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| Gilloverland Member Since: 12 Nov 2017 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 61  
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Number of cylinders has nothing to do with a rev counter that takes a feed from the alternator.
Some rev counters for petrol engines take a pulse from the ignition and so are switchable for 4 or 8 cylinders. |
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4th Jan 2019 11:49pm |
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| jfh Member Since: 08 Jan 2014 Location: West Coast Posts: 363  
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Hi. I'm currently considering installing one in my 300Tdi, how would you describe the build quality of this product? |
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5th Jan 2019 3:47pm |
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| Jontd5 Member Since: 09 Dec 2018 Location: Laois Posts: 39 
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I'm happy with it - I bought it because it was sort of close in style to the original defender gauges,
Pros - cheap , looks ok, postage was reasonably quick, it came with instructions. It works fine with no issues, seems of half decent quality Cons - it was made in china so for 20 quid - so if it fails in a few years I'll just swap it for the same again. - 5 minute job |
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6th Jan 2019 6:15am |
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| jfh Member Since: 08 Jan 2014 Location: West Coast Posts: 363
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Thanks for the feedback.
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6th Jan 2019 6:46am |
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| benniferj Member Since: 20 Oct 2016 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 361 
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To bring up an oldish thread...
I’ve used the same gauge as you ... ordered it when I saw this thread ages ago. Finally got round to acting on it Wired it all in, took alt off to add the terminal, definitely the one you circled. Standard same looking TD5 alt as you When I turn ignition on it powers up. Flicks right to left. Then just sits and 0 and does nothing. No amount of twiddling with the dial on the back does anything. Illumination functions correctly when I go for the lights so I’m certain it’s wired correct. I gave up and went in for lunch and cider! I might go back out and multimeter the dash feed I took for W, I’m assuming it should read 12v but may be erratic due to pulsing? Insta: @thebenjordan4x4 |
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10th Apr 2020 2:19pm |
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| benniferj Member Since: 20 Oct 2016 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 361
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Right, I got this.
Metered it and sweet nothing. Had a head scratch and then realised I had totally missed plugging the multi plug into the back of the alt!!! Weird, no 'alt dead' illumination on the dash!? Had a fiddle about and just about managed to get a hand to the plug, and magically of course it worked... 6000rpm at idle. Got the Nanocom out and metered it and twiddled the dial on the back, and yes totally accurate now and sorted, £20 and a bit of time.  Click image to enlarge Insta: @thebenjordan4x4 |
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10th Apr 2020 3:33pm |
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| sako243 Member Since: 08 Jul 2014 Location: Wales Posts: 1232  
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You're unlikely to get an alternator dead signal because with the plug un-plugged there's no path to ground to activate the light. Ed
82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6 95 Defender 110 300Tdi |
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10th Apr 2020 5:21pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1768 
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As I have some spare time, and the truck is on axle stands amid some fairly major works, I ordered one at last! It'll probably arrive just in time for me to go back to working 8 days a week...
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10th Apr 2020 5:47pm |
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| Adam17 Member Since: 15 May 2018 Location: Within Bedfordshire Posts: 1193  
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Fantastic! Well done you! Looks good. Regards Adam Loving The Duchess The Defender 110 TD5 XS My Defender story - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic64005.html |
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11th Apr 2020 10:42am |
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| Hazza Member Since: 10 Jan 2011 Location: North Yorkshire / Leeds Posts: 222 
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Bit of a thread revival, but I've just done this job on my td5 and it's working perfectly, so thanks for everyone's contributions!
It's definitely possible to do it while the alternator is still on the car, but it is extremely awkward! 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power |
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1st Nov 2020 3:29pm |
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| Hazza Member Since: 10 Jan 2011 Location: North Yorkshire / Leeds Posts: 222
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Just fired up the 110 for the first time in a week, battery light stayed on, rev counter at 0, and alternator smoking hot...
I did clean the alternator down with brake cleaner before I started the rev counter job last week as it was really oily. It worked fine on the drive afterwards, but seems it is now dead. Looks like I've killed the alternator - little warning for anyone doing this job to not be too liberal with the brake cleaner when doing this job! 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power |
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8th Nov 2020 2:46pm |
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| starter Member Since: 09 Nov 2020 Location: 69 Posts: 3 |
Thanks hazza for the warning, i received mine and will try to fit soon.
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10th Nov 2020 11:18pm |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652 
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Ta. Ive still got mine tondo. But its on the list of one day jobs..... 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r |
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11th Nov 2020 6:13am |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1768
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I finally managed to get mine done a few weeks back, needed a but of calibrating against my nanocom, but works great!
Makes the other dials look a bit dingy by comparison though... |
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