Thread: Land Rover Defender 90 Td5 - buyers guide, what should I be looking at?

First up - have they checked the oil pump bolt? Can they prove it? If it comes undone due to someone in the factory forgetting the loctite and tension wrench then you will need another engine. If it hasn't been done then your first job will be to drop the sump and check.
Checked my 2004 td5 at 170k many years ago and undid the bolt with one finger on a short ratchet.

AFAIK, all the td5 90's.had the boost alloys, so if that's the picture, where are the wheels?
At 11 years old, it's done less than 7,000km a year so check it thoroughly. Low km cars are.real, but rare. My sister bought an old torana in 1996 that was around those km but it still had the country dealers 1970's sticker on the back and all the services from the book lined up as the grandma owner only used it for.church on Sunday. With not original wheels and tyres, you will need to check carefully. Maybe look for a LR specialist close to the 90 or a AULRO recommend one to pay to give it a look over either before you leave or when you get there.

Looks like it has inward facing rear seats.....is this standard.

Originally Posted by weeds

Looks like it has inward facing rear seats.....is this standard.

Yes and no, the bench was an option, but it was a bench, not 2 Seperate backed seats each side. These look like uk imports from Exmoor trim.