found it amazing. I'm into model jet engines, so I find it doubly amazing. Download the video (9.7Mb) here...

Nice to see a quick and definite fix :)

LOL! ... in our case over here it's the "houso's" that you have to watch. I have a sign out front of the tent stating "this tent is not part of your local project". ;)

I was a Scout as a boy - and I've always stuck by the old motto: "Be prepared". Bsides - you should see some of those kerbs they're building these days! :eek:

Hey there Kevin If you're in Springwood - we should hook up for a run sometime. I know it's been done to death, but I go up to Newnes quite often - it's still a favourite 4WD destination of mine. I'll be trying the B100 fairly soon. There's a new biodiesel outlet on the corner of Marrickville...

Thanks men. Yup - I'll start with the silly stuff and then move on to the creative fixes later. Just wasn't sure that it wasn't another "completely normal" Land Rover feature. Chars Chris

Hey there all After picking up our '00 110 TD5 a couple of weeks ago, I was hoping that the clutch might free up after doing some long miles in it. The vehicle had been garaged for months at the time I bought it. It's still very stiff. The clutch pedal depresses relatively easily, but...

Thanks ormus Never considered eating the 'fender,but maybe the rubber bits are OK if boiled first.

Hi all :) Great to be here! I've only just looked around for a little while, and am already impressed by the number of topics covered! Having spent the last two years in a Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD (which I have to admit was a wonderful vehicle) and a couple of mid-90's Nissan Patrol GQ's, my...