Technical
Microcat – Find those part numbers!
19th May in Technical 0
Land Rover had/has a reputation for incessantly upgrading parts of their vehicles throughout their life, but instead of batch changing everything at one major upgrade, they would enter new parts onto the assembly line at various times of the manufacturing year. This has the effect that the correct part you…
200Tdi and 300Tdi valve clearances
15th May in Technical 3
Adjusting valve clearances is a Land Rover servicing task of every 12000 miles. It is about measuring the gap between the top of the valve stem cap and the face of the rocker arm to allow for expansion of the valve stem when the engine is hot. Bascically it makes…
Headlight flashers
25th Apr in Technical 1
My headlight flashers have never worked. I’ve done lots of electrical work on the Land Rover, but I hate removing the steering column shroud. The first time I tried to remove it was on one of the expedition Defenders in Belize, and was greated by a puff of smoke as…
Quick fix: Transmission clunk
19th Mar in Technical 3
When you find yourself not being able to change gear without a clunk then you may have worn splines on your halfshafts and drive members, due to high mileage or heavy clutch changes. The halfshaft transmits power from the differential by engaging the splines of the drive member which bolts…
Quick fix: Defender diff lock linkage
21st Jan in Technical 2
I had a bit of a problem with my diff lock, in that it wouldn’t engage. The transfer box lever would move to the left one “notch”, but not into another by the time it hit the far side of the lever assembly. I removed the gearbox tunnel and saw…
LT77 gearbox oil change
16th Jan in Technical 0
Part of the problem with buying a Land Rover with no service history is that you feel you have to start doing things to create a history to ensure to yourself that it is being kept in the best condition possible. Of course, doing a full service upon purchase of…
There comes a time in a Land Rover’s life where it starts to drop oil. My 1993 200tdi will have dropped litres of fluid in it’s lifetime, so this latest spill is nothing new. The first thought on seeing a puddle under the vehicle from the rear differential is a…
In my quest to make improvements to improve my 200Tdi Defender, I’ve replaced the 80’s looking warning light panel on the dashboard with one from a Td5 model (1999 onwards). The later dashboard is more clearly illuminated and personally I just think looks nicer. For the sake of a few…
How to replace a Propshaft
26th Feb in Technical 0
Propshafts always seem quite a simple and accessible part to replace, being held with only 4 bolts each end, but I found it to be a knuckle bashing, space lacking job that seems to take longer than it should. Should a universal joint happen to disintegrate, it’s always useful to…