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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248   
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Late 2001 with the face lift dash ?
Mine is September 2001 and has the 15P fitted. My chassis number starts 625.... Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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28th Aug 2015 12:16pm |
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| Johnnyboxer Member Since: 21 Aug 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 27 
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Is that engine better?
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28th Aug 2015 1:31pm |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2238 
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2A chassis number is 2002, 3A 2003 and so on.
As far as i know all facelift defenders (dash centre console) have the 15p engine. Easy to identify by the EGR cooler on the front of the cylinder head though. Steve 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread |
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28th Aug 2015 1:40pm |
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| Rommel Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: Sandhurst Berks Posts: 2
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This is what I read up on it. Cylinder heads crack around the injectors on vehicles with engine number prefix 10P. A symptom is diesel in the sump; the oil level rises and the dipstick smells dieselly. The engine might run-on after switching off, which can be very serious. Engines with a number starting 15P don’t have problems, and vehicles with ’52 registrations or newer will be ok. Check the paperwork to see if early vehicles have been rectified. The heads were originally positioned with plastic dowels, which meant the casting could move fractionally. This could disturb the head gasket seal, resulting in coolant loss and overheating. Steel dowels were used from VIN 2A622424. Check the service paperwork to see if earlier engines have been fixed. A bolt retaining the oil pump sprocket can come loose – sprocket comes off, no oil, goodbye engine. Bolts should have been fitted with a thread-locking compound but often weren’t. If the job hasn’t been done, do it as preventive maintenance. However how true this is, is a matter of conjecture as I have heard of later engines blowing head gaskets!!! Thanks for the replies. Tony. |
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28th Aug 2015 1:46pm |
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| CDN38 Member Since: 14 Nov 2014 Location: Courtenay, BC Posts: 729  
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I have seen several of the plastic dowels that have come off the 10P engines and they have a serious bend. However when the head is replaced, the recommendation is to not use the steel dowel, any ideas why?
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28th Aug 2015 6:22pm |
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| HossBog Member Since: 22 Jul 2015 Location: Glos Posts: 131
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Mine was registered on 20th Sept 01, is chassis 623xxx and has the 15p engine. So I'd assume any '51' plate or newer.. 2002MY Defender 90 H/T |
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1st Sep 2015 10:19pm |
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| 110MGD Member Since: 17 Oct 2013 Location: Wear Valley Posts: 153 
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If they have this does that mean it's a later engine?? 2001 Td5 CSW (weekend and snow mobile) Plenty of lights, M/T tyres EGR delete, roofrack, swing away wheel carrier, snorkel. 2016 E220 CDI Night Edition Estate 2014 VW UP! 2x D3 and 1x D4 GONE |
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2nd Sep 2015 1:19pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6657 
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2002 model year onwards are 15P engines. Also new dash, new one piece rear door.
1999, 2000, 2001 model years are 10P Remember is it MODEL year, not build year. The chassis number tells you the model year, not the 6 numbers at the end but the character at the start of the last 8 characters. e.g. SALLD.......1A523411 would be 2001 model year (10P) SALLD.......2A625451 would be 2002 model year (15P) SALLD.......3A744788 would be 2003 model year (15P) (I have made up all the last 6 numbers BTW)  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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2nd Sep 2015 1:49pm |
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| Freypal Member Since: 23 Sep 2013 Location: Shropshire Posts: 271 
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Had the 10p in my td5 disco 2. Brought it on 120k miles, sold it on 190k miles. No engine issues whatsoever.
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2nd Sep 2015 2:42pm |
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| ozzy57 Member Since: 14 Feb 2014 Location: Farnborough Posts: 221 
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Just seen your location, if you want a second opinion on a vehicle, I'll happily give it a look over with you. It wasn't me! |
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5th Sep 2015 9:50pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1727
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Mines a 51 plate td5 with the centre dash from new but is the 10p engine. It was a strange old spec of left overs though so your probably right in general |
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6th Sep 2015 8:33pm |
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