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Hey All, My TD5 seems to be losing coolant out of the reservoir .... any usual suspects, things to check first? There isn't any puddles or water marks under my rig.

I'm getting constant chirping comping from the serpentine belt area... when I spray a belt dressing on the belt it goes away but then comes back shortly after. All my previous vehicles when I would do the belt I would replace the tensioner pulley as well... just wondering if you guys swap...

I get this funny smell when I start my 2003 TD5... It smells like the smoke when a cap gun or fire cracker goes off... the diesel also seems to burn with a pretty foul smell at times.... Thought I read somewhere that a sticky injector can cause a bad smell.... any thoughts?

Hey all, Looking to install a block heater for my 2003 TD5, any links or recommendations on where to buy?

Hey all, my 2003 TD5 (defender 90) has been puffing some white smoke on cold start ups, it clears up after I drive it for 30 seconds or so.

I seem to have some oil leaking around the alternator on my 2003 TD5 90. Is there a common place to check first around where what I assume is the oil pump?

My 2003 Defender's fluid isn't spraying out, just a little coming out with no pressure... before I change the pump is there anything else I could check, any common issues with this?

My 2003 TD5 defender 90 has started vibrating/shaking when accelerating... I can let off the throttle and it disappears and can even drive with a light foot and its fine... start to accelerate or push it up a hill it starts to shake.... also some metal clink/clanking noise... but I know I have a...

My 2003 TD5 defender 90 has started vibrating/shaking when accelerating... I can let off the throttle and it disappears and can even drive with a light foot and its fine... start to accelerate or push it up a hill it starts to shake.... also some metal clink/clanking noise... but I know I have a...

Hello, My 2003 Defender 90 TD5 seems to be starting harder than normal, I have to let it turn over then it stalls, then I turn it over and it takes off but runs a little rough for a few seconds... once it's running it drives great, no lack of power, no sputtering, no excess smoke, runs...

Hello, Need some help with my rear door latch. I have a 2003 Defender 90 which started as a little pick up truck in Italy... When I bought it two years ago I had it converted to a full cab and was told the rear door was from a 2002. The Door latch didn't work properly so I bought a replacement...

Hello all, Been doing some poking around on testing glow plugs and found that you remove them and check resistance or apply 12V and see if they go red.... but I've read that some people test them with a clamp on AMP meter by clamping it over the glow ply lead.... can anyone confirm if this is...

My 2003 Defender 90 TD5 is starting hard (turns over 20 times or so before starting when cold) and feels like it doesn't have the top end power after I hit 80km/h trying to get to 100km/h. I just replaced the fuel pump, filter and fuel pump relay. Had a gauge on the fuel line to confirm the...

Question about the Fan Speed Control Assembly... I've lost all control of my fan speed, does the dash Fan Speed Control Assembly have a resistor bank in it that could go that could cause me to loose fan control? My old jeep wranglers had a small resistor bank on in the dash that set the fan...

Hello, having an issue with my 90 (TD5) and I live in Canada so fixing my throwing parts at it isn't as easy for me, haha. My fuel pump was screaming for about 6 months and it finally started to cause me to loose power and eventually stall out... I would wait a couple mins then try to start it...

Hello, Just signed up to the forum... I drive a 2003 Defender 90 and it's my first Defender and first imported vehicle with little local support, haha. Hoping to get some trouble shooting tips as time goes on and find some resources as my local NAPA doesn't carry anything I need, haha.