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grafty99



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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Caledonian Blue
All back together and working a treat. Smoother and quieter for sure. Now to get some miles done before Friday Shocked 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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Great news George Thumbs Up
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grafty99 wrote:
All back together and working a treat. Smoother and quieter for sure. Now to get some miles done before Friday Shocked


great news that! mine was a pain in the arse! Things started to go wrong, How much did it set you back? Thumbs Up Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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grafty99



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It went very smoothly. Everything popped together nicely and nothing unexpected. I haven't really got a final cost as I did a full service at the same time (all oils etc) but including VAT about £2000 I'd imagine. 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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Just shy of what I spent on my Rover then, I recon it would have cost a massive fortune if you had a garage do it Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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grafty99



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I would imagine so! So much so that it would probably have been cheaper to replace the engine if a garage were doing it.

I had the sump off to steam clean it inside and out (and check the oil pump sprocket bolt) and also painted a few bits in the engine bay to tidy things up a bit.

Non of which you can see when the engine cover is fitted Laughing 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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nice to do those little jobs, Thumbs Up Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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grafty99



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With a new head, new filters and a cleaned out sump etc the oil should stay cleaner for far longer Thumbs Up 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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Best way, I did the same thing, I went as far in replacing the thermostat housing and pipe. Just to make sure all the coolant was clear. I tell you what the through grafty, Mine started having other problems, It started to blow random fuses then it started to pop the fan fuses for the rad. I had two fans that worked off different systems MPI and SPi, and both kept blowing! We couldnt work out why, it was like the car had a mind of its own! I had to get shot in the end, i was nearly close of spending another 1k on diagnostic. That would have pushed the car into the 2k marker, I had already spent 10k on building the car, and i wasnt going to go any further with it. As it was starting to out way the enjoyment of owning it.
Laugh is i could have rebuilt my land rover defender, for the cost of building a street sleeper metro.

Pics are here grafty Thumbs Up

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L110CDL



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Great news grafty Bow down Clayton.

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grafty99



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Procta wrote:
Best way, I did the same thing, I went as far in replacing the thermostat housing and pipe. Just to make sure all the coolant was clear. I tell you what the through grafty, Mine started having other problems, It started to blow random fuses then it started to pop the fan fuses for the rad. I had two fans that worked off different systems MPI and SPi, and both kept blowing! We couldnt work out why, it was like the car had a mind of its own! I had to get shot in the end, i was nearly close of spending another 1k on diagnostic. That would have pushed the car into the 2k marker, I had already spent 10k on building the car, and i wasnt going to go any further with it. As it was starting to out way the enjoyment of owning it.
Laugh is i could have rebuilt my land rover defender, for the cost of building a street sleeper metro.

Pics are here grafty Thumbs Up

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic63300.html


Definitely a sleeper! My mate had a Rover 200? With the 1.8vvc engine. It went really well, so I bet a car that is lighter again would be rapid! 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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Yeah it practically drove itself, with it been that light Laughing Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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grafty99



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Just got back from a very successful Nürburg Ring weekend! And I can report that the defender performed very well Mr. Green Will update properly tomorrow after I've compiled the pictures etc Thumbs Up 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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Great you had no problems Very Happy Clayton.

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grafty99 wrote:
Just got back from a very successful Nürburg Ring weekend! And I can report that the defender performed very well Mr. Green Will update properly tomorrow after I've compiled the pictures etc Thumbs Up


From the little video clip it really did look like it was going well! Thumbs Up Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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