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Yes I know what you mean. Perhaps I’ll chuck another one in and rule it out once for all (again 🤣)

I had an unknown stat in it to start with and the temp gauge was showing at 3/4 which I assumed was a faulty stat so I changed it for a genuine one. Gauge still showed the same so I put it down to a quirk. About 2 or three months later it just dropped to just under half way and has not changed...

sounds like I have a ghost in the machine! I haven’t changed the resistor because the fan blows just fine to be fair. It just blows cold air! I reved the knackers off it the other day to see how much black smoke it was emitting and the heater warmed right up. Engine temp didn’t change but the...

it has a nut and bolt rebuild. The heater matrix is clean and in good condition. All the seals have been replaced in the heater box and to the cab. They were completely goosed too so I assumed that this would be the solution, but no. Nothing is clogged and the heater pipe leaving the matrix is...

I know that Defender heaters are never great however, mine is particularly bad and I wonder if I’m missing something obvious. The engine gets up to temperature and the thermostat is functioning fine along with the water pump. All pipes are too hot to touch but the heater blows lukewarm at best...

No it is hp at the flywheel. Bhp would be at the wheels I believe. There was some discussion about gear ratios and wheel diameters but i’d tuned out a bit by then.

It was Alive that did it. Perhaps it was my truck? I’ll go and check 🤣

I have a couple of bottles ready to pour in. Just waiting for the fuel to run low. I basically bought a box of bits in the shape of a Defender. At the time I had no idea how pointless Britpart was and when it was plugged in just about every sensor gave crap readings and was subsequently...

They said it’s most likely injectors. I can see how it could easily be as they are an unknown quantity. I’m just trying to rule out other obvious possibilities before getting on that particular train!

Yes I hear what you’re all saying and hindsight is wonderful. The truck was a mess before it was mapped and yes, i should have done a before and after. However, there were various reasons why I didn’t and that’s causing me problems now. The company I used is very well known and respected...

I have a mapped 10p TD5 that should be producing approximately 190hp but the rolling road says 160hp. Compression is good, all sensors are functioning correctly, turbo and actuator are working fine, engine starts and runs perfectly and there is not enough black smoke to worry about. I just can’t...

Ok thanks. I’ll do some Googling!

Hello everyone. I need to fit a decent front and rear dash cam system to my Defender. Can anyone recommend anything that’s suitable and easy to operate?

I definitely will be fitting a gauge!

The crank is back in and torqued up now so I can’t photograph the mains; although they were in perfect condition so I didn’t see the need to take pictures. The engine ran perfectly before stripping and hasn’t been submerged or hydraulic locked. The wear definitely seemed to get worse the...

I know what you mean. Everything was cleaned thoroughly and kept in a clean environment. But it doesn’t look like it at all does it? There’s really no point in Plastigauging as the journals mic out as perfectly round and standard so STD shells are what it takes regardless of what the...

Yes, they were fitted the right way round. It’s hard to get it wrong really.

No I think it’s just a poor photo. Everything was torqued with new bolts when assembled and tight when disassembled.

Mains were perfect and the thrust washers were in place.

Restrictor? I can’t say that I’ve seen anything like that. I had no bits left over so I assume it’s still in there if it has one. The head gasket was exactly the same as the one which came off; same make and thickness with no additional or missing holes.