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    Best way to find the leak??

    I had a disco for 17 years and it leaked oil from day-one, I got used to having a large drip-tray in the garage. I changed it last month for a 90 and haven't seen a spot on the garage floor since.
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    Water leak behind front seats at front edge of boot floor

    Here's an update ... it went back to the main dealer ... except they outsource bodywork to a body shop so I took it there. They happened to have another Defender with "the same problem" in for repair and seemed to think it was a "common problem" ... which begs the question "Why didn't they fix...
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    Water leak behind front seats at front edge of boot floor

    My 2 week old Defender 90 is leaking water (yeah I know, it's a Landy and thus will leak) but this seems different to all other reports. The (muddy) water is appearing at the front edge of the boot floor just behind the front seats. Looking underneath it looks like the sealant has been randomly...
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    Should the gearbox be bolted to chassis cross-member ?

    I've had my new 2012 Defender 90 for a week so it was time to crawl underneath for a look ... and noticed there is a bracket on a chassis cross-member underneath the gearbox with a hole in it. Lining up with this hole there is a threaded hole in the bottom of the gearbox. Is there supposed to...
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    Discovery to Defender

    Woohoo ... I'm a Junior member ! Buying a Land Rover clearly makes you young again !
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    Discovery to Defender

    I've just bought my second brand new car. The first was a Discovery that I bought 17 years ago and I've just replaced it with a Defender 90. I wonder if I'll keep that 17 years ... or more ...