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Martin 01



Member Since: 13 Feb 2012
Location: East Yorkshire
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Oil in loom
Defender has been running ok but a little rough on tick over after a short while.
Thought maybe the MAF but checked & all was ok.
Checked the red plug under drivers seat & noticed oil in there.
Bought some electrical contact cleaner & cleaned both ends. Seem to be running better now.

My questions are,
How long will that last ?
I think I remember reading somewhere on here about electrical grease. Will it stop the oil going into the loom ?

Thanks

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NickEJ



Member Since: 24 Nov 2012
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Slovenia 2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Galway Green
Bit of a length of string question. Why not just change the loom it's quick, cheap and easy to do.
Post #320017 29th Mar 2014 1:47pm
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Martin 01



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NickEJ,
Is it main dealer part ?
Roughly how much ?
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NickEJ



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Slovenia 2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Galway Green
You'll need the loom and also a rocker cover gasket which together will come to about £45 if I recall correctly. They are available on-line for various prices but, as with most things, buy the best one you can. Mine's a Td5, I assume yours is too?

It took me 45 minutes to do at a leisurely pace and in the dark. The good news is that it's an instant fix. Only thing to watch out for is the seating of the rocker cover gasket in the half moon section at the rear of the engine, otherwise it's very straightforward.
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Martin 01



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Thanks for the advice NickEJ.
Yes mine is a TD5.
On with the search now for parts. Thumbs Up
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ttuck3r



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Once you've replaced the injector loom and cleaned out the red plug you will need to check the red plug there after every fortnight as you will still get the remainder oil working its way out, mine took another 2 cleans over a 4 month period. I also used electric grease on the plugs it does help..
Post #320117 29th Mar 2014 9:04pm
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Martin 01



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Replaced the Injector loom & gasket today. Didn't find any oil in the usual plug. None at all.


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There was oil in the injector loom connections however.


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Doesn't seem to be running any better than before.
At least that's one job out of the way.
I'm no mechanic but found it pretty straight forward.
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