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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328  
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Yeh sell it
Ill find you a buyer hold on found one  |
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4th Mar 2012 7:02pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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The sunroofs are not sealed from new so that is your first point of call then check the roof seam and carry on from their working through the Defender Water Ingress guide - Google it  |
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4th Mar 2012 7:06pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Shhhhh
its a bad one really |
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4th Mar 2012 7:08pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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Yeah the engines the only salvageable bit on it
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4th Mar 2012 7:31pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Maybe,... if the water has not made it all the way into it already You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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4th Mar 2012 7:36pm |
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| gilmore Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: Nottingham Posts: 52 
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I should have known better than to expect sympathy.
 All opinions expressed in this posting are my own and are not necessarily those of someone who knows what they are talking about. |
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4th Mar 2012 8:10pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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Stop being so horrid boys !
Gilmore I am as wet behind the ears as any newcomer to this vehicle can be. Mine is 6 months old. It leaks from the windscreen rubber. It leaks from the foam strip at the front. It leaks from the offside strip at the back and it leaks from a gap in the floor under the rear seat base where it wasn't alligned properly in the factory. I have to park it facing slightly nose down leaning to the left where possible and the leaks kind of stop then ! I know exactly how to fix it but need a couple of dry days in succession and that has not occurred here since I bought it ! I booked it into the dealer 60 miles away but chickened out because I didn't want them mashing up my smooth clunk free gearbox and transmission and I couldn't bear to be without it for a few days for a job that I'm sure I can do better myself. There's a water ingress manual on this forum somewhere. I think Zag posted it. Its jolly useful but if you have a good look with a torch you can find water ingress points pretty easily. I am amazed that any of them don't leak to be honest when you see how they are designed and assembled ! |
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4th Mar 2012 9:13pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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http://www.zee-rover.nl/downloads/water-ingress-manual.pdf Cheers, Vincent
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4th Mar 2012 9:24pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Rob sell her to me with that long haired Weimie she will only appreciate dry warm motors
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4th Mar 2012 9:25pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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Rob, once you have downloaded the ingress manual, you'll need some dumdum filler, if you find some (anywhere - buy it, keep it and don't sell it to anyone) they've stopped making it ...
whilst working on your leaks (plural - yes it's a land rover) don't be afraid of taking the headlining out, it's quite robust) took me 18 months to find the leak, i was in "head-lining-removal-denial" for 17 months  |
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4th Mar 2012 9:40pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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...wish I'd been that clever 
Try putting duck tape (waterproof ) around the possible areas so you can find out where the leak/s are coming from - worked for me (top of windscreen rubber taking in water off the roof). Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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4th Mar 2012 9:41pm |
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| gilmore Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: Nottingham Posts: 52
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It doesn't have a section for sunroofs
rob All opinions expressed in this posting are my own and are not necessarily those of someone who knows what they are talking about. |
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4th Mar 2012 9:48pm |
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| gilmore Member Since: 29 Jan 2012 Location: Nottingham Posts: 52
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You're a cruel man, Ken.
regs rob All opinions expressed in this posting are my own and are not necessarily those of someone who knows what they are talking about. |
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4th Mar 2012 9:49pm |
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| Gareth Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: Bramhall Posts: 1102 
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Hey Rob, I'm in the same situation with my TD5 90. It leaks in exactly the same point on both sides. I also have a leak at the back somewhere, as this morning the carpets in the back were wet.
I am not worrying about it just yet, its too cold and damp to fix anything. When it get warmer, I am going to strip out the head liner, rear seats, and side trims to pin point the leak areas. Betsy is 47 years old, and has a rag top, and does not leak at all, so there's progress for ya 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy 1968 S2a 88 aka Bob 2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged. |
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4th Mar 2012 10:02pm |
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