Thread: Need advice purchasing a 1994 defender 110

An inspection by a land rover specialist prior to purchase.

Originally Posted by VladTepes

An inspection by a land rover specialist prior to purchase.

Mm not really an answer he was looking for Vlad

Rust
Look at rear cross member and firewall ( bulkhead) for rust. Also out riggers on chassis. Also check under each door for rust

General
Look In the water and check there is no oil in it or sludge. Look under the oil filler cap for the same.
Drive the car and they will be a bit of play in the take up but make sure it is not too bad. Check the car goes into low box.

The panels are ali so they don't tend to rust but do oxadise instead. This can be seen on the doors normally



And just check the normal things to check when buying a car




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slop in the drive train - pull the cap of the wheel center and check for spline wearon the driveshaft to driveflange on the wheels. Not the end of the world as $1k should get you replacement driveshafts and flanges (per axle, front and back). Front might be a bit more if you upgrade the CVees as well.
another area contributing to drive train slop is the spline wear on the geabox output shaft into the transfer case (TC) input shaft, this can be checked by pulling the round cover plate on the TC.

LR experienced mechanic would help if you are not too mechanically minded.

Service history, when timing belt done (& by who), if no record budget to do immediatley +/- $600

Brett

110 300tdi

This looks quite helpful, pictures too

http://www.repairmylandrover.co.uk/d...r-buyers-guide

Good luck!

Another thing is that if you look under the vehicle,and there are NO oil leaks,the the seller is trying to hide something,and has degreased it for sale,use this as a bargaining tool to lower the priceI used it to my advantage when I purchased my 94 Tdi

Nice simple one to start with. Check the steering wheel and the paint around the driver's door and window. Excessive wear usually means it's been had a hard life.

If it passes this test, move on to the more detailed stuff.

Don't forget the standard WOV/REVs checks