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Just an update - went into the garage and got the leak sorted, they replaced the vale at the same time, I don't think it needed doing - but at least its done now! She has since been sat on the road for the last few days, went to clean the engine the other day and noticed it was leaking again...

Thanks for all the help guys! Just been crawling around underneath and came to the conclusion it's 100% the sender valve, it's leaking, fuel is running along the fuel tank weld and dripping onto the floor at the front of the tank (near drain screw / valve). I jacked it up on the curb and it...

I think 100% it's the sender valve now. it's all heading towards the drain hole. Anybody got any Jerry cans... I don't think buckets of fuel is a good idea.

Am I right in thinking the sender unit is lower than the top of the tank? So when we got her with 1/2 tank of fuel we would not of seen a leak, now it's full the fuel will be leaking from the seal? Thought I might of managed to get her home before we had a problem!!

Engine stopped it's leaking, but the trail of fuel was seen when I drove in so guess it's both - again would point to a rusty tank, it's pretty much full at the moment so tempted to drain it off. It's flat at the moment, not many hills to point it on.

I can't really tell. The offside (exhaust side) is covered in congealed fuel, but does not appear to be dripping. The actual drip is from the front right hand side of the tank, but with the fuel tank guard on it could be from anywhere underneath. Come to think about it, I filled her up...

In fact scrap that. Just went and had another look it's physically ****ing fuel out. Money down the drain - literally.

Recently (yesterday) bought her. She drips a bit of oil from here and there but most do. But I got her home after a hour or so drive today and parked up, it's rained all day, I noticed a trail of 'oil slick' (the rainbow pattern - not sure on the correct name) on the path I drove her in on...

The age is what concerns me, though I can just about work out how a 200 or 300 tdi works, the shear amount of electronic on a D3 terrifies me. If something did go wrong, more than likely I would have to send it to the garage. I wouldn't buy new, I dont want to pay silly depreciation costs. The...

The age is my concern, even though they still look modern and new... they are old... is reliability going to become an issue! Outside of the quarry I doubt it will ever go off road, maybe a field trip or a snowy day here and there. I think for my purpose the size and layout suits me well. Why...

I have posted on here before on a different thread about looking to get a defender, for various reasons... I don't think it’s going to happen as it’s not really suitable. What I am after is a truck that is both suitable for work and play. Work would include driving to sites across the country...

Interesting observations, thank-you. The door is what concerns me most. also the state of some of the pipes in the engine. When you say the chassis is dry, what do you mean? I get how its not protected, but to me (without seeing it in person yet) it looks in good condition only with superficial...

Go on then you bunch of mechanical Wizards.... What do you all think of this? Its 1993. "Bulkheads good had new vents in November and resprayed in frozen white. Also had new rear quarter chassis. New windscreen and rubbers. New springs and shocks. New power steering pump and pipes. New...

When I click on the link it wont seem to work for some reason? I will certainly have a look, they generally more within our price range, but its not a defender ;) What are Discos like to work on? I am thinking mostly the D2? The reason were thinking 300tdi defender is that I can work on it...

Sorry my bad! I should of said it was a forward controller it was a strange bit of kit, it was designed for use in the Eastern Block and had some rather strange filters to stop all the twigs in the fuel getting in and it also had a strange custom cab with two rows of seats and a full hard top...

I am inclined to agree with you on finance. Thats good to know about the speed, I don't really want to go fast, but if were planning on travelling a fair few miles having something that will get us there before the weekend is over would be good! I knew somebody who owned a series 2b (I think)...

Yes there is a lot of self-convincing needed! As much as I want one, I realise its a huge undertaking! I haven’t really looked into finance, but I have a feeling they would screw me over so I haven’t spent much time looking. To be honest, I quite like the idea of a rough and ready defender - if...

I am sure this has been posted 1000 times, but I have read a lot of the posts on hear and still feel that I want to ask, so here goes..... The original thought was for my partner and I to sell one of our cars and buy a defender. The logic behind this is that my 'day to day' car is a Hyundi i10...