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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443   
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After a few days of intermittant starting faults today was the day it decided to say NO. The root cause is a leaking fuel pressure regulator(in hand waiting for bits to arrive) which is doing its usual thing of dripping onto the starter. Got caught out big time today ending up having to push start the 110 to get home, straight after parking out with the tools, bridging across the solonoid confirmed nothing wrong with the motor so with a bit of contortionism I took the cover off the solonoid, pulled out the plunger and lo and behold the thing was as black as the Ace of Spades. Liberal dosing of contact cleaner on the plunger and internal contacts, put it all back together and instant starting again. All in all it took me about 20 minutes from getting the tools out and cleaning them up and putting them away.
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29th Aug 2013 11:00pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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Applied my new stickers:
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31st Aug 2013 3:50pm |
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| Sockpuppet Member Since: 17 Sep 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 479
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Nice, I reckon dark green version would also work very well with Keswick.
Ok, not yet my land rover but went over to the dealers to sort out some paperwork ready for collection on Thursday. Finally got to see it, from a distance and through some locked gates - though I might be picky I reckon that number plate could do with moving half an inch to the left! 
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31st Aug 2013 4:35pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6091 
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^^^^ Excellent!!
I finally sorted the (non existant) brakes out on the 110. after fitting new discs and calipers on the front, and new pads on the back, I had naff all braking. Then after swapping the servo and vacuum pump, it turned out to be a leaking O ring between the master cylinder and servo. Got some instant gasket in there. nicely sealed now! |
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31st Aug 2013 4:37pm |
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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 255 
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Applied my new sticker:
Click image to enlarge My Disco 'best bits' Defender 110 XS CSW 2013 |
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31st Aug 2013 4:48pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5842 
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Fitted the dual USB and 12v socket from MobileCentre to the mudstuff dash
Click image to enlarge 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock Last edited by excossack on 31st Aug 2013 7:54pm. Edited 3 times in total |
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31st Aug 2013 4:57pm |
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| Vizsla Member Since: 18 Nov 2012 Location: Berkshire Posts: 96
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Finally got around to taking all four wheels off and cleaning the rear faces, springs etc etc and spraying the bits I didn't get at earlier in the week when using the Dinitrol
Resisted washing it until I can spend an appropriate amount of time to do it properly. |
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31st Aug 2013 5:19pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Spent today fitting all 4 new mudflaps
Then some new side steps Took a lot longer than anticipated! An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948" |
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31st Aug 2013 5:31pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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Seal kit on the fuel pressure regulator, now all the diesel I buy to put in the tank goes through the injectors not all over the back of the engine
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31st Aug 2013 5:38pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6091
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I fitted one of those seal kits a couple of months ago. fingers crossed, it's still stayed nice and dry. |
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31st Aug 2013 5:49pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Loaded up the 110 with bikes and hitched the 'van up to return from holiday and the Great Dorset Steam Fair. Lots of Defenders there
The Defender performed faultlessly and the trip was without incident, except for a mild panic when faced with a low bridge in Salisbury  This resulted in a quick stop in a layby and a hasty session with a tape measure to check the height over the bikes on the roof. Fortunately, they were just over eleven feet and the bridge was thirteen  Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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31st Aug 2013 6:01pm |
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| Welly911 Member Since: 14 Oct 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 70
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Had some fabrication done here in Dubai at Saluki Motorsport to get a set of 2011 Puma/TDCI rear seats put into my TD5 110DC. Awesome job! Still amazed at the additional weight of the seats! Might have justification for an Alive re-map now.....
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31st Aug 2013 6:24pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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@ Diesel Jim, this is the second time in 2 years but I'm not overly convinced as I did get a drip on the bleed sequence. I've a feeling that the valve body itself is the problem but at least it's not constantly dripping as it has been. I should have gone the extra mile and got a new valve instead of being a cheapskate, time will tell
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31st Aug 2013 7:20pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748 
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Ha ha, been there and got that tshirt. Its nerve racking isnt it. I now have all the heights of my caravan, LR, roof bars, roof box & bikes written on the inside of the windscreen in both centimetres & inches. When I know Im going to be driving with the bikes on the roof I often drive the route on Google street view first, checking for bridges. Sad aint it!!  |
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31st Aug 2013 7:36pm |
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