r/LandroverDefender
Intermittent Starting 300 tdi 2 door 1991
Have been having trouble with this past few months.. cannot exactly figure out pattern. Insert key, let the glow plug light turn off.. turn key to ignition, car clicks and dash lights change but no crank.
I mess around with the following and sometimes it works:
Avoid parking on an upward slope
Time of day
Temperature
Rocking vehicle
Attempting to start multiple times
coming back and trying later
truck currently won’t start and am debating getting it towed..
u/Gowanus18 — 1 day ago
▲ 42 r/LandroverDefender
Defender in Spain
Looking at the bottom of a potential buy in Spain. 2008, 270k km.
What do you think regarding condition underneath?
u/Banther15 — 1 day ago
Bike rack - 2025 Defender 110
New defender owner. Looking for bike rack suggestions. Needing to carry 4 bikes. I'm thinking I would like a rack that the bikes sit on instead of hanging from if that makes sense. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Edit: also concerned about clearance because of the tire on the back.
u/SmoothieBoBo — 1 day ago
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Side step support anchor point
Can you guys show me how the rear support is anchored to the chassis? I have the support on the front but not in the back (both sides). I'd like to diy something and I'd be interested to see how to attach it to the chassis as I do not see a dedicated point.
Thanks!
u/Mimosvk — 1 day ago
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2001 TD5 110
As can be seen in attached photos the chassis needs done. I’ve had her for a few years.
She’s been off the road for a couple of years. At first because I live with family and I was told I wasn’t allowed to strip her down and replace the chassis so thought I’d wait until I had my own place so I could do it then. It’s not going to work out that way, I just won’t have the money necessary for years as I’m getting a house myself.
Since getting her, I’ve had to replace all the wheels and tyres as the ones on it were too small, had the passenger footwell welded up, replaced the rear two thirds of the exhaust, done the rear shocks and had the rear section of chassis replaced. All in about £5.5k
Bought her for £8.75k (not looking for sympathy I KNEW there was going to be work needed and at the time I was told I would be fine working on it in the drive).
My question is what is a reasonable price to sell her at? I’ve tried having a look and I’m not really finding much. She runs and sounds fine, doesn’t have a working radio but that never really bothered me so I didn’t do anything about it. Battery is probably gubbed as it’s been sitting dead for a couple of years.
I don’t want to ask too much but I don’t want to be screwed over either. Any ideas?
u/MrSunshine744 — 3 days ago
Pedal Locks
Morning all,
There’s been a spate of Defender thefts in my area recently and it‘s got me thinking I should probably invest in a pedal lock. I always fit a steering wheel lock but it’s a bit on the flimsy side. Anyone got recommendations for any pedal locks they use often?
u/KBatch115599 — 4 days ago
What do people think of bob-tailed 110" king-cabs?
I think they are the nicest proportioned pickups of them all.
ie The decent size of a long 100" wheelbase but without the gawky rear overhang, Useable bed, usable cabin with space behind the seats. Sort of a best of both worlds - compact but roomy
Shame they only exist as rare customs rather than as a factory option.
Change my mind!
u/PetitPxl — 6 days ago
▲ 106 r/LandroverDefender
What are the most common issues with the Puma-era Defenders?
u/DylerCars — 6 days ago
Where can I buy this soft top?
Anyone knows where I can buy this soft top?
u/Hopeful_Hat_668 — 5 days ago
▲ 122 r/LandroverDefender
Finally took the plunge and bought my dream vehicle…
u/Mulberry_Ward — 7 days ago
Bulkhead
I’m looking to replace the bulkhead on my 90, I’m getting confused with the difference between the ‘correctly aged’ 2.5TD bulkhead and a 300tdi bulkhead. What is different? I would quite like to replace my dash (hacked and chopped around during various phases of use) and 300tdi dash’s are more plentiful, my MUD console will fit both TD and 300 style dash’s.
u/AddendumDifferent381 — 6 days ago
Kaufberatung: Land Rover Defender (2020) mit 112.000 km – kaufen oder lieber Finger weg?
Hi zusammen,
ich schaue mir gerade einen Land Rover Defender, Baujahr 2020, mit rund 112.000 km an.
Optisch ist der Wagen in einem absolut tadellosen Zustand und gefällt mir richtig gut. Er wäre bei mir kein Daily Driver, sondern ein Zweitwagen für Roadtrips und Freizeit. Mir sind die sieben Sitze wichtig, und ehrlich gesagt finde ich den Defender einfach richtig cool.
Was mich etwas zögern lässt, ist die Laufleistung und die allgemeine Zuverlässigkeit. Der Verkäufer kann aktuell leider keine Servicehistorie aufrufen, da das Fahrzeug momentan abgemeldet ist.
Daher meine Fragen an euch:
Würdet ihr einen Defender aus 2020 mit über 110.000 km grundsätzlich kaufen?
Worauf sollte ich bei Besichtigung oder Probefahrt besonders achten?
Gibt es bekannte Schwachstellen oder teure Reparaturen, die bei dieser Laufleistung häufig auftreten?
Ist die fehlende Servicehistorie für euch ein absolutes Ausschlusskriterium oder lässt sich das irgendwie nachvollziehen?
Mit welchen jährlichen Unterhalts- und Reparaturkosten sollte ich realistisch rechnen, wenn ich ihn nur als Zweitwagen nutze?
Ich freue mich über eure Erfahrungen – gerne auch von Leuten, die selbst einen Defender der aktuellen Generation fahren.
u/Jumpy-Wing1534 — 5 days ago